Fox News star Kat Timpf has shocked fans with a tearful update on her health, revealing that she was diagnosed with breast cancer just hours before giving birth to her first child. In an emotional post shared on social media, Timpf confirmed that she would be undergoing a double mastectomy, despite the cancer being detected at Stage 0.
The 36-year-old Gutfeld! co-host described the overwhelming emotions she felt after receiving the diagnosis while still in the throes of pregnancy, but she also expressed gratitude for her medical team. She admitted the decision to undergo such a significant procedure was not easy, adding, “I don’t take cutting my t*** off lightly.”
Timpf shared an update from her cancer treatment center after revealing she got her shock diagnosis just hours before giving birth to her first child
The Fox News host announced she has breast cancer and will be undergoing a double mastectomy in February
Her startling news was followed by an outpouring of concerned comments, many of which included unsolicited medical advice.
‘First of all, thank you so much for all the support, it’s meant so much to me. This is obviously a really crazy, difficult, unexpected time and I really do appreciate it,’ the mother-of-one said in a video update.
‘But I wanted to address a few things because I’ve also been overwhelmed with, I guess you could say, medical advice?’
Timpf went on to describe the comments, which included some criticism over her doctor’s advice that undergoing a double mastectomy as soon as possible would be the best course of action.
Though not ill-intended, some users went on to describe their own loved ones stage-zero diagnosis.
Some, Timpf said, had recommended that a double mastectomy wasn’t the best course of action as some of their family members only needed a lumpectomy to treat the cancer.
Others, she explained, had claimed themselves to be a nurse before declaring that a double mastectomy for stage-zero cancer sounds ‘extreme.’
‘I just want to say, trust me, there’s no one for whom that seems more extreme than me,’ Timpf said.
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‘I don’t take cutting my t*** off lightly,’ she continued. ‘As a general rule, I don’t think any woman does. I find it devastating. But I am very grateful to have access to the opinions of many brilliant minds when it comes to breast cancer.’
Despite referring to the extensive procedure as ‘devastating,’ Timpf emphasized the expertise of the team of health experts guiding her through the process, confidently asserting that they know what is best for her own body.
‘I have been very lucky to have a team that is very knowledgeable on this, I’ve talked to a lot of different people and the focus of all of these conversations is what’s the best thing to do to keep my alive so I’m around for my son for a long time,’ she added.
