Kathy Griffin has shared a candid health update with her fans after being hospitalized following a routine medical procedure. The comedian took to social media on Thursday, May 21, to announce that she had returned home after spending the night in the hospital.
“I spent the night in the hospital because I had complications from my colonoscopy,” the 65-year-old revealed in a post that included a screenshot from her Notes app. “I know, I know, very s— but I am home now with the doggies where I belong.”
Alongside the message, Griffin also posted a selfie showing herself in full glam and in high spirits. “A not so tech savvy update,” the Suddenly Susan actress joked in the caption of her upload.
Griffin’s latest health issue is just one of many medical challenges she has openly discussed over the years. In August 2021, she opened up about being diagnosed with lung cancer.
“I’m about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed,” she said at the time. “I have lung cancer even though I’ve never smoked! The doctors are very optimistic as it is Stage 1 and contained in my left lung. Hopefully, no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing.”
Griffin has also been open about her cosmetic procedures, calling her third facelift “painful” in October 2025.
“It’s painful, and when people say it isn’t, they’re lying,” she said. “They yanked my face. I said, ‘Give me a good yank.’ I said, ‘Doctor, I don’t want to see you in six months. Get in there and start pulling, yanking.’”
When asked if she was happy with the results, Griffin replied, “I kind of am. I know, I’m shallow.”
“It’s Been One Health Thing After Another”
Approximately one year before her latest hospitalization, a source spoke out about the ongoing health struggles Griffin has faced.
“The last six years have been absolutely brutal. It’s been one health thing after another,” an insider said in May 2025. “People are amazed by her resilience. She’s battled cancer and beat it, but the fact that she’s managed to bounce back time and again is just astounding.”
“She just had an emergency hysterectomy because they found cancerous cells and suddenly had to take it all out,” the source added.
“That’s Kathy, She’s a Fighter”
“And just before that she had vocal surgery,” the confidant mentioned. “Her voice was damaged when she had surgery for lung cancer, so she’s just had vocal surgery to help get some return of her voice but she doesn’t have the volume or strength she used to.”
Despite these challenges, Griffin has never let her health issues interfere with her career. As the source concluded, “That’s Kathy, she’s a fighter.”
