Susan Lucci is “doing really well” after undergoing two heart procedures over the past four years.
The All My Children star attended the 75th Annual Writers Guild Awards over the weekend where she spoke with People and shared an update about her recent health scare.
“I’m doing really well,” Lucci, 76, said. “I always keep an eye on myself, what’s going on.”
Last January Lucci discovered she had an 80% blockage of an artery due to cholesterol. She underwent a procedure to have another stent inserted.
“It is so far so good.”
The health issues began for Lucci in October 2018 when she began feeling pressure “like an elephant pressing down.” Despite also experiencing pain around her ribcage she ignored the warning signs.
“Like most women, I thought, ‘I have too much to do. It will go away.’ I didn’t want to bother the cardiologist,” she said. “We take care of our children, we are advocates for our loved ones, but we’re not at the top of our own to-do list.”
When she finally visited a doctor a scan showed a 90% blockage in the main artery to her heart.