Mariska Hargitay isn’t taking her Law and Order: SVU co-star Ice-T’s advice to take some time and heal. Her rep confirmed that she’ll be back to filming episodes of SVU for the rest of the season. So far, Mariska has only missed one episode due to her mystery lung ailment. It’s unknown exactly what’s going on with her health, but she’s been hospitalized twice, the second time just last week. OK! has more:

Despite rumors speculating that Law and Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay would be missing the entire rest of the season due to health concerns, the actresses’ rep tells OK! not to believe the buzz.

“Not true,” says the rep of the report. “Mariska is recovering well and is returning to the show this season. She is only missing one episode.”

Mariska’s had a bumpy few months after being hospitalized for a collapsed lung in mid January. The star returned to work and seemed to be doing well, but had to visit the hospital again after experiencing some discomfort relating to the lung condition.

[From OK! Magazine]

I’m a huge fan of Mariska’s, and I feel very strongly that if my girl needs to rest and recuperate, that’s what she should be doing. SVU can’t have that many more episodes to film, so why all the drama about her coming back to work so soon? There’s obviously something wrong with her, or she wouldn’t have needed to be hospitalized a second time. There’s even a rumor going around that she needs surgery, but that hasn’t been verified by anyone close to Mariska.

Here’s Mariska and Christopher Meloni on the set of Law and Order SVU filming in SoHo on October 10th. Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline.