An essential worker in England who was told that her long-term cough was due to COVID turned out to be suffering from something much, much worse.
Chloe Girardier, 23, claims she was initially denied an in-person doctor’s appointment, only to later discover she had cancer.
The British homecare worker said, “It’s so hard to get appointments; they kept telling me I wasn’t eligible for an urgent appointment because it was just a cough. There were multiple times people asked if I had tested for COVID, and it was frustrating because other illnesses still exist, and a cough isn’t just a sign of COVID.”
Speaking to UK paper The Sun, Girardier continued, “I felt people would stare at me when I coughed, and people instantly assumed I must have COVID.”
Chloe, who had worked in the aviation industry before COVID hit, believed she had contracted a cold in July after experiencing a chesty cough.
After struggling to get a doctor’s appointment, she says she was given antibiotics, inhalers, and acid reflux tablets to no avail.
Seven doctor’s appointments later, Chloe noticed she was losing weight.
She demanded a chest X-ray to discover what was causing her continuous cough.
It was then that doctors found a mass on Chloe’s chest measuring 4.25 inches, leading to a cancer diagnosis on December 3.
Chloe was told she had Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare cancer of the lymphatic system that causes symptoms such as a persistent cough, itchy skin, weight loss, night sweats, and a fever.
Medics have scheduled her in for intensive chemotherapy to begin just a few days before Christmas in the hope of shrinking the now rather large tumor.
Chloe said, “I’m putting a complaint into my doctors because I think I’ve been fobbed off for a long time due to my age. I had heard about this kind of cancer before because I knew someone who had had it, and luckily, it’s one of the easiest cancers to treat, so I’m confident I’ll make a full recovery.
“I had no lumps or any other noticeable signs apart from the continuous cough, she told The Sun.
“When I started losing weight in October, that’s when I really pushed for answers because it was noticeable to everyone around me. I can’t believe it wasn’t looked into further, and if I hadn’t pushed for the chest X-ray, I may still not have a diagnosis.
She adds, “Now because I’ve been diagnosed so late, I’ll have to have my chemotherapy a few days before Christmas.”
Chloe was devastated after receiving her diagnosis but wants to raise awareness for other young people to push for answers if they have a feeling something is wrong.
Chloe added that she believes it was her young age that led to her delayed diagnosis, “It’s been dragged on so long because of my age.” She said.
“Even the doctors were saying it was strange that I had a cough for such a long time, but they weren’t looking into it.”
Chloe had just bought a house with her partner, Jack Dunn, 24, and wishes doctors had found out about the cancer sooner. She said, “If doctors had found it quicker, I wouldn’t need such intense chemo. I’ve prepared myself for the chemo, but the hardest part for me is going to be losing my hair.”
“I do my hair every morning and don’t leave the house without mascara, so losing all my hair is going to be tough. I’ve had to be signed off from work for three months as it has been a really difficult time. This cancer could’ve been caught three months earlier, and I’m just lucky it’s this type of cancer and not one that progresses really quickly.”
Chloe’s family have created a fundraiser for a real hair wig for Chloe after her chemotherapy on GoFundMe.
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