A STUDENT claims she was left with a melon-sized cancerous tumour that grew hair and teeth after doctors misdiagnosed her with a UTI.SMOKE SIGNAL"I felt a lot of pressure and was dying to go to the bathroom but it would go away as soon as I went to the toilet.Mum left in excruciating pain and unable to walk after taking just 3 antibiotic pills to treat UTI"Then my hair started falling out. I noticed there was a bald spot at the back of my head the size of my palm.
Medical staff told Mia that her tumour was the size of a melon and she'd need to undergo emergency surgery."I was in such pain because it was directly above my bladder. "I was a bit angry that my symptoms had been dismissed. I feel like if there'd be an ultrasound earlier, it would've been caught."The surgery was successful but they had to remove my right ovary, my Fallopian tube, part of my abdomen and some lymph nodes.
"I could've died if I hadn't kept going to A&E. My tumour would've kept growing and I could've died."Urinary tract infections are usually caused by E.coli bacteria - found in poo - entering the urinary tract.Women are more likely than men to pick up UTIs as they have a shorter urethra than men.Conditions that block the urinary tract – such as kidney stones
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