SEPTIC shock is life-threatening - but would you know how to spot it? Former Made in Chelsea star Louise Thompson, 34, has been in hospital for two weeks with septic shock after an emergency surgery - but it can occur to anyone, and at any time. The condition can damage the lungs, kidneys, liver and other organs - and be fatal. The medical condition occurs when blood pressure drops dangerously low after an infection.
Louise has faced a difficult health journey over the years after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis - a long-term condition where the colon and rectum become inflamed. In April this year she was fitted with a stoma bag which she's nicknamed 'Le bum bag'. READ MORE ON SEPSIS But, after experiecing excruciating pain in her abdomen, was rushed to A&E at 3.
30am nine days ago. Her fiance Ryan Libbey revealed on their podcast He Said She Said this week: "Sadly Louise is not here this week. "She had to go back into hospital almost two weeks ago for another emergency operation in the same tummy area that she's been recovering from since earlier this year with her stoma surgery.
"It was completely unexpected. Most read in Health "Her recovery has been up and down. Post-surgery she was in septic shock, which shows the severity of how bad things got.
"She was heavily medicated with lots of cannulas and tubes coming out of her. To see that again, with her in intensive care, was extremely heartbreaking." Louise has said on Instagram that "the world has been unkind to me .
