Louise Thompson has revealed that she's been diagnosed with lupus, in an emotional new video posted on Instagram.
The Made In Chelsea star, 32, has suffered with both her physical and mental health since the traumatic birth of her son Leo, who was born last November.
Louise was hospitalised following Leo's birth and has since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder as well as suffering from a huge number of physical ailments,
In the video, Louise said: "So to update you guys quickly, 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.
She added: "So I'm suffering from that which is fabulous. It means that I'm really tired but I've also started to get really intolerable joint pain especially if I sit down for any amount of time if I cross my legs."
"I mean I was just on the bus going to one appointment this morning and when I stood up and started walking to the appointment and honestly me knees were in such agony.
"I've never experienced anything like it in my life. 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."
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes the body's immune system to attack healthy parts of the body. Symptoms can include fatigue, joint pain and rashes.
Louise went on to explain that she has struggled most with the neurological symptoms.
She said: "On top of that and almost worse because I can deal with fatigue, I can deal with skin, I can deal with pain but the neurological symptoms have just still been so unbearable and currently I'm dealing with this never ending cold.
"I have mucus coming out of my nose and really bad pain in my ears and I'm not suppose to take anti-inflammatory medication, so ibuprofen because of having ulcerative colitis or all of that." Louise was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018."
Louise welcomed Leo with her fiancé Ryan Libbey. Louise and Ryan both starred on E4's Made In Chelsea and became engaged in 2018.
Last month, the couple celebrated Leo's milestone first birthday with a beautiful party held in their west London home.
Despite her nerves about the bash, Louise later told fans the whole event went smoothly.
Sharing a picture from the party on Instagram, she concluded a lengthy caption with: "The good news is that I had a fantastic time, with great company, and not a single tantrum in sight."
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