Chrissy Teigenis encouraging her fans to love themselves and their bodies.
“Happy Valentine’s Day. Love yourself! Bitch has been throuuugh it,” Teigen wrote alongside the photo.
Last year, Teigen had surgery toremove her breast implants, and earlier this month, she underwentendometriosis surgeryto alleviate pain from the disorder, which causes uterine lining tissue to incorrectly grow outside of the uterus.
The host said afterwards that the pain of recovery was bad — but not as bad as the pain from endometriosis itself.
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“Usually I’m really good after [surgery],” she said at the time. “This one’s a toughie. My whole belly got numbed. It’s gonna be numb for like, a couple days. Couple of the next days, hopefully they’ll stay that way.”
Chrissy Teigen.JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX/AFP via Getty
“It makes it hard, every little cough and stuff. But it is truly still better than the contractions and the pain of endo,” she added.
Teigen’s surgery came the same week as the original due date for her third child with husbandJohn Legend, a son named Jack who theylost at 20 weekslast September.
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In an emotionalMedium essaypublished in October, Teigen shared the unforgettable experience of being in the hospital with complications, including partial placenta abruption, and undergoing several blood transfusions.
In the months following the devastating loss, Teigen has been open about her grief and healing process. In December, she shared on Instagram that while she is “sad” she’ll “never” be pregnant again, she is “lucky to have two amazing little ones who are transforming into big little people more and more every single day.”
Teigen and Legend, 42, share daughterLuna Simone, 4, and sonMiles Theodore, 2.
source: people.com
