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The One Show star in horror hospital dash after being left with ‘excruciating pain’ as fans flood her with support
Concerned fans flooded to the comments to wish her a speedy recovery
A FAN-favourite on The One Show has opened up about being rushed to hospital with a condition that left her in agony.
Lucy Siegle is a British environmental journalist who often appears on the current affairs programme as a host.
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She told followers that she had to be taken to the accident and emergency ward after suffering from excruciating pain.
Docs discovered she had a large kidney stone and scheduled Lucy in for lithotripsy - an ultrasound treatment that breaks the hard mass down into small particles that the body can get rid of naturally.
The good humoured journalist jokingly referenced her frequent segments on climate change, sharing: "Turning to my own failing ecosystem!"
She continued: "Spent mon night with excruciating pain in A&E - large kidney stone causing havoc.
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";I’m a prodigious stone former apparently (at last found something to excel at).
"Having lithotripsy tomorrow. Anyone had it? After effects? Did it WORK?!"
Concerned fans flooded to the comments to wish her a speedy recovery.
One person wrote: "Poor you, sounds really horrid. Hope the treatment works and that you’re back on your feet soon."
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Another well-wisher added: "Hope it works and you’re better soon. Horrible things. x"
Others who have been through the procedure told her about their experiences.
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One told her: "I had lithotripsy for my kidney stone but wasn’t experiencing any pain before that. Worked well in breaking it up into smaller pieces and it passed 6 days later - albeit with horrendous pain and a nighttime visit to A&E (sorry). Hope it goes well for you."
A frightened Lucy responded: "Oh no. I really don’t want another A&E episode."
But one man reassured her, saying: "I feel your pain, been there done that. I had that treatment, you lie on your back in a puddle of water on a stainless steel table. They aim the sonic wave thing at the stone and it breaks up hopefully. I had two goes until it was gone. Not painful btw. Good luck."
The journalist has continued to joke about the health scare on X, formerly known as Twitter.
What are kidney stones?
Kidney stones are a common and usually very painful condition.
They usually affect people between the ages of 30 to 60, the NHS says.
It adds: "They can be extremely painful, and can lead to kidney infections or the kidney not working properly if left untreated."
How can you tell if you have a kidney stone?
- You have a pain in the side of the tummy
- You have severe pain that comes and goes
- You feel sick or are vomiting
Call NHS 111 or a GP if you have severe pain, a high temperature, an episode of shivering or shaking or blood in the urine.
Kidney stones form from chemicals in the urine.
Some are as small as a grain of sand and are passed in the urine without you noticing. Others can be as large as a pebble.
Causes of kidney stones are:
- Drinking too little water
- Too much or too little exercise
- Obesity
- Weight loss surgery
- Eating food with too much salt or sugar
Many kidney stones can be treated at home by drinking lots of water, using pain relief and waiting for the stones to pass.
Large kidney stones need to be removed by surgery, in which various methods are used to break to the kidney stone into smaller pieces, so that they can pass in the urine.
Some surgeries are done under anaesthetic while others are not.
In one post she shared an image of writers over the age of 50 where they are depicted with white hair and wrinkles, laughing: "Me with kidney stones."
Lucy has been at the forefront of several nature protection campaigns during her career.
Besides coming up with sustainability advice for , she also co-produced documentary The True Cost for Netflix.
The film looks at the effects of fast fashion on poorly paid workers in developing countries, and eventually, the environment.
Lucy has also written books called Turning the Tide on Plastic: How Humanity (and you) Can Make Our Globe Clean Again and To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing out the World.
Viewers of The One Show were previously moved by another health scare as as Alex Jones interviewed a man who suffered a near death experience on a plane.
The 47-year-old TV star and her co-host introduced the One Big Thank You section by explaining that Mike Butcher was jetting off to a sunny holiday in Portugal when he suddenly stopped breathing.
Everyone around him was unaware that he had gone into a cardiac arrest, but the brave cabin crew quickly sprung into action by rushing to his side and giving him CPR while waiting for the emergency services to arrive.
Fortunately, the CPR administered saved Mike's life before he was rushed to hospital by medical professionals.
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After the incident, Mike recovered in hospital but was keen to thank the cabin crew who had saved his life.
The One Show surprised Mike by reuniting him with his "three angels" live on air.
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