Bev Callard shares hospital bed video as she reveals new diagnosis & confirms she needs radiotherapy amid cancer battle
BEVERLEY Callard has shared a hospital bed update as she revealed her new diagnosis and confirmed she needs radiotherapy amid her cancer battle.
The Corrie legend, 69, revealed she was fighting the disease in January and has been keeping fans up-to-date with her health journey.
Bev took to Instagram to give fans the latest news on her breast cancer journey, after she was concerned yesterday that she had a blood clot.
In a video, the soap icon was seen sitting on a hospital bed.
“So far, blood pressure done. That’s high, of course, because I’m nervous,” Bev told fans.
“They’ve taken blood, blood oxygen levels, and now they’re going to see if they can fit me in for a scan before they get the results of the blood test, because they take about three hours.”
Next Bev was back at home, and revealed that her latest test had shown that she didn’t have blood clot, as she had feared.
But the star revealed doctors had found something else.
Revealing her new diagnosis, Bev said: “Apparently, wait for it, it’s a cyst, but it’s quite common.
“It’s at the back of my knee there, well there, I had this pain and I didn’t think it was anything but it persisted.
What are the signs of breast cancer?
Signs and symptoms
Stay alert to symptoms of breast cancer which include:
- A lump or swelling in the breast, upper chest or armpit
- A change to the skin, such as puckering or dimpling
- A change in the colour of the breast – the breast may look red or inflamed
- A nipple change, for example, it has become pulled in (inverted)
- Rash or crusting around the nipple
- Unusual liquid (discharge) from either nipple
- Changes in the size or shape of the breast
On its own, pain in your breasts is not usually a sign of breast cancer. But look out for pain in your breast or armpit that’s there all or almost all the time.
Although rare, men can get breast cancer. The most common symptom of breast cancer in men is a lump in the chest area.
Check your breasts
There’s no special way to check your breasts and you do not need any training. At Breast Cancer Now, they say, it’s as simple as TLC: Touch, Look, Check:
- Touch your breasts: can you feel anything new or unusual?
- Look for changes: does anything look different to you?
- Check any new or unusual changes with a GP
“So then I thought I should go and obviously I was panicked a little bit yesterday, but I’m okay.”
Bev then revealed she was off to see her radiotherapist, and in her final update, she opened up about starting the gruelling treatment.
“I’ll be having 10 days of radiotherapy, five consecutive days, then a weekend off, then five more days. I’m not sure when it starts yet,” she told fans.
Bev’s followers, who have been supporting her throughout her cancer journey, immediately rushed to show their support, with one saying: “Sending love beaut!”
Another wrote: “Bless you Beverley! Good luck with the radiotherapy-hope all goes to plan! Sending lots of love and positive vibes!”
While a third penned: “You’ve been through it today girl… thanks for sharing you always bring a light to a lot of people’s lives such a strong lady and always smiling – Bev you’re an inspiration.”
Beverley shot to fame playing the much-loved Liz McDonald on Coronation Street back in 1989.
She also appeared on I’m A Celebrity: South Africa this year, but unfortunately had to quit on medical grounds.
Last December, Bev revealed she had landed a new acting job and now stars in Irish soap Fair City as a regular character called Lily.
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/39383783/beverley-callard-cancer-battle-hospital-bed-video/
