Despite experiencing awful symptoms for nearly a year, a woman named Hannah was “ignored” by her GP which eventually led to a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer that could have been caught early had her concerns not been dismissed for so long.
Jokingly, this young TikToker says she and her GP are “not the best of friends.”
Hannah uses her social media platform that she runs together with husband Charlie in order to raise awareness about the importance of seeking second opinion when experiencing symptoms that feel out of the ordinary.
In 2021, Hannah was told she had a 12cm tumor that was pushing on her spine.
“So I was medically gas-lit for over eight months which led to a late diagnosis of stage four cancer so no, me and my GP are not the best of friends,” she said and added that it should ‘never have got that far.’
Her symptoms started with a cough, a fully body rash, extreme fatigue, and weight loss which she taught was “a total slay at the time.”
“I was told to take antibiotics and come back if it doesn’t help – spoiler alert, it didn’t. I was refused an in-person appointment – pretty sure if there was a ‘hypochondriac button’ on their computer, they clicked it.”
As her symptoms worsened, she called her GP repeatedly but was only told to get some over the counter medicine.
During the winter, she developed pneumonia, as the tumor was ‘pushing on [her] chest.’ However, since she was ignored for so long, she just learned how to live with the pain until she ended up in the hospital with suspected heart attack.
Sadly, even more mistakes were made by medics who handled her situation.
The receptionist there “put [her] down as having period pains.”
Hannah shared on TikTok, “If that doesn’t just scream ‘misogyny’, I don’t know what does.”
At one point, a nurse spotted her and asked from the doctors there to see her. Eventually, they requested an X-ray that showed a massive shadow.
When they did a CT scan, it was revealed Hannah had stage 4 cancer.
From that moment on, Hannah has been receiving chemo and radiation treatments and is part of a clinical trial.
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“I was medically gaslit for 8 months… and it nearly cost me my life. I was dismissed with antibiotics, told I was dramatic, and refused scans, while a 12cm tumor was crushing my lungs and heart.
“By the time anyone listened, it was stage four cancer. Eight months of chemo later, I’m still here. But it never should have got that far,” she explained.
“This is your reminder to fight for answers. If they won’t give you a test, ask them to write it in your notes. It might save your life.”
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