A MUM from Looe with incurable cancer was initially misdiagnosed because she "wasn't in enough pain".
Hannah Pearce, 49, was told she was suffering from an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breast bone, but the reality was much worse.
She was not convinced by the diagnosis, but her GP insisted it could not be "anything serious" because otherwise it would hurt more. However, in 2020, the then 46-year-old was diagnosed with the blood cancer, myeloma.
Now the mum is urging people to "follow your instincts", as getting a correct diagnosis could save your life - or prolong the time you have left with your loved ones.
Hannah's misdiagnosis came three years after her father was diagnosed with the same cancer - despite having been misdiagnosed twice with both polymyalgia (muscle stiffness) and then rheumatoid arthritis. By the time dad Neil Pearce's myeloma was caught in 2017, the grandfather-of-eight had holes in his lower back.
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