The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Dolores Catania has revealed why her BFF Teresa Giudice had emergency surgery. Teresa was admitted to the hospital on March 23, after which she underwent an emergency procedure. A day after her admission, her rep confirmed she was recovering and resting. Teresa's rep added that she was recuperating and looking forward to a speedy recovery and was grateful to everyone for their prayers and well wishes.

Following the news of Teresa's admission, she was at the receiving end of multiple goodwill messages from her family members. Her eldest daughter, Gia Giudice, led the way in the well wishes with a post on Instagram where she urged her mom to get well soon. Gia expressed love for her mom and described her as a trooper. Teresa's ex-husband, Joe Giudice, also shared a picture of Teresa in a hospital bed and urged people to pray for her as she was admitted to the hospital.

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Meanwhile, Teresa's close friend Dolores has been concerned about her health and wishes her well. On March 28, Dolores spoke to E! News and disclosed why Teresa was hospitalized. Dolores said, "She [Teresa] had her appendix out. Now it just takes time to heal. But it was emergency surgery, so she's in a lot of pain." Dolores also revealed she spoke to Teresa, and the latter wasn't well. She added, "She's not feeling good at all. It's bad. She's in a tremendous amount of pain."

Dolores Catania & Teresa Giudice from RHONJ

Teresa and Dolores have been friends for decades. So it is not surprising that she is concerned about the latter's health. Their friendship dates as far back as 1995. During season 7 of RHONJ, Teresa confirmed that she and Dolores are cut from the same cloth. However, some years later, it was rumored that the RHONJ stars' beautiful bond suffered a fallout during the filming of season 11. The celebrities' relationship has survived different misunderstandings and criticism.

Teresa's health breakdown came as a surprise to many of her The Real Housewives Of New Jersey fans, who have continued to show their love and support for her ever since. Although Teresa's rep confirmed earlier that she was recuperating from her operation, Dolores's revelation that her friend is in tremendous pain will fill her fans with so much worry. However, one can only hope that the reality television star completely recovers from her ailment and gets back to her feet as soon as possible. It is good to see the close friendship between her and Dolores despite Teresa's condition. It is also noteworthy that Teresa's ex-husband Joe Giudice took time out to ask fans to pray for her. It shows there is no bad blood between the former couple, who maintain a good friendship after their split.

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Source: E! News