All Countries, Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
I went into hospital for a hernia operation. Afterwards, I was told that it wasn’t a hernia but a ‘small, bloody mass’. The pathology came back as pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP). I was in hospital for 11 days for my cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC with...
All Countries, Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
Initially, I had flu-like symptoms with pain in all the joints in my body followed by bad abdominal pain that did not go away. I was admitted to Gosford Hospital on February 11th, 2014 as they couldn’t diagnose what was causing the severe discomfort I was having....
Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
My name is Stacey, I’m 31 years old and a mother of five from the Gold Coast in Australia. I can literally say my baby and obstetrician saved my life! I had caesarean section on July 12th. This took 35 min and I was delivered of a beautiful, healthy, big baby...
Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
As a relatively fit and healthy 46-year old, to be confronted with a diagnosis of Pseudomyxoma Peritonei was extremely daunting, to say the least. When my doctor told me what he had discovered during surgery for a suspected ovarian tumour, I could barely pronounce the...
Australia, Survivor's Story (Australia)
My initial symptom was a tiny pain (feel like pins & needles) from my lower abdomen, it only last a couple of seconds, it came and went. I was a healthy, active mum filled with energy and a busy life style. This discomfort did not stopping me from doing anything...
