Halsey It takes time to heal and recover after an endometriosis procedure.
“Back in diapers but at least they have little bows,” Halsey, 29, captioned a selfie on Wednesday, February 28. Instagram Story.
The photo, which has since been deleted, gave fans a glimpse into the raw reality of what it’s like to suffer from endometriosis. It showed the singer wearing pink and white striped pajamas and his bare stomach covered in several bandages.
Halsey, who uses they/them pronouns, did not provide any further information about what they had done, but did thank her healthcare workers, saying, “Thank you to my queen @drthaisaliabadi for your unparalleled care and brilliance.”
In another post on Halsey’s Stories, they wrote: “endometriosis gang.”
The artist has often been open about his chronic illness. (The condition, in which tissue similar to that lining the uterus grows outside the uterus in places where it doesn’t belong, affects one in 10 menstruating people.)
In 2018, the pop star opened up about their battle with endometriosis after suffering a miscarriage shortly after being diagnosed with the condition.
“Before I could even figure out what that meant for me and what that meant for my future, for my career, for my life, for my relationship… the next thing I know I was having a miscarriage on stage got in the middle of my concert,” the musician recalled of the experience The doctors.
The tragic event ultimately led to Halsey receiving “aggressive” treatment, freezing their eggs and undergoing surgery.
“Reproductive diseases are so frustrating because they can really make you feel less of a woman,” Halsey admitted at the time. “It often happens that you sit at home and feel so terrible about yourself. You’re sick, you don’t feel sexy, you’re not proud, you don’t feel like there’s much hope.
Halsey has since proudly claimed the title of “endo warrior,” sharing that both the women and men in their lives have been there to support them.
“I have male managers in my life. I’m surrounded by men all the time,” they said exclusively We weekly in 2018. “There were times when I was bleeding through my clothes or sick and it got to the point where I had to look at everyone around me and say, ‘You know what? That’s a reality for me and you have to suck it up and deal with it.” I won’t let you make me ashamed of this. We will get through this.”
At the same event, the singer also shared during a speech that it was important for them to speak out publicly about their struggles so that others going through it didn’t feel so alone.
“I have the privilege of meeting a lot of young fans along the way and many of them have told me that without that tweet they wouldn’t have taken the opportunity to talk to their doctors and doctors and say, ‘Hey, there’s something not good. right,” they told the audience Fashion. “Many people are taught to believe that the pain is normal. If you think something is wrong, it probably is. You have to start demanding that someone take you seriously. Your health is all you have, and especially as a young woman experiencing reproductive pain, you need to take care of yourself.