Louise Thompson has been diagnosed with incurable Lupus.
Louise Thompson has documented her battles with both her physical and mental health
The 'Made in Chelsea' star - 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 - has been struggling with "intolerable joint pain” and found out she has yet another illness to contend with; the autoimmune disease that occurs when your body's immune system attacks your own tissues and organs.
She told fans on her Instagram Story this week: "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.”
She continued: "I feel like I’m constantly navigating so many different things and I could just cry, it all just feels so heavy.”
“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 fitness and strength building via Live Like Louise, offering workout plans and transformation packages, which makes it even more of a blow for the 32-year-old TV personality.
She 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.”
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.
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. (sic)"
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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