Sandra Lee Undergoes Hysterectomy 7 Years After Breast Cancer Battle: ‘I Am Filled’ With Emotion

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Another health challenge. Sandra Lee opened up about deciding to have a hysterectomy nearly seven years after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.“Several years ago I was supposed to have quite an intense surgery,” the chef, 55, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, March 1. “It was a follow up to my breast cancer surgery, but I had repeatedly put it off and then Covid hit.”During a recent visit with her gynecologist, the Daytime Emmy winner learned about “a change” in some of her cells.

After consulting two additional doctors, she decided to go through with a full hysterectomy.“Over the last few years I have watched and admired the grace of other women who went public with their own health decision while I sat on the sidelines in awe and with a bit of fear,” the former Food Network personality continued. “Brave women, like my friend’s mother who sadly had lost her battle with breast cancer after it had spread to her ovaries.

I admit, I am a little embarrassed that I hadn’t had the courage to get this final stage done until now.”The Semi-Homemade Desserts author revealed that she would be undergoing the surgery on Tuesday as fans were reading her post. “It’ll be an everything out procedure and after that, there won’t be any more halo of worry hanging over my head,” she added. “My sweet [fiancé] Ben [Youcef] is with me and will be taking a little time off work to stay home.”The California native announced her breast cancer diagnosis in May 2015 and later underwent a double mastectomy.

Four months later, she revealed that she was cancer-free.“I was early stage and what the beautiful thing is about early stage cancer … is it gives you every option in the world, and that is what I took,” Lee said during a September 2015