VICKY Pattison has opened up on a new fertility journey setback and confessed she has spent the majority of the day in tears.
The ever-candid Geordie Shore star, 35, has previously told how she has undergone a procedure to freeze her eggs as she plans for a family with fiance Ercan Ramadan.
Yet the much-loved reality TV queen told her Instagram fans there had sadly been a hitch, as she posted a teary shot showing her in the hospital ward.
In a lengthy caption, Vicky explained her state of mind as she wrote: "Unfortunately yesterday didn't go as planned and I have another cyst on one of my ovaries.
"As the injections I would have to administer as part of my fertility treatment are predominantly oestrogen - rather than stimulating the ovary follicles which is what we want to happen - it would end up instead predominantly feeding the cyst and treatment would be wasted.
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"I'm naturally a little bit disappointed and spent most of yesterday crying and just feeling super drained - it was as if someone had let all the air out of a balloon. But I suppose that was just all the angst and nervous energy leaving my body and making me feel like a human raisin.
"This is pretty common and as I am beginning to learn these journeys aren't often linear and there may be plenty more ups and downs for me as I go.
"So I need to brace myself for that and be thankful that I'm in a position to have options - which I truly am."
In a spirit of female solidarity she surmised: "I want more women to know that it isn't easy for lots of us. .. and you're not alone. No matter how it may feel.
"I've made my peace with this today- I'm going back to work, I'm going to focus on other things and I will try again next month."
Her followers were quick to offer messages of support, with one writing: "Sending lots of positive thoughts to you. xxxxx"
Another put: "Sending you lots of love Vicky, this just means your journey will be all the more worth it you got this."
A third then wrote: "Keep your head up."
Earlier in the day, Vicky posted an image of one of her dogs to her Instagram Stories and wrote: "Today was a bit of a s**t day and I don't know how I feel about it yet.
"But I'm glad I've got my babies and my family here."
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Previously, Vicky exclusively told The Sun how she and Ercan had therapy to save their relationship.
In 2019, she told how she was freezing her eggs "to take the pressure off" her relationship with Ercan.
In April last year, she broke down in tears as she started the egg-freezing process.
She told how Ercan isn't ready to have kids and she had started the process to preserve her fertility.
Alongside a photo of tears running down her face, the popular star said: "I'm finally in a place where my heart wants to have children.
"My head knows it's not necessarily the right moment for us & unfortunately my body doesn't have the luxury of loads time...
"F**king Mother Nature eh? ????????????♀️ So today I took my first step towards freezing my eggs."
She went on: "I know I've talked about doing this for awhile & I think the only explanation I can give for waiting so long was because I was scared."
