On 30th July I'm completing the Prudential Ride London, a 100 mile bicycle ride to raise money for Emma Getvoldsen...

At 18 Emma was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pain which over the years proved difficult to diagnose & treat. Emma required surgery for ovarian cysts & was told she had polycystic ovaries. Eventually, endometriosis was discovered & several further operations were performed. Despite not having a family of her own, at 34, in 2013 Emma made the very difficult decision to have a hysterectomy (including the removal of both of her ovaries) hoping this would give her the quality of life she needed.

Unfortunately at the start of 2016, Emma was admitted to hospital with severe pain again and in April she had an exploratory operation in which it was discovered that she had a pelvic mass which proved to be a very rare condition called Ovarian Remnant Syndrome. The syndrome occurs if this ovarian tissue causes severe pelvic pain &/or a pelvic mass. Unfortunately in Emma's case the remnant was fully functioning, had its own blood supply & was causing a huge surge of hormones to be released on a constant basis which also causes complications.

In August 2016, Emma had major surgery & three weeks later was devastated to be told that the operation had been unsuccessful & a scan showed that there was now a large cyst attached to the ovarian remnant, the endometriosis had returned & there was also extensive scar tissue which had caused all of her abdominal organs to fuse together. Due to the potential complications & the high risks of life changing damage the Specialist that had previously operated decided that he was no longer prepared to continue surgically treating Emma.

Emma has found a specialist centre the USA who's surgeons have operated on over 100 cases similar to hers, with 100% success rate. They are also specialists in the removal of endometriosis & adhesions.

Funds raised will help get Emma to America for the operation and recovery.