Back pain was a warning sign of cancer - doctors told mother-of-two it would pass, now it's too late

Doctors dismissed a mum's back pain as a muscular problem from 'lifting her kids', but scans revealed it was terminal cancer. Jennifer McNeill, 34, said her symptoms started when she began experiencing 'stabbing pain' in her back and could barely walk. But it got worse and after several other tests and scans in July 2021 she was told she had stage four breast cancer which had spread to her spine. Jennifer McNeill, 34, pictured with her husband Kevin McNeil and Millie, who is now 6 and Aidan who is now 4, said her symptoms started when she began experiencing 'stabbing pain' in her back and could barely walk The mother-of-two from Gourock, Scotland, went to her GP who recommended her to do physiotherapy for three weeks. Symptoms of breast cancer to look out for include lumps and swellings, dimpling of the skin, changes in colour, discharge and a rash or crusting around the nipple After several tests and scans in July 2021 she was told she had stage four breast cancer which had spread to her spine But when the pain spread down her legs and she was unable to pass urine, she attended the A&E department at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in July 2021.