A TikTok star whose doctor removed her uterus without her permission during colon surgery revealed that she and her husband separated amid her battle with stage three cancer.
Devlynn Cyrfrom Alberta, Canada, first made headlines when she shared that she came out of surgery to discover that doctors had discovered a baseball-sized tumor in her uterus and decided to perform a full hysterectomy without her consent.
When the 39-year-old former paramedic woke up, she was shocked to learn that not only did she have stage three colon cancer, but she was also infertile.
Since then, viewers have been following her journey as she battles cancer, but after her eagle-eyed followers discovered that Devlynn was not wearing her wedding ring, the social media star confessed that she and her husband Greg were They had since broken up, but he insisted that he didn’t. abandon her,” before adding that she had “closed down” after his diagnosis.
Devlynn Cyr, 39, from Canada, revealed that she and her husband decided to separate after she “lost it” during her battle with stage three colon cancer.
She first made headlines when she shared that she came out of surgery to discover that doctors had discovered a baseball-sized tumor in her uterus and performed a full hysterectomy.
Eagle-eyed followers noticed that Devlynn was not wearing her wedding ring, the social media star confessed that she and Greg (spotted) had since broken up.
She took to the video-sharing platform along with her now ex-spouse to share the news with her fans.
‘We have mutually made the decision that we are going to separate. Now before anyone gets upset, Greg is not abandoning me, I am not abandoning him,” she explained.
“We only have to take a few steps back before we can take three steps forward.”
The 39-year-old woman noted that both the diagnosis and treatment had taken a toll on her and her relationship.
He explained that since his shock illness, he has lost his ability to “live life” and “smile.”
‘Cancer has not been easy. I have lost myself, who I am, and my ability to do things. Unfortunately, I’m not like most people who think, “I have to live my best life right now in case something happens.”
“I’m a shut-down person and I don’t want to get sick and I don’t want to do anything that would cause me to not be here for an extended period of time.”
“I’ve lost the ability to smile or do the things I love and just have fun, because it all has to do with cancer.”
She took to the video-sharing platform alongside her now ex-spouse to share the news with her fans.
The 39-year-old woman noted that both the diagnosis and treatment had taken a toll on her and her relationship.
He said the couple wanted to find themselves and take a few steps back before moving forward.
Greg chimed in to share that it wasn’t a “physical separation” and added that he would still be there for her mentally and accompany her to appointments.
Devlynn added: “We haven’t exactly been the closest couple because it’s been so difficult, especially with this diagnosis.”
‘Given my state and how I’ve handled things between fear and closure and dissociation, because that’s what I do. Space is what we need for ourselves. “We hope we can be friends again.”
The 39-year-old also made sure to make it clear that Greg would not sideline her during this difficult time.
She said: ‘He won’t abandon me while I’m having chemotherapy. He will still stay and help. In the face of a breakup, for someone to still be willing to stay and help when that has to be difficult for them is quite praiseworthy.’
The couple married last March after only four months of dating because they were madly in love.
Eight months after getting married, Devlynn was diagnosed with cancer and this immediately affected their relationship.
Devlynn’s operation, which involved repairing a ruptured colon, led to the discovery of stage three colon cancer and a baseball-sized tumor in her uterus.
Doctors ordered her uterus and cervix removed, leaving the 39-year-old woman infertile.
Devlynn said: “I couldn’t process the hysterectomy because I thought, ‘Now I don’t have the option to have children?’
He said the couple wanted to find themselves and take a few steps back before moving forward.
Eight months after getting married, Devlynn was diagnosed with cancer and it immediately affected their relationship.
She went to her area hospital for an ostomy, in which doctors would create an opening in the abdomen that allows body waste to drain from the intestines.
When she woke up from surgery, she learned that doctors had to remove her uterus and cervix through a total hysterectomy after finding a baseball-sized tumor “cemented” in her uterus.
She saying Her heart sank when she heard the news about Greg.
Before surgery, she had been experiencing abdominal pain and constipation that doctors first attributed to something else, such as Crohn’s disease.
In the middle of the procedure to surgically repair a hole in the lining of his colon, doctors discovered he had stage three colon cancer.
Doctors later said her uterus and fallopian tubes were “like cement” due to cancer and had to be removed.
She was under anesthesia when the cancer was discovered and her husband, Greg, received the news that the damage done to her reproductive organs was irreversible.
“Okay, this is happening and it’s become a lot more real,” Devlynn said, adding that he feared his wife of six months would “be mad at me and upset that I had to make that decision.” We had talked about having children.
She was also upset to learn that doctors failed to retrieve healthy eggs from her ovaries before removing her uterus.
She said: ‘Did I have some eggs retrieved so I could have children in the future? Do you even think about these things?
She said in a TikTok video that now has 1.5 million views that she underwent a “complete hysterectomy,” which involves the involuntary removal of the uterus and cervix.
You will need to undergo long-term chemotherapy to beat the cancer. You will also need to undergo radiation treatment.
The pain of losing the ability to give birth naturally was made worse by knowing that Devlynn would need to undergo chemotherapy for her cancer long-term.
She told her followers on TikTok: ‘There is no hope for me to get out of chemo unless I don’t want to survive this cancer.
“I was told that radiation is now something I need to do because of my family history: my father had cancer twice and his mother had colon cancer.”
A person with a family history of colon cancer. has approximately double the risk to get it. People over 50 are also more vulnerable to the disease.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer diagnosed in men and women in the US.
It is estimated that 107,000 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in 2023, along with 46,000 new cases of rectal cancer.
Colon cancer rates are skyrocketing among younger adults and scientists are still grappling with possible causes, which could include unhealthy lifestyle practices.
The American Cancer Society reported in March that the colon cancer rate in people in their 50s nationwide was now nearly 60 per 100,000.
For comparison, between 1975 and 1979 the rate was approximately 40 per 100,000, indicating a 50 percent increase in about 45 years.
About 43 percent of diagnoses occurred in people between 45 and 49 years old.
Part of what makes colorectal cancer difficult to diagnose are its symptoms, which can often be attributed to other conditions.
Many younger patients are often misdiagnosed because symptoms may resemble other disorders, delaying treatment and decreasing the chance of survival.
A survey conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS) in 2019 reported that more than two-thirds of colon cancer patients consulted at least two doctors before getting an accurate diagnosis, and some had to see up to four doctors.
The ACS, an influential body that sets guidelines for appropriate care, decided just five years ago that it would revise its colon cancer screening recommendation, lowering the age from 50 to 45.
If caught early before spreading to other parts of the body (stages one and two), colon cancer has a five-year survival rate of about 91 percent.
Stage three cancer means cancer cells have been found in the lymph nodes of surrounding tissues, a diagnosis with a five-year survival rate of 72 percent.
Once the cancer has spread throughout the body, such as to the bones, liver or lungs, the chances of survival plummet to 14 percent.
