Amy Dowden reveals doctors found blood clots amid her breast cancer treatment.
Amy Dowden is detailing her cancer fight on Instagram
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star is in the midst of battling a grade three tumour - which was discovered just before she jetted off on her honeymoon with her husband Ben Jones in April - and has been sharing updates from hospital after undergoing a single mastectomy and beginning chemotherapy like how she is beginning to lose her hair among other side effects.
The 33-year-old professional dancer wrote on Instagram: “And I’m going home to my own bed! Thanks again to the marvellous NHS!
“Got some blood clots but I’m feeling good other than a sore and swollen arm.
Amy dubbed it “another hurdle” while praising the medical professionals looking after her on the ward upon her departure.
She continued: “Another hurdle along this journey. But again forever grateful to the NHS and my heroes around me.
“Can’t wait to get into my own bed since Monday though.”
Amy was sent well-wishes from her co-stars on the BBC One latin and ballroom competition - which she is unable to compete on this year but has done since 2017 - and others across the telly industry.
Fellow ‘Strictly’ professional Gorka Marquez wrote: “You got this.”
Motsi Mabuse, 42 - who sits on the judging panel with Shirley Ballas, 62, Craig Revel-Horwood, 58, and Anton Du Beke, 57 - commented two red heart emojis while ‘EastEnders’ star Emma Barton wrote: “You are amazing.”
Amy recently revealed how her condition proved to be worse than she thought it was and was resistant to have the required action to tackle it.
She told paralympian Erin Kennedy, 31, while on an Instagram Live together: "I was originally going to have a lumpectomy, radiotherapy and hormone treatment.
"But then, after my MRI, they found another tumour so then it changed into a mastectomy and then, after my mastectomy, unfortunately, they found even more tumours.
"After my mastectomy, unfortunately they found even more tumours. Then they found another type of cancer."
Amy added: "But the oncologist did say that with chemo I've got a really good chance of a cure.
"For me, straightaway, it was my dancing, like, 'you can take away my boob but you can't take my dancing away from me'.
"That's what I get really upset about."
After being unable to appear on the show this year, she praised her bosses at the public sector broadcaster after being “in regular contact with the team.”
She said: "The BBC have just been utterly incredible” as she unveils her plan “to continue dancing”.
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