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Lena Dunham Bares Her Body to Mark 9 Month Anniversary of Her Hysterectomy

Lena Dunham Bares Her Body to Mark 9 Month Anniversary of Her Hysterectomy

Lena Dunham is opening up about the removal of her uterus on the nine month anniversary of her surgery.

If you don’t know, the 32-year-old actress revealed that she had her hysterectomy to relieve herself of endometriosis pain.

Lena posted photos of her bare body and wrote a caption about the nine-month anniversary.

“Today is National Leathercraft Day, National Relaxation Day and National Lemon Merengue Pie Day. It’s also the 9 month anniversary of my hysterectomy. I’ve never celebrated the 9 month anniversary of anything and I realized last night why that number feels so funny- I won’t ever do it the way I planned to,” Lena posted.

Lena continued, “My body is mostly healed and every day I find a new bruise on my heart, but today I offer myself gratitude: from the most pained place, I somehow knew to choose myself. The purest glint of who we are and know we can be is always available to us, calm and true at our center.”

“My friend Paul named my uterus Judy, and when she was being uppity we called her out, hence the tattoo on my ribs, which hurt like fuck even through the pain meds: #RIPJudy. Today I give thanks for Judy, for her graceful exit and for this body, which is stronger than I’ve ever given it credit for. Happy Giving Birth To Myself Day,” Lena concluded.

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