Steve Irwin’s daughter Bindi given a ‘second chance at life’ following huge surgery

Bindi Irwin said she had been given a “second chance at life” after her endometriosis surgery ended 10 years of ‘insurmountable pain’.

The 25 year old TV star and zookeeper, daughter of late wildlife expert Steve Irwin, underwent the operation in the US earlier this year – opening up on her battle with the condition in a candid Instagram post. Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, according to the NHS website.

At the time, Bindi spoke about how the disease had caused her a decade-long struggle with ‘insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea’. And now she has discussed how her life looked ‘completely different’ following the surgery, which found 37 lesions and a cyst.

She told Fox News Digital: "Over the 10 years that I was really battling with endo without knowing it, I would get progressively worse every week and in the end, before my surgery, I was barely able to get out of bed.”

Bindi, who has a daughter with her husband Chandler Powell, went on to say how, following the operation, she could now go for daily zoo walks with her family, attend management meetings, check up on their animals, do the filming work she loves and play with her little girl.

She added: “And it is just so wonderful. I feel like I see the world in a new way now. I'm able to actually do things again. It does feel like a second chance at life.”

In March, Bindi – star of Crikey! It's the Irwins – posted a photo of herself in her hospital bed as she wanted to share her health battle for the sake of other women struggling with the condition.

She wrote: “For 10yrs I’ve struggled with insurmountable fatigue, pain and nausea. Trying to remain a positive person and hide the pain has been a very long road.

“These last 10yrs have included many tests, doctors visits, scans, etc. A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman and I gave up entirely, trying to function through the pain.

“I didn’t find answers until a friend @lesliemosier helped set me on a path of regaining my life. I decided to undergo surgery for endometriosis.”

She continued: “Going in for surgery was scary but I knew I couldn’t live like I was. Every part of my life was getting torn apart because of the pain.

“To cut a long story short, they found 37 lesions, some very deep and difficult to remove, and a chocolate cyst. @seckinmd’s first words to me when I was in recovery were ‘How did you live with this much pain?’ Validation for years of pain is indescribable.”

The mother-of-one went on to thank her family and friends for encouraging her to find answers – as well as praising the doctors and nurses who believed in her pain. She also expressed her gratitude that she was finally on the “road to recovery”.

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