IS BINDI PUSHING HERSELF TOO FAR?

A social media video from her hospital bed has friends concerned

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Bindi Irwin shocked fans when she shared a video of herself - still groggy and grey-faced - from her hospital bed to social media on May 13, revealing she'd undergone major surgery in a US hospital after her appendix ruptured.

The star had been noticeably absent from the annual Steve Irwin Gala in Las Vegas on May 10, with brother Robert revealing the star's health had to come first.

But Bindi's decision to jump straight onto social media so soon after surgery has some concerned the 26-year-old is once again putting the Irwin family business and her public profile ahead of her own personal needs.