Stacey, 47, faced severe health issues due to endometriosis for 25 years, including losing a kidney, her womb, and parts of her vagina and bowel. Diagnosed in 2010, she continued to suffer despite treatment, culminating in a hysterectomy in 2022 and later robotic surgery in late 2023 after kidney failure went unnoticed. Stacey emphasizes the importance of listening to your body and seeking medical assistance. Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK and can lead to severe and life-altering complications, demonstrating the need for increased awareness and early diagnosis.
Stacey said she was now doing well, urged other women to get help: 'Don't ignore it, listen to your body, go seek help.'
Stacey had probably been suffering from kidney failure for six months; 'But I had no pain, no infections, nothing that suggested there was anything wrong with that kidney, so it was silent assassin.'
James Tibbott described Stacey's condition as 'the stuff of nightmares, in the nicest way'; her disease had lesions that affected multiple organs.
Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those lining the womb grow in other parts of the body, affecting approximately 1.5 million women in the UK.
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