Bindi Irwin is on the street to restoration.
The Australian star, 26, gave an replace on her well being Monday after she was rushed to the hospital as a consequence of a medical emergency, which compelled her to overlook the annual Steve Irwin Gala.
“Hey, guys. Bindi here. I just want to say thank you so much for your incredible well-wishes,” she mentioned whereas laying in her hospital mattress in an Instagram video.
“I just got out of surgery about an hour ago. I had my appendix removed,” she shared. “I also had 14 new endometriosis lesions that had to be removed, and they kindly stitched up my hernia as well.”
Bindi gave a shoutout to her medical group at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York Metropolis and thanked her followers for his or her “kind words and support.”
“Sorry if I’m a little out of it in this video,” she added, “but I just wanted you to know that I’m on the road to recovery, one step at a time. I am so lucky to have so much love in my life from my beautiful family.”
The “Dancing with the Stars” winner, who has endometriosis, elaborated on her hospitalization in her caption.
“After many months of a grumbly appendix, I finally had to seek help the day of our Steve Irwin Gala,” she mentioned. “After consulting with Dr. Seckin, we agreed that if I flew to New York, he could also check for endometriosis again. Surgery was a success. My appendix was removed, along with another 14 lesions (after having 37 endometriosis lesions and a cyst removed two years ago). I also had a repair to a large hernia I acquired through childbirth four years ago.”
Bindi confirmed like to her youthful brother, Robert, 21, for internet hosting the Las Vegas gala named after their late father over the weekend.
“He did such an incredible job raising funds and awareness for Wildlife Warriors. And thanks to my family for always being there for me,” Bindi mentioned, shouting out her husband, Chandler Powell, their 4-year-old daughter, Grace, and her mother, Terri, who additionally missed the gala to be with Bindi.
“And rest assured, I’ll see you at the next Steve Irwin Gala in Brisbane this November,” Bindi promised. “One day at a time. Time to heal now. Sending my love to you.”
Robert revealed Bindi underwent emergency surgical procedure for her appendix on the Steve Irwin Gala Saturday.
“She’s just come out the other side of endometriosis and now the appendix goes,” he mentioned.
Robert additionally revealed that Bindi planed to attend the gala regardless of being in “a lot of pain” till her physician insisted that she wanted surgical procedure.
“She’s devastated that she and Mom can’t be here,” Robert mentioned, “but I know she’ll make a speedy recovery.”
Bindi beforehand underwent surgical procedure for endometriosis in March 2023. She mentioned on the “A Life of Greatness” podcast earlier this 12 months that she handled “fatigue” on a regular basis for 10 years from the situation.
“There’s no cure for endometriosis, but if you’re able to get surgery you have a better shot at life,” she shared.
