A MUM was told she had terminal cancer while undergoing a caesarian – after doctors dismissed her symptoms as “anxiety” and labelled her a “hypochondriac”.
Lois Walker, 37, had stomach pain for over 12 months but it wasn’t until her son Ray was born by caesarean section in 2021 that she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
“They call themselves health professionals, and they’re supposed to be giving us care, but that is negligence.
“I just feel like it could have been caught sooner, so I wouldn’t have this late diagnosis – and I’m leaving three kids.
“If the NHS does not acknowledge that things need to change then I feel sorry for everybody and anybody.”
Lois, a buyer at an engineering firm, first became unwell in June 2020 when she experienced strange bathroom habits and swelling around her diaphragm.
