Mum claims she was denied MRI scan for being too overweight

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The 33-year-old says her size is due to 'emotional eating following a difficult childhood,'

A mum claims she was 'humiliated' after being denied urgent MRI scan for allegedly being too overweight. Jackie Nulty, 33, says she needs the undergo the procedure to check for a 'possible brain tumour', reports Manchester Evening News.

The mother first visited her local doctors surgery on October 17 and claims she was informed that she required an urgent MRI scan to get to the root of her issues. Jackie added: "I’ve had migraines, dizziness and I’m feeling absolutely awful." "They told me to go to A&E and ask for an MRI scan. When I got there they treated me like a time waster and said a normal doctor wouldn’t just send me to hospital for an MRI scan."

"They gave me a CT scan which was clear but said I’d still need an urgent MRI scan. On November 1, I was finally told I had been referred for an appointment at a local clinic on the 14th. Top news stories today Jackie then claims her GP then tried to refer her to Wythenshawe Hospital in the next step to solve her issues. However, the mother alleges that when she phoned them to ask about her appointment details, she was told they didn't offer MRI scans.

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