Chrissy Teigen.Photo: Chrissy Teigen/InstagramAsChrissy Teigenprepares for her first-everendometriosis surgery, she’s getting support from fellow cooking star and endometriosis suffererPadma Lakshmi.Teigen, 35,shared on Wednesdaythat she’s getting surgery for endometriosis, a common but painful disorder that occurs when tissue incorrectly grows outside of the uterus. It’s all part of a tough week for the bestselling cookbook author, as it coincides with her original due date for her third child with husbandJohn Legend, a boy they had planned to name Jack whom theylost after 20 weeks of pregnancyback in September.Feeling “a bit off,” Teigen asked people on Twitter for “their experience after endometriosis surgery.““What is the recovery-difficulty level?” she tweeted. “Like can I make soup after.“Along with the thousands of responses from her followers, many of whom said to expect to lay low for several days, Lakshmi sent Teigen a message of support.“Give me a call, dear. I’ve had five surgeries. I’ll tell you all about it,” theTop Chefhost said. “And have John make the soup 💜"Lakshmi was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 36, andsaid in Septemberthat she was “pissed” that it took so long to understand why she would lose “a week of my life every month of every year since I was 13 because of this s—.““I’m shocked that a health professional didn’t say, ‘This is weird. Your cramps are above and beyond what they should be.’ “Lakshmi has since co-founded theEndometriosis Foundation of Americato help increase awareness of the disorder and fund research into better treatment options. Shetold PEOPLE in 2019that she’s seen a major shift in awareness since fellow sufferers likeLena DunhamandJulianne Hough— and now Teigen — started sharing their experiences. “A lot of people are speaking about it and that’s good,” she said.RELATED VIDEO:Chrissy TeigenSays She’s ‘Sad’ She’ll Never Be Pregnant Again but Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Her 2 KidsTeigen shared another update on Thursday morning as she waited in the hospital for her surgery. Along with a video of her playing games on her Nintendo Switch, the mom toLuna, 4, andMiles, 2, shared a selfie on her Instagram Story and joked about looking forward to the end of her discomfort.“Endometriosis surgery. Please endo this pain lol lol lol lol lol ahahahhahaahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahh.”
Chrissy Teigen.Photo: Chrissy Teigen/Instagram
AsChrissy Teigenprepares for her first-everendometriosis surgery, she’s getting support from fellow cooking star and endometriosis suffererPadma Lakshmi.Teigen, 35,shared on Wednesdaythat she’s getting surgery for endometriosis, a common but painful disorder that occurs when tissue incorrectly grows outside of the uterus. It’s all part of a tough week for the bestselling cookbook author, as it coincides with her original due date for her third child with husbandJohn Legend, a boy they had planned to name Jack whom theylost after 20 weeks of pregnancyback in September.Feeling “a bit off,” Teigen asked people on Twitter for “their experience after endometriosis surgery.““What is the recovery-difficulty level?” she tweeted. “Like can I make soup after.“Along with the thousands of responses from her followers, many of whom said to expect to lay low for several days, Lakshmi sent Teigen a message of support.“Give me a call, dear. I’ve had five surgeries. I’ll tell you all about it,” theTop Chefhost said. “And have John make the soup 💜"Lakshmi was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 36, andsaid in Septemberthat she was “pissed” that it took so long to understand why she would lose “a week of my life every month of every year since I was 13 because of this s—.““I’m shocked that a health professional didn’t say, ‘This is weird. Your cramps are above and beyond what they should be.’ “Lakshmi has since co-founded theEndometriosis Foundation of Americato help increase awareness of the disorder and fund research into better treatment options. Shetold PEOPLE in 2019that she’s seen a major shift in awareness since fellow sufferers likeLena DunhamandJulianne Hough— and now Teigen — started sharing their experiences. “A lot of people are speaking about it and that’s good,” she said.RELATED VIDEO:Chrissy TeigenSays She’s ‘Sad’ She’ll Never Be Pregnant Again but Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Her 2 KidsTeigen shared another update on Thursday morning as she waited in the hospital for her surgery. Along with a video of her playing games on her Nintendo Switch, the mom toLuna, 4, andMiles, 2, shared a selfie on her Instagram Story and joked about looking forward to the end of her discomfort.“Endometriosis surgery. Please endo this pain lol lol lol lol lol ahahahhahaahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahh.”
AsChrissy Teigenprepares for her first-everendometriosis surgery, she’s getting support from fellow cooking star and endometriosis suffererPadma Lakshmi.
Teigen, 35,shared on Wednesdaythat she’s getting surgery for endometriosis, a common but painful disorder that occurs when tissue incorrectly grows outside of the uterus. It’s all part of a tough week for the bestselling cookbook author, as it coincides with her original due date for her third child with husbandJohn Legend, a boy they had planned to name Jack whom theylost after 20 weeks of pregnancyback in September.
Feeling “a bit off,” Teigen asked people on Twitter for “their experience after endometriosis surgery.”
“What is the recovery-difficulty level?” she tweeted. “Like can I make soup after.”
Along with the thousands of responses from her followers, many of whom said to expect to lay low for several days, Lakshmi sent Teigen a message of support.
“Give me a call, dear. I’ve had five surgeries. I’ll tell you all about it,” theTop Chefhost said. “And have John make the soup 💜”
Lakshmi was diagnosed with endometriosis at age 36, andsaid in Septemberthat she was “pissed” that it took so long to understand why she would lose “a week of my life every month of every year since I was 13 because of this s—.”
“I’m shocked that a health professional didn’t say, ‘This is weird. Your cramps are above and beyond what they should be.’ "
Lakshmi has since co-founded theEndometriosis Foundation of Americato help increase awareness of the disorder and fund research into better treatment options. Shetold PEOPLE in 2019that she’s seen a major shift in awareness since fellow sufferers likeLena DunhamandJulianne Hough— and now Teigen — started sharing their experiences. “A lot of people are speaking about it and that’s good,” she said.
RELATED VIDEO:Chrissy TeigenSays She’s ‘Sad’ She’ll Never Be Pregnant Again but Feels ‘Lucky’ to Have Her 2 Kids
Teigen shared another update on Thursday morning as she waited in the hospital for her surgery. Along with a video of her playing games on her Nintendo Switch, the mom toLuna, 4, andMiles, 2, shared a selfie on her Instagram Story and joked about looking forward to the end of her discomfort.
“Endometriosis surgery. Please endo this pain lol lol lol lol lol ahahahhahaahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahhahaahahahh.”
source: people.com
