The Serious Reason General Hospital's Kirsten Storms Had To Have Brain Surgery

Back in June 2021, Kirsten Storms suffered from a cyst on her brain. Storms revealed her unfortunate health update via Instagram Stories. "So I've not really spoken about this much, or at all actually," she said (via Today). "Less than 48 hours ago, I had brain surgery, hence the neck brace. It was on the lower portion of my brain." She continued, "I had a very large cyst that had split into two and the doctor said it was like so full the pressure was very noticeable when they opened up my skull...sounds so weird." Fortunately, the cyst "was not cancer." Still, the surgery — which required a gnarly incision — meant she had to take a break from the show.

One month later, Soap Opera Network reported that Storms would, naturally, not be around for a bit as she healed from her surgery. According to the outlet, the "General Hospital" writers decided to allow her character to get acquainted with all that Texas had to offer, instead of permanently axing the character. Fortunately, Storms quickly let it be known that she was more than able to take over her own role. Days later, Soap Opera Network updated fans on Storms' Instagram activity, where she captioned an on-set photo, "Maxie's back!"

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