Bindi Irwin had endometriosis surgery

For the past 10 years, Bindi Irwin, daughter of Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter), has suffered in silence from the fatigue, pain and nausea caused by endometriosis, but finally, after considering whether to share her experience with the public, she underwent surgery to treat the disease .

The eldest daughter of the Irwins, Steve (died 2006) and Terri, decided to share her experience with endometriosis because she feels she has a responsibility to women who need help.

Irwin commented that he was trying to be a positive person and hiding the pain was a very long road he had to undergo many tests, visits to the doctor and scans.

“The doctor told me it’s just something you deal with as a woman and I’ve completely given up trying to function through it. painIrwin wrote.

In her Instagram post, Irwin shared that she found a friend, Leslie Mosier, who helped her get on the path. get your life back and so he decided to do the surgery, it was scary, but he knew he couldn’t continue to live in pain.

“Every part of my life was torn apart by pain. “To make a long story short, they found 37 lesions, some of which are very deep and difficult to remove, and one chocolate cyst (an ovarian cyst covered by endometrial tissue, histologically and functionally similar to eutopic endometrium),” he said.

After the procedure, already in recovery, the first thing he was asked was “How did you live with so much pain?”

In that sense, Irwin is on his way recovery and gratitude What she feels is overwhelming, especially with her family and friends who have supported her for the past 10 years. In addition, he thanks the doctors and nurses who believed in his pain.

In addition, after everything that happened, the young woman is grateful to have Grace, with whom she has a daughter Powell candlestickhe even feels like a miracle to his family, since this disease affects the fertility of patients.

“I am aware of millions of women struggling with a similar story. There is a stigma around this terrible disease. I am sharing my story with anyone reading this who is silently dealing with unanswered pain. Let this be your confirmation that your pain is real and that you deserve help. Keep looking for answers,” he concluded.