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Kristel Fulgar undergoes surgery in South Korea

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Reyma Deveza

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<p>Actress Kristel Fulgar underwent surgery to remove a tumor found in her left calf.</p><p>Fulgar shared her surgery journey in South Korea in her newest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek95ArO-pjA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">vlog </a>released over the weekend.</p><p>“I have never imagined that I would be undergoing a biopsy test in my 20s. I can say that this is one of the scariest things I’ve done,” Fulgar admitted.</p><p>The former &quot;Goin&#x27; Bulilit&quot; star said they first discovered a lump in her leg in<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> August 2022.</span> </p><p>The biopsy revealed that Fulgar has schwannoma, which, according to Mayo Clinic,  is &quot;a type of nerve tumor of the nerve sheath&quot; and &quot;the most common type of benign peripheral nerve tumor in adults.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711329125379Kristel1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: YouTube/KrisTells Vlogs </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>“It was the hardest challenge I faced in my life. It really affected my mental health and triggered my anxiety. There were a lot of ‘what ifs’ and I cried every night to sleep,” Fulgar said. </p><p>After a year of contemplating, Fulgar decided to have the operation in South Korea to remove the tumor.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1711330016975Kristel2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screen grab: YouTube/KrisTells Vlogs </em></span></span></span></div><p>Fulgar was taken good care of her South Korean suitor Suhyuk Ha when she was admitted to the hospital for the operation.</p><p>After she underwent the knife, Fulgar decided to fly back to the Philippines to recover.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/23/kristel-fulgar-wins-award-in-korea-as-influencer-of-the-month" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristel Fulgar wins award in Korea as influencer of the month</a></div><p>Related videos:</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QyhfboqN1hE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hqNy1nIeahk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Kristel Fulgar shared her surgery journey in South Korea in her newest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek95ArO-pjA" target="_blank">vlog </a>released over the weekend.</p>

Kristel Fulgar shared her surgery journey in South Korea in her newest vlog released over the weekend.