Overview

• Schumer said the surgery addressed chronic L5 pain that she traced back to a decades-old surfing injury.
• Medical experts note that a laminectomy involves removing part of the vertebra’s lamina to enlarge the spinal canal and ease nerve pressure.
• She received an outpouring of support on Instagram from fans and friends such as Helena Christensen and Bethenny Frankel.
• The laminectomy joins a series of public health updates from Schumer, including endometriosis surgery in 2021, a 2024 Cushing syndrome diagnosis and her shift from Wegovy to Mounjaro for weight loss.
• Some reports suggest she fell from a horse before the surgery, but that detail appears only in a small number of outlets and has not been broadly confirmed.