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Chezzi Denyer opens up about her debilitating health issues

Thankfully her health improved after a life-changing operation. - by Katherine Davison and Jenny Brown
  • 29 Dec 2017

She’s been putting on a brave face over the last few weeks. But after enduring a shock health crisis that left her ‘really struggling’, Chezzi Denyer – the wife of popular Family Feud host Grant – has heaped praise on the doctor who helped her through one of her toughest times.

In December, Chezzi had surgery to fix an acute sinus problem, which had been caused by an injury she sustained during a basketball game at 
the age of 15.

The issue had been causing the mum-of-two to suffer from debilitating health issues.

‘I would get a little cold from one of the kids and would still power through, but would then get this really chronic sinusitis which just smashed me,’ Chezzi tells New Idea.

‘It was really, really bad. I was really cranky, really tired, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t string a sentence together. There was just this constant pain in my head.’

Chezzi’s health woes even led to her and loving husband Grant being unable to celebrate Chezzi’s 38th birthday, because she was in hospital for testing.

Those tests revealed that Chezzi’s condition had ‘flared up badly’ and she needed surgery to open up her sinuses to get relief.

Chezzi – who is mum to two small daughters, Sailor, six, and Scout, two – went under the knife on December 6.

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Well tomorrow is "D" day, or my sinus surgery day.. and to say I'm nervous is a serious understatement... BUT tonight there's much to celebrate as I scrub up in my "matchy matchy" mauve and fuschia and head off to the @justcutshomehub Annual Christmas Party.. Will be wonderful seeing all my friends from the #JustCuts family.. A fabulous way to take my mind off tomorrow. At least for a little while... #toomuchmauve #sydneywindtakeyourhairoff #hairinmylipstick #thechezzidiaries #toomuchmakeup #ellemcphersoneatyourheartout #notreally #atall #sorryelle

‘I didn’t want to have surgery, but I’m very glad I did,’ Chezzi tells New Idea.

A day later, she bravely took to Instagram to share an update with her followers.

‘I’m alive! I’m very much alive (even though my eyes tell a different story),’ Chezzi wrote, tagging her doctor, Dr William Mooney, in the post and sharing a photo of herself with a large white bandage under her nose.

Thankfully, she went on to say that her op had been declared a ‘huge success’. ‘It’s not a terribly sexy thing, sinusitis, but I can’t believe how many people suffer from it,’ Chezzi tells New Idea.

‘I’ve become the sinusitis pin-up girl. I’ve had messages from so many people desperate for relief.’

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I'm alive! I'm very much alive (even though my eyes tell a different story 😂) My Doc @drwilliammooney says the operation was a HUGE success, which is exactly what I wanted to hear. I'm feeling sore but not too bad. I've swallowed heaps of blood (🤢) which makes me feel quite queasy and I have very low blood pressure for some reason, but all in all I feel pretty good. I'm on a lot of medication to reduce inflammation and bruising and now it's just recovery and rest for me for the next few days.. I'm missing my babies terribly but they're in good hands - thanks Mum! Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes and messages and flowers and cards. I'm completely overwhelmed by all the love. Love to you all. See you in a few days time!!

Following her op – during which she says she ‘swallowed heaps of blood’ – Chezzi needed a few days of rest and recovery. She said she was missing her babies ‘terribly’ while she recuperated, but that her mum had been taking good care of them.

‘Thank you to everyone for all the well wishes and messages and flowers and cards. I’m completely overwhelmed by all the love,’ a recovering Chezzi wrote on Instagram.

And just a week after the op, the joyful mum shared a picture of herself back on her feet and enjoying an emotional hug with handsome Dr Will – a man she calls her ‘sinus saviour’.

‘Well it’s one week post operation and I’ve just had my follow-up check,
packing removed
and things are
really starting
to feel so much
better already!’
a delighted Chezzi
 shared, thanking
her doctor for
rectifying her 
‘horrible condition’.

‘I’ve got a little way to go still with recovery, but my energy levels are coming back,’ she continued.

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Well it's one week post operation and I've just had my follow up check, packing (🤢) removed and things are really starting to feel so much better already!! So much so, I wanted to do an appreciation post to the man featured with me here 👆🏻my sinus saviour @drwilliammooney for rectifying my horrible condition.. I've got a little way to go still with recovery but my energy levels are coming back. My hearing, my smell and my taste (extremely important) are once again beginning to function.. And Dr Will has overseen a very comprehensive plan moving forward, not to mention really stepped it up pre-surgery with getting me on the right vitamins and anti-bruising/ant-inflammatory potions, to ensure my recovery was as efficient as possible!! For all those people who have been suffering with bad sinus like me, there is a solution!!! You CAN get your life back. You CAN get your exuberance back. While my journey mightn't be right for your situation, just ask a professional for advice. Ask Dr Will. Tell him Chezzi told you to contact him.. Mwah ya xxxx PS - this is not a sponsored or a paid post. This man has seriously changed my life hence when you swipe you see my giant squeeze of gratitude 😂! 📷: @grantdenyer Hair: A week in bed Smile: Legit

It’s good news for the busy mum – who has big things planned for her popular show for mothers, Mummy Time TV, in 2018.

‘The popularity of Mummy Time TV has been phenomenal,’ Chezzi explains, ‘so now we want to make it more interactive by taking it on the road.’

And it looks like Chezzi will have the energy for a big year ahead as Dr Will is overseeing a ‘very comprehensive plan’ for her moving forward.

For all those people who have been suffering with bad sinus like me, there is a solution!’ Chezzi says.

‘You can get your life back. You can get your exuberance back. While my journey mightn’t be right for your situation, just ask a professional. This man has seriously changed my life,’ she gushed.

This article originally appeared on New Idea.

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