Tiffany Hendra, best known for the Bravo reality TV show The Real Housewives of Dallas, has revealed her recent experience with melanoma (skin cancer), urging people to stay vigilant about their health.
On Sunday, the 49-year-old actress posted several pictures on Instagram and said she had officially entered the “Melanoma Warrior Tribe” after recently undergoing surgery for a dangerous mole.
Hendra revealed a large scar on her arm that she sustained after having Mohs surgery, a surgical technique that removes layers of cancer-containing skin, according to the Mayo Clinic.
She wrote, “CATCH IT EARLY!! It’s been a whirlwind week and must share this journey to encourage everyone to be in tune with your body and do regular at-home body scans as well as yearly scans with your doc.”
She explained that she had a “normal looking flat freckle” on her upper arm which “popped up like a pimple” around October,” according to PEOPLE. “I kept an eye on it and mid- December it grew with a vengeance,” she added.
She noted that she recently had another mole removed, which grew faster, adding that checking her moles has always been something on her radar.
Hendra when on to say that her “awesome doc Dr. Parker” did the surgery and her final pathology Friday came back “ALL CLEAR!” She said, “He’s also a plastic surgeon so I’m confident my scar with[sic] be a pretty one.”
“This wound is no joke w/ multiple layers of stitches (hurts like a mutha), but I’m so blessed to have a really sexy male nurse taking good care of me @AaronHendra,” Hendra said of her husband.
“With the new 5G radiation and phone in my hand constantly during this pandemic plus being close to the WiFi router, we are diving deeper into how EMF and cell phone radiation contributes to skin and breast cancer! Stay tuned,” she continued.
Hendra encouraged her fans to “not ignore your body.” “If you have a pimple that won’t go away or mole that is changing — GO GET IT CHECKED!!” she urged. The article was published on PEOPLE.
