General Hospital's Scarlett Fernandez's alter ego Charlotte Cassadine has been going through a troubling period on-screen. Hoping to protect her beloved papa, Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart), from what Charlotte perceives are Anna Devane's (Finola Hughes) wicked ways, she's been stalking the former WSB spy and stirring up trouble. Things recently came to a head when Anna found an intruder in her apartment and opened fire. The intruder turned out to be Charlotte.
Luckily, Charlotte survived the shooting, but she's now more convinced than ever that Anna is a danger to everyone, especially to Charlotte. Unfortunately, Charlotte's portrayer also landed in the hospital, but for much different reasons. The actress revealed that she had a tumor -- which she had named "Tyler" -- removed.
On December 6, the actress took to Instagram to post two photos of herself in the hospital, along with an update. "Tyler the tumor has been evicted! Thanks to my amazing surgeon, Dr. Bell and all the wonderful nurses at @stlukeshealth #fakehospitals>realhospitals #nonossifyingfibroma #godisgood"
In the first photo, Fernandez is resting comfortably and smiling at the camera, while the second photo was of her bandaged right foot and ankle covered with an ice pack.
The mother of Scarlett Spears, who plays Donna Corinthos, was happy to hear about Fernandez's update and sent well wishes for a speedy recovery. "Yes! Get that outta there! Get to feeling better! Your mini-me wants to see you again, soon!"
According to the Cleveland Clinic, non-ossifying fibromas are a common benign bone tumor in children. They are made of fibrous tissue and grow on long bones -- especially the legs -- and usually appear as a solitary growth. They are non-cancerous and don't spread. Most go away on their own when the child reaches adulthood, but some require surgical intervention because they can grow large enough to cause swelling and discomfort under the skin.
The young actress is expected to make a full recovery.
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