‘I have some amazing news!’: Demi Jones reveals her neck scar as she shares positive news about her thyroid cancer diagnosis amid ongoing battle
Demi Jones revealed her neck scar to Instagram on Friday as she shared positive news regarding her thyroid cancer diagnosis amid her ongoing battle.
The former Love Islander, 22, underwent a thyroidectomy earlier this month and she confirmed that doctors informed her part of her thyroid is cancer-free.
She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this year and had an operation to remove a cancerous tumour in her neck. Demi subsequently had a follow-up procedure to remove the gland entirely.
‘I have some amazing news!’ Demi Jones revealed her neck scar to Instagram on Friday as she shared positive news regarding her thyroid cancer diagnosis amid ongoing battle
Whilst she still needs iodine treatment and further consultations, Demi confirmed she is feeling ‘really optimistic,’ after the successful surgeries.
Wearing a strappy black top which displayed her stitch-free scar, Demi said to her followers: ‘I had some amazing news yesterday.
‘I am trying to do this thing with anything cancer related – I am trying to go through it, digest it and understand with me and my friends and family first and then come on social media and discuss my journey.
‘So yesterday I went to have my stitches out, but again the scar is looking amazing. My results came back from the other side of my thyroid and it wasn’t cancer on the other side.’
Big announcement: The former Love Islander, 22, underwent a thyroidectomy earlier this month and she confirmed that doctors informed her part of her thyroid is cancer-free
She continued: ‘So we have got the tumour removed, there is no cancer on this side so that’s looking really, really optimistic.
‘I still have to have my iodine treatment in about a month’s time and have further consultations to see where we are going to go from here but it’s looking positive.’
Demi underwent surgery on her neck earlier in June and took to Instagram to emotionally update fans when she woke up.
Sharing a video of herself in her hospital bed after the thyroidectomy, she wrote: ‘I’ve just woken up. Pain is so much worse this time. I’ve been asleep for hours, nurses struggled to wake me up.’
Op: She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer earlier this year and had an operation to remove a cancerous tumour in her neck, she also had a follow-up procedure to remove the gland entirely
Positive: She said to her followers: ‘So yesterday I went to have my stitches out, but again the scar is looking amazing. My results came back from the other side of my thyroid and it wasn’t cancer on the other side’
The reality star added: ‘Thank you for everyone’s kind messages.’
Giving her social media followers a better look at her bandaged neck, the former Love Island star moved the camera towards her face before panning it over her torso, which was tucked beneath bed sheets.
She then shared another clip, revealing the view from her hospital window at dusk whilst thanking fans once more for their well wishes.
‘Thank you for everyone’s messages. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can,’ wrote Demi.
It comes after the reality star revealed she shared the shocking news of her thyroid cancer diagnosis with fans on social media before telling her family.
Speaking on The ZeZe Mills show, Demi admitted she was in such shock upon learning she had thyroid cancer, the first thing she did was tell her followers on Instagram.
Brave: Demi underwent surgery on her neck earlier in June and took to Instagram to emotionally update fans when she woke up
She said: ‘When I first found out it could be cancerous, I was in shock and I was crying because I went on social media, and I shouldn’t have done that because I hadn’t even told my family yet.
‘I don’t even know why, I can’t even tell you because my head was scrambled and I was like ”Oh my God, guys!”’
The star also displayed the two-inch scar on her neck and stated she would need to have a further operation.
Demi underwent her first operation in May to remove a tumour from her thyroid gland, admitting she was ‘incredibly anxious’ about it.
Speaking to The Sun, Demi said she has been contacted by young girls who have told her it’s nice to see someone in the public eye not afraid to show their scar.
She said: ‘I was incredibly anxious as I’d never had any kind of surgery before, and while it sounds silly, I was worried about the scar on my neck.
‘Now I’ve decided to really own it because I’ve had a few young girls message me who have had thyroid cancer saying it’s been nice to see someone with a scar.’
Demi still has to undergo further treatment to destroy any remaining cancer cells.
Healing: Sharing a video of herself in her hospital bed after a thyroidectomy, she wrote: ‘I’ve just woken up. Pain is so much worse this time’
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