Mom reveals“mind-blowing” symptom she had months before cancer diagnosis

After a mammogram and biopsy, she waited anxiously for the results. They came in late July – just days before her 36th birthday.

Breast cancer

Mann – who had a clinical breast exam in April that showed no abnormalities – was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer.

“I was, obviously, devastated,” Mann told TODAY, adding that over the next while, the tumor had grown “from being completely undetectable” to just under three centimeters “in about six to eight weeks.”

Given the tumor’s size, Mann started chemotherapy and targeted therapy as the first phase of treatment.

Recurring symptom

Soon after her first chemo session, the eye symptoms returned – more intense than ever.

“After my first chemo, I had the same pink eye situation pop up again,” she said. “I was so frustrated, and it was one of the worst versions of it.”

People reports that frustration led her to consult an ophthalmologist friend, who explained it was episcleritis, a condition involving inflammation of the episclera – the transparent layer covering the white of the eye.

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