{"id":478338,"date":"2026-05-10T22:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478338\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T22:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T22:37:13","slug":"rupauls-drag-race-star-katya-returns-home-after-being-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/478338\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; Star Katya Returns Home After Being Hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          &#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; Katya<br \/>\n                          Back Home After Gruesome Surgery<br \/>\n                          &#8216;Absolute Hell on Earth&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            3:00 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260510_cc64757a0a8d44c4b8c06d7930eae5dd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:666e4df4-214b-403d-ba8f-bba6ed1743a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cc64757a0a8d44c4b8c06d7930eae5dd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Katya Zamolodchikova x 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race&#8221; favorite <strong>Katya Zamo<\/strong> says she\u2019s finally back home after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery that left her hospitalized for more than a week.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260510_8880a8539a5e4064b7db74cd5f7b3c16\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:666e4df4-214b-403d-ba8f-bba6ed1743a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8880a8539a5e4064b7db74cd5f7b3c16_md.jpg\" alt=\"Katya Zamolodchikova x 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Katya shared the health update with fans online, revealing doctors discovered a bowel obstruction in her small intestine that required immediate surgery.<\/p>\n<p>According to her post, surgeons had to decompress her stomach, clear out her intestines, and remove and reconnect parts of both her small and large intestine.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The drag star said the recovery process was brutal, explaining she spent 10 days in the hospital, unable to eat or drink while hooked up to an NG tube running through her nose into her stomach to pump fluids out of her body.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260510_cbb2db66751d4d619c5ad49efd01a862\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:666e4df4-214b-403d-ba8f-bba6ed1743a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cbb2db66751d4d619c5ad49efd01a862_md.jpg\" alt=\"Katya Zamolodchikova getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Katya described the experience as &#8220;absolute hell on earth,&#8221; but said she\u2019s now turned a corner &#8212; the tube is out, she\u2019s eating and drinking again, and she\u2019s recovering at home.<\/p>\n<p>She also gave a heartfelt shoutout to the medical staff at Cedars-Sinai, specifically thanking Dr. <strong>Matthew Bloom<\/strong>, Dr. <strong>Sydney Caputo<\/strong>, and a nurse named <strong>Audrey<\/strong> for helping her through the ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260510_4847972fcc5247a9b98b9b85a88c96fc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:666e4df4-214b-403d-ba8f-bba6ed1743a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4847972fcc5247a9b98b9b85a88c96fc_md.jpg\" alt=\"Katya Zamolodchikova getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the terrifying health scare, Katya ended the update on a grateful note, celebrating being back home and on the mend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race&#8217; 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