The Bachelor alum Kylee Russell has opened up about her health struggles and how she's desperate to feel some relief.

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Kylee recently took to Instagram and conducted a Q&A session with her followers in which she explained how she's been having some serious health issues lately.

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"Two weeks ago, I started feeling crummy. [I] thought I had strep and was treated for that. Three days later, [I] was getting worse and diagnosed with bronchitis. Symptoms kept worsening and [I] developed a double ear infection," Kylee shared.

"On top of the ear infection, I have eustachian tube dysfunction, so my ears are filled with fluid and [are] unable to pop."

Kylee went on and explained, "One doctor’s visit, three urgent cares, two emergency rooms, four antibiotics, and a steroid later [and] my bronchitis is gone, but [I] still have impacted sinuses and fluid in my ears."

Kylee revealed her plans to visit with an ear, nose and throat specialist in late May.

"I am going to an ENT today to hopefully set up a tube placement for my ears. Just praying for some type of relief," Kylee concluded.

Kylee also uploaded a throwback photo from when she was traveling to film Bachelor in Paradise last year, according to BachelorNation.com.

Kylee wrote alongside the image, "I found this in my memories I post it almost a year ago on my close friends. I was on the way to Mexico so excited, but soooo nervous. Despite everything, I loved it there and I'd go back tomorrow if I could hehe."

Kylee and Aven left Bachelor in Paradise's ninth season as just a dating couple in June 2023 because Aven had refused to propose marriage on the show. One day after the finale aired on ABC, the pair confirmed they were still together with a joint Instagram post on December 8.

But on December 9, Kylee took to Instagram Stories to announce that her relationship with Aven was already over due to "multiple infidelities." She thanked God for not allowing her to "live another day in the dark," and she asked fans for privacy because this was "real life" to her.

Aven then broke his silence on December 10 via Instagram Stories, confirming that he had made "major mistakes" and was the one to blame for the demise of his post-Bachelor in Paradise relationship with Kylee.

"He was the first man I ever truly loved... I loved him so much, and I still have love for him," Kylee said during a January episode of "The Viall Files" podcast, which is hosted by The Bachelor's Season 21 star Nick Viall.

The Bachelor 27 alum also quipped, "He is a good looking man, unfortunately. It would make it a lot easier if he wasn't."

Kylee previously revealed that Aven had allegedly cheated on her three times -- once during a guys' night out in Santa Monica, CA, with Eric Bigger and James "Meatball" Clarke as well as twice in Boston, MA, with a childhood friend whom he had lingering feelings for.

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Kylee said a woman had DMed her on Instagram about Aven's cheating in Santa Monica, and then when Kylee confronted Aven about the allegation -- with photo evidence -- he "immediately" admitted his betrayal and later owned up to having cheated on Kylee two more times in Boston.

Kylee said Aven had written her a "book-long" apology via text and was very hard on himself for hurting her.

"Gun to my head right now, I don't think he would ever [cheat] again," Kylee said, adding how Aven was trying to give her all the reassurance she needs to take him back and trust him again.

After they split up, Kylee decided to move to San Diego anyway in February for a fresh start, and she currently lives with a roommate, The Bachelor alum Jess Girod.

In May 2024, Kylee teased on the "Bachelor Happy Hour" podcast that "the door is somewhat open" with Aven.

Kylee said she and Aven have remained in touch since their breakup but she needed to take some time to "fully heal" from his betrayal.

The postpartum nurse, "Aven and I are really good friends at this point. I have just been trying to navigate... my new job... and building a life out here separately."

"So we're very good friends," she reiterated.

"We still catch up. I'm still kind of encouraging him on his journey to healing, just as I did. I know he brought it upon himself and he did receive a lot of hate... That took a big toll on his mental health and so he's been healing from that."

But Kylee said she's not ready for a commitment of any kind, aside from her career.

"I think we're both just working on ourselves before we decide how to move forward, if that would even be a thing, or how we would grow in our separate ways," Kylee said.

"And we have seen each other in person. The first interaction -- it was a shock just because I hadn't seen him in so long. Everything is very cordial... It's such a tricky space to navigate because I know my worth, I know what I deserve, and I'm trying not to sacrifice any of that for anyone."

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Kylee said if there's "any chance" of them getting back together, Aven "would really have to work on himself" and she'd have to be convinced that "he is a changed person."

Kylee noted "it's a lot to process" and she's been trying to give herself "grace;" however, she confirmed that the door is still open and it's not "100 percent closed."

Kylee pointed out how dating is not her focus right now, adding, "I don't think it would be responsible for me to [go on a date with a man other than Aven] right now just because it wouldn't be fair to the other person."

"In that moment, lust or desire may make me feel ready," she continued, "but I know in my heart that a part of it still belongs to my relationship with Aven, and I'm trying to recover from that."

Kylee acknowledged how that could change in the near future but she wouldn't feel right getting to know a man if Aven was still technically in the picture.

"I don't want to speak for him, but in order for Aven to become a changed man and the man that he deserves to be for someone -- even if that's not me -- I think this needed to happen," Kylee told Joe and Serena.

"I think unfortunately it happened to me, but he needed a wakeup call... and it has forced him to become a completely different person. It sucks that he did it to me, but I think for him and his personal growth journey, I think it needed to happen."

Kylee told Joe and Serena that she's currently in a place where she at least moved past the cheating.

"I don't harbor any resentment towards Aven. I was very angry with him... but I can't move forward if I don't find it in me to hopefully one day fully forgive him," Kylee said.

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