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Selena Gomez 'Nearly Died' From Kidney Surgery Complications

An artery had to be reconstructed during the procedure.

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Friday, March 9, 2018 - 12:30
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Selena Gomez's best friend and kidney donor Francia Raisa has revealed that the singer was close to death during the transplant after experiencing a complication with one of her arteries. 

The duo secretly underwent the procedure back in May, with Sel giving herself a few months to recover from the op before going public with the news in an emotional Instagram post. 

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It's now been revealed that the surgery was more of an ordeal than usual due to the fact that one of Selena's arteries snapped mid-procedure. 

In an interview with W, Francia said: "Selena did have a complication, too. A few hours after our surgery, I woke up and had a text from her that said, "I'm really scared." My kidney was very active, and when it turned I broke an artery.

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She continued: "They had to take her into emergency surgery and get a vein from her leg and build a new artery to keep my kidney in place. She could have died."

This so-called "flipped kidney" extended the procedure from two hours to six hours and was obviously an unexpected addition to an already difficult process. 

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As for the moment Francia realised she wanted to donate a kidney, the 29-year-old recalled the time Selena first admitted that she was in need of a transplant.

"She was asking me about my day and she grabbed a water bottle out of the fridge and tried to open it and couldn't. Then she threw it on the floor, and she fell to the floor and started crying. I was like, "What is wrong with you?" 

"'She said, "I need a new kidney. I don't know what I'm going to do, the waitlist is seven to 10 years."

I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you. Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery. And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website: www.lupusresearch.org/ -by grace through faith
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I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you. Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery. And finally, there aren’t words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website: www.lupusresearch.org/ -by grace through faith

A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Sep 14, 2017 at 3:07am PDT

This prompted Francia to secretly get in contact with Sel's assistant about being a potential match, and the rest, of course, is history. 

 

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