{"id":797662,"date":"2026-08-01T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797662\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:03:10","slug":"jersey-shore-star-nicole-snooki-polizzi-undergoes-hysterectomy-after-cancer-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/797662\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jersey Shore\u2019 star Nicole \u2018Snooki\u2019 Polizzi undergoes hysterectomy after cancer scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi admitted she\u2019s not having an easy time recovering from her hysterectomy surgery.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the \u201cJersey Shore\u201d alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snooki\/video\/7668796366482672927?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-98VNyM7kfmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posted a TikTok video<\/a> of herself giving a thumbs-up from a hospital bed, writing over it, \u201cWe did it Joe. Hysterectomy\u2705.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also shared a pic of herself with her post-surgery meal of choice: a serving of curly fries covered in ketchup.<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi\u2019s comment section was flooded with support.<\/p>\n<p>Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi shared a selfie of herself post-hysterectomy surgery on July 31 (as seen above). Snooki\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>The reality star underwent the surgery after a Stage 1 cervical cancer diagnosis in February. Snooki\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo proud of you,\u201d wrote one fan. \u201cYeah, recovery sucks\u2026and then one day, it is all over, you\u2019re healed, and it is all behind you\u2026you got this\u2026take it easy and heal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHope so cause I\u2019m struggling \ud83d\ude2d,\u201d the reality star wrote back.<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi\u2019s \u201cJersey Shore\u201d costar Sammi \u201cSweetheart\u201d Giancola also offered words of encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi chowed down on some curly fries covered in ketchup after the surgery. Snooki\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi admitted to a fan that she is \u201cstruggling\u201d right now. Snooki\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove you!\u201d she wrote. \u201cStrongest badass \u2013 it\u2019s over now and on the road to recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi, 38, revealed in April she would <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/23\/celebrity-news\/nicole-snooki-polizzi-to-undergo-hysterectomy-after-cervical-cancer-diagnosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">undergo the surgery<\/a> after receiving a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/20\/celebrity-news\/nicole-snooki-polizzi-reveals-cervical-cancer-diagnosis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stage 1 cervical cancer diagnosis<\/a> in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not great with pain, so thinking about removing an organ is scary,\u201d she shared about the then-upcoming surgery.<\/p>\n<p>In another video, Polizzi admitted that she was \u201cnot great\u201d but was trying to \u201cstay optimistic.\u201d Snooki\/TikTok<\/p>\n<p>The reality star (seen here in April 2026) previously confessed to being sad that she would no longer be able to have more kids. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a part of being a woman, and even though I\u2019m done having kids, the thought of not being able to really upset me,\u201d Polizzi, who shares kids Lorenzo Dominic, 13, Giovanna Marie, 11, and Angelo James, 7, with husband Jionni LaValle, explained.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to undergoing her hysterectomy, Polizzi shared shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@snooki\/video\/7668858723338587423?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">lengthy video<\/a> of herself on surgery day.<\/p>\n<p>The video showed her being driven to the hospital by her parents after getting \u201cwarm hugs\u201d from her kids, admitting she was \u201cliterally terrified at this point\u201d while being wheeled into the operating room.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi shared that doctors took out her uterus, cervix and parts of her vagina \u201cjust to make sure we get everything.\u201d Snooki\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi (seen here in April 2026) got emotional in her TokTok video and apologized for her tears. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The video then cuts to the MTV star post-surgery, where she admits she\u2019s \u201cnot great\u201d because she had undergone a \u201cC-section cut,\u201d which involved removing her uterus, cervix, and some parts of her vagina \u201cjust to make sure we get everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polizzi then got emotional before apologizing for her tears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, it\u2019s just been a lot,\u201d she added. \u201cBut I\u2019m doing my best, and I\u2019m trying to stay optimistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nicole \u201cSnooki\u201d Polizzi admitted she\u2019s not having an easy time recovering from her hysterectomy surgery. 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