Kym Marsh reveals she was rushed to hospital after health scare left her 'bed-ridden'
She said the experience was 'terrifying'
Author: Emma DoddsPublished 27th Mar 2019
Coronation Street's Kym Marsh has opened up about a 'terrifying' health scare that recently left her bed-ridden. The 42-year-old, who recently announced that she's leaving Corrie after 13 years as Michelle Connor, has revealed that she was rushed to hospital and is still waiting on test results to find out what caused the sudden condition.
Writing about the ordeal in her column for OK! magazine, mum-of-three Kym revealed that she'd been taken to Alexandra Hospital in Manchester after suddenly falling ill, and that doctors had been stumped by what was causing the discomfort.
Kym wrote, 'I felt so awful I had to go to the Alexandra Hospital in Manchester. I was shaking, I felt terrible and like I’d been hit by a truck. They ran lots of tests on me and I’m still waiting for the results, but doctors think it could be Salmonella poisoning, which is really serious. The ordeal has been terrifying and I’ve never felt so ill! I was bed-ridden for four days.'
Thankfully, Kym had her two grown-up children David and Emilie on-hand to look after eight-year-old daughter Polly whilst she went to get seen, and wrote, 'The whole family rallied around me, David and Emilie had to get Polly up and ready for school because I couldn’t get out of bed.'
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Kym Marsh reveals she was rushed to hospital after health scare left her 'bed-ridden'
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At the memorial service for Rana, Carla is overwhelmed her guilt when Kate squeezes her hand throughout an emotional speech about Rana.
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But Robert can't contain his anger and points the finger, demanding Carla come clean. Inconsolable, Carla admits that she knew the roof was unstable, but never that it might collapse.
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Though Peter begs Kate not to report Carla, Kate is crushed and calls Carla a mudering bitch. Back at the house, a disgusted Roy tells Carla she should find somewhere else to live.
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Heartbroken, Carla turns to Pete for support and somehwere to stay, and remorsefully vows to do whatever it takes to make things up to her sister. Ken tells Carla she should focus on doing something positive for the workers at the factory.
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Meanwhile, Nick has called a crisis meeting with the workers at the community centre to discuss their next steps.
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Although Ken valiantly sticks up for Claudia, further hurt is caused when he insists they're just friends. A heart to heart in the Rovers clears everything up.
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At the hospital the doctor runs some tests, and Sally insists that from now Tim will have to eat healthily and take better care of himself.
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Tracking her down outside the Kabin, Sally thanks Gina for her part in saving Tim's life and begs her not to leave.
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