Farmer Wants A Wife host Samantha Armytage has undergone surgery for hip replacement following a “severe” osteoarthritis diagnosis.
The television personality took to Instagram on July 2 to share a collection of images from her recovery journey.
“Hip, hip hooray 🎉New hip, new me, no worries💃🏼” she began.
“A few weeks ago, I had a total hip replacement. After a very active, outdoorsy childhood (& a skiing accident 30 years ago) I’d torn all the cartilage out of my right hip. It was bone-on-bone & then became full of severe osteoarthritis 😫.”
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease where the tissues in the joint break down over time.
Samantha, 47, assured fans that she is on the road to recovery now that she is “now truly bionic.”
“I’m so proud of how strong my body is & how well I’ve healed,” she wrote. “& my nearest & dearest are pleased to not have to watch me limp around in pain anymore.”
She continued to thank the nurses at St Vincent’s Private Hospital located in Sydney, medication, rehab and her “beautiful friends for [the] flower-filled room.”
SENDING LOVE
Sam’s friends were quick to send their love in the comment section.
“I think this deserves a new pair of Jimmy Choos …just to kick up those old heels and new hip ! ❤️ Glad to hear it’s gone well x,” The Morning Show host Kylie Gillies wrote.
To which Sam replied: “definitely 💯 I’ll meet you on the dance floor at the Logies! 😜xx”
Getaway legacy host Catriona Rowntree believes the intense surgery may be somewhere in her future and she thanked Sam for sharing the contacts.
“Dear Lord, I think this is my future, thankyou for sharing the contacts and please be gentle on yourself from here on in,” she wrote.
“You’ll be dancing in no time 🥂💃🏽🪩 Sending you love xxx,” singer Ricki Lee also commented.
DECIDING TO GO UNDER THE KNIFE
While Samantha has been in high spirits, staying positive despite her major surgery, she struggled for a long time before she made the decision to go under the knife.
“She’s been in excruciating pain for many years. It came to a point where it was just too hard to go on in the same way,” a source close to Sam, 47, tells Woman’s Day.
“The time was right to as far as work goes, with filming for Farmer 2024 wrapped and Sam’s contract negotiations for Seven’s next season due to happen later in the year.
“Filming Farmer was difficult for Sam these past few seasons,” the source adds. “She couldn’t be nearly as mobile as she would have liked. This will make walking through paddocks for days on end much easier!”
Adds the source of Sam’s determination to get back on her feet, “She plans to be up and about again in no time – it’s her goal to be back on the dancefloor at the Logies for sure!”
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