I’m now on ‘watch and wait’ following a diagnosis of pseudomyxoma peritonei

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For me, it all started with blood in my urine and an increase in the size of my stomach. In retrospect, I could feel the mucin moving when I walked. Now I’m on ‘watch and wait’. I had an ultrasound and a large cyst was found. They could not see where...

The top of the paper read “Carcinoma of the Appendix”

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I would never have thought that my “summer flu” symptoms would lead to a diagnosis of carcinoma of the appendix. Late July in 2017, I was spreading mulch around the house with my Dad and my son. Good old Dad manned the gravel rake while Danny was busy...

I was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei, but it wasn’t

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Every few months I had pain in my left side and then it would disappear. After visiting the doctors several times, I was given a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The next time I had pain, four months after my original visit to the GP, it was so bad my...

What things do you wish you were told when you were diagnosed?

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I just re-found this article¹ and while it isn’t specifically about pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) or appendix cancer, it is very relevant to everyone diagnosed with any cancer and I remember reading it and that it helped me with where my diagnosis (and two...

How a town is repaying the GP who treated them for years after her diagnosis with appendix cancer

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Georgina Morgan was diagnosed with stage four appendix cancer in August 2018. The town where she lives showed their support by taking part in a walk through Rothbury organised by Sam Davidson, senior manager of Northumbria Primary Care which runs The Rothbury...

I’ve gone from 0km to 10km in just over 6 months!

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So, this is my Pseudomyxoma story and I didn’t think I’d be running after cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC… In 2014 I went to my GP, sick of having horrendous periods. As I had ovarian cysts and had fertility treatment, I was sent for an ultrasound...

Multi-disciplinary Diagnostic Centres

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Through Cancer 52, Pseudomyxoma Survivor has received a special invitation to view a multi-disciplinary diagnostic centre (MDC) in action. MDCs are being trialled here in the UK and they are set up so that patients who present with non-specific symptoms can go to a...

An evidence-based approach

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The BMJ defines evidence-based medicine¹ as: “the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” It’s a constantly evolving definition and at Pseudomyxoma Survivor, we...

We thought it was nothing more than an ovarian cyst

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My journey started in October 2013 (I was 53 years old), when I had an ultrasound to determine if I had gallstones or an issue with my gallbladder. I never thought it would lead to a diagnosis of Mucinous Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma. The results showed a small cyst and...