Amy Dowden life-threatening sepsis battle after terrifying intensive care stint
Amy Dowden detailed her terrifying battle with sepsis, revealing the horrifying health scare was near-fatal as she reunited with the doctors who saved her life. The Strictly Come Dancing professional picked up the illness during her first round of chemotherapy.
The 33-year-old was only recently diagnosed with another type of cancer following her breast cancer diagnosis and was beginning her treatment when disaster struck earlier this month. After suddenly falling ill just two days after chemotherapy, she explained: "I just thought it was my reaction to chemo, but as it turned out, I had already got an infection."
Amy's symptoms proceeded to get 'worse very, very quickly'. She quickly became breathless and complained of a pain in her chest, according to her mum Gillian. "She went to stand, then just sort of crumpled back onto the settee," she told Hello! magazine.
Amy developed sepsis two days after starting chemotherapy (Amy Dowden/Instagram)
Amy shared hopes of appearing on this year's upcoming Strictly series (BBC)She was raced to Walsall Manor Hospital where doctors treated her for a viral infection. Amy's family were left shocked when they were later told she had developed sepsis. Her dad Richard explained they went into 'panic mode'
Amy was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team as her blood pressure was dangerously low. "The doctors and nurses were telling me I had sepsis and that it was life-threatening, but I wasn’t taking it in," she told Hello!
Baby boy has spent his life in hospital as doctors are 'scared' to discharge him
"I didn’t become properly aware until later. I told my dad: 'I’ve got sepsis' and he said: 'I know!'." Luckily, after the terrifying scare, Amy began recovering as she responded to her treatment. The ordeal hasn't stopped her planning an upcoming appearance in Strictly.
Amy explained she's been on several phone calls with the team at Strictly Come Dancing who are preparing some 'fabulous' wigs for her after she began losing hair as a result of her cancer treatments. "The team are being guided by me – they’ve been utterly amazing."
Amy has been keeping fans updated on her social media (amy_dowden/Instagram)
She has penned regular updates to fans on her Instagram (Instagram/ @amy_dowden)In her recent magazine interview, the Strictly star met with her life-saving doctors. Paramedic Adam Aston and student paramedic Tom Scott responded to the first call-out to Amy and husband Tom Scott's home. "I was glad to be able to thank them for saving my life," Dowden said.
The doctors said they were 'delighted' to help Amy who they called 'inspirational' for sharing her health journey so publicly, explaining that it would 'undoubtedly help others in a similar situation'. Amy responded by praising 'every single individual' at the NHS.
It comes after Amy had been optimistic about her chances of returning to Strictly, and confessed her main concern was getting back on the dancefloor.
“If I only have radiotherapy, I'll be back on Strictly this season. Once radiotherapy is done there'll be nothing to stop me, there's no pressure but Strictly is leaving the door open. It's having something to work towards,” she told The Mirror last month.
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