'I received horrifying cancer diagnosis after doctors told me it was stress and hormones'
'I received horrifying cancer diagnosis after doctors told me it was stress and hormones'
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A mum claims trusting her 'intuition' caught her own cancer in time, after doctors tried to blame 'stress and hormones' and told her to 'go for some walks'. Hollie Pardue had been experiencing what she believed to be a postpartum period after the birth of her third child in January last year. But when the bleeding had not stopped after six weeks, the 31-year-old says she went to her GP twice and said they prescribed her two different contraceptive pills but neither stopped the bleeding.
The new mum admits she was 'really disappointed' after an ultrasound showed nothing unusual, with her doctor reportedly telling her it was likely 'stress and hormones' and advised her to 'get better nights' sleep' and 'go for some walks'. Despite this, the dental treatment coordinator could not shake the feeling something was wrong and pushed her GP to have a smear test.
Less than two weeks later, in June 2024, Hollie was invited to have a colposcopy and doctors also took a biopsy that determined Hollie had cervical cancer, which luckily could be treated. Now she has taken to social media to raise awareness of her diagnosis and encourage those who may be experiencing similar symptoms to have them investigated.
Hollie, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, said: "He [the doctor] did say to me after I had these tests done, I think it's just stress and hormones. You've just had a baby, just try and get some better nights' sleep, go out on some walks and hopefully things will die down. When he said that I felt really disappointed. I did appreciate that there had been tests done that weren't showing any concern in any areas.
