Sharon Stone is urging women to always "get a second opinion" from medical professionals after she received a misdiagnosis that turned out to be a "large fibroid tumor."
On Tuesday, The Specialist actress shared via Instagram Story she "just had another misdiagnosis and incorrect procedure," adding that she had to receive a "double epidural" to treat the pain.
After the pain worsened, Stone, 64, said she decided to seek a second opinion from a different doctor who told her she had "a large fibroid tumor that must come out."
Reflecting on her experience, the actress encouraged her followers to never settle for a first medical opinion.
"Ladies in particular: Don't get blown off ❣️GET A SECOND OPINION ❣️ It can save your life 🙏🏻💥," she wrote Monday. "I'll be down for 4-6 weeks for full recovery. Thx for your care. It's all good 💪🏻 🙏🏻."
This isn't the first time the Golden Globe winner has had to go through an excision. Last year, she revealed in her memoir The Beauty of Living Twice that in 2001 doctors had to remove benign tumors from her body that were "gigantic, bigger than my breast alone."
Following the procedure, she shared that a plastic surgeon gave her larger breast implants without her consent when she was undergoing breast reconstruction surgery to repair her chest.
