On Instagram, the adventurer announced that she had an inoperable tumor.
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Following a control MRI, Clémence Castel, emblematic candidate of “Koh-Lanta”, shared sad news on social networks. The adventurer is suffering from an inoperable tumour: Following my second delivery in 2014, the doctors discovered an abnormal growth in my pelvis… »
The day after this delivery, she was told that she had a tumour. A few “weeks of doubts” later, the precise diagnosis is made: it is a hormone-dependent desmoid tumour… “ We avoided the worst because it’s a benign tumour, but given the location, it’s impossible to remove it without causing damage around it… “explains Clemence.
And to continue: So since then, I’ve been living with it, I’ve been lucky enough to feel no pain, to have no treatment. Annual monitoring is still necessary to ensure that it does not develop. The evolution of this size depends on hormones which excludes any hormonal contraception. On this point, with regard to my life as a couple, it does not bother me more than that!
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Another consequence for the one who won “Koh-Lanta” twice: “ It is really not recommended for me to carry another child because a new pregnancy could cause the size of this lump to flare up (which today is close to the size of a ping-pong ball)… »
Today, Clémence Castel says she has a “peaceful look at all this”: “ I am aware of how lucky I am not to be ill, not to have heavy and tiring treatment. I often think about it and send all my courage to people who are not so lucky. I am also aware of how lucky I am to have had two children before this tumor occurred. They are in great shape and crunch life to the fullest! And overall, having a tendency to see the glass rather half full than half empty, I say thank you to life for having preserved me from the worst… »
Clémence does not forget, however, that if all goes well in appearance, the tumor is indeed present: “
I have this Damocles sword above my head like a reminder shot that allows me to remember to enjoy every moment spent with those I love! »
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