Vixen singer Janet Gardner hospitalized and had hole drilled into her head to relieve hematoma

Vixen singer Janet Gardner hospitalized and had hole drilled into her head to relieve hematoma

Good news and bad news for Vixen frontwoman Janet Gardner as the singer was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery with respect to a subdural hematoma. The singer had a hole drilled into her head to relieve the hematoma and had a titanium plate put on to cover the hole.

The following message was posted on Vixen‘s Facebook page a few hours ago:

“It is with immense gratitude and joy that we want you to know our Vixen front woman extraordinaire, Janet Gardner is currently recovering from emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma. In Los Angeles, on Friday, January 12, the day after playing a brilliant show with her solo band at the Whiskey A GoGo, she was rushed to the hospital and they had to drill a hole into her skull to relieve the hematoma and put a titanium plate to cover the hole.

She is recovering very well and our hearts are filled with relief. Thank you for your love and support and we look forward to seeing you soon.”

The following message was posted on one of Gardner‘s Facebook pages yesterday night:

“I wanted to take a moment, and catch everyone up on the last few, very eventful days.

First, I would like to thank everyone who came out to our show in Los Angeles, at the Whisky a GoGo, on Thursday. We had a wonderful time, and the crowd was amazing!

Unfortunately, on Friday, things turned a little upside down on us. I was rushed off to the hospital, and had to have emergency surgery to remove a subdural hematoma that was putting pressure on my brain. They had to drill a hole into my head to remove the hematoma and put a titanium plate in to cover the hole.

I am literally a metal head!

I apologize for having to cancel the Vamp’d show last night. We will be rescheduling that soon. I will keep you posted on my recovery.

Thank you for all the love and support!”

Wikipedia states the following about a “subdural hematoma”: “A subdural hematoma (SDH), is a type of hematoma, usually associated with traumatic brain injury. Blood gathers between the inner layer of the dura mater and the arachnoid mater. Usually resulting from tears in bridging veins which cross the subdural space, subdural hemorrhages may cause an increase in intracranial pressure (ICP), which can cause compression of and damage to delicate brain tissue. Subdural hematomas are often life-threatening when acute. Chronic subdural hematomas, however, have a better prognosis if properly managed.”

Sleaze Roxx wishes Gardner a speedy recovery.