Married At First Sight’s Mel Schilling has given fans an update on her battle with colon cancer six weeks after undergoing treatment.
Appearing on Today Extra, the 52-year-old revealed she will soon undergo chemotherapy.
‘I’m doing really well I’m about six weeks post-op now and feeling really really strong,’ she revealed.
‘I’m about to start chemo in a few weeks so my mission at the moment is to just get a strong and healthy as I possibly can to take on the neck little battle.’
It comes after the relationship expert recently underwent colon cancer removal surgery, took to Instagram to announce she was heading home from hospital in London to spend Christmas Day with her family.
Married At First Sight’s Mel Schilling has given fans an update on her battle with colon cancer six weeks after undergoing treatment
Appearing on Today Extra, the 52-year-old revealed she will soon take be undergoing chemotherapy
‘Driving home for Christmas,’ she captioned a heartwarming image of herself hugging her husband Gareth Brisbane, 51, and their daughter Madison, eight.
The trio were all smiles and dressed in Christmas sweaters.
Fans were thrilled with the news, with one commenting: ‘So good to see u ok and home for Xmas. Have a restful time being pampered by your family’.
‘Christmas miracles do happen! So happy for you all!’ another added.
Mel’s happy news comes days after the psychologist and dating coach announced her tumour – which she named ‘Terry’ – had been removed by UK doctors.
It comes after the relationship expert recently underwent colon cancer removal surgery, took to Instagram to announce she was heading home from hospital in London to spend Christmas Day with her family. (Pictured with husband Gareth Brisbane , 51, and their daughter Madison, eight)
‘So yesterday lunchtime I had keyhole surgery to remove my tumour (AKA Terry) and in the words of my amazing surgeon it couldn’t have gone any better!’ Mel wrote in an Instagram post during last year’s festive season.
She accompanied her post a photo of the TV star in a hospital bed, giving a thumbs up with a tube in her nose.
Mel added: ‘Crucially the cancer hadn’t spread to my abdominal cavity, which was our greatest fear but was entirely localised in my colon.’
‘Over the coming days I will discuss my treatment plan going forwards but suffice to say that Terry is toast!’
Mel then revealed her treatment had taken place in London and went on to praise the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).
Mel said she was diagnosed just one month after she began to feel pain in her stomach while filming MAFS ‘s upcoming eleventh season.
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