Selena Gomez Opens Up About Lupus Recovery 

Selena Gomez Opens Up About Lupus Recovery

It’s been about two months since Selena Gomez revealed that the real reason she went AWOL from the public eye for a while was that she was undergoing chemotherapy treatments for lupus, and now she’s finally opening up about her recovery process.

about her progress since being diagnosed with and treated for the autoimmune disorder, saying that “It has been overwhelming and the response has been very supportive, which is nice — but it still makes me a little uncomfortable.”

“I waited for the right time to talk about it because I am in a great place and I’m very healthy,” the

singer added. “I’m not trying to be loud about it: It was time to use my platform to help.”

Selena revealed her struggle with the chronic inflammatory disorder in October when she told

, “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke … I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”

She appeared on “Ellen” after the news dropped, revealing she was diagnosed three years ago. “I think it was just very complicated because I didn’t understand, and then that was something I did want to keep private until my whole life suddenly wasn’t private.”

“It’s an autoimmune disease,” Gomez added. “You’ll have it forever, so it’s just one of those situations … you’ve got to take care of yourself.”

Clumsy, wavy-haired, and full of good intentions. Yep, that about sums it up.