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BBC News
27-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Ovarian cyst surgery: 'I feel forgotten after 100 weeks on urgent list'
Tracey Meechan's pain from an ovarian cyst is so severe she can't bend over - she relies on her children to help her put her shoes and socks day the 41-year-old wakes up and wonders if any new symptoms are going to has been on an "urgent" NHS waiting list for surgery for 100 weeks and now feels "forgotten".As the latest NHS Scotland waiting times data is due to be published, Mrs Meechan told BBC Scotland News that the wait for treatment has affected every part of her life. 'It's a drudge' She said: "I can't live my life to the fullest. I can't do the activities I want to do with my kids. I can't do the job that I love."I was signed off work at the end of January as a home carer because of the pain and the physicality of my job - I can't do it."My mental health has declined. This has been years and the symptoms have worsened. It's impacted my life, my personal life and my family."Mrs Meechan, from West Dunbartonshire, said she had to rely on her husband for household tasks."There is just no end point to it," she said. "It's a drudge."And there is only so much pain relief I can take and still try to be a mother to my children."The mother-of-five first went to her GP in 2021. She was found to have a large ovarian cyst and waited a year to see a gynaecologist after a referral from her monitoring the cyst for six months, it had grown, so she was put onto the "urgent" list for surgery. It is now 100 weeks later and she has not been called for an said: "I was under the impression it would be relatively soon as I was asked if I had any holidays planned in the immediate future. "About a year ago I was advised by the GP to try to get in touch with the gynaecology secretary myself and I have been doing that on a regular basis letting them know I am still here and still waiting."She considered private health care but her surgery would cost £8,000 - something the family could not was then she contacted the BBC through Your Voice, Your BBC News. She says the NHS has moved the goalposts each time she has called to ask about her surgery date."It's another couple of months, or they are working on the routine list, or working on the long waiters," she said. "I was told at week 92 that they were working on women round about week 98-99, so it should be another couple of months."When I did get to week 99, I called up because I wanted to keep my employer up to date. I was told they couldn't give me a date and still nothing is fixed yet." Before the pandemic it was rare for anybody to face a wait of a whole year to start NHS treatment, but that is not the case have new data from Public Health Scotland this morning, but the most recent figures show almost 25% of the entire inpatient waiting list for non-urgent care is made up of waits longer than 52 gynaecology, the specialty that Tracey comes under, there were 291 waits of over three always has consequences – more frequent visits to the GP to manage pain, struggles to work or stay healthy in other aspects of government says tackling waits is a priority and has set a target to create 150,000 additional appointments this will be hoping this is achievable given they did not fulfil a previous promise to eradicate all waits over a year by September 2024. In January First Minister John Swinney pledged to bring down NHS waiting lists and make it easier to get GP set out three priorities: to reduce immediate pressures in the NHS; shift the balance from acute services to the community and to use innovation to improve access to care, promising the health service would carry out an extra 150,000 appointments and procedures in the coming at the end of March, Health Secretary Neil Gray launched the Operational Improvement Plan, which he said would make the NHS "more accessible" and cut into backlogs for patients to be would involve an extra £200m in funding for weekend scan appointments and tests and an expansion of hospital care at announcement came after the public spending watchdog, Audit Scotland, said NHS initiatives to improve productivity and patient outcomes have yet to have an Greater Glasgow and Clyde has been contacted for a response. The Scottish government said it had delivered around 3,300 additional gynaecology appointments and procedures in 2024-25 and that this year's £21bn health and social care budget would include almost £200m to reduce waiting lists with gynaecology earmarked for extra Health Minister Jenni Minto said: "Women's health is key priority for the Scottish government, and we were the first country in the UK to publish a Women's Health Plan, which aims to reduce inequalities in health outcomes for women, in August 2021."Timely access to gynaecology services will be a priority in the next phase of our plan."Excessively long waits are not acceptable, and I sympathise with any patient whose treatment has failed to reach the standards we all expect from our health system. "We are working intensively with NHS boards to reduce the length of time people are waiting for appointments and treatment."
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus almost quit music after suffering ‘traumatic' medical emergency during New Year's Eve show
Miley Cyrus has revealed she suffered a medical emergency on stage during her New Year's Eve NBC special in 2023. The 32-year-old said the 'pretty traumatic experience', an ovarian cyst rupture, made her consider giving up on her music career altogether. 'I had a medical emergency,' she said on The Zane Lowe Interview podcast. 'I had an ovarian cyst rupture, which we didn't know exactly what was going on, so we did it, but it was pretty traumatic, cause it was extremely excruciating. And I did the show anyway, but it was really, really hard on me.' An ovarian cyst is 'a fluid-filled sac that develops on an ovary', according to the NHS. The condition does not usually cause symptoms unless it splits or ruptures. Cyrus performed several hits during Miley's New Year's Eve Party, including duets with her godmother Dolly Parton on songs such as 'Wrecking Ball', Parton's 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You.' The special was executive produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and featured guests including Sia, Paris Hilton, and David Byrne. SNL comedians Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman and Sarah Sherman also made appearances. But despite appearing in high spirits, the 'Angels Like You' singer said the experience almost made her quit music. 'I had dinner with Lorne [Michaels] and he said something that now has stuck with me. He goes, 'Six months. Everybody has six months to feel sorry for themselves, and then we start to rebuild,'' he said. 'And it was Christmas by then and that was New Year's, so I was expired on my amount of time that I was able to shut down. He's like, 'You have no idea how many artists have sat in this chair and told me that they were quitting music. Everyone does this. Everyone has these traumatic experiences.'' The singer is set to release her ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, on 30 May. It will be followed by a film of the same name in June, which features a surprise cameo from runway model Naomi Campbell. Cyrus's forthcoming film, which she wrote and directed, is described as a 'one-of-a-kind pop opera' and will include 13 songs from her ninth album. Something Beautiful will premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival on 6 June.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Miley Cyrus reveals the 'traumatic' health crisis she hid from fans
Miley Cyrus ' new year began with one resolution: to overcome an ovarian cyst rupture she dubbed 'extremely excruciating.' The three-time Grammy winner, 32, appeared Thursday on The Zane Lowe Show, where she opened up in detail about a harrowing health scare as 2024 turned into 2025. The Franklin, Tennessee native had been working with her godmother Dolly Parton on her TV special Miley's New Year's Eve Party when her health disaster struck. The End of the World singer said she 'had a pretty traumatic experience on a show that I was doing with' SNL creator Lorne Michaels. 'I had a medical emergency. I had an ovarian cyst rupture - we didn't know exactly what was going on so we did it,' Miley said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. According to the Mayo Clinic, 'There's no way to prevent most ovarian cysts [but], regular pelvic exams help ensure that changes in your ovaries are diagnosed as early as possible. The clinic advised to 'be alert to changes in your monthly cycle;' 'make a note of unusual menstrual symptoms, especially ones that go on for more than a few cycles;' and to 'talk to your health care provider about changes that concern you..'
The Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Lorraine Kelly reveals ‘terrible pain' which sparked worrying health scare and surgery as she returns to TV
LORRAINE Kelly has revealed the "terrible pain" that led to her health scare as she made her much-anticipated return to television. The Scots sofa queen, 65, underwent keyhole surgery following the rupture of an ovarian cyst. 2 2 But after a brief recovery period, Lorraine was back on our screens this morning. The telly host assured fans her recovery was going smoothly. She said: "It was keyhole surgery to get rid of my ovaries and fallopian tubes. Keyhole is amazing. I've got three new holes in my body, all healing beautifully." Lorraine also explained how she first discovered the issue. She revealed: "Back in January I was coming back from India, and on the flight I had terrible, terrible pain, and it was a cyst that had burst, an ovarian cyst that had burst." After a scan, doctors clocked that one of her ovaries looked "a bit dodgy" and recommended they were removed as a precaution. The presenter spent a night at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire. She said: "When I went home, Steve (her husband) had to do everything. I'm not allowed to hoover, I'm not allowed to lift anything." But despite the pain, she enjoyed her time off, spending time with her new granddaughter Billie. She said: "But, you know, there's (Billie) the best medicine in the world, that is the best medicine. Even though I can't lift her, I can cuddle her." Lorraine Kelly struggles to keep straight face in most bizarre interview to date She added: "Pathology came back, everything is fine, everything is OK, nothing sinister at all. That's very reassuring. It's preventative and it means it's one less worry. "So for me it was, it was actually an amazing thing to do and the right thing to do. And then, I would just say to anybody, if you're worried, I mean, make sure that you go and get yourself checked out. "I'm really glad to be back, because I missed you all." We told previously how Lorraine opened up on her heartache as she revealed the worst day of her career.
