52 yearold Jennie Garth says she doesn’t want to hide things after disclosing that she has had two hip replacement surgeries
The former cast member of “Beverly Hills, 90210” admitted that she was anxious to reveal her procedures because “getting any kind of joint replacement is such a stigma.”
Jennie Garth disclosed that she had two hip replacements: the first at age 48 and the second this year at age 52. She said that she felt uneasy discussing her hip replacements.
In an interview with Self that was released on Thursday, September 12, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum said, “I’ve kept it a secret for so long, but I’m no longer at a place where I want to hide things.”
Since having any kind of joint replacement surgery is so taboo, I had hoped that I could talk to others about my first surgical experience. This is not a problem that only affects elderly people, according to Garth.
The actress revealed that she had “lived with hip pain for a very long time” and that she had grown up dancing and riding horses. She said her parents and sisters also had osteoarthritis, which a specialist subsequently confirmed.
Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent type of arthritis, according to the Mayo Clinic, and it “occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time.”
But Garth didn’t go back to the doctor until after a family ski holiday when she was unable to participate in any activities. “I had to wait for them in the lodge because I was in so much pain.” That bothered me a lot since I felt like
