I thought I only had a hernia – but doctors found a tumour
Father-of-three Peter Giannopoulos saw his doctor for a routine check-up – then came a death sentence. He’s now hoping for a miracle.
Conditions
How 5 minutes was all it took to end Dawn’s debilitating seizures
Music teacher Dawn Kenny’s seizures get so bad it’s too dangerous for her to drive. But we take you behind the scenes to show how her life could change in just 5 minutes.
I felt like I had bugs crawling under my skin all the time
An Adelaide mum who experienced “uncontrollable rage” and memory loss feared she may have early onset dementia – it wasn’t until she spoke with a female GP that she got a diagnosis.
I’ve got an online habit that worries doctors
A chronically ill Sydney woman goes online for this reason, like many of us do. But doctors are alarmed by the trend and are urging people to be careful.
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The dentist visit that shattered a family’s world
After months of toothaches and mouth pain, this married father-of-two was referred by his dentist to an oral specialist – what came next was a “traumatic” discovery.
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Royal family turn to Australians for answers on killer genetic disease
This cruel disease claimed the life of a much-loved royal prince. Now, Australians are helping find answers.
Cancer took my husband, now I’m fighting for my life against it
When this mother was dealt the heartbreaking diagnosis of stage four breast cancer, she thought she’d always have her husband by her side to help her fight.
I see a lot of patients wrongly diagnosed with IBS
It breaks my heart seeing patients when they come to me with this problem and they have been suffering for years.
I thought my brain fog was due to stress – but it was dementia
Jim Rogers thought his brain fog and absent-mindedness was due to stress or a side effect of cholesterol medication. Then he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 55.
‘I’m learning to drive again with no hands or feet’
When a bout of flu gave a Central Coast father the shakes, he laid down for a rest — when he “awoke” three weeks later it was to the worst news of his life.
They told me I didn’t have cancer, but a tumour sat there for months
One of two women who had their breast biopsies swapped in a shocking BreastScreen Queensland bungle has told of her devastation after being given a false all-clear.
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