This Morning’s Dr Philippa Kaye said she was ‘struggling’ as she detailed how her body has changed amid her cancer battle. The GP and author, 46, who regularly appears on the daytime show, is known for her work in women’s, children’s and sexual health.She underwent a hysterectomy following a ‘cancer risk’ in March.Dr Philippa gave a health update on Instagram on Friday, where she said she missed ‘seeing the person she was before’ as she goes through early menopause following the surgery. In a slideshow of posts, she wrote: ‘I am struggling… This Morning’s Dr Philippa Kaye said she was ‘struggling’ as she detailed how her body has changed amid her cancer battle Dr Philippa gave a health update on Instagram on Friday, where she said she missed the ‘seeing the person she was before’ as she goes through early menopause ‘With the changes to my body from cancer. It isn’t the scars. Those are the tattoos of my battles. They tell the story of how resilient my body can be.’It is the other changes. From the premature menopause from treatment and now my ovaries have been surgically removed.’Despite being on HRT there are charts (hormone replacement therapy). ‘My hair is thinner. My skin changed with more wrinkles and dark marks.’My body is softer despite exercise. I see the changes everywhere I’m grateful to be here. My body doesn’t work as before and now it doesn’t seem to look as before. I know it is vain but sometimes I wanna look in the mirror and see the person I was before… sometimes.’Dr Philippa captioned the post: ‘I am very aware this is a superficial post.’I am also incredibly grateful for how my body works for me. But sometimes it is hard not to look down and notice all the changes I see.’Myleene Klass led the supportive messages in the comment section. She wrote: ‘Thank you for sharing your immense vulnerability and strength therein. You’re one amazing human x’.Others added: ‘I recognise all these things, and you’re allowed to grieve for your ‘old’ body (as in former, not old) x’ and ‘What a journey you have been on. You are amazing and by sharing your feelings, you will be helping others.’ Back in January, Philippa announced that she was undergoing surgery but didn’t reveal details about her health diagnosis at the time.’When the day of the surgery arrives, the time for worry is over. No more questions or concerns,’ she shared.’You put your big girl pants on. You trust in your team and you let go. See you on the other side.’ In a slideshow of posts, she wrote: ‘I am struggling… With the changes to my body from cancer. It isn’t the scars. Those are the tattoos of my battles’ ‘It is the other changes. From the premature menopause from treatment and now my ovaries have been surgically removed’, she continued ‘My hair is thinner. My skin changed with more wrinkles and dark marks. ‘My body is softer despite exercise. I see the changes everywhere I’m grateful to be here’, she said She said: ‘I know it is vain but sometimes I wanna look in the mirror and see the person I was before… sometimes.’ Back in January, Philippa announced that she was undergoing surgery but didn’t reveal details about her health diagnosis at the time (pictured on This Morning)COLON CANCER: WHAT ARE THE WARNING SIGNS?Bowel, or colorectal, cancer affects the large bowel, which is made up of the colon and rectum.Such tumors usually develop from pre-cancerous growths, called polyps.Symptoms include:Bleeding from the bottomBlood in stoolsA change in bowel habits lasting at least three weeksUnexplained weight lossExtreme, unexplained tirednessAbdominal painMost cases have no clear cause, however, people are more at risk if they: Are over 50Have a family history of the conditionHave a personal history of polyps in their bowelSuffer from inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn’s diseaseLead an unhealthy lifestyle Treatment usually involves surgery, and chemo- and radiotherapy.More than nine out of ten people with stage 1 bowel cancer survive five years or more after their diagnosis.Unfortunately, only around a third of all colorectal cancers are diagnosed at this early stage. The majority of people come to the doctor when the disease has spread beyond the wall of the colon or rectum or to distant parts of the body, which decreasing the chance of being successfully cured of colon cancer. According to Bowel Cancer UK figures, more than 41,200 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer every year in the UK. It affects around 40 per 100,000 adults each year in the US, according to the National Cancer Institute.<!- – ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/us/tvshowbiz/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 – ->
Philippa was diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer aged just 39 back in 2019.After undergoing six months of chemotherapy and a 12-hour surgery to remove a final cancer lesion, she revealed in 2020 that she was given the all-clear. She said live on This Morning at the time: ‘For the first time in nearly 18 months I am able to say that I am cancer free, that is huge, and I am hugely excited to be out of my day pyjamas to speak to you!’