Bijou Phillips Gets Kidney Transplant After Long Search

Bijou Phillips breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday when she announced that she had finally received a life-saving kidney transplant.

The 46-year-old actress revealed her good news on with a beaming photo from her hospital bed as she recuperated from surgery.

'I am beyond beyond grateful to everyone who rushed into help me, get checked to donate, you are all heros!' she gushed in her caption.

Phillips, 45, had sought the public's help in finding a living donor earlier this year after a kidney transplant she received in 2017 was rejected. , she told her social media followers in February that 'time is of the essence.'

The Daily Mail has reached out to Phillips for comment but has not yet received a response.

In her new post, she explained that the selfless actions of her brother and others had played a role in her finally finding a healthy kidney. 

'My wonderful brother donated in the kidney exchange! He saved a life, and the life he saved had a special person donate for them, and then a few weeks later! The voucher program found me a perfect match!' she gushed. 'So close it’s like I got the kidney from one of my parents!' 

Earlier this year, Phillips emphasized just how dire her condition was by saying that she could be 'gone in a few days' if she were to contract a kidney infection, but she was now able to enthuse about just how smoothly her surgery went. 

'I am so blown away by Dr. Veale and the magic he does! The kidney exchange, voucher program, and his surgical skills!!!' she continued. 'He only cut the facia! He didn’t cut the muscles so I didn’t even really need much pain medication at all, just Tylenol!'

The actress added that 'at five days out,' she felt just as good as she did 'four months' after her 2017 transplant.