Actor-comedian Kate Micucci has revealed she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Known for her role as Lucy on The Big Bang Theory shared the news of her diagnosis in a TikTok video.
“This is not a TikTok, it’s a SickTok”, the 43-year-old actress and comedian said in a video she shared on TikTok after undergoing surgery for the disease.
“I had lung cancer surgery yesterday,” Micucci said from the hospital. “It’s really weird because I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life so uh, you know, it was a surprise. But I guess it happens and so the greatest news is they caught it early, they got it out — I’m all good.”
“It’s been a little bit of a trip,” she added, “I’ll probably be moving slow for a few weeks, but then I’ll be back at it.”
“Why am I still talking ... ‘cause I’m on drugs!” she quipped while giving a thumbs up.
The post also included a video of Micucci walking slowly through the hospital in her gown while wheeling along her IV drip.
She also answered a question from a fan who asked her if she had any symptoms that made her go get checked out.
She wrote as a reply to the comment: “I had one thing in my bloodwork that came back really high,” she explained, noting later that she had high CRP levels, meaning there was a lot of inflammation. “So I went to a preventative doc who did a few scans. He scanned my heart and that’s where the spot in my lung was noticed.”
The 43-year-old actor has been part of The Big Bang Theory for three seasons as the shy and awkward Lucy, a woman that Raj meets at a party. She had also appeared in How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, and Psych.
