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BBC DJ and presenter Trevor Nelson has revealed helium stepped distant from enactment aft being diagnosed with a encephalon tumour.
Nelson was past connected aerial successful June and had announced helium was "taking a small interruption from my enactment commitments" owed to "health issues".
Speaking to his Instagram followers, external, the 62-year-old said that his "world was turned upside down" erstwhile a encephalon tumour was discovered.
He said that helium had undergone a "very superior surgery" which "went incredibly well".
Speaking connected Instagram connected Thursday, Nelson explained: "There's been a batch of speculation arsenic to what's incorrect with me, I cognize that much. My phone's blown up 20 times implicit with radical asking what's incorrect with me.
"I felt that I should astatine slightest archer you what was incorrect with me. I'm not going to spell into it each present and I volition heavy dive into it astatine a aboriginal day truthful you tin perceive the afloat story."
He continued: "I'll archer you this, I was minding my ain concern and past it was discovered I had a encephalon tumour.
"I was shocked, my satellite was turned upside down, it was a daze to myself and adjacent household and friends and you tin ideate rather virtually my caput was each implicit the place."
He reassured fans his country went good and past period has "been astatine home, recuperating, recovering and resting and getting immoderate post-op attraction arsenic well".
He added that helium feels "great close now" and "ready to travel back".
"I consciousness energised and astir backmost to myself, yes I've had a truly superior concern but I've travel retired the different broadside astatine this constituent and I consciousness great. I consciousness raring to spell and I consciousness successful bully health."
The father-of-two said helium is backmost to doing things helium enjoys similar playing play and going to the gym.
He urged fans not to interest astir him and thanked everyone for their emotion and support.
Nelson, who presents a weekday day amusement connected Radio 2 and appears connected 1Xtra precocious connected a Sunday morning, celebrated 30 years astatine the BBC earlier this year.
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Nelson, pictured present successful 2010, has been moving with the BBC since 1996
His colleagues, including Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball, wished him good and Ball said it is "so bully to spot your look and larn that you're doing well".
DJ Clara Amfo praised his "brilliant surgeons" and sent him emotion arsenic did comedian Romesh Ranganathan who wrote connected Instagram: "much emotion legend".
The Brain Tumour Charity besides commented connected his Instagram video and thanked Nelson for sharing his diagnosis.
"We are reasoning of you and your loved ones during this time. We're ever present if you request enactment oregon idiosyncratic to speech to."
Nelson started his vocation astatine Kiss FM successful London and aft 10 years helium moved to Radio 1 successful 1996 to contiguous Rhythm Nation.
He besides worked successful television, presenting MTV's achromatic euphony shows The Lick and The Lick Chart earlier hosting his ain shows connected the BBC similar Trevor Nelson's Urban Choice and The Lowdown.
In 2002, Nelson received an MBE for his publication to the Millennium Volunteers programme.
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