JANE Fallon has shared a new health update just days after undergoing surgery amid her breast cancer battle.
The author, who is the partner of Ricky Gervais, told fans earlier this month that she was suffering with breast cancer, despite having no symptoms before the diagnosis.
Now, Jane has revealed the positive news that the surgeons have “basically got it all”.
She said in a clip shared to her X account: “The surgeon said I can lift some weights so I’m starting with this one,” as she picked up her cat.
“Just a little update, all is good, yesterday I had my follow up and they have basically got it all.”
Jane explained that she will be having another procedure to ensure that they have removed “everything”.
“What they haven’t got is a clear margin around the edge of what they have taken so I am going to have to have another op,” she continued.
“It will be just to make sure they get everything, which is a bit of a pain, but it isn’t a worry they just need to make sure they have a clear margin, so will be the exact same operation as last time.”
Opening up about her second operation, Jane said she is feeling more confident especially as the recovery has been better than she expected.
She shared: “But I do know now that the recovery is so much easier than I thought it was going to be, this is me 10 days later.
“It’s a pain but not a worry at all [having a second op].
“So it’s good and hopefully next week I will hear after Easter to get it out of the way and then will have to wait for that to be tested and see where we are.
“Meanwhile I’m going to try and get a few workouts in and carry my cat around.”
Jane admitted she was “lucky” she was diagnosed “so early” and that is it important for women to get screened.
She wrote in her caption: “(Mostly) good update: Things I forgot to say in the video: I’m still getting fabulous treatment.
“And I know how lucky I am to have had my diagnosis so early – from a routine mammogram with absolutely no symptoms.
“I’ve had so many conversations with lovely people who’ve come up to me in the street in the last couple of weeks & told me their own personal experiences, and it’s totally rammed home both how different it is for everyone and also how important screening and early diagnosis really is.
“Oh, and as Tamoxifen is one of the options being debated for me I wanted to ask if anyone has experience and how the side effects were.
“I’ve read they can be rough.”
Jane has been with comedian Ricky for over 40 years, with the couple meeting back in 1982.
She is known for career as an author, having penned books such as Getting Rid of Matthew, Got You Back, Queen Bee, Worst Idea Ever, and Faking Friends.
Revealing her breast cancer diagnosis earlier this month, Jane assured fans not to “panic” and said her prognosis was “excellent”.
She said on Instagram: “About a month ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer – very early stage thankfully & the prognosis is excellent.
“I had a routine mammogram a week before Christmas. I had no symptoms but the brilliant radiographer spotted something iffy & sent me for further tests & eventually a biopsy.
“Since then I’ve had more mammograms, more biopsies and an MRI so they can pinpoint the problem area precisely. It’s been a lot, I’m not going to lie.”
The star added that she has been under “incredible” care.