Joanna Gaines recovering from back surgery to correct old cheerleading injury

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All fixed up!Joanna Gaines, 44, is recovering from back surgery at her Waco, Texas home after under going a 'microdisectomy' two weeks ago, the star revealed in a social media post.The HGTV star turned home design mogul said she was treating an old injury sustained back in her cheerleading days.

Fixer upper: Joanna Gaines, 44, is recovering from back surgery at her Waco, Texas home after under going a 'microdisectomy' two weeks ago, the star revealed in a social media post'I hurt my back in high school from cheerleading- basically a basket toss turned back injury and I've been dealing with it ever since,' Jo wrote in an Instagram caption.The Fixer Upper star shared a series of snaps in her post, beginning with a shot from her hospital bed.

In the photo, Gaines was seen in her hospital gown and sunglasses flashing a peace sign to the camera. The surgery, she explained, was her second: 'I had my first microdisectomy in 2001 and had to cancel my second date with Chip Carter Gaines and then had the same procedure on another disc two weeks ago.  'I hurt my back in high school from cheerleading- basically a basket toss turned back injury and I've been dealing with it ever since,' Jo wrote in an Instagram caption.

The surgery, she explained, was her second: 'I had my first microdisectomy in 2001 and had to cancel my second date with Chip Carter Gaines and then had the same procedure on another disc two weeks ago.