Dawn French shares major health update with fans as she posts picture from hospital bed after surgery
FRENCH and Saunders icon Dawn French has shared a health update with fans after undergoing major surgery.
The award-winning actress opened up about her condition and told fans: ‘Now we start healing’.
Vicar of Dibley star Dawn has revealed that she has had knee replacement surgery for her osteoarthritis condition.
The TV star posted a picture of her bandaged leg from a hospital bed on her X(Twitter) account with her 610,000 followers.
She captioned the post: “New knee is in! [clapping emojis].”
The 66-year-old has previously opened up about suffering from osteoarthritis, a painful condition that can cause stiffness and pain while affecting the joints.
Fans rushed to the comment section to support the star, as one user advised: “Good luck. From double experience, do the physio to the max and don’t skimp on the pain relief needed to actually do the physio!”
Another joked: “Take it, kneesy Dawn,” with a kiss emoji.
A third said: “Woo-hoo. Sending fast and hassle-free healing wishes. You’ll be trotting about in no time.”
A fourth commented: “Get well soon, Dawn. You make the world a funnier place to be, plus I’ve not read your book yet.”
A fifth typed: “Ouch, hope the painkillers are keeping it bearable. Take care, and good luck with the rehab.
“I know it takes about six weeks for wounds and bone to start settling and six months before mobility is near normal.
“Hope you have a speedy recovery and all goes well.”
During a Radio Times interview in December 2020, the comic actress spoke about her rheumatoid arthritis.
She explained then: “It’s a privilege to get older, but it’s not for wusses.
“Things go a bit wrong… your rheumatoid arthritis knee stops you walking your dog a long way every morning.
“You know you’ve got to have a little op on that at some point, and you’ve got to take six weeks off…
“But ultimately, it ain’t so bad. Your teeth are a bit yellower, your chin has sagged, you’re fatter, you’re greyer.”
Most recently, Dawn disclosed that her knee pain from her osteoarthritis had become completely unbearable.
Last week, she announced that she would be cancelling her remaining tour dates to have emergency joint replacement surgery.