A young mother is fighting for her life after doctors “dismissed” her unintentional weight loss and constant fatigue for a year.
Milly Mitchell, 27, moved from New Zealand to Australia three years ago to be closer to her parents and embark on a “new beginning”, unaware that her world was about to be rocked by cervical cancer. .
Just a few months after settling in Adelaide, sShe began struggling with extremely heavy periods, recurring urinary tract infections, unintentional weight loss, and constant fatigue.
Ms Mitchell said she saw five different doctors in an attempt to find out what was wrong, but they kept ruling her out for being “too young for cancer”.
‘One of them was a woman and she actually told me that what I’m going through is completely normal for someone who has endometriosis, and she gave me a hormonal pill to stop prolonged periods, but at that time I had already had my period for four years. months,” he told WhatsNew2Day Australia.
A young mother is fighting for her life after doctors “dismissed” her unintentional weight loss and constant fatigue for a year.
“I was told I was too young to consider gynecological cancer because it is more common in women in their 40s or in menopause.”
A year after first seeking help, Ms. Mitchell went to the hospital, where doctors found a ‘fast and aggressive’ 8cm tumor and that the disease had also spread to her pelvic lymph nodes.
Ms Mitchell underwent six blood transfusions and began daily radiotherapy along with weekly four-hour chemotherapy sessions and internal radiation to “blow up the tumour”.
After treatment, her family moved into their own home and life started to get sunny again, but then everything came to a screeching halt.
Just two weeks ago, Mitchell received the devastating news that the cancer had spread to his lungs and spine.
Milly Mitchell, 27, moved from New Zealand to Australia three years ago to be closer to her parents and embark on a “new beginning”, unaware that her world was about to be rocked by cervical cancer. .
“When the cancer spread to my pelvic lymph nodes, the lymph nodes spread it to different parts of my body and they couldn’t see it at the time,” she said.
‘I had a PET scan every six months… three days later I showed up again at the emergency room with severe back pain and that’s when the doctor told me that my cancer had returned.
“I was sitting alone in the small cubicle at the hospital… when the doctor told me the news I started crying.”
The mother will now undergo stronger chemotherapy and radiation to her chest and spine in a desperate bid to save her life.
Mrs. Mitchell wishes GPs had taken her more seriously because his cancer would never have “gone this far.”
Ms Mitchell underwent six blood transfusions and began daily radiotherapy along with weekly four-hour chemotherapy sessions and internal radiation to “blow up the tumour”.
On Thursday he discovered that the cancer had spread to his collarbone, chest, ribs, hips and right femur.
“It’s hard because I’m in stage four now and they’re putting me in palliative care… I have a four-year-old son and I want to be here to watch him grow up,” she said.
‘It’s not my time to leave yet.
‘If my body does not accept this treatment, unfortunately I will receive the bad news of how much time I have left, so let’s keep our fingers and toes crossed that this treatment works.
“We’ve been told to prepare for the worst…At 27 years old I never imagined I’d be putting together my will and trying to prepare my son as best I could for the future.”
On Thursday he discovered that the cancer had spread to his collarbone, chest, ribs, both hips and his right femur.
Mrs. Mitchell has created a GoFundMe to try to help the family cover rent and daycare costs now that she can’t work and relies on one income.
Her partner Declan shared a heartbreaking update on Sunday.
“First and foremost, we want to thank you very much for the messages of support and your donations,” he said.
‘I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but on Friday we confirmed Milly’s stage 4 diagnosis and also confirmed that the cancer is in the bones and has spread through the lymph nodes and bloodstream.
“Its treatment is palliative, as it is unfortunately incurable, so the focus is on pain treatment.”
Ms Mitchell has set up a GoFundMe to try to help the family cover rent and daycare costs now that she can’t work and relies on one income.
Ms Mitchell urges people to remember that cancer does not discriminate and can affect “anyone, at any time”.
“It’s very important to advocate for yourself and get second opinions,” he said.
“If you know in yourself that something is wrong, you have to keep pushing until someone really listens to you.”