Bindi Irwin breaks silence after emergency surgery in the United States
Bindi Irwin has broken her silence from a hospital bed on Tuesday, giving an update on her condition following emergency surgery in the United States.
Irwin, 26, was forced to miss the annual Steve Irwin Gala in Las Vegas on Saturday night, US time, after her appendix ruptured and doctors performed emergency surgery to have the organ removed.
'I had my appendix removed. I also had 14 new endometriosis lesions that had to be removed and they kindly stitched up my hernia as well,' the mother-of-one said in a video from her hospital bed.
'I'm sorry if I'm a little out of it in this video, but I just wanted you to know that I'm on the road to recovery one step at a time and I am so lucky to have so much love in my life from my beautiful family.'
Irwin has had a well-documented struggle with endometriosis.
The condition causes the cells that line the uterus to grow in other parts of the body, which causes painful scar tissue, according to Health Direct.
Bindi Irwin's mother, Terri, also rushed to be by her side.
Brother Robert told the ceremony she was rushed into hospital with a ruptured appendix.
He later gave an update to US People magazine.
'She's going to be OK, but surgery — out of all the things we were ready for — that was not one of them,' Robert told the publication.
'She's just come out the other side of endometriosis and now the appendix goes.
'She's devastated that she and mum can't be here, but I know she'll make a speedy recovery.
In March 2023, Bindi revealed she had suffered from endometriosis and underwent surgery in the United States. It was the first time she had spoken about it publicly.
'I'm aware of millions of women of women struggling with a similar story,' she wrote, in a touching message on Instagram.
'There's stigma around this awful disease. I'm sharing my story for anyone who reads this and is quietly dealing with pain and no answers.'
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