Amy Schumer has undergone back surgery following a surfing accident.

Amy Schumer has undergone back surgery following a surfing accident.

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Amy Schumer has undergone back surgery.

The Life and Beth actress - who has six-year-old son Gene with husband Chris Fischer - has revealed she recently had an operation on her spine following a surfing accident.

She revealed she had undergone a procedure when she shared a joke she had heard from another patient alongside a photo of herself recovering in bed.

She wrote on her Instagram Story: "Overheard post back surgery 'pickleball keeps this place in business.'"

Amy later shared a picture of her standing with the aid of a walking frame.

She wrote: "Since my surfing injury back in the day my L5 has been killing me. Today I got a laminectomy! It’s a short recovery and when I’m feeling better I will buy a bra!"

Amy has previously been candid about her health issues, including her struggles with endometriosis, and last year she revealed she had been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, a hormone disorder caused by prolonged exposure to steroids.

She wrote in a News Not Noise newsletter: "While I was doing press on camera for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up.

"So, finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I'm healthy was the greatest news imaginable."

Amy noted that the clinic "put [her] on oestrogen and progesterone".