Digital Spy article:
Neighbours' Karl Kennedy hides a health scare from his wife Susan.
He confides in David at the hospital next week.
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Neighbours has revealed a first look at Karl Kennedy's worrying new health scare.
The Ramsay Street favourite is diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) next week after his involvement in an Erinsborough Hospital medical trial throws up a shocking discovery.
An upcoming storyline sees Karl (Alan Fletcher) get busy by analysing the test results from the recent study.
While scrutinising the work that's already been done, Karl realises that one of the participants' results may have been misinterpreted, with potentially dangerous consequences.
Karl thinks that the results actually show evidence of a blood clot, which has gone undetected until now.
When Karl anxiously sets out to discover the identity of the participant in question so he can let them know, he's shocked to discover that the results are actually his own!
Karl soon brings David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) in on the secret and is told that he probably developed DVT when he flew out to London recently.
The diagnosis is officially confirmed when David runs ultrasound and MRI tests, which show a clot in Karl's left thigh.
Karl is put on blood thinners to help resolve the situation, but he struggles to share the news with his wife Susan (Jackie Woodburne) – not wanting her to worry about him.
Unfortunately, when Karl later cuts himself while cooking at home, he's forced to come clean by admitting that he needs to get to the hospital ASAP. When Susan hears about the blood thinners and DVT, how will she feel about being kept in the dark?
Neighbours airs these scenes on Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5.