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Emotional Louise Thompson fights back tears as she reveals she’s been diagnosed with incurable health condition
LOUISE Thompson has been diagnosed with incurable Lupus.
The Made in Chelsea star, 32, - who has been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since the birth of her and her fiance Ryan Libbey's son Leo in November - received the news after struggling with “intolerable joint pain.”
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The Pocket sportswear brand founder told fans she now has yet another illness to contend with, courtesy of the autoimmune disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.
Louise told fans on her Instagram Story: "I had a call yesterday with one of the rheumatology guys and they got more of my blood test
results back and the diagnosis is that I’ve got drug-induced lupus.
"So I’m suffering from that, which is fabulous."
The reality star alumni continued: “I feel like I’m constantly navigating so many different things and I could just cry, it all just feels so heavy.
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"I was just on the bus going to one appointment this morning and when I stood up and started walking to the appointment, my knees were in such agony. I’ve never experienced anything like it in my life.”
Louise and her partner Ryan are fitness fanatics and help fans with
their wellness and strength building via Turtle Method, offering
workout plans and transformation packages.
Louise added: “I’ve always been so able bodied and so active, exercise has been such a big part of my life and it’s just so rough having to adapt to all of these new medical conditions, so that’s been really tough."
What is Lupus?
LOUISE Thompson has been diagnosed with Lupus - but what is it?
The incurable illness is where the immune system mistakes healthy tissues in the body as foreign invaders, and attacks them.
Typically, it is women who are affected by the illness - around nine in every 10 people diagnosed are female.
What are the symptoms?
Lupus is difficult to diagnose because the symptoms can vary from person to person.
However, symptoms often appear between the ages of 15 and 45.
The three key symptoms are:
- fatigue
- joint pain and swelling
- rashes on the wrists, hands and face
Is there a treatment?
There is currently no cure for Lupus, but medication and lifestyle measures can ease a person's symptoms.
These include protecting skin from the sun and getting enough vitamin D through supplements.
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Back in September, Louise was told she may have the rare condition
Asherman's syndrome, where adhesions build up inside a person's uterus, following a private scan.
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She wrote on her Instagram Stories: “Harley Street clinic is iconic.
Just had my appointment with the kindest and most trustworthy
obs/gyne…it's likely that I have adhesions inside my uterus causing
something called Asherman's Syndrome.
"A hysteroscopy would offer a better look inside the cavity than an
ultrasound but because I might need to start thinking
immunosuppressants, having non essential surgery isn't really an option.
"The main impacts of Asherman's are: painful cramping and fertility
problems. ”
Louise had earlier revealed to fans she had decided to go private for a
scan on her pelvis because her last ultrasound was “inconclusive”, and
she would've had to wait “months longer” for a follow-up appointment on the NHS.
Louise heartbreakingly admitted she was “haunted” by the fear she would not be “strong enough” to throw her son a first birthday party in November.
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