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Bindi Irwin Reveals the ‘Intense’ Fear She Had Going Into Her Endometriosis Surgery: ‘Agonizing’

In an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Bindi Irwin discusses her endometriosis journey and the 'intense' fear she had going into her surgery in 2023.

All the tests they gave her, for everything from cancer to tropical maladies to Lyme disease, “came back totally clear, fine and normal,” she tells Life & Style in an exclusive new interview, noting that some medical professionals even dismissed her complaints. “I was reading it thinking this is the first time I’ve ever heard about someone having symptoms so similar to mine,” says Bindi, who would go on to be diagnosed with the same disorder, have 37 lesions surgically removed and discover there was a large cyst “taking over my ovary. The Big Apple is also where “the stars somehow aligned,” she says, and Dr. Tamer Seckin — a world-renowned endo expert — was able to operate on the Australia-based wildlife conservationist in early 2023 during a pre-planned trip to visit family in the States.

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