Professor Green has confirmed that his bowel hernia has returned, nearly ten years after his original surgery for the condition. The rapper, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, shared the update on Instagram alongside an image showing the growth pushing outward beneath a scar from his previous operation.
The 42-year-old, known for his appearances on Celebs Go Dating, attempted to lighten the mood by nicknaming the hernia 'Henry'. In his post, he wrote: "Life's been a lot lately…I've learned I'm not totally free from historic patterns, and in almost the same breath learned I catch things well before I ever did previously, and am (on good days) able to observe my thoughts spiralling without spiralling with them."
He explained that the recurrence had happened the day before and said the timing could not be worse given his other health issues. "This hernia recurrence happened yesterday and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a weight I could do without given everything else health wise that's going on…out of my control though," he shared.
The London-born star first had surgery to repair the hernia in 2017 but suffered an extremely rare allergic reaction to the surgical mesh used in the procedure. At the time, he was reportedly only the second person in the world to experience this reaction. The complication triggered a series of serious health problems, including a partially collapsed lung, pneumonia, and severe abdominal swelling.
This latest setback comes shortly after he revealed that doctors had discovered several tumours in his body, linked to a rare genetic condition known as schwannomatosis, which causes benign growths on nerves. He previously had four painful growths removed from his head and neck, and new scans revealed additional tumours behind his eye and along his spine. He admitted that the emotional toll of waiting to learn whether the tumours were cancerous was more difficult than the physical symptoms. He plans to debut a new single during his upcoming shows, saying he is channelling his emotions into his music.
