Greg’s symptoms were fatigue and diarrhoea.
Do you know the symptoms of neuroendocrine cancer?
I have four beautiful daughters, I’m a solo mum, they are my favourite part of life. I’ve been diagnosed with Neuroendocrine Cancer stage 4. I remember feeling a lump on my hard pallet, I remember the moment the Dr said “I’m really sorry, but it’s cancerous”.
I know that if there was more understanding of the disease and its effects my experience wouldn’t have been so isolating. The lack of knowledge within the medical profession was really shocking to me, as was the lack of information and support offered after diagnosis.
The Emergency Department completed scans and told me I had appendicitis. When they transferred me to another hospital for surgery, the doctors noticed a small lump in my bowel and investigated further. I was told I had cancer, and no other information was provided at that time.
Looking back over the last few years the symptoms were always there but life gets in the way and you dismiss them.
To say I was in shock was an understatement. I was numb. I’m 42 years old with 2 children and a wife and family, I can’t get cancer.
