Love Island’s Dr Alex George gave a health update on Sunday after spending his week in and out of hospital.
The Love Island star, 33, took to Instagram to say he was back home and ‘feeling more like himself’ – after rushing to A&E after contracting tonsillitis earlier this week.
After an initial admission to hospital he was discharged before having to rush back a second time which he admitted made his ‘spirit feel a bit broken’.
But he penned in an update on Sunday as he posed in a snap with beloved dog Rolo: ‘Glad to be home and feeling more like myself!
‘Very much taking it easy, just so nice to enjoy simple things like a little walk with Rolo in the sunshine.
Love Island’s Dr Alex George gave a health update on Sunday after spending his week in and out of hospital
The Love Island star, 33, took to Instagram to say he was back home and ‘feeling more like himself’ – after rushing to A&E after contracting tonsillitis earlier this week
‘Thanks for all the support over the last week or so, I feel very grateful. Now back to the sofa for some F1 and football binging. Have a lovely Sunday everyone x.’
On Thursday he went back to hospital for a second time.
Alex explained that despite having two procedures and receiving a steroid treatment on Monday, his throat had begun to swell up and worsen again, as he confessed he was finding it hard to stay positive.
Updating his followers he wrote: ‘Spirit feels a bit broken writing this but sadly I had to come back to A&E this morning, throat was swelling up and getting worse.
‘Breathing is ok but that’s always the big worry. Really want to be positive but I haven’t slept in a week, hardly eaten with pain and fevers.
‘I know there are so many worse off than me and I am doing my best to be grateful and positive but yeh, can’t always be I guess.’
Alex went on to thank the health professionals for all their support as he shared a snap of himself from the hospital bed hooked up to a machine with cannulas in his arm.
He continued: ‘The doctors and nurses have been so kind and caring, thank you. Just got to roll with punches now and I will be better soon.
After his second hospital dash Alex explained that despite having two procedures and receiving a steroid treatment on Monday, his throat had begun to swell up and worsen again
Updating his followers he wrote: ‘Spirit feels a bit broken writing this but sadly I had to come back to A&E this morning, throat was swelling up and getting worse’
It seemed the star was on the road to recovery, after he shared a snap looking in slightly brighter spirits on Wednesday and revealed he felt well enough to leave the house for a walk
Alex became unwell over Easter as he told fans: ‘So Easter didn’t go so well. I was hoping to do a March photo dump today but here we are’
‘Thank you so much for the love and support, Alex x’.
Earlier this week Alex shared a snap from outside the A&E and another of him sitting on a hospital cot, with a cannula visible in his arm.
He said he had suffered ‘crazy’ swelling, severe pain and fevers, causing him to rush to the emergency room at midnight.
However it seemed the star was on the road to recovery, after he shared a snap looking in slightly brighter spirits on Wednesday and revealed he felt well enough to leave the house for a walk.
He wrote: ‘Going to get out for some fresh air and a short walk with Rolo polo’.
Alex became unwell over Easter as he told fans: ‘So Easter didn’t go so well. I was hoping to do a March photo dump today but here we are.
‘Last few days I have had tonsillitis with fevers, but yesterday the swelling around my tonsil went crazy and the pain was very bad.
‘I was hoping it wouldn’t get worse but at midnight last night, it was too much and could hardly swallow so I went to St Thomas A&E.’
Returning to the St Thomas brought back some difficult memories for the doctor, as it was same hospital he was treated at when he battled sepsis, which left Alex bed-bound for several days and nearly killed him.
He reflected: ‘Kind of weird for me coming back to St Thomas Hospital, as a few years ago I nearly died of sepsis. If it were not for the incredible care of the doctors and nurses I wouldn’t be here.
‘There is a deep humbling that happens when you feel so unwell that you need to ask someone, ‘please can you help me?’.
‘In asking that question you are submitting yourself and allowing others to intervene and help you, when you can’t help yourself further.
‘I had this same feeling, probably to a greater extent, when I had sepsis. A realization of, what would I do if you weren’t here to help me right now? Like really, what would I do?’
Alex praised the NHS team that had looked after him and expressed his gratitude for the kind treatment, revealing he had undergone two procedures and medication and was feeling better.
He gushed: ‘Last night I was looked after by the A&E team at St Thomas (who were lovely and amazing), before being transferred to Guys Hospital under the care of the ENT team.
‘I had medications and a procedure overnight, and felt some relief. I have had another procedure this morning and feel on the mend.
‘I cannot emphasize, reiterate, or say this enough, I am so grateful to everyone that has looked after me.
‘From the doctors and nurses, to the receptionist who booked me in with kindness and empathy, the paramedic who transferred me and kept me feeling positive, to the lovely cook who’s sorting me an apple crumble to nibble on. You are a credit to your profession and your families.’
Reflecting on his health, while admitting to feeling ‘high’ due to the medication, he added: ‘I’m lying in the hospital bed right now, feeling slightly high from the steroids, but really thinking how much I value my health, being able to move and exercise, being able to feel well.
‘Never take it for granted! No day is promised, lets live as much as we can.’
Returning to the St Thomas brought back some difficult memories for the doctor, as it was same hospital he was treated at when he battled sepsis, which left Alex bed-bound for several days and nearly killed him (pictured in 2021)
The reality star, who worked at Lewisham Hospital, previously took to his Instagram Stories on Monday to reveal he was unwell and suggest he might need to head to go to A&E
Alex praised the NHS team that had looked after him and expressed his gratitude for the kind treatment, revealing he had undergone two procedures and medication and was feeling better
He concluded by thanking his fans for their support and assuring he would be back with his dog Rolo soon.
Alex penned: ‘All going well, I hope to be reunited with Rolo Polo later this evening or tomorrow, who has also been poorly. What a pair! Thanks for all the kind messages, I appreciate you SO much. Alex x’.
Complications of tonsillitis are very rare, but can result in a abscess forming between your tonsils and the wall of your throat, which is called quinsy.
Signs of quinsy are when swelling in the mouth and throat gets so painful and severe that you have difficulty speaking, swallowing, breathing or opening your mouth.
The NHS recommends that you call 999 or go to A&E you have these symptoms.
