Eighties pop star Carol Decker, 65, gives fans health update after having major surgery
EIGHTIES pop star Carol Decker has given fans a health update after having major surgery.
The 65-year-old, who is best known for being the lead vocalist for band T'Pau, had colon surgery earlier this week after finding "something nasty growing up there".
On Wednesday Carol took to Instagram to tell fans that she's "recovering well" after her operation in Oxford.
A day later she shared a selfie on X, formerly known as Twitter, from her hospital bed revealing how she's doing.
Carol said: "Day 2 Recovering well from my colon surgery just knackered from the GA it was a long op 3hrs 40 mins huge shout out to the wonderful colorectal team at The Churchill hospital Oxford headed up by Prof Chris Cunningham I have had the best care thank you @NHS."
Many rushed to reply to her tweet with words of love.
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One said: "Oh Carol! Hope you’re as ok as you can be under the circumstances. Take Care xxx."
"Get well soon Carol xxx," another wrote.
A third chimed in: "What a trooper. The NHS too! X."
Carol responded to the messages with: "Thanks for all your kind wishes I’ll be back causing trouble soon!"
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Updating fans with the news on Wednesday, Carol said: "I just had colon surgery as had something nasty growing up there
"But thankfully benign and I wanted to give a shout out to the fantastic colorectal team here at the Churchill Hospital headed by Prof Cunningham in Oxford I could not be in better hands
We hear often how the NHS doesn’t work.
"Let me tell you here it absolutely does #angels #caring #love #givingthanks
"I’m recovering well."
Carol shot to fame in the 80s as part of pop gorup T'Pau.
The band's most popular song is China In Your Hands - which is the longest-running UK number one.
