Louise Thompson has suffered another setback in her health after being rushed in for emergency surgery before going into septic shock.
The Made In Chelsea star has been in hospital for two weeks, with her fiancé, Ryan Libbey explaining how he rushed her to A&E when she suffered agonising abdomonal pain.
Speaking on the couple’s podcast He Said, She Said in a new episode recorded a week ago and released on Wednesday, an emotional Ryan explained why Louise was absent and heartbreakingly admitted ‘I don’t know how much more she can take.’
Ryan said he had returned from a weekend visiting his family in Devon to find Louise ‘rolling around in heaps of pain’ at the London home their share with son Leo, two.
Louise Thompson has suffered another setback in her health after being rushed in for emergency surgery before going into septic shock (Louise is pictured earlier this year during a previous hospital stay)
Speaking on the couple’s podcast He Said, She Said, an emotional Ryan explained why Louise was absent and heartbreakingly admitted ‘I don’t know how much more she can take’
By the early hours of the morning she could take no more and Ryan rushed her to A&E ‘and a few hours later she was on the operating table.’
Louise underwent surgery ‘in the same tummy area that she’s been recovering from since earlier this year with her stoma surgery. It was completely unexpected,’ Ryan told listeners.
Complications arose and she went into septic shock after the operation which Ryan explained ‘shows the severity of how bad things got.’
Ryan reassured listeners that his fiancée is recovering, and is out of the intensive care unit, but he confessed the terrifying ordeal has taken its toll on both of them.
‘I don’t know how much more she can take,’ he said. ‘It’s soul destroying, it takes the wind right out of your sails.’
‘It leaves you completely dumbfounded because you don’t know why someone would deserve to go through countless bouts of bad health like this.’
‘I can’t believe we’re back in this situation. My heart beat is skipping around all over the place which is an indication of how heavy and raw it all feels. It’s very unexpected and a difficult pill to swallow. It’s completely broken me.’
Ryan said during the recording that he hoped Louise will be home in time for their son Leo’s third birthday on November 14.
Louise underwent surgery ‘in the same tummy area that she’s been recovering from since earlier this year with her stoma surgery. It was completely unexpected,’ Ryan told listeners
‘She’s got the mum guilt, she’s worried about letting him down,’ Ryan explained, revealing that whilst Louise is through the worst of her physical battle, ‘now she’s in this difficult mental space.’
He added that for him carrying on with work has been difficult, telling fans that ‘when I walked into the room to record this episode, seeing just one chair and one microphone moved me to tears.’
‘I had to leave the house for a few minutes to gather my emotions, so I ran down to the florist to get a bunch of flowers for the set of the podcast. I wanted to make every effort to get this right and to keep things consistent, I wanted to do the podcast justice and make Louise proud’.
Louise posted her own update from hospital later on Wednesday, sharing a photo of Ryan placing a sunshine balloon at the end of her bed as she told her followers: ‘It’s World kindness day. The world feels like it’s been a bit unkind to me again.’
‘But today is a new day. And that hopefully means home,’ she continued.
‘I really hate to say it but I’ve been back in hospital feeling very poorly (I feel like the word ‘poorly’ warrants the label of an Onomatopoeia – everything about it resembles elderly, frail illnessy stuff).’
‘As I say it I feel like a grandma blowing out bubbles for words. It looks and sounds sick. Like I did. Even though I’m also confusingly only 34 and incredibly strong. Mentally and physically STRONG. If I do say so myself.’
‘I’m almost embarssed at this point. BUT there is light. Despite The Surgery The Butt drain The Catheter The Stoma The Robinsons drains Dreaded Pigtail drain Copious cannulas, damn I wish I’d accepted that picc line Blood tests galore My poor poor bod. I’ve felt like a bit of a zombie. There have been beacons of kindness EVERYWHERE.’
Ryan said during the recording that he hopes Louise will be home in time for their son Leo’s third birthday on November 14
It’s been needed because oh goodness me it’s been quite scary seeing my body laden with so many foreign objects. I’m amazed I even managed to move with all that in at one point.’
‘I literally had a tail dangling out of me. Stitched in. In fact I felt like an octopus with multiple legs or tubes (turns out a cannula with different entry points is called an octopus too). Great minds. Or a great subconscious mind and memory of mine.
Ahhh the joy of heavy heavy opioids for getting me through the worst of it. Thank goodness for poppies. Thank goodness for science. Thank goodness for modern medicine.
Back to the important thing : kindness. There have been many many people who have been incredibly kind who have got me through. Like BEYOND KIND.
Angel level of kind. The kind of people you meet and think gosh I wish I was as kind as you because you are next level kind, going out of your way to help others. You really are a superstar kind of god given gift.
Louise posted her own update from hospital on Wednesday, sharing a photo of Ryan placing a balloon on her bed as she told her fans: ‘The world feels like it’s been a bit unkind to me again’
‘I’m almost embarssed at this point. BUT there is light. Despite The Surgery The Butt drain The Catheter The Stoma’ she told her followers
It’s really remarkable that there are people out there that are THIS cool. Actually I don’t mean cool. I mean warm, really really warm. Because warm > cool. The world is a better place because of you.
My faith in humanity is actually at an all time high right now.’
Louise, the elder sister of Sam Thompson, has faced series of health issues since the birth of Leo in November 2021.
She recently published her book Lucky which details her health battles over the past three years.
She shared the news of having a stoma bag fitted with her Instagram followers in early April, as she bravely admitted it is ‘not something she wanted to hide forever’.
The television personality has previously spoken about her ongoing struggles with the bowel condition ulcerative colitis as well as the autoimmune disease lupus.
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic bowel condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed and small ulcers develop on the colon’s lining, which can bleed. The condition has no cure, but can be effectively managed with time.
Louise shared an Instagram post on Tuesday evening, reminiscing on the ‘beautiful solo weekend with Leo’ she had before she was rushed to hospital
Louise, the elder sister of Sam Thompson, has faced series of health issues since the birth of Leo in November 2021
Earlier this year she spent two weeks in hospital after suffering a ulcerative colitis flare up during a holiday with Ryan and Leo.
Louise shared an Instagram post on Tuesday evening, reminiscing on the ‘beautiful solo weekend with Leo’ she had before she was rushed to hospital.
Posting alongside of happy photos of the pair, she wrote: ‘It’s amazing how far the words ‘cheeky monkey’ coming out of your child’s mouth can propel you forward during the toughest of times.’