A woman goes into an interstate at 36 after doctors withdrew her uterus from a cancer blunder

A woman who will never become a mother sues the NHS after doctors have removed her uterus from cancer.

Hayley Wareing, 36, learned that everything was fine after doctors misinterpreted the results of her cervical smears for more than a year.

This meant that she was forced to undergo a hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy when the blunder was found after 14 months.

She thinks that the test could have been avoided if the results of her test had been read correctly in 2015.

Removing her belly means that Hayley, who has always dreamed of having two children, is now barren.

Hayley started having unusual bleeding and ended up paying a second opinion by a private consultant.

She underwent hysterectomy eight days later, underwent five weeks of radiation therapy and 200 hours of grueling chemotherapy.

She said, "I feel like a totally different person since my diagnosis and it has been incredibly difficult to understand how my life was turned upside down.

"The simple things that many people take for granted are now a real struggle." Even walking can be painful.

"I had a habit of exercising and going to the gym about six times a week, but even moderate exercise can now leave me in agony for several days after.

"One of the worst things was trying to accept the fact that I can not have children.

"I have always dreamed of having two children.

"It's hard not to be angry about what happened but I want to try to focus on the future.

"I just hope that the trust of the hospital realizes the impact of its mistake on my life and draws lessons to improve patient care.

"By speaking, I hope other women will understand how important it is to recognize the signs of cervical cancer and to see a doctor at the first opportunity."

Hayley was smeared in October 2015 during her GP surgery.

The test was sent to the Birmingham Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust for badysis, and the results were "negative".

Hayley was invited to a routine follow-up test in three years.

But in May 2016, she visited the emergency department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham after heavy bleeding for more than a week.

In November 2016, Hayley again visited her GP and complained of bleeding, including having been to the gym.

Her treating physician referred her to a private consultant who raised suspicions and sent her for tests, including a biopsy.

She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in December 2016 and underwent a hysterectomy eight days later.

Hayley had traveled the world with her job as a service provider, but was forced to quit after her diagnosis.

She is now working for a bank, but continues to suffer from back, pelvis and hip pain, as well as fatigue and chronic thigh swelling due to fluid build-up resulting from her radiation therapy.

Hayley, of Kings Norton, Birmingham, is now in remission and has instructed medical negligence lawyer, Irwin Mitchell, to investigate his case.

Her lawyer, Emma Rush, said: "The last two years have been extremely upsetting for Hayley, who is still trying to cope with her diagnosis and the effects of her treatment, including, unfortunately, that she will not be able to children.

"We believe that if Hayley's test results had been recorded correctly, she would have received urgently appropriate treatment, which would have prevented her from having a hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

"We are now using trust to make sure she learns from this case so that other women do not get angry and are not angry with Hayley after the diagnosis.

"Cervical cancer is a treatable disease with a good long-term prognosis when diagnosed early.

"It is important for women to continue to attend regular smear appointments and to be aware of symptoms and, if necessary, to see a doctor as soon as possible.

The NHS Foundation Trust at Birmingham University Hospital, which badyzed the initial results of the smear test, admitted that Hayley's smear had been interpreted incorrectly.

A spokesman for the hospital said, "The confidence is such that Mrs. Wareing did not receive the care she could reasonably expect.

"We are working with Ms. Wareing's representatives to reach an appropriate resolution of the dispute.

"Trust is always striving to provide the safest and most appropriate care for all our patients and disseminates lessons learned from cases such as this one."