Allie Carson-McGeary, 26, called her mum 'terrified' after being told she had a lump on her thyroid, only for her parent to reveal she had a similar growth
A woman who underwent a life-saving operation was left stunned when her mum had the same surgery by the same surgeon just three weeks later. Allie Carson-McGeary, 26, was “terrified” when she called her mum Helen Anderson, 53, to tell her she had a 4cm lump on her thyroid and was waiting for a biopsy.
Allie, from Glasgow, said: “I found a lump on my neck on world cancer day. I didn’t think much of it, but I’d just watched a YouTube video where Demi Jones from Love Island was speaking about her experience with thyroid cancer, so I thought I’d better get it checked. After visiting a doctor at Nuffield Hospital, Glasgow, Allie was put on the waiting list for a biopsy. On leaving the appointment, she called her mum who revealed that she too was waiting for a biopsy on a lump she had also found on her neck.
“The vibe in the room was just tense. They could tell right away it was cancer, but we had to wait around two weeks after the biopsy to get the official diagnosis.” Speaking about the ordeal, Allie said: “It was really scary to be told I had cancer at just 25. I broke down, it was awful. But we caught it early and I was really lucky.
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