I was told I had a trapped nerve when my shoulder started to hurt – now I have just months to live
A MUM who was told she had a trapped nerve by bungling doctors after her shoulder started to hurt has now learned she has just months to live.
Andrea Fenn, 52, says she was "fobbed off" by medics before finally finding out she had cancer.
The mum-of-three first contacted her GP in May 2021 after experiencing agonising pain in her shoulder and spine.
But Andrea was told she was simply suffering from frozen shoulder - or adhesive capsulitis - which causes stiffness and pain in the joint.
The 52-year-old from Leigh, Wigan, tried to brush off her concerns, yet her condition continued to worsen throughout the year.
Doctors suggested she may also have a trapped nerve - however, no operation, test or medication could find the source of her pain.
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She continued calling the doctors "at least once or twice a week", but they still couldn't find a remedy for her health woes.
The fed-up former support worker then decided to seek a second opinion from another GP after being "passed from pillar to post".
Andrea was referred for an MRI scan - and was tragically told there was a lump on her lung.
The devastated mum was then informed that she has lung cancer - and feels it could have been caught quicker if her concerns were taken more seriously.
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Andrea told : "Cancer never crossed my mind. I presumed it was a problem with my shoulder.
"If someone had listened to me, I possibly wouldn’t have been stage three. The pain was excruciating.
"I was going to bed hoping I wouldn’t wake up. They told me there was nothing else they could prescribe for me painkiller-wise."
The 52-year-old then underwent gruelling chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments after her shock diagnosis.
But she was dealt with another horrific blow after spotting a lump on her stomach - which was diagnosed as secondary cancer.
Heartbroken Andrea added: "We were shocked because we were told the lump on my stomach was from injections.
I’m just trying to do as much as I can while I can. While I feel like pointing fingers, I just don’t have the energy.
Andrea Fenn
"It’s devastating. I’m trying to keep my chin up and be brave."
She described telling her older children as "crushing", but has shielded her 11-year-old son from knowing "the extent" of her condition.
Andrea explained: ";I’m not the only one – there are millions of people with cancer but it’s literally ruined and taken over my life.
"I’m just trying to do as much as I can while I can. While I feel like pointing fingers, I just don’t have the energy."
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has been launched in a bid to raise funds for her to create "precious memories with the little time that she has left."
Her daughter Tara Fenn told of her admiration for her "strong" mum and her fury that doctors didn't diagnose her sooner.
