Carol McGachie experienced months of worrying symptoms including 'intense tingling' in her fingers and toes where she 'felt like she had been plugged into the mains'.
A West Lothian mum who endured months of strange symptoms and was left “feeling like she had been plugged into the mains” before being diagnosed with cancer is urging others to speak to their GP.In November 2021, she was diagnosed with an incurable blood cancer - myeloma. The nurse 56, is keen to raise awareness of the tell-tale symptoms “before it’s too late”.
She continued: “I would not have associated back pain with blood cancer. That’s why awareness is so important. Her doctor quickly ruled out sciatic pain, and she was prescribed painkillers and advised to attend physiotherapy. She then suffered two episodes of shingles that winter. Carol added: “I’m a nurse so I’d put it down to having ‘nurse’s back’.
“I’m not sure why it took so long to get diagnosed but thankfully they found it before I had any organ damage. Since I was diagnosed and attached to a consultant, the care has been impeccable and having a direct number to the myeloma nurse specialist is invaluable, no question is too small.”
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