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"I lost years to having children and I suffered for years of suffering, so now I force myself to talk about it."
House and Absent star Penny McNamee speaks
In an interview with New Idea published Monday, the Australian actress reveals her battle with the Endometriosis and struggles with fertility.
"I learned from a very young age to be very discreet about my periods and it's very embarrassing," she said. "I feel now, at age 35, really angry that it's like that, I've lost years having children and suffered for years of suffering, so now I force myself to talk about it. "
The Sydney star told the publication that she had been suffering from debilitating pain for over 20 years.As a result, she was suffering from endometriosis, a condition in which the tissue that usually carpets the Inside the uterus grows outside the womb. Penny learned her diagnosis after trying to have a second child with her husband Matt Tooker [19659004] "We were so blessed to have a beautiful little boy, but She told New Idea
" It was when we started to try our second child that I went and I was there. did a lot of tests
"Even then, doctors can not be sure of having this disease – they have to guess from your symptoms – and the only way to diagnose it is surgery. "
The star underwent surgery in February.
Penny, who plays Dr. Tori Morgan on Home and Away, also took Tuesday to Instagram to share his struggles with the condition that affects one in ten Australian women.
"I am so frustrated that I spent 20 years fighting a disease that I did not know" After a diagnosis and surgery in February, my quality of life changed drastically. message. "
