VANESSA CARLTON REVEALS THAT SHE LOST HER UNBORN BABY, CANCELS TOUR DATES

THE ‘A THOUSAND MILES’ HITMAKER SAYS SHE HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY AFTER SHE SUFFERED INTERNAL BLEEDING DUE TO ECTOPIC PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS. 

Heartbreaking news from Vanessa Carlton. As of Friday, Carlton announced on her Facebook page the cancellation of her tour dates. She also opened up to her fans and to the public that she has just lost her baby. Carlton told her fans that she needs more time to recover after an emergency surgery due to ectopic pregnancy complications.

Carlton explains “I was diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy, or in my case it was a fallopian pregnancy (the embryo settled in my tube, which is the width of a straw.) This is not considered a viable pregnancy because the fetus cannot develop and it is a high-risk situation for the mother because of the potential for tubal rupture and internal bleeding”.

She adds “There is a theory that an appendectomy I had when I was 12 (for a ruptured appendix) had screwed up my right tube with scar tissue etc., and that’s why my embryo got caught in the tube. In case you are a woman with a past appendectomy definitely take note”.

Carlton 33, says that they had managed to catch the problem “relatively early”. Carlton was given “ a shot of Methotrexate, a mild Chemotherapy instead of having surgery”. In hopes to “shrink the pregnancy” and save her tube. Under her doctors orders, Carlton was forced to postpone her shows due to the fact that her treatment obliged her to be “very close to hospital at all times”. 

Although, Carlton reveals “ this past Monday, Oct 28th, 11 days after the chemo shot and despite our best efforts, my tube started to rupture and I was experiencing internal bleeding”, she adds on “My doctor performed a successful surgery and removed my entire right fallopian tube”.

It’s been over a week after the surgery, however she is still not really ready to return to the stage just yet stating “A week to the day from my emergency surgery I started getting intense nerve pain in one of my incisions” she continues “I was all set to fly to Vancouver on Wednesday but, alas, I am not ready yet”.

While adding on “ So, sadly, I will need to cancel the first four dates of my November tour – this includes Vancouver, Bellingham, Portland and Seattle. I need to stay close to my doctors and the hospital in case this initial pain turns into something more serious. I’m ready to get back out there mentally though and if all goes even remotely as planned I will be ready for San Francisco”.

Carlton says “I’m so bummed about having to jank up this tour. It started off pretty great. My favorite even. Gimme a couple more days, I’ll be ready. Thank you for all your support and understanding through this,” she concludes. She also says, “On the bright side my other tube and ovaries are perfectly healthy”.

Vanessa revealed her pregnancy news earlier at her live concert in early October at the first week of her tour. Carlton found out that there was problems in her pregnancy the day after her her NYC show on October 15^th