Nicole Hyala undergoes surgery for thyroid cancer: 'Tuloy ang raket'
Emmylou Gaite-Tiñana, the 90.7 Love Radio disc jockey known as Nicole Hyala, has now undergone thyroidectomy surgery in hopes of curing her thyroid cancer.
Hyala updated her fans regarding her health on Instagram, where she posted a video of herself recalling her experience of getting surgery on July 18.
"Nakakatawa kasi nung nahimasmasan ako, sabi ng asawa ko after the surgery, ang una ko pong sinabi ay, 'Mike.' Medyo kinabahan siya kasi sabi niya, 'Bakit hindi pangalan niya ang tinawag, ang tinawag ay si Mike?'" she shared.
"'Yun pala ang sabi ko ay mic test, mic test. So sobrang nasa subconscious ko talaga and talagang sobrang prayer ko na ang aking voice on radio ay hindi mapapaos at hindi magbabago, and true enough, God is so faithful," she continued.
Hyala expressed her gratitude to her doctors for taking excellent care of her throughout the procedure and ensuring the safety of her vocal cords.
"They were able to preserve my beautiful voice—taray ng beautiful voice. So ayan, magpapagaling lang po ako ng bonggang-bongga, magpapalakas and all, and I'll be back on radio soon," she said.
"Kaya hindi ko kina-cancel yung Aug. 9 na racket kasi naniniwala ko that God is faithful and that I will be okay. So thank you so much for your prayers," she ended.
In a separate post, Hyala shared a picture of herself in a wheelchair doing the heart gesture as she announced that she had been discharged from the hospital.
"[I] will be back at work before we all know it, in time sa paglabas ni Jose Mari Chan at Mariah Carey," she wrote.
In an interview with PhilSTAR L!fe, Hyala said she wouldn't have known that she got cancer if she hadn't had a routine checkup in 2023.
Doctors found that the nodules were benign, and suggested having them removed in an operation.
Now that her surgery is in the rearview mirror, she said that after four months, she will undergo radioactive iodine therapy, during which she cannot talk to and interact with anyone for three days.
