The sex worker known as “Australia’s most sexually active woman” has detailed a recent health ordeal that has taken a severe toll on her physical and mental health.
Annie Knight, 27, recently shared pictures of herself in a hospital bed after surgery, prompting concern from worried fans.
The Gold Coast woman started getting her period every eight days in January, despite being on a contraceptive pill for the last two years to manage her endometriosis symptoms. She also started to experience intense pain on her left side.
“I assumed that my endometriosis had grown back, so I went and saw my specialist and he said the same, assuming my endometriosis had grown back,” she told news.com.au.
“He said it was very odd that I would be getting my period through my pill.”
Knight, who recently announced her engagement, said she was given a few options — including having the mirena implant put in, as the pill might have stopped working for her, or have a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy to check for endometriosis.
She decided to have both, opting to have mirena inserted while doctors performed exploratory surgery, a decision she is “very glad” she made.
“My endometriosis hadn’t grown back, instead, they found my bowel attached to my uterus — it’s called adhesion.”
The adhesions, fibrous scar tissue bands, were removed and sent off for testing.
“We don’t really have any answers,” she explained, adding she is also awaiting the results of a pap smear.
Knight said she was in a lot of pain when she woke up from the procedure, describing it as “agony.”
“I was so confused and they had to give me strong painkillers.”
She is hoping she can get back to work after the “weird” experience.
“Having my period every eight days impacted everything.
“I’m lethargic, I’m grumpy, I’m moody. My hormones must be all over the place because one minute I’m crying, the next I am really happy.”
In the past, Knight has opened up about her unbearable endometriosis symptoms, explaining that the pain puts her “out of action for six days a month.”
“The pain is extraordinary, I cannot make any social plans, I can’t work, so I have to block it out in my calendar because I know I can’t go to appointments or uphold any commitments,” she told news.com.au previously.
“I can’t leave my house, and I need to take time out of my work because I can’t film. I can’t think straight. It’s all-consuming.”
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