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| Bath bride's dream wedding saved by robotic surgery to remove tumour | Bath bride's dream wedding saved by robotic surgery to remove tumour |
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| Beyza Ucar and her husband Edward got married in September 2022 | Beyza Ucar and her husband Edward got married in September 2022 |
| A woman has said that her dream wedding was saved by surgeons who used a robot to remove a tumour. | A woman has said that her dream wedding was saved by surgeons who used a robot to remove a tumour. |
| Beyza Ucar, 33, from Bath, was devastated to discover she had a 12cm tumour growing on her liver, having previously beaten thyroid cancer. | Beyza Ucar, 33, from Bath, was devastated to discover she had a 12cm tumour growing on her liver, having previously beaten thyroid cancer. |
| Luckily, it was benign and surgeons at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust removed it - enabling her to walk up the aisle just eight weeks later. | Luckily, it was benign and surgeons at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust removed it - enabling her to walk up the aisle just eight weeks later. |
| "They promised that I would walk in my wedding dress and they were not wrong." | "They promised that I would walk in my wedding dress and they were not wrong." |
| Ms Ucar, a Surrey University PhD student, had been suffering from nausea, sickness and reflux after eating meals, something she blamed for years on an overly sensitive stomach. | Ms Ucar, a Surrey University PhD student, had been suffering from nausea, sickness and reflux after eating meals, something she blamed for years on an overly sensitive stomach. |
| But tests last year showed she actually had a growth on her liver. | But tests last year showed she actually had a growth on her liver. |
| Ms Ucar had surgery to remove a liver tumour eight weeks before her wedding | Ms Ucar had surgery to remove a liver tumour eight weeks before her wedding |
| "I didn't know how I would be after surgery, but I knew I wanted to be able to wear my wedding dress and walk down the aisle unaided," she said. | "I didn't know how I would be after surgery, but I knew I wanted to be able to wear my wedding dress and walk down the aisle unaided," she said. |
| "My surgeon and the wonderful team were so reassuring. They were so confident in the robotic procedure." | "My surgeon and the wonderful team were so reassuring. They were so confident in the robotic procedure." |
| Ms Ucar met her fiancé, Edward, 36, in March 2020 and in February 2022 he proposed on top of Glastonbury Tor with his grandmother's ring. | Ms Ucar met her fiancé, Edward, 36, in March 2020 and in February 2022 he proposed on top of Glastonbury Tor with his grandmother's ring. |
| "When we got to the top he knelt down and held my hand and told me how much he loved me," Ms Ucar said. | "When we got to the top he knelt down and held my hand and told me how much he loved me," Ms Ucar said. |
| Ms Ucar said they were "so sure about our love" that they did not want to wait to get married | Ms Ucar said they were "so sure about our love" that they did not want to wait to get married |
| It was just a few months later that Ms Ucar learned she had a mass growing rapidly on her liver. | It was just a few months later that Ms Ucar learned she had a mass growing rapidly on her liver. |
| "I was feeling quite ill because of the tumour but thanks to help from Edward's wonderful mum we managed to organise everything from the dress to the venue very quickly. | "I was feeling quite ill because of the tumour but thanks to help from Edward's wonderful mum we managed to organise everything from the dress to the venue very quickly. |
| "I just needed to get the surgery out of the way and I feel very fortunate that my team had access to these amazing robots," Ms Ucar added. | "I just needed to get the surgery out of the way and I feel very fortunate that my team had access to these amazing robots," Ms Ucar added. |
| Ms Ucar said she feels very fortunate to have had access to "these amazing robots" | Ms Ucar said she feels very fortunate to have had access to "these amazing robots" |
| Royal Surrey has four cutting-edge robots, with three dedicated to performing surgery and one to help with training. | Royal Surrey has four cutting-edge robots, with three dedicated to performing surgery and one to help with training. |
| Consultant surgeon Tim Pencavel said: "The robots make it possible for us to carry out complex operations via very tiny incisions with greater accuracy and control. | Consultant surgeon Tim Pencavel said: "The robots make it possible for us to carry out complex operations via very tiny incisions with greater accuracy and control. |
| "This means patients are days ahead in their recovery compared to those who have had traditional surgery." | "This means patients are days ahead in their recovery compared to those who have had traditional surgery." |
| Ms Ucar is one of the 200 patients who has successfully had robotic assisted hepatobiliary surgery at the Royal Surrey since the service became available. | Ms Ucar is one of the 200 patients who has successfully had robotic assisted hepatobiliary surgery at the Royal Surrey since the service became available. |
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