Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan has revealed she spent five “distressing” days in hospital last week to address a “fluid leak” in her spine.
But now with a separate issue, the Scot says she will “have to be very patient” with her recovery.
“It was a week I’d rather forget,” McColgan said on her Instagram.
“I thought the silver lining of missing the World Championships was that I could spend the weekend with friends, watching my old running pal Matthew marry his beautiful wife.
“Luckily, I managed to see them say ‘I do’ – but that’s literally all I saw as my next five days were spent in hospital. I ended up having a small procedure to seal a fluid leak in my spine and have been gradually feeling better every day since.”
McColgan, who beat Paula Radcliffe’s 21-year-old 10,000m British record in March, added: “I don’t know what the next few weeks look like, but I’ll be taking my time with 2024 in the forefront of my mind.”
