Melissa Gorga’s been fighting with her sister-in-law Teresa Giudice on The Real Housewives of New Jersey for well over a decade now. The tension came to a head last season, with the two coming hard for each other at the reunion. It’s safe to assume that Melissa, and even her kids, are absolutely sick and tired of Teresa’s brand of drama.
Unfortunately, Melissa just found out she is actually kind of sick. She recently had bloodwork that showed reason for concern. She gave a health update on her podcast.
Melissa Gorga’s health update: She’s severely anemic
Melissa shared the news on the October 19 episode of her podcast, On Display. Her husband Joe Gorga was her guest. She said that Bravo required her to do a health check before filming for RHONJ Season 14. Part of the check was to get blood work done, which she initially skipped.
But she eventually got it done, and the doctor called and said that something was “off” and she needed to meet with a hematologist so they could figure out what was going on. They told her she was severely anemic, almost to the point of needing a blood transfusion. Melissa talked about what anemia is and the serious problems it could cause.
“Let me just explain what anemia is. It’s a condition, in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells and those are very important because red blood cells provide oxygen to your body, so it’s really what keeps the blood flowing. It keeps the air flowing.”
“It sounds like it’s not a big deal, anemia, right? Because everyone is like, ‘Oh just take iron and you’ll be better.’ But people have strokes because of it, brain aneurysms, there’s things that happen when people don’t catch that they have anemia. And it’s not easy to catch unless you get blood work.”
Melissa’s getting treatment and warned others not to ignore the signs
Melissa said she’d been “completely ignoring the signs,” which for her were fatigue and shortness of breath. She urged anyone listening to take symptoms like that seriously and see their doctor. And since Melissa’s anemia is so severe, she has to do more than just take an iron pill.
“I’m getting infused once a week. And I do feel better after I have an infusion. But I definitely need a ton more. My doctor said, ‘If you can do it twice a week, let’s do it.’ Because we need to like back my body up with that. But that’s a little scary thing.”
Get well soon, Melissa! You need to be at your best so you can go toe-to-toe with Teresa all season long. Again.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 14 will likely premiere in the first half of 2024 on Bravo.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK WE’LL SEE MELISSA DEALING WITH HER HEALTH ISSUE DURING SEASON 14 OF RHONJ? HAVE YOU DEALT WITH ANEMIA YOURSELF?
