When she was 34 weeks pregnant, Lindsey was told she had a milk duct problem.
She was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
She wants other women to know how important it is to advocate for yourself.
Lindsey said she was 34 weeks pregnant with her second child when she began to experience burning sensations in her body. She said that the burning persisted for about a week. The 29-year-old said she found a lump on the right side of her breast.
She said the lump felt like a milk duct she had in her first pregnancy, but this one was different because she couldn't remove it herself. She was told by her ob-gyn that it was most likely a blocked milk duct that was the cause of mastitis. The doctor gave her antibiotics, but she still wasn't sure.
Her doctor said she'd seen it a thousand times. There are a lot of people with this problem.
I knew what a blocked duct felt like. In the back of my mind, I knew it was not that.
Even though her doctor told her she was too young to be diagnosed with cancer, she insisted on getting an abortion. She did not want to have an abortion. I had to ask for it. She said that she was worried about it and that she needed an abortion.
When she went in for her appointment a few days later, she knew something wasn't right because she looked at the technician's face.
She kept looking at the screen while she continued to use her wand. She said that she could tell by the look on her face that it was bad.
She said that she had a high likelihood of cancer and that a biopsy a week later confirmed it. She said doctors told her that the cancer was likely to have spread because it was so large. They didn't know for certain until they took a PET Scan, which can expose unborn children to radiation, because of the radioactive tracers used in the Scan.
She said that her baby was born three weeks before her original due date. She said she had stage 4 cancer that had spread to her liver after giving birth. Two weeks later, she began treatment.
She said she has been undergoing treatment for four months. She lives close to her husband's family in Georgia, who take care of the children from time to time.
She said she was hopeful that her cancer could be eliminated with the help of Chemo. She said that most of it is gone.
When women are concerned about their health, she wants to let them know that advocating for themselves is important.
I don't think I'd be here today if I didn't advocate for myself. She said that her liver was already failing because of what they told her.
She said that young women should get mammograms when they're pregnant.
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