Strictly's Amy Dowden shares 'life-threatening' setback amid breast cancer treatment
ok.co.ukStrictly star Amy Dowden has suffered a terrifying 'life-threatening' setback to her breast cancer treatment which left her needing care in an Intensive Care Unit.
Amy, 33, has been praised for how open she has been with her cancer treatment so far with many viewing her as an inspiration to others who suffer from the terrible disease.
But in her latest interview, Amy revealed that she has suffered quite the setback this month as she contracted a difficult Sepsis infection which could have been 'life-threatening' if left untreated.
Following her first round of chemotherapy, Amy noticed that she was getting a temperature of 37.5 and she started feeling sick, but she initially thought nothing of it.The dancing star did not realise at the time that these symptoms could be "fatal" to a patient undergoing chemotherapy treatment. "I just thought it was my reaction to chemo, but as it turned out, I had already got an infection," she told Hello.
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