{"id":2584,"date":"2026-07-02T18:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2584"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:02:01","slug":"local-10s-jacey-birch-battling-a-bogo-health-issue-and-in-a-lot-of-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2584","title":{"rendered":"Local 10\u2019s Jacey Birch battling a \u2018BOGO\u2019 health issue \u2014 and \u2018in a lot of pain\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Not a great start to the summer for Jacey Birch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The WPLG Local 10 reporter shared a prickly health problem on social media Wednesday along with a picture of her bottom half in a hospital bed. Birch\u2019s legs are encased in green compression garments, her feet in blue patient-issued slippers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2582\">\u2018Horrific\u2019: Lawmaker denounces conditions at Miramar ICE office as detentions ramp up<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s wrong? The longtime anchor turned in-house animal advocate revealed she is laid up, with not one but <i>two<\/i> hernias.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to the Cleveland Clinic, a hernia occurs when part of an organ (usually the intestine) protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it. The result is usually a bulge and discomfort. Commonly affected areas are the abdomen and groin but Birch did not specify where her issue was located.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Birch goes on to write that she already knew she had a \u201clarge\u201d hernia, which was being repaired surgically. In the operating room, doctors found another one.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At least Birch managed to keep her sense of humor about the double whammy, telling followers that newsroom colleague Eric Yutzy joked that she had a two-for-one BOGO.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Doesn\u2019t sound like there will be too many grocery trips to Publix, though, at least in the short term.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2580\">Congress targets North Miami Beach mayor over Cherfilus-McCormick investigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in a lot of pain,\u201d Birch admitted. \u201cPretty much bedridden and I can\u2019t lift ANYTHING!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Her post also included shoutouts to the \u201cincredible\u201d medical team at Holy Cross in Fort Lauderdale, as well as other folks in her circle like Local 10 legend Neki Mohan who pushed her pal to get a diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Birch, who was born in Miami and grew up in Deerfield Beach, added a note of advice to others: Listen to your body. Because the hernia had been living in her body a \u201clong time\u201d before she did anything about it.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate all my friends and family checking in on me,\u201d the 49-year-old TV personality concluded. \u201cBut I just want to tell everyone to check their health and be proactive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, Birch will be taking a few sick days, so don\u2019t look for her on the air for a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=2578\">Shark diving tourism off Florida coast could nose dive if feeding ban passes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Longtime Local 10 reporter Jacey Birch revealed she had surgery for a double hernia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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