General Hospital star Kirsten Storms announced on her Instagram page she will be undergoing a brain aneurysm coiling procedure in the ‘next two weeks’
General Hospital star Kirsten Storms announced she will be undergoing a brain aneurysm coiling procedure in ‘the next two weeks’ after doctors discovered a cyst in her brain. The 41-year-old star, who is known for her role as Maxie Jones in the ABC drama, first underwent a craniotomy to remove a cyst in 2021.
When she had a follow-up scan in January, she revealed she was “majorly freaked out” when the doctor found a ‘squatter’ cyst on the right side of her brain stem. In a lengthy post shared on her Instagram page, she said: “After my surgery in 2021, my amazing neurosurgeon has been monitoring the cyst that he left on my brain, when he removed one that was causing me problems
“The January scan happened because I had symptoms that the doctors thought could’ve been brain-related. Okay, when I say that I was shocked when doctors told me they found an aneurysm on the right side of my brain… Welp, I basically launched into a standup comedy routine.”
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Kirsten underwent a procedure that same weekend, explaining how the doctor thread a camera from her leg to her brain.
“Anyways, Neurology stuff makes me feel a bit of nervousness, so now – here I am with Emma, in St Louis. And we are crocheting the most beautiful sweaters, while my coiling procedure is being scheduled for sometime in the next two weeks,” she continued after praising her co-star and best friend Emme Rylan for being by her side the entire time.
“Emotional support when going through times in life that cause worry is crucial. Aneurysms (obviously) can be caused by stress. Brain cysts? I believe that is possible too…
“And since the January scan showed a new, but very small squatter (aka cyst) on my brain stem – it was clear I needed change some things in my life asap. For my own personal reasons, no longer living in Los Angeles was very important to me.”
Kirsten said her daughter Harper, who she shares with ex-husband Brandon Barash, was a huge reason for the move along with her mental heath.
In the caption, she wrote: “I wanted to post this because even though my brain seems to be sorta lowkey rebelling against me, it does allow me to understand that we’ve all got times when things aren’t great. If we can, we will do our best to do what is best for ourselves and loved ones.
“Since I knew what an aneurysm was, the scan in January majorly freaked me out. A few days after I was discharged from the hospital, someone created a blog post that said I was in the hospital that weekend because I tried to “unalive” myself.
“I couldn’t understand why a person would makeup something that terrible, when they had no idea why I was really there.
“There are a few really bad apples out there. We all know that…but there are people in my life who I am truly thankful to know. One of those individuals just made a s**t load of sweaters with me. They are glorious.”
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