Danielle Lloyd has admitted that she is ‘broken’ as she prepares for a hysterectomy following a cancer scare.
The 39-year-old model and TV personality stated that she was sent to A&E six weeks ago after having excessive bleeding, which she suspected was caused by a miscarriage.
Doctors later informed the former Miss England and Miss Great Britain that cysts had been detected on both ovaries, one of which was the size of a tennis ball.
They also identified thicker uterine lining, and Danielle is now awaiting the results of a biopsy to see if she has endometrial cancer.
According to the National Cancer Institute, endometrial cancer is a condition in which malignant cells grow in the tissues of the endometrium, the uterine lining.
Danielle additionally told OK! Magazine that a doctor had advised her not to have any more children regardless of the results of her tests, dashing the star’s hopes of conceiving child number six.
‘In some ways it is heartbreaking, I sometimes can’t imagine never having a little baby again,’ she told the publication.
Danielle has three boys with her ex-husband Jamie O’Hara: Archie, 13, Harry, 12, and George, nine, as well as Ronnie, five, and Autumn, one, with spouse Michael O’Neill.
The actress spoke up about how the news has impacted her, saying she “can’t stop thinking” about dying and leaving her children behind.
‘When you hear the word cancer, you just think, “Oh my god, I’m going to die”,’ she said.
‘I just can’t stop crying and have said to Michael, “I don’t want to leave my kids”. 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 okay?”‘
Danielle says acquaintances have questioned if she is “ready to go through menopause” as a result of the planned treatment, which includes a hysterectomy.
She has previously come up about having endometriosis and polycystic ovaries as a result of a miscarriage.
Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, says the NHS website.
Hopkins Medicine says Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which the ovaries produce an abnormal amount of androgens, and can also cause small cysts that form on the ovaries.
