Solène Delinger 12:00 p.m., November 3, 2022, modified at 12:01 p.m., November 3, 2022
Sharon Stone revealed on Tuesday November 1 on her Twitter account that the doctors had discovered a “large fibroid tumor”, a benign tumor in the uterus.
The 64-year-old actress explains that this tumor was spotted after a misdiagnosis.
The "Basic Instinct" star had a major health problem before: she suffered a stroke in 2001.
Sharon Stone is sick.
The 64-year-old actress announced Tuesday, November 1 on her Twitter account to be suffering from a "large fibroid tumor", benign, in the uterus.
The star was first the victim of a "wrong diagnosis" and an "incorrect intervention", a "double epidural", she specifies.
Four to six weeks off for Sharon Stone
"The pain was getting worse, so I asked for another doctor's opinion: it turns out that I have a large fibroid tumor that needs to be removed," she explains on social networks.
Sharon Stone will have to have this tumor removed and rest for "four to six weeks" after the operation.
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— Sharon Stone (@sharonstone) November 1, 2022
Sharon Stone suffered a stroke in 2001
In her message shared on Twitter, the star urges women to seek a second medical opinion.
"Ladies in particular: don't get carried away," she insists.
"GET A SECOND OPINION. It could save your life."
This isn't the first time Sharon Stone has had health issues.
More than 20 years ago, in 2001, the actress already suffered from benign tumors.
She described them as "gigantic" and "bigger than her chest" in her autobiography
The Beauty of Living Twice
, released in March 2021. At the time, the star also suffered a brain hemorrhage.
And, she didn't have much support
“People treated me in a rough and mean way,” she explained to American magazine
Variety
in 2019. “From Hollywood women to the judge who took care of my child custody case, I don't think anyone has grasped how dangerous a stroke is for women and the energy it takes to recover. It took me about seven years."