Dolly Parton Shares Good and ‘a Little Bad News’ About Her Health

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 06: Dolly Parton speaks onstage during Kicking Off CMA Fest: A Special Conversation With Dolly Parton Hosted By Rachel Smith at Music City Center on June 06, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Wire Image) Dolly Parton shared a new health update with fans in an Instagram video. Though she didn’t specify exactly what health issues she’s facing, Parton noted previous challenges with her kidney health as well as weakened immune and digestive systems. Parton also revealed that medication side effects forced her to cancel her upcoming Las Vegas shows. Dolly Parton shared “some good news, and a little bad news,” about her health in an Instagram reel posted across her various social media accounts on Monday, May 4. “The good news is, I’m responding really well to meds and treatments, and I’m improving every day,” Parton said. Though the country music icon didn’t specify exactly what she’s being treated for, she noted that she’s “always had problems with my kidney stones,” joking that “they dig more stones out of me a year than the rock quarry in Rockwood, Tennessee.” Parton further elaborated that her immune and digestive systems “got all out of whack over the past three years,” and that her care team is “working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those.” She also apologized to fans for needing to cancel her previously postponed Las Vegas shows “because some of the meds and treatments make me a little bit swimmy-headed … and of course, I can’t be dizzy carrying around banjos, guitars and such on five-inch heels.” The new update comes only eight months after Parton originally announced on Instagram that she needed to postpone her Las Vegas concerts due to “health challenges” she was facing that would require “a few procedures.” However, despite the “serious business” of her current health, Parton assured fans that she is “doing really well” and has “great doctors” who told her “everything I have