Vicky Pattison has been rushed to hospital after suffering ‘an untold amount of pain’.
The former Geordie Shore star, 36, shared series of photos of her looking unwell and explained the scary symptoms that sparked the hospital dash.
Posting a brief explanation on her Instagram stories, Vicky said she ‘didn’t want anyone to worry’ after ‘a couple of days of silence on social media’.
‘Definitely not the weekend I was intending on having.. I was anticipating being up Mount Snowdon for gods sake 😂🤦🏻♀️’ she began.
‘Don’t even know really to start, but I feel like I dropped that stupid story to let a few people who were concerned about my radio silence know I was being looked after & then loads more people just worried, which was never my intention, you’re all too kind btw 😞 I am feeling much better, but absolutely flying off my pain meds so I hope this isn’t all abit too chaotic.
‘I woke up on Thursday with a terrible headache, I ignored it & assumed it was because I’d had super long day the day before- anyway it persisted & became a sore throat, razor blade vibes & I got the fever, aches, pains, sore joints etc. I tried to get to an emergency doctors appointment but we got stuff in a terrible accident- a journey that should have take an hour took 6 & even though the Dr did his best on the phone he had no real way of knowing what was best. Fast forward 24hours & I had started to be sick which was just making everything worse- my throat was so swollen I couldn’t swallow, drink water & pain killers were completely out of the question, it was getting to the point where I physically couldn’t move.’
Vicky then explained that after ‘staring to feel scared’ she made another emergency appointment with her doctor and was referred straight to A&E.
After around ’36 hours, six bags of fluid, three of antibiotics and an untold amount of pain relief’, Vicky said they were ‘starting to get to the bottom of things’.
‘They think it’s glandular fever, an big infection & an abscess in my throat. I didn’t allow myself any recovery time after covid & it’s just compromised my immune system I suppose.’
The TV star then explained how she hadn’t allowed herself any downtime this year and had ‘burnt the candle at both ends’ by working a punishing schedule and ‘ignoring all the signs’ that her body was desperate for a break after she felt drained, overwhelmed and was struggling to sleep at night, whilst also losing her appetite and not prioritising exercise.
‘I haven’t done anything since the half marathon in April which is so unlike me 😞This has been the wake up call I needed but I’m angry with myself I let it go this far- I’ll be in hospital for awhile & I think it’s for the best ♥️’
Vicky shared a series of photos alongside the post, including looking exhausted while sitting on a chair in the emergency department, lying on a bed with an IV drip in her arm, crying, and then watching old episodes of New Girls while recovering.
Her fiancé, Ercan Ramadan, was also there to comfort her, watching on as Vicky waited to find out what was wrong.
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