Mum, 37, shocked to be given cancer diagnosis after NHS wrongly gave ‘normal’ smear test result 4 years prior

A MUM-OF-ONE can't person much children aft cervical crab was missed successful her trial results.

Louise Ingham, 37, had a smear test successful 2016 pursuing erstwhile cervical treatment.

Her results were reported arsenic normal, and she was told to instrumentality to regular screening.

However, 4 years aboriginal successful 2020, Louise, from Droylsden successful Greater Manchester, began experiencing painful periods, brown discharge, and a dense sensation successful her pelvis.

Another smear trial revealed she was affirmative for quality papillomavirus (HPV), and a consequent MRI scan showed a ample tumour.

"I’d ne'er had immoderate crushed to question trial results before, truthful erstwhile I was told my smear was mean and I could spell backmost to regular screening, I was pleased," Louise said.

"So erstwhile I started getting symptoms, I didn’t deliberation it was overmuch of anything."

Diagnosed with signifier 2 cervical cancer, Louise was horrified to observe her 2016 smear had been misreported, missing high-grade changes.

"It came arsenic a immense daze erstwhile I recovered retired that I had cancer, and it was a treble stroke erstwhile I was told my 2016 smear had been misreported," she explained.

"It’s conscionable not thing that ever crossed my mind."

Louise underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy and different signifier of crab attraction called brachytherapy.

But owed to chemotherapy complications, she went into aboriginal menopause and tin nary longer person children.

"I ever dreamed of having much children, which has sadly been taken distant from me," she said.

"I astir consciousness incomplete successful a mode arsenic I would person loved to person had a large household and a sister oregon member for Milah."

Despite her challenges, Louise remains determined to enactment positive.

"I effort not to dwell connected the things I can’t alteration and americium grateful for the assistance and enactment I bash have," she said.

'Nothing volition marque up for the ordeal that Louise has been through'

Louise opened a shop, House of Grace, successful Droylsden, wherever she sells bath bombs, oils, and candles.

"It gives maine intent and a mode to find a caller way for maine and my family," she shared.

She’s besides utilizing her communicative to rise consciousness for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, with a raffle to rise captious funds.

"I cognize I’m 1 of the fortunate ones to person beaten crab and inactive beryllium here, truthful I conscionable anticipation that by sharing my story, I tin assistance others going done what I have," Louise said.

Louise instructed aesculapian negligence lawyers astatine Irwin Mitchell to analyse her case.

They are moving with the infirmary spot to unafraid compensation to money her ongoing care.

Ayse Ince, a specializer aesculapian negligence lawyer, commented: "Louise and her household person suffered an incredibly hard clip trying to process her diagnosis and what it means for the future.

"While thing volition marque up for the ordeal that Louise has been through, and the carnal and affectional interaction it continues to person connected her and the family, we bash present person immoderate answers and proceed to enactment with the Trust to bring Louise’s lawsuit to a conclusion."

'Very sorry'

 The Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, which was liable for analysing Louise’s 2016 trial has since apolgised.

Irwin Mitchell confirmed the Trust said that had the results been reported correctly, Louise would person received the close attraction successful 2016, and her cervical crab "would person been prevented."

The Hospital Trust said it was “very sorry” for the “poor care” that Louise received.