Pippa O’Connor has revealed that she had emergency surgery to remove a cyst while pregnant with her second child.
The mother-of-two welcomed her son Louis in May 2016 and her eldest Ollie became a big brother.
“I actually had an emergency operation when I was only 10 weeks pregnant with Louis,” she said.
Surgery: Pippa was 10 weeks pregnant when she needed an emergency operation | INSTAGRAM
Pippa admitted she felt “extremely anxious” about having the keyhole surgery, but said she’s lucky to have two healthy boys.
“I never mentioned it at the time as it was obviously very scary, plus nobody knew I was pregnant,” she wrote on her website, Pippa.ie.
“I basically had a cyst that had to be removed immediately – it was huge, bigger than my fist.
“I had to have a general anaesthetic and get keyhole surgery, not nice at the best of times but when you’re pregnant as well, I was extremely anxious.
“[Dr Peter Boylan in Holles St was just amazing] so after all that worry I just felt unbelievably lucky to now have two healthy boys.”
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Pippa also talked about the launch of her book and her reaction when she found out her book reached number one overall on the day of her mother’s anniversary.
“It was a really bittersweet day for me as it was also my Mum’s second anniversary. It’s bizarre feeling happy but totally heartbroken all at once,” she explained.
“On the afternoon of the 11th my publishers [Penguin] called me to tell me news that my book went straight to number 1. I was sitting having lunch with my husband plus Jenny & Alan of iZest Marketing who manage most of what I do.
“Jenny was a massive part in helping me secure my book deal so it was amazing to have them there when I got the call. I was obviously overjoyed.
Emotional: Pippa started to well up when she found out her book was number one | VIPIRELAND.COM
“I thought I was number 1 in maybe just hardback – which would have still been unreal but when I asked Micheal of Penguin again on the phone he said ‘No Pippa, you’re 1 overall.’ I started to shake and well up at once.
“I asked my poor husband to stop making a fuss as I knew I’d cry and not stop. I was an emotional wreck as it was that day. It was just the best news to get.
“I was so proud of myself and could just imagine what my lovely Mum would of said. Something like “well I’m not surprised at all”.
