Shania Twain Helped Jon Bon Jovi Get His Much-Needed Vocal Surgery

Jon Bon Jovi, Shania Twain
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Jon Bon Jovi shared how his "spirit sister" Shania Twain has dramatically helped him in getting the medical help he needed for his vocal cords.

Bon Jovi underwent a vocal fold medialization procedure in 2022, a similar procedure that Twain had in 2018.

Shania Twain Helped Jon Bon Jovi On His Vocal Surgery

In a conversation with People magazine, Jon Bon Jovi shared that his "spirit sister," Twain, helped him get the medical help he needed to alleviate the vocal cords that were "stealing" his voice.

Reportedly, Twain and Bon Jovi had the "same doctor" and "same surgery."

"She's the only other one I've known that's ever had this surgery, with this doctor, and the only reason I found that out is because she reported it in the press," Bon Jovi told the publication after finding out that he was being treated by Robert Sataloff, Twain's doctor.

Bon Jovi recalled how Twain reassured him that it would be "OK" and how she "pulled" his leg a "little bit because she told me I'd be out there a lot sooner than I have been."

"She says, 'Well, I told you that because I knew that you might back out otherwise.' And so, I couldn't wait to get the operation," the Bon Jovi vocalist added.

Jon Bon Jovie Opens Up About Vocal Strain, Surgery

Bon Jovi opens up about his strained voice and how it impacted him in the new Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.

Unbeknownst to many, he has been facing serious health issues in the past seven years while he embarked on a tour with his best-selling band, Bon Jovi.

Dorothea, Jon Bon Jovi's wife, confronted him after seeing him struggle with his voice. She gave him a piece of tough love and told him: "It wasn't great, and I've seen you be great."

Bon Jovi described the conversation as "beyond heartbreaking" and "devastating," but affirms that "there's no one better than her to tell me the truth."

"I went to the doctor and said, 'I've done everything I know how to do,'" he said, as quoted by People magazine.

Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story can be streamed on Hulu.

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