Denise Richards seems to be recovering well after undergoing emergency repair surgery for four different hernias.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has been doing well and getting stronger every day, according to her husband, Aaron Phypers, who took to Instagram to reveal her condition.
Richards reposted her husband’s Instagram post along with pre- and post-operative photos. She also shared the story of how it all started.
“This was a couple of months ago and turned out to be a good lesson for me to always listen to my body,” she wrote. “Being a mom, wife and having a career, sometimes it’s easier to just be strong and power through.”
The 48-year-old said, “I thought the pain and my other symptoms would just go away. They did not and got a lot worse.”
She thought she only had one femoral hernia but after consulting with her doctor, she learned that she had two femoral hernias and two inguinal hernias. She got all the four hernias repaired.
The mother of three wrote, “I waited way too long and didn’t even tell my husband how bad I was feeling (I know it was stupid). Gotta always listen to our bodies and take care of ourselves.”
Appreciating Richard’s strength throughout the surgery, Phypers wrote, “To the most incredible woman my soulmate, I am always in awe of your beauty perseverance, dedication in all you do. These photos taken a couple of months ago from an emergency procedure femoral hernia, not one but four! 6 hours waiting close by. Love you baby everyday getting stronger!”
In August, she opened up about having an enlarged thyroid after some fans noticed it during the RHOBH reunion show. At that time, she wrote, “A few of you pointed out after the #RHOBH reunion that my thyroid was enlarged. You were right, it was something I ignored until pointed out.” She decided to change up her diet by eliminating gluten and quickly saw an improvement. She said, “It’s amazing to me in a short time eliminating gluten from my diet how much my thyroid has changed. I had no idea how much our diet really can affect our body and for me how toxic gluten really is…I thank all of you who sent me messages.”
