After being diagnosed with stage 2 liver cancer, actress Dipika Kakar underwent a 14-hour-long surgery to remove the tumour. Her husband and television actor Shoaib Ibrahim took to his YouTube channel to share her health update with her fans and followers on Friday night. In the seven-minute video, Shoaib shared Dipika is out of the ICU and is recovering in the hospital.
Sharing details about Dipika’s surgery, Shoaib said that the doctors removed a small portion of Dipika’s liver because of the tumour. She also underwent a gall bladder surgery. “Nothing to worry, as liver is an organ that can regenerate itself”, he shared in the video. He also shared that after the surgery, Dipika had to stay in the ICU for three days. “Dipika will stay in the hospital for another three to five days, as advised by doctors. The surgery was major, she was in OT for 14 hours. It was a difficult time,” he said.
As the surgery went on for fourteen hours, it created panic among her family members. Shoaib shared, “I was with Dipika till 8:30 am before her surgery started. At 11:30 pm, she was shifted to the ICU. Though the doctors informed me that the surgery would take time, post 6-7 pm, my family members and I started to panic. We had never experienced a long surgery such as this. It was normal to be a little scared.”
In his video, Shoaib also said that Dipika was on liquid diet for three days after her surgery. “Now, she is back to eating normal food. She has been showing great signs of recovery as she has started walking and her blood reports are also normal.”
At the end of the video, Shoaib revealed Dipika’s tumour has been sent for biopsy and the report for the same will be out in a few days. The actor also thanked his fans for praying for Dipika and staying with them during their tough times. Speaking about their son Ruhaan, Shoaib said, he managed to stay away from his mother for three nights. However, he was brought to hospital to see his mother when he started to miss her post her surgery.
On May 27, Dipika had taken to her official Instagram handle to share her diagnosis. Dipika shared a note that read, “As you all are aware last few weeks have been quite difficult for us… walking into the hospital for a pain in the upper area of my stomach… and then finding out its a tennis ball size tumour in the liver and then finding out that the tumour is second stage malignant (cancerous)… it has been one of the most difficult time we have seen, experienced!” She added, “I am all positive and determined to face this and walk out stronger Inshallah! With my entire family being by my side… and all the love and prayers pouring from all of you I will sail through this too!”
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Dipika, who was previously married to Raunak Mehta, tied the knot with her Sasrual Simar Ka co-star Shoaib Ibrahim in 2018. In 2023, they welcomed their baby boy, Ruhaan.
