Samantha Armytage has shared pictures of material extracted from her body during hip replacement surgery.
The Farmer Wants A Wife host, 47, took to Instagram on Thursday morning to share a photo of a piece of cartilage removed from her hip joint.
‘Do you want to see something disgusting from my recent operation?’ she asked her 257,000 followers, before warning those who don’t want to view the stomach-turning item.
In the following slide, Armytage debuted the three centimetre chunk that resembled a piece of popcorn.
‘Lol. I knew you’d all look,’ she continued. ‘This is a 3cm chunk of rock-like cartilage that’s been floating around inside my hip joint for decades.’
Armytage added: ‘As my surgeon said; “you must have been in soooooo much pain!” I was.’
Earlier in the week, Armytage shared post-operative photos of herself at St Vincent’s Private Hospital in Sydney.
Alongside pictures of herself on crutches, she detailed her recovery and gave fans an insight into the major procedure.
Samantha Armytage (pictured) has shared a gruesome object that was extracted from her body following hip replacement surgery
In a lengthy caption, Armytage explained that she has long been suffering with osteoarthritis in her right hip after tearing off cartilage – the fibrous material that prevents bones from grinding against each other.
‘Hip, hip hooray. New hip, new me, no worries. A few weeks ago, I had a total hip replacement,’ she penned.
‘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. I’m so proud of how strong my body is & how well I’ve healed.
The Farmer Wants A Wife host took to Instagram on Thursday morning, sharing a photo of a piece of cartilage that was removed from her hip joint
‘I’m now truly bionic..& my nearest & dearest are pleased to not have to watch me limp around in pain anymore.
‘Huge thx to the wonderful nurses @stvincentshospitalsydney for the care, a lil’ bit of Endone (pic 5), heaps of rehab & all my beautiful friends for my flower-filled room!.. xx
‘*Fun fact; there are 54,000 hip replacements done in Australia each year, but I have to say, my surgeon Dr Michael Solomon is THE best.’
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which sees tissues in the joint break down over time, and is more common in older people.
The former Sunrise star explained that she has undergone a hip replacement to treat the condition and reassured fans that she is doing well amid her recovery.
Recovery from hip replacements can be slow, with dedicated physiotherapy required.