Overview
- Polizzi underwent a hysterectomy and posted a hospital-bed TikTok giving a thumbs-up on Friday, captioning the clip “We did it Joe. Hysterectomy.”
- She has told followers that surgeons removed her uterus, cervix and parts of her vagina, a detail reported from her own social posts rather than independent medical records.
- Polizzi says she is physically and emotionally struggling in early recovery and has previously expressed fear about pain and the loss of childbearing ability.
- Fans and fellow reality stars, including Jersey Shore alum Sammi Giancola, flooded her comments with support while Polizzi shared small, human moments from recovery such as a post-surgery meal.
- She is awaiting pathology results to confirm treatment outcomes, and the immediate impact includes permanent infertility and a recovery period that she is documenting publicly.