A young woman from Liverpool thought that the bath soap she used was causing the intense itching all over her skin. Despite the fact that she managed to change personal hygiene products, the symptoms did not disappear and his fear increased due to not finding conclusive answers.
Tiktoker fought Hogdkin’s lymphoma cancer
April Grierson, 20, spent many months without a clear diagnosis of her condition by medical personnel, who mainly They thought I had scabies as reported by the Daily Mail.
“My whole body itched from head to toe, to the point of crying. She had very damaged skin. The truth is that I practically couldn’t sleep,” said the tiktoker, a native of Liverpool.
As time passed and he noticed the appearance of a strange lump on his neck that grew rapidly in a matter of days, the specialists came to a conclusion in reference to the shocking diagnosis: april had Hogdkin’s lymphoma in grade two, a cancer that begins in the white blood cells.
Thanks to a video he publishes on his account TikTok, the young woman shared the process she went through to achieve her diagnosis. To date, the clip has accumulated more than 13 million views.
After discovering stage two cancer, April went through a six-month chemotherapy treatment with two sessions per week, this because the tumor on his neck managed to spread to his chest and trachea. Also, decided to freeze her eggs in case her fertility was compromised by medicines.
April beat cancer
Unfortunately, due to the drugs used during the treatment, they caused an overstimulation syndrome in the ovarian area. The consequences were serious, her ovaries became larger than normal and leaked fluid to other parts of her body.
April was hospitalized for 2 weeks while the fluid accumulated in her lungs was drained. Once one of the problems was overcome, the doctors removed seven eggs and four embryos.
“If my story helps someone, they go to a hospital consultation and listen to their body, then I will be very grateful,” she said.
In one of her latest videos, April captioned: “My latest cancer journey update…now I’m going to do updates as a CANCER SURVIVOR”, where she shows her story and how she managed to complete her cycle of chemotherapy and thus defeat the terrible disease.
According to cancer.org: “Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known simply as lymphoma or NHL) is a cancer that begins in white blood cells called lymphocytes that are part of the body’s immune system.”
