I was removed from my GP surgery's register after complaining about stomach pain for two years - only to be diagnosed with terminal cancer
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A woman who complained about stomach pain for two years was dropped off her GP surgery's register only to later be diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer. Stephanie Thomas, 28, began experiencing the unusual sensations around 2021/22. Strong painkillers were prescribed by her GP initially at Home Farm Medical Centre in Ellesmere Port, who attributed the symptoms to Fowler's Syndrome which Ms Thomas had been diagnosed with years earlier.
![[Stephanie with mum Stacey and brother Billy Lee. She began experiencing the unusual sensations around 2021/22 but these were simply 'brushed off']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/18/93204359-14198597-image-m-5_1734373702223.jpg)
But her condition only worsened and she begged for more relief - only to be subsequently removed from the patient list. Ms Thomas's mother, Stacey, said: 'Stephanie had been with the practice since birth, this left her having to register with a new practice and start again to try and explain her worry for her health.
![[A letter sent to Stephanie from Hope Farm Medical Centre in May 2023, reportedly warned that she would be removed from the practice due to her repeated requests for painkillers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/16/18/93204377-14198597-image-m-6_1734373715181.jpg)
'Her new GP tried lots of different treatments to try and treat Steph's symptoms until September when things were so bad she attended A&E, to yet again be discharged and told it was her condition.'. It wasn't until Ms Thomas's third visit to the Countess of Chester Hospital A&E in October, where she requested a second opinion, that she finally underwent CT scans and biopsies.
Her worst fears were confirmed and she was diagnosed with aggressive stage four cancer, the Liverpool Echo reports. Stephanie Thomas, 28, from Ellesmere Port, suffered in agony for more than two years before being diagnosed with stage four cancer. Stephanie with mum Stacey and brother Billy Lee. She began experiencing the unusual sensations around 2021/22 but these were simply 'brushed off'.
