A Nottingham woman who went to the doctors with a bloated stomach says she was told it was due to the menopause - but it was in fact cancer. Caroline Guy decided to visit her GP in 2019 after becoming concerned about her swollen stomach, which at times woke her up in the night and she described as looking 'seven months pregnant'. She says she was told it was likely down to the menopause.
But just one year later, the 56-year-old was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. Upon receiving her diagnosis, she was given just three or four months to live as the cancer had spread to her liver and ovaries.
Two years later, the mum-of-two has been told that she is cancer free in what she describes as a "miracle". After her initial diagnosis, Caroline underwent treatment at Nottingham University Hospitals. She also had surgery for a full hysterectomy and had part of her bowel removed, MEN reports.
