Overview

• Schumer underwent a laminectomy on August 8 to relieve chronic L5 vertebra pain from a teenage surfing accident.
• She shared Instagram photos of herself using a walker to move around her home during her initial recovery.
• In her captions she blended humor and candid health details, joking about hospital chatter and promising to 'buy a bra' when she feels better.
• The procedure adds to a pattern of public health updates following her 2021 endometriosis hysterectomy and her 2024 Cushing syndrome diagnosis.
• She described the recovery as brief and received an outpouring of supportive messages from fans and fellow celebrities.