{"id":456653,"date":"2022-06-02T18:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/i-was-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-while-giving-birth-after-i-was-labeled-hypochondriac\/"},"modified":"2022-06-02T18:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T15:08:18","slug":"i-was-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-while-giving-birth-after-i-was-labeled-hypochondriac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-was-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-while-giving-birth-after-i-was-labeled-hypochondriac\/","title":{"rendered":"#I was diagnosed with terminal cancer while giving birth \u2014 after I was labeled hypochondriac"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e086f7d5ca\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e086f7d5ca\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/i-was-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-while-giving-birth-after-i-was-labeled-hypochondriac\/#%E2%80%9CI_was_diagnosed_with_terminal_cancer_while_giving_birth_%E2%80%94_after_I_was_labeled_hypochondriac%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;I was diagnosed with terminal cancer while giving birth \u2014 after I was labeled hypochondriac&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CI_was_diagnosed_with_terminal_cancer_while_giving_birth_%E2%80%94_after_I_was_labeled_hypochondriac%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;I was diagnosed with terminal cancer while giving birth \u2014 after I was labeled hypochondriac&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A new mom claims she discovered she had terminal cancer while giving birth via a caesarian section \u2014 when doctors discovered tumors in her ovaries, lymph nodes and abdomen lining.<\/p>\n<p>Lois Walker, 37, alleges that her shocking diagnosis came after experts dismissed her ongoing symptoms as \u201canxiety,\u201d calling her a \u201chypochondriac.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new mom from the UK reported experiencing stomach pain for over 12 months \u2014 but it took her son Ray being born via C-section in 2021 to get a proper diagnosis of stage 4 cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of three said she made 20 calls to her doctor during the pandemic lockdown, as well as repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s to the emergency room, only be prescribed anxiety medications and warned to avoid dairy.<\/p>\n<p>After her doctors finally discovered malignant tumors, she received six rounds of chemotherapy and two operations. However, they now say there is no way to curb the illness from killing her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been absolutely diabolical,\u201d a distressed Walker alleged to South West <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Service. \u201cThey call themselves health professionals, and they\u2019re supposed to be giving us care, but that is negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Lois Walker and Dale Wistow with baby\" class=\"wp-image-22503412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Walker and her partner Dale Wistow with their baby Ray. A spokesperson for Dove Valley Practice told SWNS: \u201cWe are sorry to hear Ms Walker\u2019s concerns about her care and that she didn\u2019t feel listened to. We carried out a review of Ms Walker\u2019s care and referrals for tests and we shared those findings with her at that time.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lois Walker \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Walker\u2019s symptoms first started in June 2020, experiencing unusual bathroom habits and abdominal swelling, but was first told she might have irritable bowel syndrome after visiting Dove Valley Practice and Barnsley Hospital in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>When she called her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> care doctor due to worsening symptoms, she was only offered drugs to calm her hypochondria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was going to the doctors, but I couldn\u2019t tell them anything new because it was the same symptoms always, so they treated me with antacids,\u201d she said. \u201cThen, I got told it could be health anxiety, so they put me on citalopram.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?w=576\" alt=\"Lois Walker and Dale Wistow\" class=\"wp-image-22503408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=864 864w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576 576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\"\/><figcaption>She had been battling odd and painful symptoms for a year before her diagnosis. However, a rep for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said: \u201cWe welcome any patient with concerns about the care they have received to get in touch with our Patient Advice and Complaints Team which investigates patient concerns to ensure action is taken in a timely and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate manner.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lois Walker \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Walker had been a skin cancer sufferer in the past, asking her doctor: \u201cYou don\u2019t think I could have cancer?\u201d Yet, he said she was \u201cgetting old\u201d and her body doesn\u2019t \u201cwork as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like it could have been caught sooner, so I wouldn\u2019t have this late diagnosis \u2013 and I\u2019m leaving three kids,\u201d she said. \u201cIf the NHS does not acknowledge that things need to change then I feel sorry for everybody and anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In December 2020, she discovered she was pregnant. 14 weeks later she was in horrible pain after learning her son\u2019s gender, saying the she couldn\u2019t walk or eat, the pain growing more \u201cexcruciating\u201d as the pregnancy wore on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe doctor said that I weighed the same as I did 12 months ago, and by this time, I was nine months pregnant \u2014 and that didn\u2019t seem to ring any alarm bells,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?w=820\" alt=\"Lois with her sons\" class=\"wp-image-22503414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1640 1640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1230 1230w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=820 820w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 410w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"\/><figcaption>She\u2019s a mother of three, pictured with her baby Ray and other son Ronnie.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lois Walker \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the pain finally grew to be unbearable, she told doctors she would kill herself if they didn\u2019t take her seriously. She was hospitalized for pain management and given morphine, but that\u2019s where the treatment stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen the final straw was when they had to get the mental health team involved because I said that it had reached the point where I would have to end both our lives, and I feel ashamed to say that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>After months of pushing for more in-depth investigation into her symptoms, her doctor discovered a mass behind her womb, prompting them to deliver her child the following day \u2013\u00a0when they discovered the cancer.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2021, she gave birth to her third child while simultaneously hearing she was terminally ill.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Lois Walker giving birth via C Section\" class=\"wp-image-22503403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>The doctors labeled her as a hypochondriac, blowing off her concerns.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lois Walker \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen they opened me up, he said, \u2018I thought you said you didn\u2019t have any abdominal surgery?\u2019 and I said I hadn\u2019t,\u201d she recalled. \u201cThat\u2019s when I knew something had been found, as they called a few doctors in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey just said, basically, that my abdomen was so diseased that they needed to send off some biopsies and I\u2019d have to wait. But I knew anyway,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe doctor actually grabbed my hand and he cried and he actually said that he\u2019d let me down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a spokesperson for Dove Valley Practice told SWNS: \u201cWe are sorry to hear Ms Walker\u2019s concerns about her care and that she didn\u2019t feel listened to. We carried out a review of Ms Walker\u2019s care and referrals for tests and we shared those findings with her at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust also told the news agency they are \u201csorry to hear that Ms Walker has concerns about her care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rep continued, \u201cWe welcome any patient with concerns about the care they have received to get in touch with our Patient Advice and Complaints Team which investigates patient concerns to ensure action is taken in a timely and appropriate manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?w=714\" alt=\"Lois Walker's stomach scar\" class=\"wp-image-22503401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1428 1428w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1071 1071w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=714 714w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=357 357w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/mother-terminal-cancer-birthing-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\"\/><figcaption>When the doctor\u2019s opened her abdomen for her C-section, they discovered diseased internal organs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Lois Walker \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But apologies and chemotherapy treatment didn\u2019t do much for Walker, whose cancer still spread and became terminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy liver had fused to my diaphragm, so that had to be cut back. My bladder had fused to the back of my womb, so that had to be cut back, and all my ovaries had fused,\u201d she said. \u201cThen I had the devastating news that it\u2019s also on my bowels, my stomach and my liver. Obviously, that\u2019s never good \u2013 they\u2019re my main organs that I need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because of her illness, her family created <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/bravetheshavemegan?\">an online fundraiser <\/a>that has received over $10,000 in donations, well over their original goal. <\/p>\n<p>The page, created by her sister, notes Walker was \u201cfailed hugely by the NHS,\u201d while calling the newborn a \u201cmiracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe plan on having her as long as possible,\u201d the fundraiser description reads at the end of her story.<\/p>\n<p>While the fundraiser is receiving donations for cancer research, no amount of love or money is likely to save Walker. Now that she can\u2019t focus on fighting the disease, she\u2019s just trying to live as best she can.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just about a comfortable life for however long I\u2019ve got left, and that\u2019s where we are at the minute,\u201d she said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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