- Gold medallist forced out of World Cup events in Europe
Triple Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox has revealed she is recovering from surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney.
The Paris Games superstar dropped the bombshell news on Instagram on Thursday afternoon.
‘Last week I had surgery to remove a tumour from my kidney. The surgery went really well and I’m on the mend,’ she wrote, adding that she will now be ‘cheering from home’ instead of competing in World Cup events in Europe in the next two weeks.
‘I’m super grateful to the incredible medical staff for their care and expertise – thank you Dr Mohan Arianayagam and his team, and Dr Stephen Nolan, Dr Parrapil, the amazing nurses and physios at Norwest, Dr Scott Reid, my physio Tony and psych Chris, and our Paddle Aus team for their support.
‘And of course my wonderful family and friends. It’s been a whirlwind over the last few weeks, but I’m all good – just a couple of gnarly new scars, a bit less kidney, and a whole lot more toughness.
Jess Fox (pictured with her gold medals from the Paris Olympics) has revealed she had successful surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney
Fox dropped the shocking news on Instagram, complete with a picture of her recovering in hospital after experiencing ‘some post-surgery complications’
The 31-year-old will miss World Cup events while she recovers
‘I’m feeling positive, super grateful and happy to be home.
‘Looking forward to taking it easy over the next few weeks as I recover, and building towards being back on the water again.’
Fox’s management released a statement saying the procedure was successful, but there were ‘some post-surgery complications’.
