This Morning's Dr Philippa Kaye has shared a health update in an Instagram post on Tuesday amid her cancer battle.
The GP and author, 46, who regularly appears on the daytime show, is known for her work in women's, children's, and sexual health.
She underwent a hysterectomy following a 'cancer risk' last month, and in a new update told fans her current situation is 'complicated'.
'As ever...cancer and post cancer is complicated', Philippa wrote.
She added: 'I know so many of you (and me) want everything to be done. But the truth is more complicated.
'The surgery was successful but there are ongoing bowel and other issues. Now we have to work out what might still improve and what I might be left with forever and how to manage that. I am so tired of it all.'
This Morning's Dr Philippa Kaye has shared a health update in an Instagram post on Tuesday amid her cancer battle
She underwent a hysterectomy following a 'cancer risk' last month, and in a new update told fans her current situation is 'complicated'
Philippa took to her Instagram last month and shared smiling selfies alongside thoughts about her surgery.
She said: 'Thoughts I have about my hysterectomy that do and don't make sense.
'Intellectually I understand: It was causing problems and pain. I was not planning to have further pregnancies. So it wasn’t serving a purpose, was hurting and was a cancer risk.
'Emotionally though... it was part of me, it housed my babies; cancer forced me to make this decision; otherwise it would still be there.
'And the ones I know don't make sense but are still here... Am I somehow less of a woman without my womb and ovaries? I know this is not true.
'Sometimes you can know something in one part of your brain and feel something else in another. It is why feelings are hard!'
She captioned the post: 'Post op thoughts don't always make practical, intellectual sense.'
Her 51,600 social media followers offered plenty of well wishes and support following her post.
Fans wrote: 'I hear you. Feelings are complicated and the post cancer consequences hit hard - sending you love',
Phillipa was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer aged just 39 back in 2019. She revealed in 2020 that she was given the all-clear.
Back in January, Philippa announced that she was undergoing surgery but didn't reveal details about her health diagnosis at the time.
'When the day of the surgery arrives, the time for worry is over. No more questions or concerns', she shared.
'You put your big girl pants on. You trust in your team and you let go. See you on the other side.'
Phillipa was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer aged just 39 back in 2019.
After undergoing six months of chemotherapy and a 12-hour surgery to remove a final cancer lesion, she revealed in 2020 that she was given the all-clear.
She said live on This Morning at the time: 'For the first time in nearly 18 months I am able to say that I am cancer free, that is huge, and I am hugely excited to be out of my day pyjamas to speak to you!'
COLON CANCER: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS?
Bowel, or colorectal, cancer affects the large bowel, which is made up of the colon and rectum.
Such tumors usually develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps.
Symptoms include:
- Bleeding from the bottom
- Blood in stools
- A change in bowel habits lasting at least three weeks
- Unexplained weight loss
- Extreme, unexplained tiredness
- Abdominal pain
Most cases have no clear cause; however, people are more at risk if they:
- Are over 50
- Have a family history of the condition
- Have a personal history of polyps in their bowel
- Suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease
- Lead an unhealthy lifestyle
Treatment usually involves surgery, and chemo- and radiotherapy.
More than nine out of ten people with stage 1 bowel cancer survive five years or more after their diagnosis.
Unfortunately, only around a third of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed at this early stage.
The majority of people come to the doctor when the disease has spread beyond the wall of the colon or rectum or to distant parts of the body, which decreasing the chance of being successfully cured of colon cancer.
According to Bowel Cancer UK figures, more than 41,200 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK.
It affects around 40 per 100,000 adults each year in the US, according to the National Cancer Institute.