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A mum who blamed her headaches and nausea on side effects from new fibromyalgia tablets received a devastating stage four brain cancer diagnosis after collapsing at her workplace.

Verity Phillips, 35, was told she had a glioblastoma in February 2022 and given a prognosis of just 12 to 18 months.

Following her collapse at work, she had initially put her symptoms down to recently prescribed fibromyalgia medication - but her health rapidly declined and she was rushed to hospital.

Scans uncovered a mass on her brain, prompting an urgent transfer to Hull Royal Infirmary where surgeons drained excess fluid and performed a biopsy which subsequently confirmed her brain cancer diagnosis.

Verity underwent a second operation in April 2022 which saw surgeons successfully remove 89 p

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