WWE legend Trish Stratus had emergency surgery to remove her appendix as it was about to burst.
The former wrestler, 46, felt pain in her belly at first and later in her lower right abdomen.
She quickly took to google to discover what was wrong and found her symptoms matched with appendicitis.
So Stratus rushed herself to hospital and underwent surgery to remove her appendix, leaving her with three scars but otherwise safe and healthy.
The ex-fighter took to Instagram to share her experience but seemed in good spirits despite the ordeal.
She shared a video from hospital alongside a caption that read: "A reminder that if you ever have a nagging pain in your lower right quadrant – do go to emergency…
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"After a crampy 10 hour travel day on Monday I was working through the pain on Tuesday prepping for an announcement (which I will post tomorrow).
"I have a pretty high pain tolerance so when what I thought was 💩 cramps ended up getting pretty intense I drove myself to emergency and turns out my appendix was getting ready to burst – which can be really bad if it happens and like cause death and stuff so I’m really glad I went to check it out, you know to avoid the whole dying thing.
"Some takeaways – listen to your body. Dr. Google told me appendicitis was pain in the lower right abdomen, so that’s why it took me a while to think it was that because at first the pain was all across my belly.
"But after getting another Dr. Google’s opinion (reading another article) I found out it will start as pain across your stomach (also was tender to touch) but as the appendix gets more inflamed the pain will migrate to the right side and continue to to get worse.
"And boy did it. Turns out it’s an organ that serves no function so good riddance old pal.
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"Got three new scars to add to my body badges and one less organ … recovery hasn’t been too bad so far, definitely manageable. Just wanted to check in!"
Stratus is still one of the most beloved wrestlers from the 'Divas' generation and boasts over two million followers on Instagram.
The Hall of Famer regularly keeps her followers updated with her daily ongoings via the social media platform – where she recently wowed them with a racy selfie.
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