Mum who thought she was bleeding due to coil shocked to discover she has stage 3 cervical cancer
A MUM who thought she was experiencing heavy bleeding due to a mirena coil was shocked to discover she has cervical cancer.
Rachel Kennedy, 32, received the horrific diagnosis in November after she had visited her GP with the symptoms.
The mum-of-two had been in good health until she started experiencing irregular bleeding - and after tests was told she had Stage 3C2 cervical cancer.
Brave Rachel, of East Whitburn, started a campaign to raise awareness for those battling the illness - and said she will be “forever grateful” to NHS staff if she makes a full recovery.
She told The Scottish Sun: “I had three irregular bleeds in 2020 and reported them to my GP. I had other symptoms such as thrush, but thousands of people get these symptoms that can be nothing.
“When I was referred to get biopsies done, there was still no mention of cancer. Even the doctor who took them was surprised that it came back cancerous. Scans showed the tumour was higher up, so wasn’t visible on the cervix.
“I laughed as I sat in the chemo chair at some of the photos from the campaign.”
Rachel believes more there needs to be more awareness surrounding the risks associated with cervical cancer.
She said: “If I hadn’t gone to my GP with my bleeds, I wouldn’t be here. It’s just not enough. I just didn’t know the symptoms and didn’t think I’d be in this position.”
“Cancer generally gets associated with the older generation - but that’s not always right. I’m young, healthy, have a good diet, and ran the Edinburgh half-marathon.
“The last thing I expected was to get cancer at the age of 32. But cancer doesn’t care who you are. Sometimes people don’t look sick, but you’ve got no idea.”
Rachel said she hopes to beat cancer so she can spend time having fun with her two young boys.
She said: “My children are amazing, and they’re everything to me. They don’t understand why I can’t play with them like I used to and do all the boisterous things they love to do. I want to get back to that place and go on adventures with them.
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"I’ll be forever grateful if I can get through this.”
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