pretty Little Liars Star Janelle Parrish is opening up about her recent endometriosis diagnosis and subsequent surgery — and for good reason.
Parrish, 37, wrote on Instagram on Friday, December 19: “I want to continue spreading awareness of #endometriosis, so here we are. I wanted to share my story in the hope it helps others dealing with this very painful and isolating disease. I am currently recovering from my second surgery, but this was the first to remove it. It took 5 hours under the knife and the surgery was a success!”
Endometriosis is a chronic and often painful disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, according to the Mayo Clinic. In some cases, tissue was found in the lungs and shoulders.
Excision surgery is a surgical procedure in which doctors use minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy to remove endometriosis in the hope of relieving the painful symptoms of endometriosis, including debilitating cramping, nausea, vomiting and more.
“Finally there is some hope… Endo sisters, removal surgery is the gold standard in treating endometriosis,” Parrish continued Friday. “Please please please [a] An expert if you may. Although there is no cure, let us continue to spread awareness until a cure is found. Until then…you’re not alone. “
She added: “Thank you to my nurse husband @c_long for always being there for me. Thank you to my friends who are my biggest support system. And of course @kleoandmoose pups who are the best dog nurses. I will be back on my feet in two weeks stronger than ever and ready to face 2026. Thank you to @iriswings and my amazing surgeon @rayanelkattah for taking such wonderful care of me. Finally the light is finally coming.” Tunnel. “
Janelle Parrish
Getty Imagesparrish marries husband Chris Long Returned to Hawaii in 2018. The two got engaged in October 2017 after dating for a year and wrote their own vows for the wedding.
“We’d probably all cry like babies,” Parrish told people Before her wedding. “I cried ugly, so it won’t be a cute photo, but it will be a great memory.”
Riverdale alum Lili Reinhart has been diagnosed with endometriosis. “Last week I was officially diagnosed with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery,” Reinhart, 29, posted a series of hospital photos on Instagram on Thursday, December 11. “Last year I went to a urogynecologist and was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. I was told there was no cure – and […]
While fans know Long best for his role in Parrish pretty Little Liars and her role in it. To all the boys I’ve ever lovedshe went on to compete in two competitions dancing with the stars and The Masked Singer Before she became famous, she appeared in theater productions of “Grease” and “Spring Awakening.”
“My first job was playing young Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway,” Parrish told EXCLUSIVELY us Back in 2023, “I thought my career was going to be theater because I was a kid and I thought that was the trajectory of my life, my destiny, which was to go more toward TV and movies, and as that happened, I was singing less and less. So, it kind of became a fear and vulnerability. Like, ‘I’m a child star, am I still a singer?'”
