Lena Dunham has revealed she is now free of endometriosis after years of struggling with the painful disorder.
The Girls creator has opened up about her battle with the disease in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside of it, and it has taken five surgeries to get where she is today.
“My surgery went off without a hitch,” she shared in the latest edition of her Lenny newsletter. “When I emerged, cotton-mouthed, [Dr Randy Harrus] told me something I hadn’t expected to hear, maybe ever: there was no endometriosis left.
“Disease-free”: Lena Dunham, who has been candid about her struggle with endometriosis, is free of the disorder after years of struggling and five surgeries | Instagram
“Between my surgeries and hormonal intervention, I was disease-free. That doesn’t mean it can never return, but for now, once my sutures have been removed and my bruises have changed from blue to yellow to green to gone, I will be healthy.”
Lena has been hospitalised three times for the disease, which affects around 1 in 10 girls and women, and admitted it’s going to be strange to be get used to being pain-free after all this time.
“I had two modes: working and hurting. I was convinced there was nobility in it. There was certainly routine,” she wrote.
“Now, because of the unbelievable privilege of having thoughtful doctors, my body has been granted a reprieve. And I’m embarrassed to say that the excitement is mixed with loss. Pain and illness defined a time in my life.”
