A 47-year-old woman who complained to her doctor of blood in her urine turned out to have an unusual diagnosis: Her copper intrauterine device (IUD), which she’d received a decade earlier, had perforated her bladder and a bladder stone had formed on it, according to a new report. Doctors believe the IUD had gradually “eroded”
When Katherine Mech, now 33, began feeling unwell at the age of 23, she never could have known she’d spend years fighting to have her illness taken seriously. It started with fatigue. Katherine, from Orlando, Florida, had been used to walking six miles a day with no problem, but one day felt so ‘overwhelmingly exhausted’
Indian doctors remove a 40lb tumour the size of a BEACH BALL from a 38-year-old woman’s ovary ‘after she went to hospital struggling to breathe’ Kavita Kalam had been suffering from severe stomach pain for seven months She was taken to hospital when she was struggling to breathe, local reports say The tumour could have
A woman who noticed that her facial features were changing was horrified to learn it was the result of a brain tumour. Despite no immediate changes in her diet, Rebecca noticed a change in the way she looked. But earlier this year, she was sent for a blood test which measures the quantity of insulin-like
Woman with TWO vaginas, wombs and cervixes says doctors failed to spot her unusual anatomy until five years AFTER she gave birth Elizabeth Amoaa, from Walsall, finally diagnosed with uterus didelphys in 2015 Had no idea she had rare condition while pregnant with daughter Rashley, now 9 The abnormality increases the risk of late miscarriages
When Shannon Menger, 20, started to experience intense stomach pains, her doctor dismissed her symptoms as being caused by an STI. Shannon, born in Missouri but living in Auckland, New Zealand, began experiencing extreme stomach pains that left her unable to move back in January 2019. Along with pain that made her unable to move,
In 2009 I broke the law in NSW and had an abortion. It was not a decision I made lightly. I discovered I was pregnant and carrying the child of my then-boyfriend, who was someone I deeply cared for. But we weren’t in love. At 27, I was at an age when many women I
Fox News Flash top headlines for May 28 Fox News Flash top headlines for May 28 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com A 21-year-old woman who said her breathing issues made it difficult to exercise or even study around others was shocked by the growths surgeons removed from her nostrils, which she said were
In her newest Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a cyst she compares to a macadamia nut. The cyst is actually a pilar cyst, which is typically found on the head or scalp and is filled with keratin. Dr. Pimple Popper doesn’t cut the cyst open in this one, but she does completely remove it
After 15 trips to the doctor for migraines, Beckie Hiley’s symptoms were still dismissed. The UK 19-year-old spent months dealing with crippling headaches that were completely hindering her from living a normal life—she couldn’t go to work or school, and she could barely keep food down. Despite her debilitating symptoms, doctors told her her pain
Anna Tew said her efforts to remove the fake teeth went on until around 2 a.m. (WKRG) An Alabama woman’s $3 finishing touch to her zombie Halloween costume landed her a terrifying trip to the dentist after her fake vampire fangs wouldn’t detach from her actual chompers. Anna Tew, of Mobile County, claims she used
Woman whose ‘mystery illness’ meant she went to the toilet ONCE a week was so bloated people thought she was pregnant Kayleigh Henning suffered from constipation and cramps for over a decade She would spend sleepless nights curled on the bathroom floor in agony With doctors dismissing her symptoms as IBS, she ordered an allergy
Too often, we only see the perfect life that fitness bloggers portray to the world on social media. But one Instagrammer, 27-year-old Stacey Lee from Melbourne, is trying to expose the techniques these bloggers commonly use to portray a ‘highlight reel’ of their own lives. As she’s studying psychology at university, Stacey is particularly concerned
Watch the stomach-churning moment surgeons removed 14 wriggling worms from a woman’s organs WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The woman, known only as Sunita, was in such pain she could barely stand She had more than dozen worms measuring 15-20cm each in her bile duct After being sent home with antibiotics, surgeons finally removed the worms She
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