Angelica Panganiban. Images: Instagram/@joshenvahnlee, Screengrab from YouTube/The Homans Angelica Panganiban revealed that she underwent a successful hip core decompression surgery in hopes of healing from bone tissue death at St. Luke’s Medical Center.
In a vlog on The Homans YouTube channel, Panganiban shared glimpses of her seven-hour surgery last July 7. This came months after she disclosed that she was diagnosed with Avascular necrosis or bone tissue death, a type of disease that affected her hip area. “Nagkandaiyak-iyak na ako kagabi dahil first time naming mag-spend ng night ni Gregg na hindi kasama si Bean.
Napaka-unusual lang na both are together but hindi namin kasama ‘yung daughter namin,” she said, while sharing that she underwent lab tests and scans before her seven-hour surgery. (I cried last night because it was Gregg’s and my first time to spend the night without Bean. It was so unusual to be together but without our daughter.
) The actress shared that she wasn’t able to eat for two days as a result of her medicines affecting her body’s ability to take food. Despite this, she admitted that she’s more “excited” for her surgery as it would put an end to her bone disease. “Nasa recovery room na ako, nanghihina at sobrang sakit.
Hindi ko ma-explain ang sakit,” she said after her surgery. “Damang-dama ko pa ‘yung maga ng legs ko so medyo nakaka-praning na sana hindi niya tamaan. “‘Yung pain levels ko naman, maluwag ‘yung balakang k.