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Emma Barnett reveals she 'had the hysterectomy I never wanted to have'
Barnett said it was "totally surreal" to be in hospital on the night her documentary was broadcast
BBC presenter Emma Barnett has revealed she had a hysterectomy and surgery for endometriosis days before a documentary she made about the condition was broadcast.
Barnett, 41, returned to Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday morning, explaining she had been absent in recent weeks because she was in hospital "in a case of life imitating work".
She told listeners: "I made a programme on endometriosis on BBC Two and ended up being in hospital for endometriosis.
"So yes, I've been recuperating, shall we say, from surgery for endometriosis and a hysterectomy to boot. So that's been less fun than the Today programme, but it is lovely to be back."
Barnett's announcement came soon after she published a blog about the "hysterectomy I never wanted to have", external.
The presenter, who has two children, said it was "totally surreal" to be in hospital on the night her documentary was broadcast in June, only well enough to watch the final 10 minutes.
"Some 48 hours before the documentary aired - I had undergone a near-5 hour surgery and somehow found myself lying in bed recovering from extensive endometriosis surgery, a hysterectomy and a gallbladder removal," she wrote.
"Triple threat. Go big or go home. Life imitating art."
Watch Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis on BBC iPlayer