Former Big Brother contestant Chanelle Hayes has turned to Twitter for medical advice after revealing she’s suffered from debilitating pain for MONTHS.
The mum-of-two says she has experienced pain down the left side of her body every day since October and turned to her 145,000 followers for help with a diagnosis, tweeting: “What do you think it could be?”
Describing the extensive aches and pains she is suffering from in her neck, shoulder, arm, hip, bottom and throughout her leg, Chanelle also noted she has been exhausted.
Ok so I have had this pain EVERY DAY since I tweeted this. Infact, it’s been flaring up and down since about October… what do u think it could be?? I’m also super exhausted (but might be due to Frankie)… any ideas?! pic.twitter.com/i2nNaaVQ4r
— Chanelle Hayes (@chanellejhayes) March 9, 2018
She shared an old Twitter post from January 2018 with fans, in which she’d complained of joint pain and muscular aches down the left hand side of her body.
Chanelle added: “Okay, so I have had this pain EVERY DAY since I tweeted this. In fact, it’s been flaring up and down since about October.
“What do you think it could be? I’m also super exhausted (but this might be due to Frankie)… any ideas?!”
She gave birth to her second son, Frankie Oates, in August and is also mum to son Blakely, nine.
Earlier in the week, Chanelle had also tweeted about being laid low with sickness, asking: “What’s wrong with me?”
Bleurgh I feel sooooo sick 🤮🤢🤒 I’m shivering and sweating, throbbing pain behind one eye and keep wretching. What’s wrong with me?? #isthistheend
— Chanelle Hayes (@chanellejhayes) March 5, 2018
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Dozens of Chanelle’s followers were on hand to offer suggestions about her condition – but many emphasised she should seek further medical guidance from a doctor, perhaps more accurate than a call out on social media.
One follower emphasised Chanelle shouldn’t turn to Google (or social media, for that matter) to self-diagnose, and pointed out looking after children is physically demanding.
This is not the first time Chanelle has turned to social media for assistance with a medical problem.
Last month she pleaded with her Instagram followers to help her after ‘boils’ broke out across her face.
At the time, Chanelle said she was reluctant to seek medical help for a cosmetic problem as she didn’t want to have an appointment over someone who could be worse off than her.
Meanwhile, earlier this week Chanelle spoke about her former relationship with ex Ryan Oates, saying she’d “rather sit on a cactus” than get back together with him.
The star said she and Ryan – who is Frankie’s dad – enjoy an amicable relationship these days, but there would be no getting back together as a couple.
“There are two children involved and we’re adults so you just have to get on with it,” she said.
“We talked it through and once we agreed what we were doing with the boys, it was fine. It’s all about the kids. Nothing else is really important.”
But when asked if there was a chance of ever getting back together with Ryan, she bluntly said: “Never. I’d rather sit on a cactus.”
Get well soon Chanelle! And go to see the doctor in real life.
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