Jenny Powell revealed she has undergone a hysterectomy performed by a robot as she shared an update from her hospital bed on Thursday.
The presenter, 56, who has spoken out about her severe menopause symptoms in the past, said she had suffered for ‘so long.’
Speaking ahead of her surgery in a clip on her Instagram Story, she explained: ‘I’ve suffered for so long with all sorts of symptoms and tried all sorts, but yeah it’s time, so hence the hysterectomy.
‘Because I’m menopausal of course things are different it’s not like this is been brought on early.
‘But I’m just wondering if they’ll be any connection between it and my emotions. So it will be interesting. I’m just about to put my fancy gown on so come back later.’
Jenny Powell revealed she has undergone a hysterectomy performed by a robot as she shared an update from her hospital bed on Thursday
The presenter, 56, who has spoken out about her severe menopause symptoms in the past, said she had suffered for ‘so long’
Sharing another update, she continued: ‘My operation for my hysterectomy is going to be performed by a robot. Always expect the unexpected. I have an amazing surgeon doctor.’
After her procedure, Jenny showed off her scars and sipped on a chocolate protein powder to aid her recovery.
The high-tech remote-controlled machines were deployed by NHS Trusts to clear the backlog of women who missed out on vital operations during the Covid pandemic.
While the devices cost just under £2 million each, they slash the time it takes to perform the delicate surgery, and as they also work with pinpoint accuracy it means patients recover faster.
Called Hominis, this surgical system is operated by a human controller who maneuvers the robotic arms while watching the procedure happening on a screen in real time.
The robot features shoulder, elbow and wrist joints to provide human human level dexterity and 360-degree articulation.
An additional arm guides a laparoscopic video camera through a small, separate incision, to help visualize the internal procedure.
Hominis enters through the vagina to perform the hysterectomy and then wraps its arms around the uterus to perform the operation.
Speaking ahead of her surgery in a clip on her Instagram Story, she explained: ‘I’ve suffered for so long with all sorts of symptoms and tried all sorts, but yeah it’s time’
After her procedure, Jenny showed off her neat scars and sipped on a chocolate protein powder to aid her recovery
The high-tech remote-controlled machines were deployed by NHS Trusts to clear the backlog of women who missed out on vital operations during the Covid pandemic
Jenny previously revealed she was forced into hospital after severe menopause symptoms left her struggling to ‘get out of bed every day’.
The presenter said she was forced to undergo an iron infusion after suffering from anaemia due to severe blood loss.
She told Closer magazine: ‘The menopause affected me mentally and I didn’t feel like me. My periods were awful, I’d have to change about five times a day and I lost that much blood that I became anaemic. I was really tired and depressed.
‘I’d struggle to get out of bed and I couldn’t wait to go back to bed at night.’
Jenny spoke candidly about her experience with perimenopause – the time before a woman’s periods stop – and said she didn’t address her symptoms straight away and her condition became worse because she’d left it so long.
It meant she ended up needing treatment in hospital, adding: ‘I left it too long to get it sorted, so in the end I had to have iron infusions in hospital.’