Steve Irwin's Daughter Speaks Out about Surviving Years of 'Unexplained Pain' & Fear of Losing a Child

• Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi Irwin, opened up about battling endometriosis for a decade.
• The conservationist suffered silently for years and thought she'd lose her daughter while pregnant.
• After undergoing endometriosis surgery, Bindi now feels like a new woman and is having fun with her daughter.

Steve Irwin was a zookeeper and conservationist. The late crocodile hunter's daughter, Bindi Irwin, is mom to 2-year-old Grace Warrior Irwin Powell. She shares Grace with her husband, Chandler Powell. Bindi recently talked about her undiagnosed and debilitating endometriosis.

The TV personality said she suffered privately with the health condition for over a decade. Her symptoms, which were very painful, were dismissed by doctors. Bindi revealed that a doctor told her endometriosis was just something she had to deal with as a woman.

The conservationist, who shared her story on Instagram, gave up trying to function through the disease's pain. She posted her story alongside a picture of herself lying in a hospital bed. For ten years, the mom of one tried to hide her pain from the world but has chosen not to do so anymore.

According to Bindi, it all started with excruciating pain, fatigue, and nausea. However, after countless scans and tests, specialists couldn't find anything wrong with her. She was tested for cancer, tropical disease, and Lyme disease, which all turned out negative. In August 2022, Bindi felt a quick and severe pain that had her on the floor in a fetal position.

She is also grateful that after all her body has gone through, she and her husband have their daughter, Grace

This scary moment made her undergo a laparoscopy, which is a minimally invasive method for the diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal diseases. The procedure led to the TV personality being diagnosed with endometriosis, a reproductive condition where the uterine tissue grows out of the uterus, leading to cramps and chronic pain.

After trying her best to live with the pain of the disease, Bindi decided to undergo surgery for endometriosis. She was scared to go in for the surgery, but she knew she couldn't keep living with the pain, which was tearing apart every part of her life.

Doctors found she had numerous lesions and a chocolate cyst. The first question the doctors who operated on her asked was, "How did you live with this pain?" This question became the first time Bindi's pain was validated, and it felt like a total relief to her. After she underwent the surgery, the conservationist opened up further about her endometriosis healing journey.

How Does Bindi Feel Today?

In an interview with Good Morning America, Bindi described her health now as "night and day." "It took a while to recover because it was such an extensive surgery. They took out 37 lesions, and now I am a completely new person," she added. However, amidst tears, she narrates what she went through as a "long journey" and "long ten years."

Bindi's brother Robert Irwin also says the TV personality is now like a "new woman." He added that seeing his sister battle endometriosis was very challenging, but now that she has recovered, it is amazing having his sister back. "It's a beautiful thing," he said.

The conservationist is thankful to her family, friends, doctors, and nurses who believed in her pain and encouraged her to find answers. She is also grateful that after all her body has gone through, she and her husband have their daughter, Grace. "She feels like our family's miracle," Bindi noted.

Bindi calls her daughter her miracle because before her endometriosis surgery, when she was pregnant with Grace, she thought she would lose her daughter. The 25-year-old said she was so sure she was miscarrying as she would feel "severe, unexplained pain." The pain was caused by endometriosis, but Bindi still says, "We are so lucky to have Grace."

Today, after her surgery and recovery, Bindi can go for a walk with her family, focus on her conservation work, and be there for her daughter. She plays with Grace, has fun with her, runs around with her, and revels in her joy.

Bindi and Chandler are so grateful to have Grace in their life. However, they are sad that she was born after Steve died and that their daughter will never get to meet him and form a connection with him. Steve died on September 4, 2006, and Grace was born on March 25, 2021.

The conservationist now hopes other people will find comfort in her story, especially those who have gone through unbelievable and undiagnosed pain that she also went through. Bindi tells the women going through endometriosis now to hold on to hope, fight for themselves, and find help so they do not have to live with the excruciating pain.