Bella Hadid shares throwback photos from years of battling Lyme disease and updates fans on medical leave: ‘I’ll be back when I’m ready’

Bella Hadid updated her 59.3 million Instagram followers on Sunday about her ongoing battle with Lyme disease.

The 26-year-old model posted a variety of throwback photos that showed both her in the worst moments of her battle with the chronic illness over the years, and snippets of her medical records stretching back more than a decade.

Taken together, the photos chronicle years of health issues and fatigue that plagued her even as she rose to become one of the most in-demand models in the world.

And while Bella has taken time off from work and reduced her social media posts since she quietly split from her boyfriend Marc Kalman earlier this year, she made it clear that this was only a temporary setback for her.

“I’ll be back when I’m ready,” she defiantly wrote in her lengthy caption.

Several of her photos showed her with IVs on her arm and what appeared to be ports to make transfusions or blood draws easier.

One photo showed the runway star topless and with a soft smile as she lay on a bed in a medical setting.

She appeared to have electrodes or other connections along her chest, which she covered with her hands while a professional adjusted them.