Young and the Restless star Eric Braeden reveals new health update after scary cancer diagnosis

THE Young and the Restless actor Eric Braeden has given fans an update on how he’s been feeling in the weeks since sharing his cancer diagnosis.

The soap star, 82, revealed part of his treatment process has been delayed, but he insisted he’s following his doctor’s orders to help get everything back on track.

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On Tuesday, Eric, who plays Victor Newman on the 50-year-old soap, went live on his Facebook to offer a small health update.

Unfortunately, the actor said, one of his infusion appointments had to be postponed.

To help kick-start his immune system, doctors put Eric on a six-week bladder infusion treatment plan.

Once finished, he would then have six weeks off of the treatment.

Eric shared he was set to have his final infusion earlier this week, but he didn’t end up having it as the doctors “detected a little bit of a blood infection still.”

He went on: “They weren’t totally sure. In the meantime, they told me to drink at least a gallon [of water] a day.

“Otherwise, it’s going well. I can’t complain. And this side infection is a pain in the you-know-what. Anyway, it’ll go away.”

Eric ended the video on a positive note, insisting to fans that he’s “feeling OK.”

Eric first revealed his prostate cancer diagnosis to fans in late April.

In a 13-minute Facebook video, the actor shared: “Whilst recuperating from the knee surgery, I began to have problems with my prostate.

“I hate to be this personal, but I think this may be good for some older guys who may or may not listen to this. It’ll happen to them.

“My prostate, I’d had some problems with it before,” he continued. “It manifests itself by you having to pee a lot. And it got to the point where I had to get up almost every half hour.”

He then went on to reveal he had a biopsy that showed low-grade and high-grade cancer cells around his bladder.

He concluded the video by saying: “This b*****d ain’t going to get me; I’m going to get it.”

Soon after, he opened up about the roller coaster he’s been on during an interview with ET.

When asked about how he has been dealing with his battle with bladder cancer, he said simply that he’s “taking it on.”

In 1980, Eric landed the role of Victor Newman on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.

He’d previously played various roles in hit ’70s shows, such as Hawaii Five-0, Gunsmoke, and CHiPs.

The German-born star came to the United States with his father in 1959, and he soon attended the University of Montana.

Shortly after graduating, Braeden landed his first role as a German soldier in the World War II drama Combat!

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