{"id":133373,"date":"2023-11-06T09:51:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=133373"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:51:04","slug":"nurse-tried-to-brush-off-marks-on-her-tights-that-were-a-sign-of-deadly-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/nurse-tried-to-brush-off-marks-on-her-tights-that-were-a-sign-of-deadly-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse tried to brush off \u2018marks\u2019 on her tights that were a sign of deadly cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHS video shows signs and symptoms of leukaemia<\/h3>\n

A nurse was given just a 50 percent chance of survival after what she thought were marks on her tights were really a sign of a deadly disease.<\/p>\n

Jan Henry, from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, had started her first day in a new job when she realised these marks were actually bruises.<\/p>\n

This led to a devastating diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia – an aggressive type of blood cancer.<\/p>\n

As reported by Bristol Live, Jan was working as a senior sister in the hospital where she had previously worked in A&E, when she noticed something strange on her legs.<\/p>\n

She said: “Whilst clutching at my tights, batting off the unusual feeling of fabric clinging to my skin, I went to brush away something I thought was caught onto them.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHowever, upon a closer look, the marks were actually purpuric bruises.”<\/p>\n

Purpura are small spots of blood that appear under the skin that occur when blood vessels leak under the skin.<\/p>\n

Concerned, Jan showed one of her colleagues, a rheumatology specialist nurse who immediately referred her to see a consultant.<\/p>\n

This revealed she also had an enlarged spleen and she was sent for a blood test.<\/p>\n

“What came next, well to say I was astounded is an understatement,” Jan said.<\/p>\n

“It was almost certain I had acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), and my diagnosis was later confirmed the next morning. Just like that, I was off to Manchester Hospital.<\/p>\n

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