{"id":84759,"date":"2024-03-12T16:06:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T16:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=84759"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:26:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:26:01","slug":"a-cardiff-uni-rugby-player-told-never-play-again-after-cancer-returning-to-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/12\/a-cardiff-uni-rugby-player-told-never-play-again-after-cancer-returning-to-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff rugby player returns to field after being told she would never play again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Georgina Wren is urging other young people to have smear tests following a cancer diagnosis at the age of 25 <\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-911x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84763\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-770x865.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-500x562.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-293x329.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-1400x1573.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"911\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-911x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84763\" style=\"width:389px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-770x865.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-1367x1536.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-500x562.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-293x329.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear-1400x1573.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginabellallclear.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Georgina ringing the bell after she received the all clear from doctors<\/strong> Credit: Georgina Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A CARDIFF University Ladies rugby player who was diagnosed with cervical cancer after a routine smear test is set to return to the field this month after making a full recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a point when all the doctors and physios said there was no way you will ever play rugby again,&#8221; said Georgina Wren, a seventh year PhD student studying Behavioural Genetics who also plays for Clwb Rygbi Cymry Caerdydd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I have never really taken no for an answer. It is nice to finally be able to say now that I am going back and I will be absolutely fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina was 25 when she received a letter to attend her first routine smear in February 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The test showed she had abnormal cells which needed to be removed, but she was not worried until a biopsy revealed she already had a tumour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe doctors basically said you have cancer, we will see you in a couple of weeks. For two weeks, I didn\u2019t really tell anyone. I was just completely in the dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had exactly two months between when I got diagnosed and my surgery. At the hospital I had a radical hysterectomy with lymph node removal, so everything apart from my ovaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was in hospital for about a week and it was a really big recovery. I had to learn to walk properly again and I have a big scar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I have never really taken no for an answer. It is nice to finally be able to say now that I am going back.\u201d<\/p><cite>Georgina Wren, 25<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI then had another scan to see if there were more cancer cells left, and there were so I had chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which finished at the end of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen I spent August celebrating, trying to get my immune system back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I also had lots of post-chemo and post-surgery complications. At one point I thought I had sepsis and had to go to hospital. I didn\u2019t, I just had no white blood cells whatsoever so I couldn\u2019t fight off an infection. I was really ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had secondary lymphedema, so all my feet swelled up so I couldn\u2019t walk. I was basically just in and out of hospital all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Now I try to be grateful for everything I do, even if it\u2019s just being able to jump up and down or sprinting. I used to say I hated sprinting!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd then I thought I was fine. I went back to work on Monday, October 2. But less than two days later I got rushed in for emergency surgery because I had a bowel obstruction and a hernia, caused by my radiotherapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was extremely unwell \u2014 I had to have another operation through the same scar as my hysterectomy. The doctors thought I was going to have to have a stoma, but luckily they could just sew me up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina struggled with losing the ability to exercise and play rugby during her illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went from being super healthy and training seven, eight, nine times a week to not being able to sit up in bed. It was a complete contrast, I didn\u2019t have any strength to do anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow I try to be grateful for everything I do, even if it\u2019s just being able to jump up and down or sprinting. I used to say I hated sprinting!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84774\" style=\"width:519px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84774\" style=\"width:519px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginahospital-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Georgina was in and out of hospital for most of 2023<\/strong> Credit: Georgina Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Georgina is excited to get back on the field, and has been working hard in training<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have really just been trying to recover and get back into rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am back in training at the moment, so since November there are four or five of us who have all had different injuries, so we have a little rehab club with the club physio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started my return to contact last week. Every time I come to training even if I just do one small thing like joining in contact, the girls will celebrate it. They are so excited to see me get back on the field \u2014 the support is great<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is so hard going from so normal and active to your life changing overnight. I have learned more in the last year about my friends, my relationships, my body than I have in my whole life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have learned to slow down and see the value in people and how much people show up for you when you are going through hard stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I have learned more in the last year about my friends, my relationships, my body than I have in my whole life.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Georgina is grateful for her recovery she struggles with the fact that other people can\u2019t always see what she has been through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really hard. I almost want to walk around with a sign on my head that says \u2018I have been through cancer!\u2019 not because I want the attention but just so people are aware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople might look at me training and think &#8216;well you have only been doing on-field sessions for this long, its not that much&#8217; but I have been spending hours and hours at the gym and hours and hours at my rehab. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is one of the things people don\u2019t see, the amount of hours it takes in to get back up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina got engaged to their partner Em Haywood in February and they have been a great support to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think they are always going to be worried about me and protective about me getting back on the field. But they know how much work it has taken to get to this point, and how unlikely we thought it would be. I am not nervous though, just excited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina has also spoken to Cancer Research about her experience, and she has received lots of support from the public on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>I have had people say I have encouraged them to get a smear test. If it makes a difference to one person, then that\u2019s great!&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84788\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-770x1027.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-293x391.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-1400x1867.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84788\" style=\"width:370px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-770x1027.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-293x391.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem-1400x1867.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/georginaem.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Georgina got engaged to her partner Em Haywood in February<\/strong> Credit: Georgina Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been really cool. It\u2019s a nice opportunity to share my story and talk about the importance of smear tests. I have had people say I have encouraged them to get a smear test. If it makes a difference to one person, then that\u2019s great. The attention feels odd, but it is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina is urging other young people like herself to get their smear tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCervical cancer is so much more common in women above 40. But there is still a proportion of people getting diagnosed much earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSmear tests can be slightly physically uncomfortable, but I learned afterwards that there are loads of ways GPs can support you. You can have a chaperone, you can have gas and air if you have had bad experiences in the past. There are lots of ways doctors can help make you comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey would always rather you have your smear test than not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phw.nhs.wales\/services-and-teams\/screening\/cervical-screening-wales\/\">See here<\/a> for more information about cervical screenings<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgina Wren is urging other young people to have smear tests following a cancer diagnosis at the age of 25 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1051,"featured_media":84764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4],"tags":[414,1291,227,13,154,8744,74,339],"coauthors":[8536],"class_list":["post-84759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-sport","tag-cancer","tag-cardiff-2","tag-community","tag-health","tag-rugby-2","tag-smear-tests","tag-sport-2","tag-wales"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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