Laura Mahon told Newsweek: 'I couldn't believe what the doctor was telling me. I told him I can't have a brain tumor as I was only 29.'
A woman has revealed how the symptoms of a brain tumor were dismissed as just side effects of her pregnancy.
She said:"Doctors thought it was the baby lying on a nerve in my back, so I was sent for an MRI of my spine which came back clear, so I was referred for a brain scan. I was around 24 weeks when I had the scan on my brain, and that's when they found the tumor. "There are many dangers to being diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy. Most concerning are the outcomes to the fetus while treating a pregnant woman with cancer drugs. How the tumors get treated depends on where they are located, and if they are cancerous."
"We had many discussions with our doctors, and we decided that 30 weeks was safe for me and Sienna [her baby]. I was put to sleep for the c-section as they couldn't risk any pressure going to my brain. "Me and Danny were told it was grade 4 cancer two days before Christmas 2021. I think deep down we knew, but nothing can prepare you to hear that. They told me my life expectancy was around a year. We both broke down. We didn't celebrate Christmas that year because we were in shock."Almost immediately after the two major surgeries, in January 2022 Mahon had to start radiotherapy to shrink what was left of the cancer.
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