The One Show reporter Lucy Siegle has shared an update on her health after she was rushed to hospital last month and revealed that she had developed a kidney stone.
The 49 year old journalist known for her long-standing role as a reporter on The One Show, recently opened up about her ordeal. She took to social media to discuss the “strange scenario” she’s been facing.
Initially, Lucy had informed her followers on X, previously known as Twitter, about her health scare last month. The broadcaster, who has also graced our screens on Good Morning Britain and Dispatches, shared that she was in “excruciating pain” and would be receiving lithotripsy to treat her condition.
At the time, her post garnered a wave of support from her online community.
More recently, another well-wisher reached out, saying: “Hope you aren’t suffering too much with your kidney stones. I went through it 4 years ago, rushed into hospital and stent fitted. Then several treatments of lythotripsy later stones battered. Hope it goes well.”(sic)
Last Friday, Lucy replied to the supportive message: “Thank you. Very kind. Stone sill in situ. Just had second round of litho. Pain is fine now but obvs that can change quickly. Strange scenario!”(sic)
Lucy divulged about developing a “large” kidney stone in a tweet she shared earlier. She lamented in her post: “Spent [Monday] night with excruciating pain in A&E – large kidney stone causing havoc.”
In addition, last month she shared on her Twitter: “I’m a prodigious stone former apparently (at last found something to excel at) Having #lithotripsy tomorrow. Anyone had it? After effects? Did it WORK?!” Subsequently, Lucy suggested in another post: “I really don’t want another A&E episode.”
The NHS explains that kidney stones can occur in one or both kidneys and typically affect people aged between 30 and 60. Referred to as “quite common,” affecting over 1 in 10 individuals, kidney stones may cause significant discomfort with symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea and a high temperature.
In terms of treatment, the NHS further clarifies: “Most [stones] are small enough to be passed in your pee, and it might be possible to treat the symptoms at home with medication. Larger stones may require to be broken up or surgically removed.”
The health provider mentions that treatment options involve shockwave lithotripsy (SWL), using ultrasound shock waves for disintegrating kidney stones, and ureteroscopy, which could mean the surgical removal of a stone.
