Chris Cairns underwent surgery following his bowel cancer diagnosis. Photo / Instgram
Former Black Caps star Chris Cairns has successfully undergone surgery after a bowel cancer diagnosis which came months after suffering a life-threatening heart attack.
Cairns posted an update on Instagram account,
"Thank you for all the messages and well wishes, so very appreciated. Surgery was a success and I'm out
of ICU and feeling good. Great team of surgeons, doctors and nurses here taking care of me. Will be taking it easy here for the next little while as I recover. #backsoon #notdoneyet #bowelcancer #aorticdissection #spinalstroke"
Cairns' heart attack last year resulted in an aortic dissection, or a tear in the inner layer of the body's main artery and the 51-year-old had to undergo emergency surgery at the time as a result.
However, during the life-saving operation, Cairns suffered a stroke in his spine, resulting in paralysis in both his legs.
