'A 100% successful transplant': Danny Masterson shares photo of wife Bijou Phillips with her kidney donor after life-saving surgery

Published: 18:59 BST, 7 April 2017 | Updated: 20:54 BST, 7 April 2017

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After secretly battling a rare kidney condition for years, Bijou Phillips has finally received the lifesaving gift of a new kidney and is now recovering from her transplant.

After the star's successful surgery, husband Danny Masterson took to Instagram to talk about his wife's harrowing journey and to thank the 'angel' who gave his wife 'the gift of an encore.'

The That '70s Show star posted a black-and-white picture of the pair holding hands across hospital beds, coupled with a caption that read, '100% successful transplant. Now the real work begins.'

Successful surgery: After wife Bijou Phillip's successful kidney transplant, Danny Masterson took to Instagram to count his blessings and thank the magnificent person who donated their organ to the starlet

His caption read, 'My lady has been slowing dying for the past 7 years of an incurable kidney disease.'

Miraculously, one of Bijou's friends was a match for the star and was ready to make the life changing decision to be an organ donor.

Danny thanked 'the amazing person who donated their kidney to Bijou,' saying that his wife was 'given the gift of an encore by a tall angel.'

Gift of life: Bijou and Danny both thanked the 'amazing person' who donated their kidney to the actress, with Bijou calling her organ donor 'the perfect match'

He continued: 'We do not take lightly how incredibly fortunate we are. 100% successful transplant.

'Now the real work begins for her to silence any chance of rejection,' wrote the New York native.

Danny's worries are not unfounded. According to the Mayo Clinic, kidney recipients have about a four percent chance of transplant failure or complications one year after surgery, with the stat ramping up to 21% (over one-fifth) after five years.

Match made in heaven: In mid-March, the Raising Hope star took to Instagram to share that she'd finally gotten an operating date and would be receiving a new kidney shortly. Above, the blonde beauty can be seen with daughter Fianna in a 2016 picture of from Danny's Instagram

In mid-March, the Raising Hope actress was ecstatic when she revealed she 'finally [had her] OR date for next week' via Instagram.

'I have been waiting for this day to come for a long time... My donor is a dream come true, such an amazing guy, so kind, he blows me away everyday!'

The Choke star revealed that her amazing donor had stayed by her side for three years, undergoing countless tests, battling insurance, and 'rolling with the punches.'

'It's been a wild ride. Fate finds you, he is a perfect match,' wrote the starlet.

Privately coping: The Masterson clan first opened up about Bijou's condition in February, after the starlet was hospitalized from a blood infection. Here, the couple can be seen at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic during Summer 2016

Danny and family first opened up about his wife's condition in February, when the star was rushed to a Santa Barbara hospital after suffering from a blood infection that left her feeling sick and experiencing an increased fever.

A rep for the couple shared that Bijou 'was born with small kidneys' and that she had been 'quietly dealing with [the] disease for the last five years, including being on the transplant list.'

Bijou and Danny, who are both Scientologists, married in Ireland after eight years together. They welcomed daughter Fianna Francis in 2014.