Kerry Katona has shared how she was left bedbound due to an ongoing health battle. Back in March the former Atomic Kitten singer revealed she is having an overhaul of her health and fitness after being given a diagnosis.
She shared with her social media followers how she had been diagnosed with Lipoedema, an abnormal build-up of fat in the legs and sometimes arms. The condition, which is more common in women, can be painful and affect daily life according to the NHS.
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life people," she positively wrote alongside a video of her working out on Instagram at the time. "I absolutely love Monday mornings! New day, new week, clean slate, fresh beginning!"
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Kerry explained: "I was diagnosed lipidaemia last week which means swelling of the body and random fatty lumps. But f*** that s***!!!" and she added in her upbeat and inspiring message: "Gonna train the s*** out of my body!"
The 42-year-old has now revealed that she's also been diagnosed with arthritis and that she’s been experiencing "severe pain" in her back and him. Kerry has told how she got to such a level of agony this week that she was unable to get out of bed.
The mum-of-five had to take time off from work during what should have been a very busy period for her, and go against her natural instinct to be on-the-go to take time to rest instead.
Writing in her OK! Magazine column, Kerry revealed: "I’ve had a rare couple of days off work this week, but I’ve been bed bound. I’m in agony with my back and my hips – I have arthritis in my hips. I’ve suffered with the pain for a long time, but it’s been worse over the past few days.
"It’s like my body knows I have time off work so it shuts down. I think it’s because I’m always on the go and running off adrenaline. But it’s been nice to have a bit of a break, despite the pain."
It also comes after Kerry revealed how she has spent months walking around with a broken foot after a fall last year. The former Atomic Kitten star has told how she suffered a fall while filming a TV show last year but despite being in pain, didn't get her foot checked out.
And it wasn't until she decided to go and get some physio as she embarks on a new fitness journey that the mum-of-five discovered she had broken her foot. "I’m on a mission to lose some weight," Kerry wrote in a previous OK! Magazine column. "As I write this, I’ve just finished a workout on the treadmill. I’m done with feeling crap about myself – it’s about time I did something about it.
"I’ve been recovering from the corrective surgery I had in January, but I feel ready to get back to exercise now and my goal is to lose 3st. I’m still slightly swollen and I’m not ready to show off my stomach just yet, but I’m feeling positive. Surgery isn’t just a quick fix – I need to put in the work, too."
The 42-year-old added: "But I do need to take it steady, as I’ve found out I have a broken foot! I fell over while filming a TV show last year and never got it checked out. I’ve been in agony ever since, but just got on with it. I recently went for some physio and was told it’s broken, so I’ve been walking around with a broken."
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