Milica Dugalic Awaits Surgery: 'This Waiting Is Killing Me'
Milica Dugalic awaits surgery set for September 4 at the Institute of Oncology. The cancer she has been fighting was found ten years ago, and she says the waiting wears her down most.
Singer and former reality show contestant Milica Dugalic has revealed the date of her surgery at the Institute of Oncology in Belgrade. The procedure is scheduled for September 4, and until then she still has additional checkups ahead of her, which doctors will use to determine whether her body is ready.
Dugalic has been fighting cancer for ten years. She previously went through chemotherapy, after which she lost her hair, and she shared a photo of herself bald from the oncology ward on Instagram at the time. Now she has spoken to Kurir about what lies ahead of her in the coming days.
The singer arrives at this date after a long series of treatments and checkups, during which she has spoken publicly about her condition on several occasions. This time, unlike her earlier Instagram posts, she gave the exact date of the surgery, something she had not done before. For the first time, that puts on record just how long the wait for surgery on the Institute of Oncology’s list actually is.
“I’m doing well, I’m on the waiting list for surgery, which is scheduled for September 4. Before that I have a cardiovascular checkup, and I’m also seeing an internist at oncology to see whether my body can handle it all. After all, this cancer is ten years old. I feel good, but this waiting is killing me,” Milica Dugalic told Kurir.
Fifteen Days of Injections in Her Stomach
Before she got a date for the surgery, the singer also faced an additional health problem. Due to complications with an internal vein, she gave herself injections in the stomach for fifteen days. She says she currently has no pain, and that she is trying to spend the time before the procedure as actively as possible, without letting the illness take over completely.
“I fill this waiting time by walking. I honestly don’t care about the illness, I have no pain,” Dugalic told Kurir. She added that she sees her daily walks as a way to stay focused on her obligations rather than on the diagnosis.
She says her particular attitude toward the illness comes from accepting what is happening to her. “I accept all of this. I accept the illness, I accept the pain, I accept everything that affects my recovery,” the singer told Kurir.
Why Is Milica Dugalic Skipping Elita 10?
In the same interview, Milica Dugalic also said that a return to reality television is not on her mind right now. After the surgery, she explains, recovery comes first, not a new stint in front of the cameras.
“I would join Elita 10 if I didn’t have these health problems. There’s no chance I’ll join even a few months after the surgery, because I’ll be focusing on my health and recovery. That’s a process, there are checkups, taking care of yourself,” Dugalic told Kurir.
With that, she put an end to speculation about a possible return to the house, where viewers once followed her as a contestant. Her focus, she says, is now solely on her health.
At the end of the interview, the singer also shared a message that, she says, helps her get through the wait for the procedure.
“As long as a person is alive, pain will come. But pain can’t last forever, it will eventually go away. There’s always good after the worst,” Milica Dugalic said.
Before September 4, Dugalic still has a cardiovascular checkup and an appointment with an internist at oncology, both mandatory ahead of a procedure for which doctors need to assess whether her body can withstand surgery. Until then, by her own account, she is filling her days with walks and a calm that, she admits, is hard to hold on to while waiting for the date.
