Pay attention to changes in your body – End stage Ovarian Cancer patient

A Canadian professor, Nadia Chaudhri, battling end-stage ovarian cancer has urged women to pay attention to changes in their body and consult a physician for proper diagnosis when they have unusual pain.

According to Chaudhir, women who are alert to changes in their bodies would be able to detect ovarian cancer early and get a good prognosis, noting that early detection is crucial to the treatment of the health condition.

The woman who shares her journey with ovarian cancer stated that women should pay attention to fatigue and changes in their bowel and urinary tract movements, stressing that changes in them could be a sign of serious health challenges. 

The 44-year-old neuroscientist who shared her story via her Twitter handle @DrNadiaChaudhri is a mother to a young son.

Chaudhri is currently receiving palliative care at a local medical centre after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer in June 2020.

Sharing her story, Chaudhri says that she currently can’t eat or poop, adding that she has been on IV fluids for the past two weeks.

She was diagnosed with high-grade serus epithelial, platinum-resistant ovarian cancer months after her doctor had mistaken her symptoms for urinary tract infection and treated it as such for three months.

The woman who documents her experience in palliative care on Twitter had told her followers she is at a stage where she will not be coming back from but in spite of that knowledge, she is not afraid of death.

The professor of psychology hopes that sharing her story will create awareness and encourage women to pay better attention to their bodies.

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In her Tweet she says, Ovarian cancer comes in many forms & treatments are more advanced for some forms than others.

“We also need more awareness of symptoms because early detection improves prognosis dramatically.

“Know your bodies. Pay attention to fatigue and changes in bowel/urinary tract movements. Make sure you understand all the words on a medical report. 

“Do not dismiss your pain or malaise. Find expert doctors.