Department of Health & Human Services.
The beloved wildlife conservationist and daughter of the lateSteve Irwinsaid she struggled for years to find the right diagnosis.
She said she also needed time to be able to talk openly about the disease.
I was tested for everything, she toldPeoplelast year.
Every tropical disease, Lyme disease, cancer, you name it.
I had every blood test and scan imaginable.
Even doctors sometimes didnt take her seriously because they couldnt reach the right diagnosis.
The minimally invasive methodused to diagnose and treat intra-abdominal diseasesfinally confirmed that she hadendometriosis.
Looking back, it was always endometriosis, she toldPeople.
I wish so much I could have had this surgery years ago, she added.
My pain was in the drivers seat, and everything else took a back seat.
But I believe everything happens for a reason and that I had the surgery at the exact right time.
It was women supporting other women, and that part of it was beautiful, she said.
When she was pregnant with Grace, she often thought she mightlose the babybecause of the agonizing pain.
And I would think that I was losing our beautiful daughter….
I had no idea about what was happening.
And so now I have answers, theDancing with the StarswinnertoldGood Morning Americaduring a 2023 interview.
For me and Chandler, were so lucky to have Grace.
So many women cant fall pregnant because of problems with endometriosis.
When I went through endo and people would ask, When are you and Chandler having another child?
It would completely change the way you approach somebody, she told the outlet.
I think you have to be kind in every part of life.
If you have the urge to ask, take a second.
If someone has good news to share, theyll share it.
Netizens expressed gratitude to the conservationist for sharing her journey with endometriosis
