One Nation leader rushed to hospital in serious pain days after a tick bite

Pauline Hanson’s emergency surgery: One Nation leader is rushed to hospital in serious pain just days after being left ‘unrecognisable’ by a tick bite

Pauline Hanson has undergone emergency surgery to remove her appendix
The One Nation leader said she felt ‘extraordinarily unwell’ all weekend
When she went to a GP on Tuesday morning she was raced to hospital
The surgery scare comes just days after a paralysis tick bite on her face

By Daily Mail Australia Reporter

Published: 02:34 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 03:09 BST, 3 April 2019

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been rushed to hospital in serious pain just days after being left ‘unrecognisable’ by a tick bite.

The Queensland senator posted a photo from her hospital bed on Wednesday, revealing she had undergone emergency surgery.

‘Over the weekend I felt extraordinarily unwell. At first, I thought it was a case of food poisoning so I just took it easy,’ she wrote.

‘I woke yesterday morning to continued pains in my stomach and decided to see a GP.’

Doctors sent her to a hospital for further scans and blood tests, with surgeons determining she would need ’emergency surgery’ to remove her appendix.

‘Compared to the pain I was in before the surgery, today’s pain is a lot less and I plan on being back on my feet tomorrow,’ Ms Hanson wrote.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was raced to hospital on Tuesday for emergency surgery to remove her appendix

Ms Hanson said she felt ‘extraordinarily unwell’ over the weekend but assumed it was a case of food poisoning

What can a tick bite do?

Ticks inject an anticoagulant, which prevents blood clots, when they bite into skin.

This highly-toxic saliva can cause paralysis to humans.

In severe cases, allergic reactions can lead to swelling of the throat and breathing problems.

Some people suffer anaphylactic shock. Early symptoms of tick paralysis may include rashes, headache, fever, influenza like symptoms, tenderness of lymph nodes, unsteady gait, intolerance to bright light, increased weakness of the limbs and partial facial paralysis.

Tick paralysis, while rare, is usually seen in children rather than adults.

Most tick bites pose no medical problems apart from some localised swelling and redness at the bite site if the tick is removed quickly.

Source: Department of Health

Her medical scare comes just one week after being left ‘unrecognisable’ from a paralysis tick bite.

Senator Hanson cancelled her public appearances last Wednesday after the tick bit her face, causing it to swell and make her look ‘unrecognisable’.

Her sister Judy Smith had told Daily Mail Australia the senator was unwell.

‘No, she’s not okay,’ she said.

While most tick bites don’t cause symptoms, in some cases they can spark an allergic reaction, including anaphylactic shock and breathing problems.

Tick bites can also cause partial facial paralysis, rashes, headache, fever, intolerance to bright light and flu-like symptoms.

More to come

The One Nation leader was left ‘unrecognisable’ after a paralysis tick bit her face last week

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