KATHERINE Ryan has given fans an update after undergoing her second surgery for skin cancer.
The 41-year-old comedian recently revealed that doctors had found a cancerous mole on her arm two decades after she first dealt with melanoma at 21.
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Following a private procedure to remove the mole, test results confirmed it was cancerous, prompting a second surgery to ensure all affected tissue was eliminated.
On Friday, Katherine took to Instagram to share her recovery journey, posting a photo of her arm wrapped in a bandage.
Alongside a checkmark and red heart emoji, she simply wrote, “Done,” reassuring fans that everything was going smoothly. “This is healing really well and should lie flat,” she added.
She also shared a pre-surgery snapshot of the mole, noting how misleading its appearance was.
“This is what melanoma looked like on my arm—doesn’t seem like much, does it?” she wrote, highlighting the importance of getting checked.
Last week, the TV favourite revealed she has melanoma on the latest episode of her podcast Telling Everybody Everything.
It’s the second time Katherine has been diagnosed with the disease, after having first had it at the age of 21 in 2004.
Revealing that she felt uneasy about the recent mole on her arm, Katherine explained that during an initial visit to the doctor she was given the all clear.
She said: “I know you should never google things but I’m actually really worried. Normally I’m that positive person
“I think it’s really easy to take a diagnosis of ‘you’re healthy’ and walk away.
“But the mole kept changing, I know a lot about melanoma, I had melanoma as a very young woman – aged 21 – on my leg, I’ve spoken about that before.
“I just thought that this mole wasn’t right. It’s on my arm. I showed pictures of it on my social media. I went in and I wanted the doctor to remove it and stitch it up in a straight line.
“But even when he looked at it, he was like, ‘it’s not melanoma, it’s totally fine, I will do a shave and send it away for testing’.
Katherine added: “And he rang me today and it did come back as melanoma. Early melanoma. The doctor was shocked and told me I needed to go back.
“It just feels crazy to me, what could have happened, if I hadn’t been my own advocate – and I will continue to be my own advocate.”
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