A WOMAN'S romantic island getaway turned into the holiday from hell when her "UTI pains" turned out to be life-threatening pancreatitis. Phoebe Rowe was five days into her Tenerife holiday with 25-year-old partner Ryan Butler when she began experiencing tummy pains . 6 Phoebe Rowe has been looking forward to a romantic getaway with her partner Ryan Butler Credit: KennedyNews/PhoebeRowe 6 But five days into the holiday she began experiencing tummy pain Credit: KennedyNews/PhoebeRowe 6 When she woke up the following day vomiting and with excruciating stomach pain she was rushed to hospital where she was told she had pancreatitis Credit: KennedyNews/PhoebeRowe The 22-year-old had been hospitalised with a urine infection four months prior, and believed she was experiencing similar symptoms.
Phoebe, who lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, decided to combat her symptoms with over-the-counter painkillers, so that she could continue enjoying the Canary Island holiday. But when she woke up the following day vomiting with excruciating stomach pain, Phoebe dashed to a hospital where she was told she had pancreatitis - a serious condition where the pancreas becomes inflamed over a short period of time. Doctors on the island soon discovered Phoebe was fighting severe necrotic pancreatitis - and 90 per cent of her organ had died.
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