Pauline Donnelly was diagnosed Stage 4 ovarian cancer that had spread to her chest, oesophagus, heart and bowel.
A woman has described how she 'looked seven months pregnant' after a cancer diagnosis that saw her abdomen fill with fluid. Pauline Donnelly went to her GP in April 2021 after experiencing symptoms she put down to her lifestyle.
"I credit my GP for being aware of the symptoms of ovarian cancer, for asking the right questions and therefore getting me on the pathway to a diagnosis. I know, from speaking to many women over the past couple of years who I have formed friendships with through Target Ovarian Cancer's Ovarian Cancer Community on Facebook that this is not the experience for many.
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"However, the antibiotics caused raised liver function but until this could be confirmed as the cause, the initial chemotherapy had to be postponed. I got my first session of chemo on 18th May, by which stage my CA125 was further raised to 6,900 and my abdomen was again filled with ascites. I had a further four litres of fluid drained off two days later.
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