Mum of 3 felt '9 months pregnant'
A mother of three is sharing her experience of being misdiagnosed by two GPs before receiving a stage four cancer diagnosis.
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The brief
A mother of three experienced severe bloating that she described as feeling like she was nine months pregnant. After two doctors missed the cause of these symptoms, she received a diagnosis of stage four cancer.
Coverage from the Daily Express, Yahoo Life UK, Manchester Evening News, The Mirror, and Daily Record emphasizes the failure of two GPs to correctly identify the illness. The reports highlight the physical sensation of bloating preceding the medical discovery.
Future developments will depend on further details regarding the specific type of cancer and the patient's current status, as coverage does not yet specify these details.
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Quick answers
What symptoms did the woman experience?
She reported feeling severely bloated, describing the sensation as feeling nine months pregnant.
How many doctors missed the diagnosis?
According to coverage, two GPs misdiagnosed her before the eventual discovery.
What was the final diagnosis?
She was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
Coverage (5)
- 'I felt nine months pregnant Manchester Evening News · 17h ago
- I felt so bloated Daily Record · 17h ago
- Mum who felt 'pregnant' given shock diagnosis after two doctors missed it Daily Express · 17h ago
- ‘My bloating felt like I was nine months’ pregnant – two GPs misdiagnosed me before I found out I had stage four cancer’ Yahoo Life UK · 17h ago
- Mum of 3 felt '9 months pregnant' The Mirror · 17h ago
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