Melissa Gorga has been transparent when it comes to her struggle with anemia over the past few years. The Real Housewives of New Jersey mom of three continued with this streak of honesty recently, sharing a major update on her health.
Melissa took to her Instagram Story recently, where she posted a photo of her getting her blood work done. Anemia, according to the Mayo Clinic, refers to when the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen from the lungs to other parts of the body, which can result in exhaustion.
In the photo, Melissa can be seen at the doctor's office, getting her blood drawn. But, she took to the caption of the post where she clarified that everything is OK with her and she is being proactive in taking care of her health. "Very low on iron again," she wrote over the picture. "It's okkkkkkkk I'm on itttttttt."
Melissa Gorga opens up about her anemia diagnosis
Melissa took to her podcast, On Display with Melissa Gorga, on Oct. 19, 2023, where she opened up about her anemia diagnosis for the very first time. She said that she learned that she was anemic after getting blood work done before filming RHONJ Season 14. She then went to a hematologist, who gave her the proper diagnosis.
Melissa noted that she previously had not noticed any signs that she might have been anemic. "Now that I'm paying attention to it, I was completely ignoring the signs, which were fatigue...I've been going to bed earlier, that's for sure," she explained.
