Story from Jam Press (Tumour In Ovary)
Pictured: A video grab of Carly in hospital after surgery.
‘I was 12 weeks pregnant when doctors found a BASKETBALL-sized tumour next to my baby’ says woman, 30, from London
A pregnant mum was left horrified when a routine ultrasound revealed a “huge” tumour in one of her ovaries.
Carly Rolph was stunned to see the “basketball-sized” mass on a scan, nestled next to her growing baby.
The 30-year-old, who is married to her husband, Sam, 34, received the news at a 12-week appointment that she attended with her toddler son.
“Unfortunately, my husband had to work and was unable to come to the appointment with me,” the stay-at-home mum told NeedToKnow.
“The ultrasound technician asked me if I had a consultant appointment scheduled and when I said no, she explained to me that there was a ‘large mass’ that seemed to be in one of my ovaries.
“At that time, it was roughly the size of a football.
“I definitely wasn’t able to take on board what was happening.
“At first, I felt very numb – like it was a movie I was watching myself in.
“Once I got home, and certainly once I got the news for surgery, I was beside myself.
I had to almost completely dissociate from life in order to cope with the constant stress of the unknown.
“Would I get to meet my baby?
“Would I get to see my children grow up?
“Everything changed.”
Carly, who is from the US but lives in London, was escorted up to gynaecology.
She said: “The doctors asked me extensively about my family history.
“This is when the severity of it all landed.
“My late grandmother had cancer, though not ovarian – but she survived.
“I remember feeling mentally exhausted on the way home and when I was finally back, being able to let it all out and cry while talking to my husband.”
Carly and her husband then had to wait a month for an MRI and a further two weeks for the results.
She said: “At first, there was nothing I cou