This woman’s doctor allegedly shrugged off her ailments and said “laziness” was the answer — but it turns out she had cancer. When Courtney Nettleton, a 21-year-old from Wakefield, West Yorkshire…
On March 22, in between the surgeries, she claims that doctors informed her she was cancer-free.
But after enjoying a few fleeting moments of relief, Nettleton was told that she still had cancer, and that the cancerous cells had spread to other areas of her body. Jam Press/@courtneynettleton“My consultant rang me just three days after this to tell me that cancer cells were found in lymph channels and blood vessels within my thyroid and that I would need further surgery and radioiodine,” she said.
She’s since undergone two more surgical procedures, which have left her feeling “weak” and “anxious.” “I will find out the results in roughly around six weeks to see whether this has been successful or not,” Nettleton, who’s leaning on her friends and family for support during her post-op recovery. Jam Press/@courtneynettleton
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