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- Heigl herniated a disk in her neck and showed photos of her inside a doctor's office on Friday.
- The injury caused Katherine Heigl to travel to Los Angeles for the first time amid the pandemic.
- Last month, she spoke out about being labeled "difficult" during her acting career.
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Katherine Heigl said she's dealing with a "health crisis" after herniating a disk in her neck.
The "Firefly Lane" actress revealed that she and her husband, Josh B. Kelly, flew to Los Angeles, California, from their Utah home for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.
"First trip since the start of the pandemic is back to LA to deal with a herniated disk in my neck," wrote Heigl, 42, in an Instagram post.
"Thank God for @joshbkelley for not only coming with me to hold my hand but for providing me with some very much needed comedic relief! I mean…only Josh can or would harmonize with the coffee maker!" she wrote.
The post included a short video of Kelly harmonizing with a coffee maker while Heigl laughed in the background.
Hours later, Heigl shared a video of her and Kelly inside a medical center receiving treatment. Kelly sat in the doctor's chair and jokingly analyzed x-rays of Heigl's neck and head.
"Well, ma'am, I've got some bad news," he said, turning towards Heigl with a playful and dramatic flair. "Your brain is absolutely gorgeous!"
Heigl wrote in the caption that Kelly's "definitely the guy you want by your side during a health crisis."
"Though...I don't think I'd bring him to the OB with me," Heigl wrote. "Those jokes would just be too far."
Heigl's representatives didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for additional comment.
In February, Heigl made headlines for comments she made in a Washington Post profile, "Katherine Heigl is Done Apologizing."
Heigl revealed that everyone in her personal life refers to her by the nickname "Katie," not her professional name "Katherine." The actress said it helped separate her private life from her professional work.
"I feel like I can present as Katherine when I need to, but most of the time I'm just Katie," she said.
Heigl, who appeared on 123 episodes of "Grey's Anatomy," also addressed the notion that she's "difficult" to work with. She told the Post she was labeled "ungrateful" after she said Judd Apatow's "Knocked Up" is "sexist," in addition to criticizing the "Grey's Anatomy" script and shooting schedule.
"What is your definition of difficult? Somebody with an opinion that you don't like?" Heigl wrote. "Now, I'm 42, and that s--- pisses me off."