Louise Thompson at hospital after receiving 'alarming' results
‘I’m holding on by a thread’: Louise Thompson’s fiancé Ryan Libbey reveals star is back at hospital after receiving ‘alarming’ blood test results – hours after star shared her health woes with fans
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Louise Thompson is back at hospital after receiving ‘alarming’ blood test results, her fiance Ryan Libbey revealed on Thursday.
Former MIC star Louise, 32, had taken to Instagram earlier in the day to share an emotional update on her health with fans – seven months after she was involved in two near death experiences giving birth to her first son Leo.
Ryan, 31, shared a devastating post where he detailed how he was ‘holding on by a thread’ in the wake of his partner’s most recent health battle.
Heartbreaking: Louise Thompson is back at hospital after receiving ‘alarming’ blood test results, her fiance Ryan Libbey revealed on Thursday
He wrote: ‘Just as I thought I was approaching a time period where I could focus some energy into my own therapy and healing, Louise unfortunately still struggles with various things every single day and some of those symptoms are worsening.
‘We’re now back at the hospital (this time private as we’ve been so let down by the NHS) because Louise has received some alarming blood test results.
‘At this moment I don’t know how serious this is, but it feels devastating to be sat outside a hospital waiting room, seven months on from Louise giving birth.
‘I’m holding on by a thread, trying to work, keep business alive, earn money to support Louise and Leo, trying to keep up with my own ambitions (and failing)
Overwhelmed: Former MIC star Louise, 32, had taken to Instagram earlier in the day to share an emotional update on her health with fans – seven months after she was involved in two near death experiences giving birth to her first son Leo
‘It’s not like me to share stories like this but I feel so s*** at the moment.Maybe this unload will help.
Louise said she ‘just wants someone to fix me’ in her earlier post after a recent visit to the doctor showed that her Iron and hemoglobin levels are low.
She explained that the news as ‘triggering’ for her, following a traumatic health battle since delivering Leo.
Emotional: Louise said she ‘just wants someone to fix me’ in her earlier post after a recent visit to the doctor showed that her Iron and hemoglobin levels are low
Sharing a solemn selfie with her hand over her forehead, Louise explained to her fans that it was ‘a good day yesterday followed by a bad day today’.
Declaring that she doesn’t want to be labelled ‘mentally unwell’, she explained the feeling of being overlooked.
‘When I spoke to my psychiatrist she told me to make sure that any physical health doctors I see take my concerns seriously. I don’t want to just be labelled as ‘mentally unwell’ – I feel that I’m often overlooked.’
‘Anyway, I just got some recent blood test results back that I had to pay for privately and my iron and hemoglobin levels are low which is incredibly triggering. To be honest quite a few of them are either too high or too low which I find incredibly triggering too.’
Advice: She then reached out to her 1.4million followers, asking if anyone suffering from crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis has had issues with mental health medication – leaving a question box for fans to help out
Louise, who owns activewear brand Pocket Sport and shares Leo with beau Ryan Libbey, is known for her passion for health and fitness.
But during the Story post, she explained that she has lost the ability to stay active and can ‘hardly climb a set of stairs without feeling exhausted’.
She detailed: ‘Pre my traumatic experience and spending all that time in hospital I was super healthy working out 4 times a week and living a good life. Now I can hardly climb a flight of stairs without feeling exhausted. I get the most agonising pain too. I just want someone to fix me.’
In another snap, Louise added the teardrop filter to her selfie, as she said ‘my poor body and brain are all over the place’.
The reality star opened up about her medication, sharing that she’s thinking of reducing her intake of it, as she feels ‘overwhelmed’ and then ‘numb again’.
She then reached out to her 1.4million followers, asking if anyone suffering from crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis has had issues with mental health medication – leaving a question box for fans to help out.
The candid post comes as Louise has been documenting her journey with postnatal depression after complications while giving birth in November meant she had two very close brushes with death.
In November 2021, she revealed she had given birth but the labour had not been easy.
‘When I am stuck in those moments I want to die in a big way’: Louise bravely shared her ‘catastrophic PTSD and post-natal breakdown’ as she discussed mental health battle following birth of son Leo on Instagram on Wednesday last week
She suffered complications and spent a month in hospital after giving birth to her baby son, being diagnosed with PTSD in addition to postnatal depression.
Last Wednesday Louise took to Instagram to speak out about her ‘catastrophic breakdown’, admitting when she is stuck in a depressive moment, she wants to ‘die in a big way’.
She explained how she has many things to be grateful for in life but still can become triggered at any point causing a panic attack and breakdowns.
Sharing a vulnerable snap of herself crying, Louise said: ‘And then I had an absolute catastrophic breakdown out of NOWHERE. It’s like my brain thought I was full on dying again.
‘Couldn’t think straight or function for 40 minutes. Absolutely petrifying.
‘Literally don’t think I was triggered by anything I had to take myself away because I don’t like lowing the mood for Ryan or others and then I found some photos of myself as a child in my bedroom and I started screaming “why did this have to happen to me” feeling so angry and sad for my innocent vulnerable self.’
‘WTF is going on’: The former Made In Chelsea star has been documenting her journey with postnatal depression after complications while giving birth in November meant she had two very close brushes with death
She added: ‘Honestly wtf is going on. My new anti depressant is quite good for sleep so I take it in the evening and at least that helped me go to bed and reset to start today as a fresh new day, but WOW when I’m stuck in those moments I want to DIE in a big way.’
In another selfie of herself, Louise had tears streaming down her face as she rubbed her eyes sat on her bedroom floor.
She wrote: ‘I honestly don’t even have words to explain the suffering. I just keep telling myself to keep going because light is around the corner.’
After her on/off again romance with bad boy Spencer Matthews and US fashion heir Alik Alfus, Louise met PT Ryan Libbey in 2016 and fell head over heels. The pair got engaged in August 2018 after two years of dating.
Family: She has spoken openly about her battle with PTSD and post-natal anxiety after the birth of her son Leo last year who she shares with beau Ryan Libbey
In March 2021, Louise revealed she and partner Ryan Libbey had suffered a miscarriage describing it as ‘one of the hardest things I’ve ever done’.
The star spoke out via her social media and told her followers: ‘Sometimes the timing isn’t right and I need to be patient with what is to come in the future…’
Shortly after her miscarriage, Louise announced that she and fiancé Ryan were expecting again.
In November 2021, she revealed she had given birth but the labour had not been easy. Louise suffered complications and spent a month in hospital after giving birth to her baby son.
If you have been affected by anything in this story please contact Birth Trauma Association at birthtraumaassociation.org.uk
For help and support with perinatal mental illness please contact PANDAS on 0808 1961 776
So brave: Louise, who gave birth to her first child Leo late last year, admitted her breakdown made her wish she would ‘die’
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