! s k n i l e i v o M Name the films in which these stars appear together to link Jason Statham with Evangeline Lilly.
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Zu Rafalat, 38, from North London, knew something was wrong. So why wouldn’t doctors listen to her?
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WORDS BY LAEA MARSHALL IMAGES: SWNS
STOCK IMAGES: ALAMY AND PA
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etting my rucksack down, I took a deep breath. ‘Home at last,’ I smiled. Taking in the familiar surroundings of my house, I was a far cry from where I’d been 48 hours earlier – diving with sharks in Costa Rica! It was January last year, and I’d just returned from an epic holiday. A risk taker, I’d loved getting close to sharks in the warm sea, spending my time on small boats, and getting to know the locals. Now, it was back to reality, and the next day, I was due back at work as the managing director of a retail consultancy. I’ll just get unpacked and then get dinner on, I thought. But as I leaned over to pick up my bag, I suddenly had a sharp pain in my stomach. ‘Unpacking will have to wait,’ I said to myself, dashing to the loo. I figured I’d caught a travel bug, thought it would pass in a day. That night, though, I tossed and turned in bed, writhing in pain. And over the next few days, I was constantly constipated with a niggling pain in my abdomen. I went back to work, but I was feeling tired all the time, which was unlike me. Going to my GP a few days
later, I was told it was just IBS. That can’t be right, I thought. I’d never had IBS before, had never had any problems with food. And as the pain in my stomach continued, I went back to the doctor’s surgery, seeing a different GP every week. And each time, I was told the same thing – it was IBS. Even after a trip to A&E when the pain became too intense, I was told it was just indi estion. Fed up
I plan on living life to the full
