VANESSA Feltz was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after being left “doubled over in agony”.
The TV personality, 62, shocked her fans when she shared a message from her hospital bed this morning.
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Vanessa Feltz was rushed to the hospital in agony
She wrote: “Gosh! Greetings from the hospital. 2pm I was fine. Just made lunch and played with AJ 5 and Cecily almost two. 3pm I was doubled over in agony.
“The scan showed a large kidney stone. OMG! Unbelievably painful. Rushed to the cinema.
“I am very grateful, thank you to my daughters, nurses, porters, anesthetist and wonderful surgeon. Thank you so much.”
The mum-of-two said the agony she was going through over the 5mm stone was greater than all her labours.
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Vanessa added that while she is usually a “workaholic”, there was no way she was going to push through the pain to present her scheduled LBC radio show.
Her celebrity friends were quick to send their support, with Love Island’s Chloe Burrows writing: “Omg!!! Sending you lots of love xxxxx.”
Lisa Snowdon said: “Oh damn V! Super oops and thank heavens you’re ok. Much love baby,”
Kate Thornton posted: “Ouch! Thank goodness you’re in the right place. Feel better and sending my love x.”
Sister Holly Willoughby Kelly shared: “Oh Vanessa!!!!! You poor thing. Sending you love and healing darling.”
Kidney stones are masses composed of salt and minerals, and in size they can be between a grain of salt and a golf ball.
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There are several different types – calcium stones, struvite stones, uric acid stones and cystine stones.
Stones can cause severe pain, and while most pass on their own through the ureter – the tube between the kidney and the bladder – some need to be surgically removed.
It’s been a dramatic few days for Vanessa.
She was on Channel 5 Jeremy Vine’s Storm Huntley show last week when a fire alarm caused the entire building to be evacuated.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star took to his social media as a pre-recorded program aired in his place.
“Oh my God, a fire alarm!” – she exclaimed on her Instagram story.
“Nobody knows if it’s real or fake, but we think it’s real because there’s a real fire engine and the building has been evacuated.”
She added: “I don’t know what’s going on with the show!”
Fortunately, it was a false alarm and everyone managed to return to work unharmed in the end.
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Vanessa has been a regular on television and radio for decades Credit: Rex
What are kidney stones?
Kidney stones are a common and usually very painful condition.
They usually affect people aged 30 to 60, says the NHS.
It added: “They can be extremely painful and can lead to kidney infections or kidney failure if left untreated.”
How can you tell if you have a kidney stone?
- You have pain in the side of your abdomen
- You have severe pain that comes and goes
- You are nauseous or vomiting
Call NHS 111 or your GP if you have severe pain, a high temperature, an episode of shivering or shaking or blood in your urine.
Kidney stones are formed from chemicals in the urine.
Some are as small as a grain of sand and are excreted in the urine without you noticing. Others can be as large as pebbles.
The causes of kidney stones are:
- Drinking too little water
- Too much or too little exercise
- Obesity
- Weight loss surgery
- Eating foods with too much salt or sugar
Many kidney stones can be treated at home by drinking plenty of water, using pain relievers, and waiting for the stones to pass.
Large kidney stones need to be removed by surgery, where different methods break the kidney stone into smaller pieces so that they can pass out in the urine.
Some operations are performed under anesthesia, while others are not.
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