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Former Bachelorette star Angie Kent has slammed the overwhelmed health care system in Australia, after her elective surgery for an undisclosed condition was cancelled.
Speaking on her podcast Two Girls, One Pod this week, the 30-year-old vented her frustration at her surgery being postponed because of the pandemic.
Angie said her planned surgery was cancelled due to her being a close contact of her mother who had Covid-19, and said she's in 'a lot of pain'.
Venting: Angie Kent blasted the health care system on her podcast this week, after having elective surgery cancelled on her amid the pandemic
Angie, who has endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), said she also has a fibroid (a non-cancerous growth) and is booked in for a laparoscopy next month.
Angie is based in Sydney but hails from Queensland.
In NSW, non-urgent elective surgery has been suspended through February, while Queensland has cancelled elective surgeries until March 1 amid the pandemic, as the health care system is under a lot of strain.
Health woes: Angie, who has endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), said she also has a fibroid (a non-cancerous growth) and is booked in for a laparoscopy next month
'I was in a lot of pain and I was waiting to get home to my gynecologist and surgeon because I do need surgery quite you know, they say it's elective, but I didn't elect for myself to have
