Doctors Told Woman She Just Needed To Lose Weight -- She Had Ovarian Cancer
04.02.2022 - 18:41
/ perezhilton.com
Yet another woman’s severe health issues were frustratingly dismissed by doctors as a simple case of needing to lose weight.
Since 2019, Hannah Catton (above) had dealt with a slew of painful symptoms that suggested a bigger problem was present. She had frequent urinary tract infections, bloating, and “extremely painful,” irregular periods — but doctors in both her hometown of Kent, England, and new home of Melbourne, Australia, always brushed them off.
The 24-year-old was prescribed antibiotics, told it was menstrual stress, and was even told she needed to lose weight. Unfortunately, it took her collapsing in pain one day to get a proper diagnosis: she had stage 1 ovarian cancer.
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While speaking to Today, the veterinary nurse said she dealt with her pain for years, until it started getting worse in September 2020. At that point, her periods were leaving her with bloating, constipation, hot flashes, diarrhea, and pain. One doctor said the changes to her menstrual cycle were due to stress, but she went to another doctor in March — who gave a second opinion that was even more frustrating.
She explained:
In other words… you had one job, doc! Seeing as her weight wasn’t the issue, Catton’s pain got worse. Thankfully, she went to a gynecologist who performed an ultrasound that showed what was likely a 10-centimeter fibroid around her uterus.
The UK native was put on the waiting list for surgery, but her pain ramped up after a horseback riding session in October 2021. She recalled:
It got even worse: the next day, Catton tried working out and collapsed. Her boyfriend made her go to the emergency room, where doctors eventually