Mum Discovered She Had Ovarian Cancer Via Facebook Post

Mirror Online – A mother-of-one discovered she was suffering with an aggressive form of ovarian cancer via Facebook.

Laura Everley, 36, realised she had the disease when she stumbled across a post on her timeline detailing the symptoms.

She said, “A friend had shared a post from a friend of there’s about her experiences of cancer and what she’d been through.
“There was a list of symptoms and I realised I had them all. I called my doctor straight away and told her that I thought I might have cancer.”

Medics confirmed Mrs Everley had a cyst, which was removed and sent away for a biopsy. She was also referred for an internal examination, which revealed a dark patch.

In October 2014, Mrs Everley was called into East Surrey hospital. Two weeks later, Mrs Everley met with surgeons, who gave her a heartbreaking choice – whether to have one ovary removed, or a complete hysterectomy, which would leave her unable to have more children.

“I already had Harry, but I would have liked to have had more children,” she said.
“It was difficult but I decided on the full hysterectomy – I didn’t want my cancer coming back.
“Afterwards doctors told me I’d made the right choice. I had stage 1c cancer, meaning the cancer cells weren’t contained in my ovary.
“I’d have needed the hysterectomy eventually anyway.”

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Now, Mrs Everley is nearing end of her course of chemotherapy and doctors are confident she can be cured. Her treatment has been gruelling, with each round leaving her feeling constantly sick for a week afterwards. She has also lost her hair.

Source: mirror.co.uk