The 36-year-old singer took to Instagram to give health updates.
"So I have been healing from a minor surgery removing a fibroid on my uterus. Well, surgery sucks but helpers and families are amazing, nurses are angels, and doctors are wizards. I
"In the silence and solitude of the simple task of my body seeking it's healed state, I have become vigilant about what I am intaking. Physically and metaphorically," Bareilles wrote next to a photo collage from the hospital.
She also included some positive advice for anyone dealing with health issues or struggling with life in general.
"I am reminded to absolutely acknowledge the chaos of a very strange/surreal time in our country and on our beloved planet, but ALSO remember to come back into the room I'm actually sitting in. Celebrate what is good about that too.