‘Dancing With the Stars’ Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Recovering After Emergency Appendectomy: ‘Painful Experience’

On the mend! Carrie Ann Inaba is recuperating after undergoing emergency surgery.

“I had an emergency appendectomy last week and while it’s been quite a painful experience, I also know it’s a gift to even feel this pain. I realize after speaking with my doctor that it could have been much worse,” the Dancing With the Stars judge, 55, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, March 30, sharing hospital footage and praising the “wonderful” medical professionals at…