{"id":183016,"date":"2025-10-07T08:25:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/183016\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T08:25:16","slug":"lancashire-healthcare-worker-shares-ovarian-cancer-story-blog-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/183016\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancashire healthcare worker shares ovarian cancer story \u2013 Blog Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI noticed the urgency for urination and the frequency being more often. I was also slightly more fatigued than normal, but I put all the above symptoms down to age and possibly being perimenopausal, and because they weren\u2019t causing great concern, I never acted on them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith hindsight, my symptoms were probably there for at least eight months prior to diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her early stages, Kelly blamed the pain and discomfort in her back on an injury and irregular menstrual cycle, and fatigue on a busy workload.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t until Christmas time that she made a further appointment and found cancer through an urgent ultrasound.<\/p>\n

Chemotherapy and large-scale surgery have been implemented this year to remove Kelly\u2019s ovaries and tubes as well as a part of her stomach lining.<\/p>\n

As a result of this, a recent scan showed that the spread of cancer she had to her bowel and hepatic artery has decreased significantly.<\/p>\n

Despite still being in her stages of cancer recovery, Kelly has urged women to check early signs of cancer and go to check-ups offered regularly by doctors and GPs.<\/p>\n

Kelly continued: \u201cThe reason I tell my journey is to warn others to speak up and to make people aware.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be amazing to see more awareness raised of the symptoms of ovarian cancer and for ladies to have their voices heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m aware I\u2019m incurable, but that I\u2019m also treatable, and we will deal with this like a chronic illness. I will have flare-ups, but we can manage them. I\u2019m aware I have a life-limiting illness, but if I can help just one person with my story to get help sooner, then I\u2019ve accomplished something.\u201d<\/p>\n

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