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Vanessa Carlton has suffered a sad and unexpected health scare.
The 33-year-old singer was recently forced to cancel tour dates and took to her website to explain her absence to fans.
"I announced that I was pregnant during the first week of tour. The day after our NYC show on Oct. 15th, I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, or in my case it was a fallopian pregnancy (the embryo settled in my tube, which is the width of a straw)," she wrote.
"This is not considered a viable pregnancy because the fetus cannot develop, and it is a high-risk situation for the mother because of the potential for tubal rupture and internal bleeding."
Carlton said that her doctors caught the condition early, so she did not have to have surgery. Instead, she received mild doses of chemotherapy.
"This would hopefully shrink the pregnancy and save my tube,” she explained.
“My doctors didn't want me leaving the city so that I was very close to hospital at all times."
Unfortunately, early last week, the "White Houses" singer suffered more complications.
"This past Monday, Oct. 28th, 11 days after the chemo shot and despite our best efforts, my tube started to rupture and I was experiencing internal bleeding," she said.
Carlton made it to the emergency room in time and underwent surgery.
"My doctor performed a successful surgery and removed my entire right fallopian tube."
However, Carlton is still not ready to return to the stage after her heartbreaking ordeal.
"I started getting intense nerve pain in one of my incisions," she wrote Tuesday.
"I was all set to fly to Vancouver on Wednesday but, alas, I am not ready yet...I need to stay close to my doctors and the hospital in case this initial pain turns into something more serious."
Carlton, who was expecting her first child with her fiancé, made sure to thank her fans for their support during this difficult time.
"I'm so bummed about having to jank up this tour. It started off pretty great. My favorite even. Gimme a couple more days, I'll be ready. Thank you for all your support and understanding through this."
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So upsetting... I'm glad she's been strong throughout and hope she gets better as soon as possible.
13-11-2013, 01:28 AM
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