Love Island star Erin Barnett, 27, is approved for a hysterectomy after 17 surgeries and fighting doctors for years due to severe endometriosis.
Erin Barnett was finally approved for a hysterectomy after fighting with doctors and enduring more than a dozen surgeries.
The former Love Island Australia contestant, who suffers from endometriosis, announced the news in an Instagram Stories post on Friday.
‘IT’S HAPPENING! I just got approved for a hysterectomy,’ the 27-year-old shared with her fans.
‘I’M CRYING HAPPY TEARS! I can’t believe it’s finally happening. I’m so overwhelmed with so many different emotions,’ she continued.
‘I’ve wanted this for so long. WHAT A WIN FOR ME!’ Erin clearly delighted, she added.
Erin Barnett (pictured) has finally been approved for a hysterectomy after fighting with doctors and enduring more than a dozen surgeries.
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and is used to treat a number of conditions, including endometriosis, fibroids, and prolapse.
Erin revealed in 2022 that she was at war with the doctors who refused to give her a hysterectomy.
She has had 17 surgeries starting at the age of 14, due to suffering from severe endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome.
The former reality star said she wanted to have a hysterectomy to end her pain, but she can’t find a surgeon who will agree to perform the operation.
“It’s not a cure, but I would probably be 90 percent pain free and today I live in about 1000 percent pain every day,” he said. nine honey last year.
‘IT’S HAPPENING! I just got approved for a hysterectomy,’ the 27-year-old shared with fans of hers. ‘I’M CRYING HAPPY TEARS! I can’t believe it’s finally happening’
‘Sure, you would enter menopause and there are higher risks of having a stroke or heart attack at age 60.
‘But that means I have to live in pain and have constant surgeries for another 30 years. I accept the risks and yet they still don’t.’
Erin went on to say that she was able to get breast implants, but was not granted a hysterectomy despite suffering what she describes as burning pain on the inside.
“When I asked for large breast implants, my surgeon advised against it, but it was what I wanted, so I understood the risks and signed the form,” she said.
Erin revealed in 2022 that she was at war with the doctors who refused to give her a hysterectomy. She has had 17 surgeries since she was 14 years old.
Previously describing her symptoms on Instagram, Erin wrote: ‘I don’t know what’s going on! But look how swollen I am. I am in agony! I feel like my insides are on fire’.
Furious, Erin continued, “When you’ve had 17 surgeries since you were 14, had your left ovary/fallopian tube removed, had two cysts ruptured, and were diagnosed with endometriosis, adenomyosis, and PCOS, then come back and tell me how to live.” my life”.
She added: “You have no idea what this amount of pain, suffering and surgeries will do to you mentally, let alone physically.”
Erin first discovered she had these debilitating disorders when a three-liter cyst was removed from her ovary at the age of 15.
Erin went on to say that she was able to get breast implants, but was not granted a hysterectomy despite suffering what she describes as burning pain on the inside.