SAD UPDATE American Pickers’ Danielle Colby reveals scary health struggle & admits she feels ‘sorrow & anger’ after major surgery

AMERICAN Pickers’ Danielle Colby has opened up about her mental health struggle after having major surgery.

Danielle, 46, gave her Patreon followers an emotional update about her health status.

Danielle Colby updated her health status in a post on PatreonCredit: History Channel

Danielle said her “depression has been very difficult for me to deal with”Credit: Patreon

The American Pickers star has been in recovery since her hysterectomy, the surgical removal of the uterus.

While sharing a sweet photo of her daughter Memphis, 21, cuddling her dog Lua, the reality star confessed to struggling with depression.

Danielle revealed: “While I’m incredibly thankful to have family accessible to me and have such wonderful children who will drop everything to help take care of me, the depression during this time has been very real.”

The History Channel star continued: “To be honest, the depression has been very difficult for me to deal with.

“I am working through it in my way, but in part, it is preventing me from writing much because I don’t feel very many positive things right now, even though I realize everything that I am thankful for and the blessings I have.”

Danielle admitted: “There are simply times when our brains do not want to understand because our brains simply get depressed.

“I can tell my brain over and over again how thankful I am, and somehow, at times, the depression wins out.”

She concluded: “Very raw, struggling, but by no means suicidal or in fear of self-harm, just hurting physically and emotionally, so I am giving myself space to feel my deep feelings, grief, sorrow, anger, etc.

“I am working on being very intentional with my actions and words.”

IN RECOVERY

At the start of November, the TV star shared photos of herself about two weeks after her surgery.

While sitting on the couch in her living room, Danielle explained she has “been wearing compression socks” since the surgery.

She also opened up about suffering a complication during her recovery process.

‘SOMETHING WAS TERRIBLY WRONG’

Danielle wrote: “Last night, I was having the worst back pain and muscle spasms.

She closed: “I immediately thought something was terribly wrong. The pain would not go away for the entire night.

“Although the pain did eventually die down into a dull spasming pain. Eventually, I ended up calling my doctor to find out What to do next.”

After speaking with her doctor, Danielle discovered she “cannot be using any sort of massagers at this time, not until 16 weeks after the surgery.”

The TV personality has been documenting the recovery process online, while sharing photos and her emotions as she struggles to return to normalcy.

Back in October, Danielle revealed she had been dealing with some “unforeseen health issues,” and announced she was expecting surgery.

Danielle revealed she has been ‘hurting physically and emotionally’ since the hysterectomyCredit: History Channel