Coronation Street star rushed to A&E for urgent blood transfusion after struggling to breathe
A CORONATION Street star has revealed her health issue after she was rushed to A&E for an urgent blood transfusion.
Struggling to breathe two years ago, Lucy-Jo Hudson, 42, was rushed to hospital before being diagnosed with chronic anaemia.
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Taking to Instagram on Tuesday night, the former Corrie star, who played Katy Harris in the hit ITV soap, shared a photo of her in a hospital bed.
"Not my usual post," Lucy-Jo penned in the caption.
She then said: "But with it being National Blood Week I wanted to share something with you."
Opening up about her hospital dash, Lucy-Jo explained: "2 years ago I was rushed into A&E.
"I was constantly exhausted, running on empty, struggling to breath, low mood, really struggling in my overall mental and physical health, and I just put it down to the fast pace of life.
"Because in today's world you're expected to be able to juggle it all right?
"And the daily stresses of being a working mum, and spinning a million plates is blumming stressful….."
She then added: "But what I didn't realise is that the reason I was feeling all of this is because I had an underlying health issue…. Chronic Anaemia."
Lucy-Jo then revealed that this meant she was "in desperate need of a blood transfusion".
Going into even more detail, she said: "It turned out that my haemoglobin levels were that dangerously low I needed 2 transfusions and I was kept in hospital for a few days so they could keep on eye on my levels."
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Speaking about the medical team that treated her, Lucy praised the staff at Salford Royal Hospital and gushed over how "amazing" they were.
"I really felt I was in the best hands, especially Dr Rob Jackson, he was unbelievable and I'll always be so grateful to him and his team in the A&E department," she said.
Lucy-Jo then thanked everyone who donates blood, saying: "I know from the NHS that just one of your donations can save up to 3 lives.... Mine included."
She went on: "Blood donations save lives every day, they are needed in emergencies, during operations, childbirth, in the treatment of cancer and sickle cell disease, the list is endless.
What is Anaemia?
According to the NHS, Anaemia is a common condition "where the number of red blood cells or the amount of haemoglobin in red blood cells is less than normal".
Symptoms of Aneamia:
Fatigue/tiredness
Shortness of breath
Dizziness
Fast heartbeat or sensation of the heart beating in the chest (palpitations)
Pounding or 'ringing' in your ears
Headache
Cold hands or feet
Pale or yellow skin
Chest pain
Lack of concentration
Sore tongue or mouth ulcers
Irritability
Source: NHS
"So this is a thank you to those selflessly giving blood that helped me and thousands of other people who
really needed it."
Fans were quick to show support for the former soap star in the comments section.
One person wrote: "Oh bless you, how awful!! So glad you okay now."
Another said: "Holy hell!! So glad you're ok now Lucy. And this is an amazing post!"
While a third penned: "The NHS does an amazing job & is never given any the praise it deserves, I'm glad you're ok xx."
And a fourth added: "Wonderful to share LucyJo! So glad you are doing so well! Xxx."
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