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Carol Vorderman Details Sudden Arthritis Onset and Recovery After Months of Pain

She reports recovery on medication, praising NHS care.

Overview

  • Speaking on ITV's This Morning, the 64-year-old broadcaster described developing severe rheumatoid-arthritis symptoms within two days after what she referred to as 'some jabs,' a temporal link she recounted herself.
  • She said blood tests in December showed a CRP inflammatory marker of nine, above a typical threshold of five, following a rotator-cuff problem.
  • Vorderman recounted months of intense pain and swelling, saying her hands were 'twice the size' and that she 'couldn't move without crying in pain' while doctors adjusted treatment.
  • She said she is now on the 'right drugs,' is off steroids, and credited the NHS as 'superb' as her energy and confidence returned.
  • Her update follows an overnight hospital admission for burnout last year, after which she cut back work and left her Sunday LBC radio show.