Vicky Pattison rushed to hospital with severe symptoms and swollen throat

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison has been rushed to hospital (Picture: Vicky Pattison/ Instagram)

Vicky Pattison has been rushed to hospital after suffering ‘an untold amount of pain’.

The former Geordie Shore star, 36, shared series of photos on social media 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.

The TV star said her immune system had been ‘compromised’ (Picture: Vicky Pattison/ Instagram)

She shared this photo crying after being admitted to hospital (Picture: Vicky Pattison/ Instagram)

She was comforted by fiancé Ercan Ramadan (Picture: Vicky Pattison/ Instagram)

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 ♥️,’ she concluded.

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 in a selfie, and then watching old episodes of New Girls while recovering.

Vicky recently revealed her wedding to Ercan would be the subject of a E4 show (Picture: Ricky Vigil M/ Justin E Palmer/ GC Images)

After appearing on Geordie Shore from 2011 until 2014, Vicky went on to appear on Ex on the Beach twice, as well as front her own series Judge Vicky in 2015.

She then won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! the same year.

The TV star also recently revealed her impending wedding to fiancé Ercan Ramadan was going to be filmed for a E4 show.

The couple first met in 2019 after being introduced by friends.

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