‘Advocate for yourself’: Jacksonville woman’s severe ovarian cysts took 10 years to be correctly diagnosed

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman is sharing her experience after she says her severe ovarian cysts took more than a decade to be correctly diagnosed.

Lena Billings said that during those years, she suffered “unbearable pain.”

“Having a twisted ovary means there is no blood supply,” Billings said to describe a part of her medical condition. “My ovary was three times the normal size it was supposed to be, plus a tumor on top. It was brutal.”…

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