Scots woman left heartbroken after 'IBS' symptoms turn out to be terminal cancer
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots woman who was told she had Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Stacey Cochrane, from Cowdenbeath, Fife, made two trips to A&E and had several GP appointments while suffering from horrendous abdominal pain over two months in the summer.
But it wasn't until a trip to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on September 21 that an anxious Stacey pleaded to be given a scan.
Later that day, she was diagnosed with stomach cancer.The 37-year-old, who is married to Kenneth, told the Record: "I had been having problems with stomach pain for about five years without ever really knowing what the issue was.
But it got so bad this year that I was admitted to A&E on August 6."I was checked over and given some morphine. Four hour later, I was told I was ok to home."I was going on holiday that week, so I asked if I was definitely fit to fly, but they gave me the all-clear and said just to keep away from dairy products.
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