Lorraine Kelly reveals ‘terrible pain’ which sparked worrying health scare and surgery as she returns to TV
LORRAINE Kelly has revealed the "terrible pain" that led to her health scare as she made her much-anticipated return to television.
The Scots sofa queen, 65, underwent keyhole surgery following the rupture of an ovarian cyst.
But after a brief recovery period, Lorraine was back on our screens this morning.
The telly host assured fans her recovery was going smoothly.
She said: "It was keyhole surgery to get rid of my ovaries and fallopian tubes. Keyhole is amazing. I've got three new holes in my body, all healing beautifully."
Lorraine also explained how she first discovered the issue.
She revealed: "Back in January I was coming back from India, and on the flight I had terrible, terrible pain, and it was a cyst that had burst, an ovarian cyst that had burst."
After a scan, doctors clocked that one of her ovaries looked "a bit dodgy" and recommended they were removed as a precaution.
The presenter spent a night at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire.
She said: "When I went home, Steve (her husband) had to do everything. I'm not allowed to hoover, I'm not allowed to lift anything."
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But despite the pain, she enjoyed her time off, spending time with her new granddaughter Billie.
She said: "But, you know, there's (Billie) the best medicine in the world, that is the best medicine. Even though I can't lift her, I can cuddle her."
She added: "Pathology came back, everything is fine, everything is OK, nothing sinister at all. That's very reassuring. It's preventative and it means it's one less worry.
"So for me it was, it was actually an amazing thing to do and the right thing to do. And then, I would just say to anybody, if you're worried, I mean, make sure that you go and get yourself checked out.
"I'm really glad to be back, because I missed you all."
We told previously how Lorraine opened up on her heartache as she revealed the worst day of her career.