{"id":1952759,"date":"2025-08-10T15:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1952759"},"modified":"2025-08-10T15:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T15:37:22","slug":"amy-schumer-shares-health-update-after-back-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/amy-schumer-shares-health-update-after-back-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Schumer Shares Health Update After Back Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/amy-schumer\/\"><strong>Amy Schumer<\/strong><\/a> is recovering from back surgery after undergoing a spinal procedure following a surfing injury.<\/p>\n<p>The actress and comedian, 44, shared a photo <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNHgzamu78o\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via Instagram<\/a> on Friday, August 8, of herself using a walker. \u201cSince my surfing injury back in the day my L5 has been killing me,\u201d she captioned the image. \u201cToday I got a laminectomy! It\u2019s a short recovery and when I\u2019m feeling better I will buy a bra!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/procedures\/10895-laminectomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayo Clinic<\/a>, a laminectomy is a surgical procedure to relieve pressure on the nerves by removing the arched back piece of vertebrae.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer appeared to be in good spirits following the surgery, as she also shared a funny anecdote from her hospital bed via Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/amy-schumers-most-honest-quotes-about-her-liposuction-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/pictures\/amy-schumers-most-honest-quotes-about-her-liposuction-surgery\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Everything Amy Schumer Has Said About Her Decision to Get Liposuction<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSince becoming a mother, Amy Schumer has offered a glimpse at her healing process while battling major health struggles. In 2018, Schumer married chef Chris Fischer and they announced that they were expecting their first child later that year. After the birth of son Gene, the comedian opened up about the health scares that came [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOverheard post back surgery \u2018pickle ball keeps this place in business,\u2019\u201d Schumer wrote over a selfie.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer is no stranger to health woes. The <em>Kinda Pregnant<\/em> star experienced<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/amy-schumer-reflects-on-life-threatening-reality-of-pregnancy\/\"> a difficult pregnancy<\/a> with her son, Gene, now 6, after battling hyperemesis gravidarum \u2014 a severe form of morning sickness that lasts throughout pregnancy and often requires hospitalization. Gene, whom she shares with husband <strong>Chris Fischer<\/strong>, was born via C-section due to Schumer\u2019s endometriosis, which ultimately led her to have a 2021 hysterectomy to alleviate symptoms related to the condition.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4066785\" style=\"width: 225px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.28571428571%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4066785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Undergoing-Back-Surgery.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Amy Schumer on Instagram.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Amy Schumer\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor found 30 spots of endometriosis that he removed,\u201d she shared via Instagram at the time. \u201cHe removed my appendix because the endometriosis had attacked it. There was a lot of blood in my uterus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also had liposuction in 2022, explaining at the time that she \u201creached a place where I was tired of looking at myself in the mirror.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A few years later, Schumer revealed she had been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, a hormonal disorder caused by elevated cortisol in the blood. She learned of her health battle after press appearances in 2024 sparked comments from followers, including doctors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were, like, \u2018No, no \u2026 something\u2019s really up. Your face looks so crazy that we think something\u2019s up,\u2019\u201d Schumer told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/amy-schumer-lied-about-dad-being-in-the-hospital-to-get-out-of-date\/\">\u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast<\/a> host<strong> Alex Cooper<\/strong> in January 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/amy-schumer-diagnosed-with-cushing-syndrome-after-puffy-face-comments\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/feature-Amy-Schumer-Feels-Reborn-After-Puffy-Face-Comments-Led-to-Cushing-Syndrome-Diagnosis.jpg?crop=0px%2C57px%2C1334px%2C754px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Amy Schumer Feels Reborn After Puffy Face Comments Led to Cushing Syndrome Diagnosis\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/feature-Amy-Schumer-Feels-Reborn-After-Puffy-Face-Comments-Led-to-Cushing-Syndrome-Diagnosis.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/amy-schumer-diagnosed-with-cushing-syndrome-after-puffy-face-comments\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Amy Schumer Says Puffy Face Comments Led to Cushing Syndrome Diagnosis<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAmy Schumer feels \u201creborn\u201d after being diagnosed with exogenous Cushing syndrome. Schumer, 42, confirmed her medical diagnosis in the Friday, February 23, issue of the \u201cNews Not Noise\u201d newsletter. Cushing syndrome, which is brought on by getting steroid injections in high doses, is characterized by a round, red and full face, as well as weight [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had a breast reduction, C-section \u2026 and so I was getting these steroid injections, and so it gave me this thing called Cushing syndrome, which I wouldn\u2019t have known if the internet hadn\u2019t come for me so hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Schumer has also been open about<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-body\/news\/amy-schumer-reveals-why-she-stopped-taking-ozempic\/\"> her journey with weight loss medications<\/a>, including Ozempic and Wegovy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was one of the people that felt so sick and, like, couldn\u2019t, like, play with my son,\u201d she told <strong>Andy Cohen<\/strong> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s now on Mounjaro, admitting in March 2025 that she\u2019s having a \u201creally good experience\u201d with the tirzepatide product.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Schumer is recovering from back surgery after undergoing a spinal procedure following a surfing injury. The actress and comedian, 44, shared a photo via Instagram on Friday, August 8, of herself using a walker. \u201cSince my surfing injury back in the day my L5 has been killing me,\u201d she captioned the image. \u201cToday I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1952760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[30162,24003],"class_list":["post-1952759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-health","tag-celebrity-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Amy-Schumer-Shares-Health-Update-After-Back-Surgery.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1952759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1952759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1952760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1952759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1952759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1952759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}