Sarah Millican undergoes surgery
Sarah Millican underwent emergency surgery to have her appendix removed after being rushed to hospital.
Sarah Millican underwent surgery after being rushed to hospital.
The 51-year-old comic sparked concern from fans when she took to Instagram to share a photo of her being pushed in a wheelchair by husband Gary Delaney, but she explained in the caption of her post that the picture was taken when they left the building after she had her "gnarly" appendix removed.
Sarah captioned her post: "An appreciation post for the absolute geniuses and angels who’ve just looked after me in A+E and on ward A6 @manchestershospitals at Wythenshawe hospital. From working out what was wrong to whipping out a particularly gnarly appendix (so retro!) to looking after me so expertly. Every single person I came into contact with was kind and smiling and helpful. No notes."
Sarah went on to mention many of the "glorious" staff who looked after her by name.
She wrote: "A few names I’ve remembered in the fog of morphine and codeine (but everyone was amazing). Rachel, Megan, Sian, Ellie, Diane, Princess, Rachel, Kim, Laura, Jackie, Lisa, Marion, Hammad, Dr Joe, Dr Dan, Dr Ghazal, Jane, Leila and of course The Prof. Apologies to anyone I’ve missed.
"You’re all glorious and I’m so grateful. I’ve never been so congratulated on doing a poo in my life.
"First photo is @garydelaneycomedian taking me home. It looks like we’re escaping. We had permission. I promise. I love this photo.
"Second photo is of the Meet our team wall display of every single angel."
The Late Bloomer comic also expressed her gratitude for her supportive loved ones.
She added: "Massive hugs also to my husband, sister and best friend who I could not do without. [three heart emojis] #thankyouNHS (sic)"
Sarah has previously spoken about the importance of looking after her mental health and she has regular counselling sessions.
She revealed: "I've had a counsellor for a long time and will always, because I find them sort of helpful, and I'm really interested in how my brain works.
"After my divorce I had a bunch of sessions and I never had the last appointment, as I always wanted to leave it open. But I'm sure that last one would've been when she said, 'I think you're all right now'."
She first sought help to process her feelings after getting divorced from Andrew Millican in 2004.
She continued: "It's been a few years now. When I got divorced I knew I needed someone to talk things out with, I didn't really want to. I wanted to work through stuff so that if I ever again was in a position to meet somebody new, I wanted to be ready and I would be in a good mental place.
"Sometimes all I do is moan at her. And sometimes I go, 'I'm all right, I feel like a fraud, I'm all right'. It's just to keep on top of it so things don't come to a head."
