Whoopi Goldberg updated fans on her health status during a video message on The View on Monday after missing several shows due to an injury.
From her hospital bed, Goldberg said she’s recovering from a herniated disc. The video was posted to the show’s Facebook page.
"[It] is something that has been so painful it made me wish to have my period back again," she said, ABC News reports.
Goldberg will make a quick recovery, as she’s expected to return next week.
"I'm back sooner than anybody thinks and I'm stronger than ever,” she reassured her fans.
In the meantime, guest co-hosts like Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox and Destiny’s Child’s Michelle Williams have been filling in.
Nicole Wallace also told viewers when she went to visit Goldberg in the hospital, she was the same “fiery, feisty and hilarious” Whoopi we know and love.
Her rumored rival, Rosie O’Donnell, even told her “We miss you Whoop!”
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