The former Miss England needs to undergo a hysterectomy to prevent cancer after discovering large cysts on her ovaries and a thickened womb lining following heavy bleeding.
- Jul 18, 2023
AceShowbiz - Danielle Lloyd's dreams of having another child are dashed as she faces having a hysterectomy due to a cancer scare. The 39-year-old model - who shares Archie, 13, Harry, 12, and George, nine, with ex-husband Jamie Ohara, and Ronnie, five, and 20-month-old Autumn with spouse Michael O'Neill - was rushed to hospital six weeks ago after suffering heavy bleeding, and while she thought she was having a miscarriages, doctors discovered large cysts on both ovaries and a thickened womb lining, so she has undergone a biopsy and is waiting to find out if she has endometrial cancer.
"When you hear the word cancer you just think,'Oh my God, I'm going to die.' I just can't stop crying and have said to Michael, 'I don't want to leave my kids,' " she told new! magazine. "I'm trying to stay positive for them but it's been horrendous. I'm sat here every day thinking, 'Am I going to be OK?' I'll be driving down the road and then burst into tears. I just feel like an emotional wreck and it's exhausting."
Even if she is cancer-free, doctors still want Danielle to go ahead with a hysterectomy, which would put her into early menopause. She said, "The doctor has advised me not to have any more children and whatever the results, I have thickening of the womb, which can eventually lead to cancer anyway."
"I've spoken to a few friends and they were like, 'Oh God, are you ready to go through menopause?' But at the end of the day, I do have five kids, which I'm thankful for. In some ways it is heartbreaking; I sometimes can't imagine never having a little baby again."
The blonde beauty urged women to pay attention to their bodies and seek advice when things don't seem right. She said, "Before the bleeding, the first symptoms I had were feeling dazed and just not feeling like myself. I just knew something wasn't right."
"Usually I have loads of energy - I go to the gym and don't really get tired. But I was really struggling and felt like I was having a breakdown. It was like I was there, but I wasn't there. It's so important to see someone straight away. So many people put it off because they're scared. I'm terrified of getting these results."
