Carrie Ann Inaba Returns to Social Media After Multiple Health Issues
By Movieguide® Contributor
Carrie Ann Inaba recently took to Instagram to share about her health challenges. Since 2021, the DANCING WITH THE STARS judge has faced multiple health issues, including a fractured rib, COVID-19, and most recently, emergency appendicitis.
After taking some time off of social media, Inaba decided to do an Instagram live on June 7th to share details of her struggles. The post’s caption shared “What’s new everyone I haven’t been here at all this year. I’ve had a lot of medical stuff… but I’m back. Because the human spirit is very resilient. And the body is always trying to find its way to healing.”
She began the live by saying, “So, I know I’m very random. I haven’t been here in a long time. I’m doing actually really good. It’s taken me a long time because what I realized is I’ve been kind of dealing with health situation after health situation. I have not been able to be here and it’s been kind of hard for me.”
She continued by saying, “I know you guys know… I was building furniture at the beginning of the year, and I fractured my rib, and that finally healed. And then I caught Covid during all those rainstorms. And then after that I kept getting stomach flu.” Shortly after several episodes of stomach flu, she came down with emergency appendicitis.
“I was able to go and fix [the appendicitis], thank God, and it’s taken me this long to just get normal,” Inaba revealed. “I have a little bit of a belly, which is part of the healing process. So, I’m getting there.”
The procedure she had done was laparoscopic appendectomy, which is minimally invasive compared to traditional appendicitis surgery. Abdominal bloating is a normal part of the healing process.
Many fans commented kind words and well wishes on her post.
Inaba also shared that she will be back for the upcoming season of DANCING WITH THE STARS, which will be on ABC as well as Disney+. This will be the show’s 32nd season running.
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