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Mark Wright reveals ongoing side effects after having lump removed following cancer scare-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
It was in a delicate area full of nerve endings.
Mark Wright had a lump removed from his armpit last year (Picture: Instagram)
Mark Wright has revealed he has been left with some ongoing side effects after having a lump removed from his armpit earlier last year.
The former Towie star, 35, had opened up about a 12cm tumour he had removed from his armpit in December 2021, which was later determined to be non-cancerous.
He has since revealed that he has been left with ongoing side effects from his surgery as the lump was in a delicate area with many nerve endings.
Mark told The Mirror: ‘Where it was, where the operation was, there was a lot of nerves and nerve endings there, so they had to be really careful and that’s why it had to be so particularly done.
‘I chose my surgeon wisely because you can really mess the nerves up and, to be fair, even now down on my forearm, my skin stings a little bit and I have weird sensations and pins and needles sometimes.’
He added that his recovery after the op was also tough, explaining: ‘It was tough. It was quite a big operation, and it was under your armpit and when you’re walking your arm moves the whole time, so it wasn’t a nice feeling.’
Mark, who is married to Michelle Keegan, is conscious about his health (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock for BAFTA)
While Mark’s tumour was thankfully not cancerous, he admitted the health scare made him more conscious of his own mortality,
He explained: ‘I’ve always been quite aware of my health. I wouldn’t say I’m a hypochondriac, but I definitely always get checks. If I ever feel anything’s not completely right, I’ll go and get it checked out.
He has been left with ongoing tingling after the op (Picture: Instagram)
‘But it has scared me because it makes you feel you’re not immortal. You always think: “Ah yes, it’s not going to happen to me”. And then when something like that happens, it does give you a bit of a fear.’
He’d revealed the ordeal in December, telling fans on Instagram at the time: ‘I discovered a lump in my breast/armpit area. Not very big, but enough to cause concern and to be cautious enough to get it checked.
‘After some time the lump grew and began to bother me. I am someone that when it comes to life in general, I leave no stone unturned. When it involves health, this idiom quadruples.’
Mark was initially told it was a fatty lump but saw another specialist, a breast consultant, for a second opinion and had an MRI scan before seeing a sarcoma specialist, before being finally given the all clear.
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