Lucy Mecklenburgh fights back tears as she shares update on two-year-old son's heath

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Roman 's health. Last year the former The Only Way Is Essex star's two-year-old was rushed to hospital after turning blue, and was immediately put on a ventilator.

Lucy, 30, and partner Ryan Thomas, 37, described the awful situation as “every parent’s worst nightmare”. Roman now has regular check-ups as well as daily medication and an inhaler to assist his breathing.

Lucy has now revealed that the family had some shock news during a hospital appointment on Friday. Reality star turned fitness guru Lucy – who is currently pregnant with her second child – said the diagnosis had left her with “mixed feelings”.Taking to her Instagram stories she said doctors discovered fluid has been entering Roman’s lungs whenever he has a drink.The little one had to have a special ‘videofluroscopy’ – a moving X-ray taken as a patient consumes fluid.Lucy explained: “It was to check that there wasn’t any fluid when he drinks going down the wrong way and into his lungs.“I honestly thought that it wasn’t going to show that, so I kept my days’ work in and he went with Ryan.“I like to be at all the appointments and Ryan rang me and said it was showing there is fluid going into his lungs.”Choking back tears, Lucy continued: “I feel really weird about it because I’m sad for Roman.”Doctors have said Roman must have a special thickener – which won’t get into his lungs – instead of thin fluids from now on.This treatment could be something little Roman is on for “years” as experts try and figure out an alternative.Lucy told her 1.7 million Instagram followers: “From Monday, when we pick up the thickener, he can’t have any thin fluids for quite a long time – potentially years.“So no lollies and ice-creams, no normal water or juice.