Savannah Guthrie gives health update after having vocal surgery which means she has to stay silent for weeks
Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has given her fans an update after having vocal surgery which now requires her to stay silent for weeks.
Guthrie confirmed she underwent the surgery to remove vocal nodules and a polyp yesterday (Monday January 5) with an Instagram post after telling fans back in December that she would need the procedure.
The 54-year-old journalist announced on December 19 that she'd be taking some time off from the NBC News morning show this new year to recover from the surgery.
"It's not a big, big deal, but I am going to have to have a surgery in the new year and be off for a couple of weeks, so this is my last day for a little while," she shared at the time.
Fans who tuned into the show as usual yesterday morning missed Guthrie’s presence alongside co-host Craig Melvin, but were then pleased when she posted an encouraging health update on her social media.
She posted a photo of herself smiling and holding up a whiteboard with the message “all good, thanks for prayers and love” written across it. In the caption, she simply wrote “see you soon”, alongside a yellow heart.
Her co-host Sheinelle Jones, who previously underwent the same surgery, had given her the whiteboard to communicate.
Guthrie has previously shared that she must have vocal rest and be "totally silent” for a few weeks as she recovers. Explaining her health issue last month when she told viewers she would be absent, she said: “Some of you have noticed that my voice has been very scratchy and started to crack a little bit. Well, I have found out what it is. I have vocal nodules and I also have a polyp."
She has not shared when she'll return to Today, however. Prior to her absence, Guthrie estimated that she would "be off for a couple of weeks."
Fans and Guthrie’s fellow Today presenters commented on her latest Instagram post to send her well-wishes “Feel better my girlxxxx,” Hoda Kotb shared. The Instagram account for Today Show Radio wrote: “Can’t wait to hear that voice again soon.” One fan wrote: “So happy to hear all went well ! Sending healing.”