Writer, 30, 'looked pregnant' before surgeons removed a WATERMELON-sized tumour

A woman 'looked pregnant' before she had a huge mass the size of a watermelon removed from her ovary. 

Layla Cummins, 30, said the ovarian cyst, which weighed 10lb, gave her a big belly and left her feeling exhausted.

The freelance writer from Bristol had started to look bloated and feel uncomfortable around Christmas in 2018 and was sent for an ultrasound in January.

Medics found the cyst and expected it to be around 20cm. But in a removal operation it would found to be 40cm in length.

Ms Cummins was left with a huge scar across her stomach where surgeons had to cut her open, and her ovary also had to be removed as it was damaged.

Layla Cummins 'looked pregnant' before she had a huge ovarian cyst the size of a watermelon removed from her ovary. Pictured before her operation

Layla Cummins 'looked pregnant' before she had a huge ovarian cyst the size of a watermelon removed from her ovary. Pictured before her operation

Medics found the fluid cyst during an ultrasound and expected it to be around 20cm. But in a removal operation it would found to be 40cm in length (pictured)

Medics found the fluid cyst during an ultrasound and expected it to be around 20cm. But in a removal operation it would found to be 40cm in length (pictured) 

A large scar has been left on Ms Cummins' stomach after medics had to cut a large hole to get the mass out. Pictured after surgery in hospital

A large scar has been left on Ms Cummins' stomach after medics had to cut a large hole to get the mass out. Pictured after surgery in hospital

An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that are usually harmless and disappear without treatment.

But rare occurrences they grow large and need to be surgically removed.

Ms Cummins said: 'I feel great now it has been taken out, I feel so much lighter.

'I weighed myself afterwards and I was 10lbs less heavy. It was absolutely massive.

'I looked pregnant before it was removed. My doctors were really shocked because up until that point they thought it was half that size.

'I couldn't believe it when I saw how big it was, I was so shocked. I'm really pleased I asked for a photo to be taken.'

Ms Cummins, who has a partner, Jon Everett, 35, only had symptoms for a few weeks before the mass was discovered. 

She noticed he stomach was swollen and tender during the Christmas period in 2018.

After her GP felt a hard lump there, he referred her for tests in January.

An ultrasound at Bristol's St Michael's Hospital revealed a mass growing on her ovary but doctors were unsure of the size.

Ms Cummins said: 'It was really uncomfortable. I couldn't lay on my front at all.

'It felt like I had a remote control sticking in my side.'

Ms Cummins wasn't able to have surgery until March 27, during which time she felt in discomfort but was still able to go to work.

She said: 'I lost my appetite completely and just felt really heavy and tired a lot. I had bursts of

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