The signs behind womans break up tummy ache that turned out to be ovarian cancer

A woman who put her stomach ache down to the “anxiety” of her break-up was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.Storm Reveley, 22, had just split from her ex-partner when she started suddenly experiencing stomach pains.At first she put down her pain and loss of appetite down the “anxiety” because of the break-up before trying to cut out dairy in case she was lactose intolerant.But when Storm started to get bloated, feel lightheaded, experiencing painful bladder and abnormal bowel movements she went to see her doctor.They originally thought she might have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but told her to come back if her pain continued.When her symptoms continued she went to Nottingham City Hospital — where they felt a mass on her stomach — which they thought was a twisted ovarian cyst.Storm went for an emergency surgery to remove it but they found a tumor the size of “an 18 week old foetus” instead.She was diagnosed with germ cell ovarian cancer after a biopsy and had four cycles of chemotherapy – and is now cancer free.Storm, a beauty therapist, from Nottingham, said: “I was going through a break-up at the time and thought it was general anxiety.“It started all of a sudden and I got diagnosed not long after.“I struggled with grieving the old me.Your body image changes — I lost my hair and had to wear wigs.

It’s the little things you don’t expect.”Storm suddenly started to get symptoms in March 2021.She said: “I started getting a little bit of belly ache.I thought I was lactose intolerant.”But despite cutting out dairy, Storm continued to get abdominal pain as well as feeling sick and a loss of appetite.She said: “I couldn’t eat anything.

I would have a mouthful and be full.That’s not like me.”Storm also noticed she was losing weight, bloating a lot and feeling lightheaded.She said: “It was like I was walking into water all the time.

It takes your breath away a little bit.I started waking up in the middle of the night with a p...