Dipika Kakar celebrates 8th wedding anniversary with Shoaib Ibrahim amid new health scare; says, 'While dealing with cancer, recurrence brings many thoughts about family, kids'
Dipika Kakar, who battled liver cancer last year and underwent surgery, is once again facing a health setback. Recently, Shoaib Ibrahim shared that the actress has now developed a cyst in her liver and will soon be hospitalised for another surgery. Amidst this health scare, the couple chose to keep their 8th wedding anniversary celebration low-key. They celebrated the occasion at home with their family, cutting a cake and spending quality time together. Dipika shared a new vlog and gave a sneak peek into her anniversary celebration. (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
The CT scan showed that a small cyst is growing again
In her vlog, Dipika spoke about her health update while also mentioning her anniversary. She said, “A small cyst has come back. It is 1.3 cm, which is 13 mm, in my liver. I have been having slight stomach pain for the past two days, along with shoulder pain. Since I had similar pain earlier, we got a little scared and immediately called Dr. Somnath and went for a check-up. The CT scan showed that a small cyst is growing again. When we did the PET scan in December, it wasn’t there. So whatever has developed, has happened in the last two months.” Dipika visited the hospital on February 21 and underwent several tests to determine the cause of her stomach pain. Shoaib shared in his vlog, "Today was another hospital visit. Everything seemed fine until yesterday. We had gone to Akram’s house, and she had been having stomach pain for the past two days. Last night, the pain worsened, so we went to the doctor. He advised a CT scan. The scan showed a small cyst — about 1.3 cm. It’s very small, but she has had stomach and shoulder pain for two days, which worried both of us." (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
We don’t know yet whether the cyst is benign or malignant
She added, “Now that it has appeared, it will have to be removed. We cannot leave it like this. The doctor has asked me to come on Monday for the procedure. We don’t know yet whether the cyst is benign or malignant, but the doctor doesn’t want to take any risk. No doctor or patient would want to. So we will treat it the way we treated the previous tumour. I was on targeted therapy earlier, but now the doctor is planning to put me on immunotherapy.” (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
When you hear about recurrence many thoughts come to your mind — about your family
Dipika called the phase an emotional day and urged everyone to pray for her. she said, “Today has been a heavy day for me. For anyone dealing with cancer, there is always a chance of recurrence. Even if you are prepared for it, when you actually hear it, many thoughts come to your mind — about your family, your child, your husband.” (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
The day Shoaib Ibrahim and I got married will always remain special
She spoke about her anniversary celebrations, “Tomorrow is our anniversary. I had thought we would celebrate and do something special. But I’m not sure if that will happen now because the pain gets worse when I wake up. Still, the day is very special to me — the day Shoaib Ibrahim and I got married will always remain special.” (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
Dipika applies mehendi
Dipika ended the conversation on a hopeful note, She said, “Pray for me. Give me strength so that I can fight this again. I have faith in Allah. I will include all of you in my prayers too. We will move forward believing that everything will be fine.” Next in the video, Dipika was seen applying mehendi on her hand for her anniversary. (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
Dipika: The last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster
After spending time with the family, Dipika spoke to fans about how the last few days were very heavy. She said, “The last few days have been an emotional rollercoaster. It began on a happy note as we were preparing for Ramzan. Then we went to the hospital for a check-up and found out about the cyst. After that, I was in a lot of pain and there was so much anxiety. But honestly, I want to live my life to the fullest. I want to live each day happily, in whatever way I can." (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)
Shoaib Dipika about anniversary
Talking about her anniversary, she said, “Today is our anniversary. Saba brought a cake for us and Rinku also sent one. Our kids were around us, and that made the atmosphere light, cheerful, and full of love.” Shoaib added, "Life is such that there are days which are very happy and there are days which don’t go as we planned. Today, we completed 8 years of our marriage and we would like to thank everyone for their wishes." (Photo: Dipika Kakar vlog)