Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi reveals she “panicked, cried,” and past “went to Short Hills Mall” successful New Jersey earlier turning to TikTok to thief her get “cozy” pinch her cervical crab diagnosis.
The “Jersey Shore” star, 38, told Page Six Radio hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy that she “spent thousands” astatine nan shopping halfway during her unit therapy session.
“I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m gonna die. Let maine spell to Short Hills Mall. I conscionable swiped nan paper and I spent a batch of money. And I felt good,” she explained.
After going connected her luxury spending spree, she past took to societal media looking for answers.
“When I sewage nan diagnosis, I was like, ‘Am I dying? Like, what is going on?’ I consciousness for illustration I couldn’t talk to anyone astir it because I don’t cognize anyone that’s dealing pinch that. So, I virtually went to TikTok correct away,” she shared.
The reality prima recalled looking up “stage 1 cervical cancer” connected nan societal media level and uncovering testimonies from different women dealing pinch nan illness.
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“There were truthful galore videos coming up that were conscionable group telling what they’re going done and what they person to do, and really hysterectomies — erstwhile they sewage nan room — really they felt after. So, it was benignant of making maine consciousness cozy astir it, successful a way,” she remembered.
“I was like, I consciousness for illustration there’s sewage to beryllium a level for group to cognize astir this because I consciousness for illustration it’s truthful common. Get your pap smears, girls.”
Polizzi announced her shape 1 cervical crab test successful February, sharing a affirmative outlook connected her unwellness contempt nan antagonistic news.
“Everything is going to beryllium fine. I’m going to tackle this and get it done. We sewage immoderate steps to do,” she said successful her video.
In April, Polizzi revealed that she’ll beryllium undergoing a hysterectomy to reside her adenocarcinoma.
“I’m not awesome pinch pain, truthful reasoning astir removing an organ is scary,” she told People connected Thursday, speaking astir nan forthcoming surgical removal of her uterus.
“That’s a portion of being a female and moreover though I’m done having kids, nan thought of not being capable to really upset me,” said Polizzi, who shares kids Lorenzo Dominic, 13, Giovanna Marie, 11, and Angelo James, 6, pinch hubby Jionni LaValle.