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Toni Braxton Had ‘Traumatic’ Heart Surgery Due To Lupus Complications
Toni Braxton Underwent ‘Traumatic’ Emergency Heart Surgery
Toni Braxton she had to have a “traumatic” surgery to save her life.
Toni has battled with systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus’ most of her life but she had to have an invasive emergency heart procedure last September after a blockage of her artery.
“I kept putting it off thinking, ‘Oh, I’m fine. I’ll be okay.’ But my doctor was persistent, and I went to get tested in the last week of September. I did a specialized test, and they looked at my heart and saw some abnormalities,” she told the outlet.
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“I found out that I needed a coronary stent. My left main coronary artery was 80% blocked. The doctors told me I could’ve had a massive heart attack, I would not have survived.”
She continued, “It was a traumatic moment for me. I was in shock. I remember that day because my chest was aching often, just hurting. And I thought I was just sad because, unfortunately, my sister [Traci Braxton] had just passed, and I thought, ‘Wow, I’m really aching in my heart for my sister.’”
Toni added, “And come to find out, of course, I was sad about my sister, but I also had underlying health issues. It was my body talking to me, telling me something’s not quite right.”
She was screened before having the surgery. Thankfully, she is recovered.
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