Louise Thompson hits back at trolls criticising her recovery from surgery: ‘Am I allowed to bounce back quickly? I bloody hope so’
Louise Thompson has called out ‘keyboard warriors’ who have criticized the speed of her recovery after recently being admitted to hospital for the fourth time.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, spent two weeks in hospital last month after losing ‘cups of blood’ due to ulcerative colitis during a family holiday in Antigua.
After her discharge after the twelve day period, Louise was then admitted to hospital three times in one week due to extreme pain, ultrasounds and checks.
She is now back at home recovering with her partner Ryan Libbey and their son Leo, two.
Louise shared photos from her family weekend and noticed some fans defending her in the comments, prompting her to speak out about her recovery.
Louise Thompson has called out ‘keyboard warriors’ who have criticized the speed of her recovery after she was recently admitted to hospital for the fourth time
The former Made In Chelsea star spent two weeks in hospital after losing ‘cups of blood’ due to ulcerative colitis during a family holiday in Antigua
Louise posted on Stories and shared a comment from one of her fans that read: ‘Some awful comments here… for God’s sake be nice.’
She wrote, “Thank you to this gem for speaking out and calling out the keyboard warriors. I feel very supported by you and 99.9% of the people in the big bad world are nothing but pure gold.’
‘It’s so comforting to see people standing up for each other. I really notice it, especially when it comes to my fellow sufferers, birth trauma or IBD patients.’
“What a great community we have. In this case, I woke up and checked the responses. I couldn’t really see anything negative, so I’m guessing all the hateful comments were deleted overnight.”
However, she later admitted that she had seen one negative comment about her weekend activities.
“I noticed a post yesterday noting that I’m ‘traveling’ again and almost insinuating that I’m doing too well,” she wrote.
“I’ve realized that you can’t win and you’ll never be able to please everyone.”
‘Can I recover quickly from my recent surgery? I damn well hope so. I am 7 weeks after the operation (sometime on Wednesday evening?) and the advice is to move.’
Louise shared photos from her family weekend and noticed some fans defending her in the comments, prompting her to speak out about her recovery
She later admitted that she had seen one negative comment about her weekend activities. “I noticed a post yesterday commenting on the fact that I’m ‘travelling’ again
‘The recommendation is that it will take me twelve weeks to return to my ‘normal’ activity, but it’s really good for my mental state to try to live as ‘normal’ a life as possible, so I’m not going to hide at home on the couch like I have been doing for long enough.’
‘I have no plans to travel this year… in fact I’m terrified of traveling and being further than two miles from my local hospital, but I felt strong enough to get in the car with Ryan and Leo and drive to Oxford. lunch on Sunday.’
‘It was beautiful and I bumped into some old school friends and I’m really glad I did it.’
Sam Thompson’s older sister, Louise, has faced a series of health issues since Leo-Hunter was born in November 2021.
During her last hospital stay, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammation of the lower part of the digestive system. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the condition, but it can be managed effectively over time.
Louise spent the weekend with her partner Ryan and their young son, enjoying time near their London home before heading to Oxford for the day
“The recommendation is that it will take me twelve weeks to return to my ‘normal’ activity, but it is really good for my mental state to try to live as ‘normal’ a life as possible,” she replied
Before Louise’s latest health crisis, she posted photos from her family trip with Ryan, Leo and her father to Antigua and Barbuda.
A Jan. 28 post featured a carousel of photos of herself with little Leo, along with an emotional caption about “learning to lean on and be grateful for those imperfect in-between moments because nothing lasts forever.”
Louise revealed after welcoming Leo that she and he almost died during the traumatic birth.
On December 23, 2021, Louise announced the birth of her son on her Instagram page, revealing that she had been released from hospital to recover at home.
She said: ‘Five weeks ago I gave birth to my beautiful son Leo-Hunter Libbey, who weighed 2.5 kilos. Unfortunately it wasn’t the easiest start for either of us. One ended up in the NICU and the other in the ICU.”
Louise said: ‘I have no plans to travel this year… in fact I’m terrified of traveling and being further than 2 miles from my local hospital’
She explained that she “felt strong enough to get in the car with Ryan and Leo and drive to Oxford for lunch on Sunday.”
Louise was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, an inflammation of the lower part of the digestive system, during her last hospital stay. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the condition, but it can be treated effectively over time
Louise said Leo recovered quickly, but she had to deal with “a lot of bad things.” She said: ‘Danceing with death twice brings a whole new view of the world.’
In December, two years after Leo’s birth, she reflected on the time since the traumatic series of events.
She said, “Here’s a reminder that a lot can change in a year. A lot can change in 6 months. Indeed, a lot can change in a month, but it is difficult to witness the change until you have moved a fair distance from it.
‘I’m crying as I write this. I feel very emotional today. I can’t lie, it feels nice to get rid of my pain. I encourage you to try writing and crying too.
‘Sometimes it helps. But the main reason I’m writing this is because I really want you to know that you have to keep moving forward. Do not give up. Because there comes a time when you want to wear a beautiful party dress again. You will shine again.’
The reality star announced last month that she is releasing a book, Lucky, in which she will tell the story of the near-death experience.