Bindi Irwin is on the road to recovery.
The Australian star, 26, gave an update on her health Monday after she was rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency, which forced her to miss the annual Steve Irwin Gala.
“Hey, guys. Bindi here. I just want to say thank you so much for your incredible well-wishes,” she said while laying in her hospital bed 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 team at Lennox Hill Hospital in New York City and thanked her fans for their “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 said. “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 showed love to her younger brother, Robert, 21, for 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 said, shouting out her husband, Chandler Powell, their 4-year-old daughter, Grace, and her mom, Terri, who also 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 surgery for her appendix at the Steve Irwin Gala Saturday.
“She’s just come out the other side of endometriosis and now the appendix goes,” he said.
Robert also revealed that Bindi planed to attend the gala despite being in “a lot of pain” until her doctor insisted that she needed surgery.
“She’s devastated that she and Mom can’t be here,” Robert said, “but I know she’ll make a speedy recovery.”
Bindi previously underwent surgery for endometriosis in March 2023. She said on the “A Life of Greatness” podcast earlier this year that she dealt with “fatigue” everyday for 10 years from the condition.
“There’s no cure for endometriosis, but if you’re able to get surgery you have a better shot at life,” she shared.
