Eilish McColgan: Scot reveals she spent five 'distressing' days in hospital with 'fluid leak' in spine

McColgan won metallic astatine the European Championships and golden astatine the Commonwealth Games successful Birmingham past year

Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan has revealed she spent 5 "distressing" days successful infirmary past week to code a "fluid leak" successful her spine.

But present with a abstracted issue, the Scot says she volition "have to beryllium precise patient" with her recovery.

"It was a week I'd alternatively forget," McColgan said connected her Instagram.

"I thought the metallic lining of missing the World Championships was that I could walk the play with friends, watching my aged moving pal Matthew wed his beauteous wife.

"Luckily, I managed to spot them accidental 'I do' - but that's virtually each I saw arsenic my adjacent 5 days were spent successful hospital. I ended up having a tiny process to seal a fluid leak successful my spine and person been gradually feeling amended each time since."

McColgan, who bushed Paula Radcliffe's 21-year-old 10,000m British record successful March, added: "I don't cognize what the adjacent fewer weeks look like, but I'll beryllium taking my clip with 2024 successful the forefront of my mind."