Offering Sunset star Amanza Smith is “hanging in there” as she continues to fight osteomyelitis– an uncomfortable infection that spread from her blood to her spinal column.
” Just a little update. I remain in enormous discomfort, but discomfort medicine is extremely fantastic when it starts because it helps a lot,” she posted to her Instagram stories Tuesday from her hospital bed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Earlier in the week, the Netflix star revealed that she had actually been getting intravenous antibiotics every 4 hours for 10 days, however wound up going through surgical treatment to eliminate the infection from her spine that wasn’t enhancing with the medication.
And while she says she’s now healing, Smith stated that “I still have an infection [in] a bit greater part of my spinal column, but it’s on the front of the spine so the treatment or surgical treatment that they would have to do to remove it is rather dangerous.”
Smith then had to cut her upgrade short, posting a story captioned, “Gon na sign off for a bit. This pain is no bueno!”
After sharing well wishes from worried fans, the 46-year-old posted a more positive update on her condition Wednesday..
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” I’m feeling great. I can stand, I can walk to the bathroom– very important.”.
Smith, who appeared more positive and joked with her off-camera nurse, Jamie, likewise offered an update on the infection in her spinal column..
” They would actually have to like, go through the side and remove a rib to get to it … but they decided it’s such a little area that the threat is a little bit more dangerous than the reward,” Smith shared while going through more intravenous prescription antibiotics, which she states doctors are hoping will help clean up the staying infection.
She’s previously applauded her physicians, stating “the advantage about all of this” is that her medical team is “best on top of whatever to get the answers that we require to get me to where I require to be, which is much better.”.
Smith is keeping her spirits up while she continues to recover, sharing a positive quote as she continues to heal.
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” Sometimes when you’re in a dark location you believe you’ve been buried but in fact you’ve been planted! If you’re in a dark location, or you’re feeling low, it’s only up from there, so push through and the beautiful flower of abundance and health and goodness on the other side, it’s going to be so worth it!”.
Next up for the reality star? Changing her blue flowered pajamas– and taking a shower.