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'I kept flagging my symptoms and begged for years but no-one listened... it was absolutely devastating'

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A mum-of-two who begged for a diagnosis for FIVE YEARS is now living with terminal cancer – and doctors say there’s nothing they can do to help.

Rebecca Gibson first started complaining of bleeding in 2018 and was later invited for a sigmoidoscopy, an examination of the lower bowel.

The 36-year-old, from Wythenshawe, was told she had a small growth and it was nothing to be concerned about. But as the bleeding continued, the social worker decided to visit her GP again, the medic telling her she could have been experiencing piles.

Just to be sure, Rebecca was referred for a colonoscopy, a fuller examination of the bowel in October 2022. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link But when the mum began suffering from tiredness, severe stomach pain and sulphur-smelling burps, Rebecca begged for the test to be brought forward.

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