Kim Zolciak Biermann suffers stroke after Dancing With the Stars

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The 37-year-old reality star had a 'mini stroke' on Wednesday after flying from Los Angeles to her home city Atlanta
On Thursday she shared a photo from her hospital bed, where she was wearing a medical gown and wired up to monitors
Kim said her life had been saved by the quick reactions of her husband Kroy, friend Niki Toney-Pressley, daughter Brielle and Brielle's boyfriend
Mini strokes occur when blood-flow to the brain stops for a short period of time - the symptoms generally last less than 24 hours
Kim, who found fame in real Housewives of Atlanta, said on Dancing With the Stars on Monday night she'd had Botox a few hours beforehand
Doctors say that patients are fine to fly after having the injections

Published: 06:58 EST, 24 September 2015 | Updated: 10:37 EST, 25 September 2015

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Reality TV star Kim Zolciak-Biermann suffered a stroke on Wednesday - moments after arriving home from Dancing With The Stars.

The 37-year-old mom of six revealed in a social media post on Thursday that she suddenly lost all feeling in her left side and the ability to speak.

Sharing a photo from her hospital bed, she said her life had been saved by the quick reactions of her husband Kroy, friend Niki Toney-Pressley, daughter Brielle and Brielle's boyfriend Slade Osborne.

She later posted a photo of her and Kroy embracing in hospital, with the caption: 'All that matters... FAMILY.'

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Health concern: Kim Zolciak Biermann suffered a stroke moments after her plane landed in Atlanta from Los Angeles on Wednesday

She later posted this photo of her and her husband Troy embracing in her hospital bed

Big night: Kim was returning home from her appearance on Dancing With the Stars when she lost all feeling in her left side and the ability to speak (above with partner Tony Dovolani)

'The last 24hrs have been whirlwind!' she wrote in the Instagram post. 'I landed yesterday morning from LAX (took the red eye right after DWTS) I got home and within minutes suffered a TIA (mini stroke) the left side of my body went completely numb and my speech was gone.

'I have 100%of my feeling back THANK GOD. Still in the hospital but I just know I'm getting released today!'

Just before having the stroke, Kim had been on Instagram to promote a teeth whitening system.

WHAT IS A MINI STROKE (TIA)?

A mini stroke, medically known as a transient ischemic attack, occurs when blood flow to the brain stops for a short period of time. It mimics the symptoms of an actual stroke but generally lasts for just 24 hours. These attacks do not generally cause any brain damage, though they can be indicators and warning signs that the individual will suffer an actual stroke in the future.

She wrote in that post: 'I'm so happy to be home with my babies!! Although I'm having a blast on DWTS I took the red eye soooo I'm delirious but I forgot my @expresssmileatlanta teeth whitening kit when I was in LA so a quick touch up and then GOODNIGHT!! Back to rehearsal today!!

'USE MY PROMO CODE "KimZ" And it's only 20 dollars.'

Kim revealed during her Dancing With the Stars performance on Monday that she had received Botox just hours before her routine.

The 37-year-old said that it was not just a cosmetic procedure but had health benefits and helped with her migraines.

She shared a photo of herself with Dr. Simon Ourian after receiving her injections - the same cosmetic dermatologist who treats the Kardashians.

'Thank you @simonourianmd1 for coming in for me!! I needed Botox desperately lol and I needed to pick up some of his face products!' wrote Kim on Instagram. 'I'm obsessed with his flawless serum, eye cream and moisturizer!! I truly appreciate you.'

Board certified plastic surgeon Barry Weintraub, MD, FACS said there are no risks associated with flying after receiving Botox.

He added however that it is not advisable to travel after plastic surgery, and that patients should not fly until they receive clearance from their doctors.

'Each operation is different so how long you will have to wait to travel varies,' said Dr. Weintraub.

Kim shared a photo of herself with Dr. Simon Ourian on Monday after getting Botox before her Dancing With the Stars performance (left) and also promoted a teeth whitening system moments before her stroke (right)

Kim and partner Tony (right) on Monday night with Dancing With the Stars host Erin Andrews (left)

Kim in 2009 when she first appeared on Real Housewives (left) and on Monday in Los Angeles (right)

The former Real Housewives of Atlanta star, who currently stars on Bravo's Don't Be Tardy..., has always been open about her cosmetic procedures.

She has revealed in the past to having her breasts done, liposuction, and various fillers.

Just last month Andy Cohen asked Kim when she appeared on his show Watch What Happens Live if she had a nose job recently, but she scoffed at the question.

'I hear you, and I hear this all the time. But I want people to understand that I had a baby in 2011, one in 2012, and two in 2013, so I think the weight of all that, but no, I mean I haven’t. I did my boobs, my tummy, I did it on my show, and just I haven’t,' she told Andy.

Kim has six children, two teenage daughter from previous relationships - Brielle and Ariana - and four with her current husband, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy - Kroy Jr., Kash, and twins Kane and Kaia.

Brielle and Ariana were adopted by Kroy after he married their mother.

Kroy, 30, and Kim met in May of 2010 at the event Dancing with Atlanta Stars and were married just over a year later on November, 11, 2011, with Kim changing her outfit three times during the $1million ceremony.

The family currently lives in a sprawling 7,186 sq ft mansion that features five bedrooms, six-and-a-half bathrooms, a huge swimming pool, eight fireplaces and a two-story master closet.

They purchased the property in 2012 for $880,000 and then made major renovations to create what they call their 'dream home.'

Kim has six children, two teenage daughter from previous relationships - Brielle (second from right) and Ariana (left) - and four with her current husband, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy - Kroy Jr.(seconf from left), Kash (right), and twins Kane (center) and Kaia

Kim credited her husband Kroy (left) and daughter Brielle and Brielle's boyfriend Slade (right) with saving her life

Kim also thanked her close friend Niki Toney-Pressley for helping her when she had the stroke (above on Monday night at the Dancing taping with makeup artist Marina Rumppe)

During the five seasons she appeared on Real Housewives, Kim became known for her love of wigs, drinking white wine out of red Solo cups, smoking cigarettes and her tempestuous relationship with fellow cast member Nene Leakes.

The women began the series as best friends before having a major falling out and becoming mortal enemies.

The two now appear to have put aside their differences and become friends again, though a planned Bravo reality show about the pair traveling across the country on a road trip tentatively titled NeNe and Kim: The Road to Riches was scrapped after the women could not get on the same page and work out their schedules.

On the reunion show for the first season of Real Housewives, Kim told Andy Cohen that she thought she may have cancer, this after a caller asked why she always wore wigs.

Kim went on to claim that after losing her hair and 25 pounds, her doctors were 90% sure she had cancer.

She then told a story about waiting in the parking lot of a Chili’s for her test results, and ultimately finding out she did not in fact have the disease.

Andy called the moment the most absurd in the history of Real Housewives when interviewed in May by Real Housewives of New York cast member Bethenny Frankel.