Overview
- The actor said she underwent laparoscopic excision for progressing endometriosis on May 4 and then took nearly two months off social media to heal physically and mentally.
- She wrote that she is now “well. In fact, very well,” thanked her surgical team as “angels,” and described three visible abdominal scars from the procedure.
- Sumona said she is not sharing the update for sympathy and that the experience altered her outlook on life and on how she will use social media going forward.
- She called out repeated body‑shaming and sexually crude comments she has received online and said she plans to repurpose her accounts to build a community focused on endometriosis, perimenopause, mental and physical wellness, and related lifestyle topics.
- Reporting notes that endometriosis affects millions, often goes underdiagnosed, has no single cure, and is managed with pain relief, hormones or surgical excision when symptoms progress or fertility is at risk, and that Sumona first spoke publicly about Stage IV disease in 2021.