Snooki says she was 'planning her funeral' after cancer diagnosis: 'I definitely had a breakdown'

Snooki said that it was "terrifying" to receive her stage 1 cervical cancer diagnosis.

Key points

• She recalled thinking, "I got to get my will in place. What's going to happen? Like, planning my funeral."

• However, the reality star felt reassured after learning more about others' experiences: "I'm going to be okay."

Nicole "Snooki" Polizziis reflecting on her cancer diagnosis.

TheJersey Shorestar discussed her health scare in an interview with Kristin Cavallari on theLet's Be Honestpodcast.

Snooki said that it felt "terrifying" to receive her stage 1 cervical cancer diagnosis, which sheannounced in February,

"Like, 'Hi, am I dying? What is going on?'" she remembered. "I definitely had a breakdown. Like, oh my God, what am I going to do? I got to get my will in place. What's going to happen? Like, planning my funeral. I was being so dramatic."

However, the reality star said that she felt much calmer after learning about the general trends for stage 1 cervical cancer, which has a92% survival rate, according to the University of Kansas Cancer Center.

"I did research, and I was like, 'This is so common for women and no one really talks about it,'" Snooki remembered. "And I'm going to be okay because, you know, there's things I have to do and I'll be fine. Because stage 1 is like the best-case scenario. So yeah, I just have to get a hysterectomy and then just have to watch it for the rest of my life. "

Snooki said that she originally didn't plan to go public with her diagnosis. "I didn't think I was going to tell anyone just like my close family. And that's it," she said. "Let's deal with this like no one's going to know."

However, she felt a responsibility to share her story because she believes personal testimonies are helpful and reassuring to people receiving a new diagnosis.

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"When you Google it, it's just like words. It's like Wikipedia words like 'This is what's going to happen,'" she remembered. "I needed someone to be relatable and talk about their experience. So I went on TikTok, and there's just so many women saying, 'I just got diagnosed with stage 1. This is what I have to do.' And then other TikToks saying how they got a hysterectomy. It wasn't that bad, but you know, I have to rest."

She continued, "I feel like I need to tell my story because I literally looked for these women to make me feel better. So why not talk about it? Because nobody talks about it. And it's so common."

The reality star said that she's planning on receiving a hysterectomy this summer after she finishes production on her Paramount+ showCanada Shore.

"I talked to the doctor. So all my friends and my family's yelling at me like, 'Who cares about work? You gotta just get this done,'" she explained. "But when you have a TV show, you can't just move production. It's already set in stone. I have to go to Canada."

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Snooki is unconcerned with her cancer advancing. "I think it's fine. I just want to get the show done. It's almost done," she said. "And I talked to the doctor, and I'm like, 'Can this escalate to stage 2 overnight?' And he's like, 'No, it'll take a couple of years. I think you're okay to hold off 'til summer.' So I got the okay from the doctor."

You can listen to Snooki's full conversation with Cavallari above.

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