Photo: Ryan Sutter/Instagram. Inset: Presley Ann/Getty
Ryan Sutteris on the mend after an ankle surgery.
The formerBachelorettestar, 47, revealed that he was undergoing the procedure on Wednesday when he shared aphoto from his hospital bed, writing on his Instagram, “Prepped and ready for another surgery.”
“Hopefully the last one for a bit…. Ankle reconstruction,” he captioned the black-and-white picture, adding the hashtags “#bodyrestoration” and “#life.”
Hours later, his wifeTrista Suttergave fans an update on the procedure, saying in an Instagram Stories video that the surgery went “really well.”
“I just want you to know that he’s in recovery, and I’ll be picking him up soon and driving home,” she told her followers.
Trista, who married Ryan in 2003 after meeting and falling in love on her season ofThe Bachelorette, captioned her video: “#grateful.”
Trista Sutter/Instagram
Ryan’s surgery comes just one day after hecelebrated his 47th birthday. In a tribute post shared on Instagram, Trista, 48, joked that seeing her husband spend his special day preparing for surgery was “par for the course.”
“The ❤️ of my life, father of my babies, my comfort zone, security blanket, inspiration to be the best version of myself, and today…reason to celebrate!!” wrote Trista — who shares sonMaxwell, 14, and daughterBlakesley, 12, with Ryan.
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“It seems to be that what happened is that my immune system was weakened through exposures to toxins and especially to mold,” he said on Trista’sBetter Etc. podcast. “There are other people in the fire academy that probably had the same exposures who aren’t dealing with these exposures because their genetics are stronger, they’re able to get rid of the toxins easier.”
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Since his diagnosis, Ryan has been keeping fans updated on his health through social media, includingsnapping a photo of the supplements he takesto treat Lyme disease.
“I focus on being grateful — for everything,” hewrote in a July 12 update.
“And I go somewhere that makes me feel small and I breath [sic] and I come to the realization that from moment to moment life is simple and that if I can just stay in the moment, I can exist in a simple state of readiness — for myself and for others,” he added at the time.
Ryan and Trista Sutter.Noam Galai/Getty
In August, Ryan shared that he hadunderwent a knee replacement procedure, posting atongue-in-cheek tributeto his knee and all of the work it had done for him over the years.
source: people.com
