Susannah Constantine was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery when doctors told her she was “lucky to be alive”.
The television personality, 61, was told she needed surgery immediately or risked paralysis, brain hemorrhage or stroke.
Susannah suffered from venous fistula, which is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein.
Speaking after the worrying experience, Susannah said she had initially ignored the symptoms of tingling in her arm.
Susanna said OK! magazine that doctors gave him harsh words of warning during the health crisis that occurred last year.
Susannah Constantine was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery because doctors told her she was “lucky to be alive”.
He added: “They said, ‘It’s Hobson’s Choice, if you don’t have surgery you have a one in three chance of suffering a brain haemorrhage, being paralyzed or having a stroke.’
“If you have surgery, you have a one in 10 chance of the same thing happening during the operation.”
Susannah’s condition is usually created surgically or appears as a result of a congenital or genetic abnormality.
She said: ‘I had a health problem and a pretty major operation. It was very rare that I had a leak: the arteries were bleeding into the capillaries, trapping the spinal cord and affecting my brain.’
It was causing symptoms such as tingling in his arm, as well as swelling of his left eye and tinnitus.
Last year, Susannah spoke for the first time about the terrifying incident when she revealed she was rushed to hospital after struggling with a “knockout arm”.
The presenter took to Instagram to share that she had been put on a drip after the health scare, which turned out to be “more serious” than she initially thought.
Fortunately, Susannah assured her followers that the health problem was “already fixed” and praised the “magnificent” NHS and neurosurgeons for looking after her.
Last year, Susannah spoke for the first time about the terrifying incident when she revealed she was rushed to hospital after struggling with a “knockout arm”.
Fortunately, Susannah assured her followers that the health problem was “already fixed” and praised the “magnificent” NHS and neurosurgeons for looking after her.
The presenter took to Instagram to share that she had been put on a drip after the health scare, which turned out to be “more serious” than she initially thought.
After Susannah’s post, many of her famous friends offered their well wishes in the comments, including Stacey Dooley, Faye Tozer and Lisa Snowdon.
Posting a snap of her arm connected to a cannula, Susanna wrote: “The withered arm turned out to be a symptom of something a little more serious.”
‘All sorted now thanks to our ailing but still magnificent NHS, where we are lucky to have some of the most talented doctors (and in this case neurosurgeons) in the world. @brainandspine. Forever grateful.’
After Susannah’s post, many of her famous friends offered their well wishes in the comments, including Stacey Dooley, Faye Tozer and Lisa Snowdon.
Susannah previously revealed she suffers from hearing loss and shared details of her devastating diagnosis and life-changing treatment in an interview with Mirror.
She spent her entire life in noisy environments, juggling between production studios and live gigs, but it was the inability to hear birdsong that alarmed her.
The award-winning author realized she had hearing problems earlier this year, but admitted The problem could have lasted a year and a half.
The famous writer, who lives in the countryside, said that birdsong was one of the most comforting things for her, since suddenly she could no longer hear it.
‘It was a cacophony of noise without clarity or differentiation. That’s when it hit me. Well, that added to my children. [Joe, 23, Esme, 21 and Cece, 18] calling me deaf and getting very frustrated with me,” she said.
Susannah admitted that social situations became increasingly difficult to bear and that the ambient noise was “horrible”.
“I couldn’t hear the person sitting next to me. I had become a fan of reading lips, but if I couldn’t see someone’s face, I had no idea what they were saying. It was embarrassing,” he revealed.
It comes after Susannah revealed she suffers from hearing loss and shared details of her devastating diagnosis and life-changing treatment.
The clothing designer was candid about her “embarrassment” for seeking help with her problem, admitting she had always feared age-related hearing loss.
“There can be a big stigma around wearing hearing aids. I felt I’d better go to the funeral director and order my coffin, it made me feel very old,” Susannah explained.
But things took a turn when the TV star decided to book an audition test at Boots, finally overcoming the embarrassing stigma.
Recalling the time she took her hearing test, Susannah said she sat in a soundproof booth with headphones on while listening to a continuous beep and only pressed the button when she could hear it.
At first, the famous style consultant was convinced everything had gone well and was pretty sure she was “not deaf,” but there were several tones she had no idea she couldn’t hear.
The test showed that years of breakage and wear, such as listening to music with headphones at very high volume, caused the author to need a hearing aid.
The BBC star surely had a life full of sensational moments, such as when she toured with the Scissor Sisters in the past, where she was often very exposed to speakers as a huge fan of live music.
Despite the initially devastating diagnosis, Susannah admitted hearing aids changed her life forever, describing her Phonak as “transformative” and “comfortable”.
The former fashion journalist joked that the hearing technology looks like ‘NASA’ and that something like that left her speechless only after trying it.
Susannah explained that these types of hearing aids can comfortably become part of your life as they can be worn while swimming or washing your hair, as long as care is taken.
He also said they have built-in Bluetooth, with which he usually listens to music and makes calls, although “the music is not as good as through headphones.”
The television personality also revealed that her eldest daughter admitted that her hearing improved significantly.
Susannah remembered her first test, which was a big noisy party.
The award-winning author revealed that she was, in fact, doing better than many of the people at the party: many were asking to turn down the volume to talk, while for her it was all “perfectly tuned.”
That’s when things took a big turn for Susannah, as she finally began to accept her new accessory.
He felt even better when he realized that his previous embarrassment was so unmotivated, as many of the people around him showed their support and were actually surprised by how “subtle” the technology was.
The writer recalled lifting her hair and asking people if they had noticed “something new” about her, and some mocked her if she “had a piercing.”
The TV star admitted that seeking help for her hearing loss proved to be a game-changer, allowing her to appreciate what she was missing and regain control of her life.
Susannah also urged anyone who notices symptoms of hearing loss to get tested.