Dipika Kakar has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing a 14-hour surgery for liver cancer. Her husband, Shoaib Ibrahim, provided a health update, sharing that the surgery was successful and that the past few weeks had been challenging since the diagnosis of stage two liver cancer.
Shoaib shared in a YouTube vlog, “She got discharged after 11 days and has come for a check-up. These past few days have been incredibly difficult for me and my family, but we are thankful for everyone’s prayers and support. This is just one part; a lot of things are still ahead. Everything is fine right now, but we’ve only crossed one milestone. There are still many things ahead that we have to look into. As the doctors guide us, we’ll keep following that. But the major part — the surgery — went well. Dipika is also recovering well. Yes, there are still a lot of things pending that need to be done. Hopefully, those will also go well.”
He further explained, “Everything is fine, but we’ll have to keep coming back for follow-ups because the tumour was malignant. That situation has to be monitored. Also, they’ve asked us to come back in a week. After that, they’ll decide what further treatment is needed — whether something needs to be done or not. For now, we’re taking it one step at a time”. Dipika expressed her gratitude for the immense support and prayers she received from fans, as well as the kindness she experienced from hospital staff and fellow patients.
Dipika and Shoaib, married in 2018, have a son, Ruhaan.