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'I went to the doctor with ulcers and was told I had a 10cm tumour and my kidney was coming out'
14.05.2023 - 16:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A fit and healthy mum-of-two had to undergo life-changing surgery after discovering her acid reflux was in fact stage three cancer.
Michelle Staveley, 52, had suffered from no other symptoms and believed the acid problem was caused by stomach ulcers. But she was given the shock diagnosis after complaining to her doctor on a number of occasions.
Within four weeks, Michelle, from Cliviger near Burnley, had to have an operation to remove her kidney, overseen by two specialist surgeons, Lancs Live reports.
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The mum has described her ordeal as "traumatising" for her and her family.
After repeated visits to her GP, the true extent of the problem eventually became apparent. Michelle said: "I was getting acid which I only had when I was pregnant.
"It was just that I kept going back to the doctors because it was coming all the time. It didn't matter what I ate, it was constant. That's when they put the camera in."
A first test found evidence of ulcers but when they were still present after a follow scan six weeks later and then again after that, it prompted greater concern. Following a CT scan, she was eventually diagnosed with stage three renal cell carcinoma.
"It was a real shock because I was so fit and healthy," Michelle said. "They think I'd had it there for a few years because it grows 2cm a year and they think I'd masked it because I was so fit and healthy.
"We've always been fit and healthy as a family. We're always out biking and walking and there were no obvious signs. People sometimes say 'oh I'd thought you'd lost weight' but there was none of that."
On getting her diagnosis, she added: "It was traumatic for us all. No-one had had cancer in
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