Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi undergoes major surgery six months after her cervical cancer diagnosis - foxnews.com

Video Fox News Flash top entertainment headlines of the week Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is giving fans an update on her health, six months after sharing her cancer diagnosis. In an emotional Instagram video shared on Saturday, the 38-year-old reality star revealed she underwent a hysterectomy six months after she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. The video started off with clips of Polizzi arriving at the hospital and getting ready for surgery as she narrated what was going on via voice-over, before transitioning to her speaking directly to the camera following the procedure. "I told you guys in general I’m not good with pain, and I’ve really been trying to be tough, but it’s not great," Polizzi said. "And the reason is because we did that C-section cut, and he obviously ended up taking out the uterus, my cervix and then some parts of my vagina just to make sure we get everything. So that was crazy. The fallopian tubes, all of it. We kept my ovaries so I don’t go into pre-menopause, which is nice." Polizzi shared on Instagram that she underwent a hysterectomy six months after receiving her cervical cancer diagnosis. (Getty Images/Nicole Polizzi Instagram) VANESSA TRUMP REVEALS BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN EMOTIONAL STATEMENT: 'I AM STAYING FOCUSED AND HOPEFUL' The "Jersey Shore" star then cut the camera as she got emotional, telling viewers, "Sorry, it’s just been a lot," but that she is "trying to stay in good spirits." She later shared her frame of mind prior to the surgery, explaining that the process involved hooking her up to machines, "put iodine in my nose. I had to scrub my body with this wipe, which left her feeling "nervous and anxious." "I was starting to get nervous and anxious, getting checked in and stuff, and then they wheel me in where they’re doing the procedure," she said. "And I’m like, ‘Stay positive, it’s gonna be fine, don’t freak yourself out.’ My heart’s starting to race, I’m getting anxiety, and I’m getting the shakes. And then right when I go in, it’s just like, ‘Oh my god, like it hit me, like holy s---. I’m going under surgery. I’m losing my uterus and my cervix, fallopian tubes, half my vagina, like holy s---.’" As she continued, she got emotional, recalling how she "start hysterically bawling" as she was "so scared," feeling like, "I don’t know what’s gonna happen." The reality star shared she was anxious prior to the surgery but that the doctors and nurses were great. (Nicole Polizzi Instagram)