Katie Piper recently suffered a shock stay in hospital after experiencing complications in the wake of her latest eye surgery.
The popular presenter recently took a break from her Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show due to her health issues. The unexpected procedure was later reported to have caused a “bad reaction”, leaving Katie unwell.
Katie has now had her say via a clip shared to social media, where she has shed light on what happened.
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Katie Piper latest: ”So gutted’
Filming herself whilst sporting a blue top and minimal make-up, Katie explained to her social media followers: “I just wanted to make a little video to say thank you all for all your messages, DMs, comments and support. Just to let you know, I’m good. I’m doing fine.”
She continued: “I know lots of you have had trauma and things happen to you. That means maybe you live with disease, disability, sickness, or maybe some kind of mental scars if not physical scars.
“And you’ll know that sometimes, as determined as you are to not let come into your present or your future, or make you different from everybody else, sometimes the annoying thing is you are different from other people and medical things happen and they can hold you back. Even if it is temporary.
“And that is what has happened to me recently unfortunately. I was so gutted to not be a part of the Breakfast Show.”
Katie went on to add: “Anyone who knows me will know I hate calling in sick for work or letting people down or not showing up. Unfortunately, that’s what happened.
I’ve had to admit defeat and say as much as I don’t want any of my past to determine my future, sometimes I have to accept that that is part of being a burn survivor.
The star also explained how she’d suffered issues with her retina, despite never experiencing such problems before. Katie has had problems with her cornea in the past.
She went on: “I had further complications and quite a bad infection.”
Katie Piper ‘admits defeat’ amid hospitalisation
The TV favourite also stated: “I’ve had to admit defeat and say as much as I don’t want any of my past to determine my future, sometimes I have to accept that that is part of being a burn survivor, and it’s held me back and got me down for the past couple of weeks, but now I’m recovered and better.”
She also shared that she has returned to work this week and is feeling more like her “old self”.
Katie was left with severe scarring and health difficulties after being attacked with acid in 2008. Due to this, the TV star has undergone several procedures.
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