{"id":15815,"date":"2026-04-14T22:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=15815"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:28:31","slug":"woman-shares-four-symptoms-ignored-by-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/?p=15815","title":{"rendered":"Woman shares four symptoms \u2018ignored\u2019 by do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hannah, a young woman and TikTok creator,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> is using her platform to raise awareness about medical dismissal after her symptoms were<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> ignored for nearly a year, leading to a stage 4 cancer diagnosis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite experiencing serious symptoms\u2014including a persistent cough, body rash, fatigue, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> unexplained weight loss\u2014her concerns were repeatedly brushed off by her GP, who offered only antibiotics and refused in-person evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Her condition worsened over time, culminating in pneumonia caused by a 12cm tumor pressing on her chest.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, medical professionals failed to take her seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> When she was finally hospitalized with suspected heart issues, a receptionist miscategorized her pain as menstrual, highlighting a troubling pattern of gender bias in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It wasn\u2019t until a nurse advocated for her that doctors ordered an X-ray and CT scan, revealing advanced cancer.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah now undergoes chemotherapy, radiation, and participates in a clinical trial, but stresses that her diagnosis could have come much earlier if her symptoms hadn\u2019t been dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hannah shares her experience with humor and honesty on TikTok alongside her husband Charlie, urging others to trust their instincts and seek second opinions.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She calls her experience \u201cmedical gaslighting\u201d and encourages people to insist on proper testing\u2014even asking doctors to document if they refuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Her story is a powerful reminder to advocate for your own health and challenge medical professionals when necessary.<\/strong>\u00a0As Hannah puts it, \u201cIt might save your life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Her courage in sharing this journey is helping others recognize warning signs and demand the care they deserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hannah, a young woman and TikTok creator, is using her platform to raise awareness about medical dismissal after her symptoms were ignored for nearly a year, leading to a stage 4 cancer diagnosis. Despite experiencing serious symptoms\u2014including a persistent cough, body rash, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss\u2014her concerns were repeatedly brushed off by her GP,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15817,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15815\/revisions\/15817"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/horizonvibe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}