LOOK: Margo Midwinter undergoes 10-hour surgery for liver tumor

Joan Leary

<p>Former Pinoy Big Brother 737 housemate Margo Midwinter took to Instagram to thank everyone who helped her during her 10-hour surgery over the weekend. The Fil-British model was diagnosed with a liver tumor that has to be removed. </p><p>“A week ago today I was excited to attend the starmagic ball (sic), how a week has changed - now I'm excited to be released from the hospital and go home. I had been living in pain for months, a mass in my body was growing,” she shared.</p><p>“My boyfriend saw me everyday and knew the pain I was experiencing, I would work and yes post wonderful photos but most of the time I was heavily medicated,” she added.</p><p>Margo continued, “Dr Catherine Teh performed a 10hour surgery, she even discredited the doctor in the NHS who informed me key hole would be impossible and my surgery would have to be open. (…) They removed the 13cm tumour plus 68% of my liver as they were attached, but I had no complications. The tumour is having a biopsy but we are quite confident it's benign. I'm so thankful to God for this second chance at life.”</p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ8RHdijO89/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>A week ago today I was excited to attend the starmagic ball, how a week has changed - now I'm excited to be released from the hospital and go home. I had been living in pain for months, a mass in my body was growing. My boyf saw me everyday and knew the pain I was experiencing, I would work and yes post wonderful photos but most of the time I was heavily medicated. Dr Catherine Teh performed a 10hour surgery, she even discredited the doctor in the NHS who informed me key hole would be impossible and my surgery would have to be open. I woke up and not only felt relief that my ordeal was over but I felt joy to know that the procedure had been done laparoscopic. God guided her hands to work wonders on me. They removed the 13cm tumour plus 68% of my liver as they were attached, but I had no complications. The tumour is having a biopsy but we are quite confident it's benign. I'm so thankful to God for this second chance at life. All of this wouldn't have been possible without my Mikey. He never gave up searching for a better doctor. He sacrificed work to attend all my doctors schedules and appointments, he held my hand while I did numerous medical exams and he stayed with me during the recovery instead of sleeping at home. He was by my side during my worse days and now he gets to see me at my best. I'm out of ICU, recovering in my room. I still haven't been able to walk but with the care of my amazing strong mammy I know it will happen soon. I'm very thankful to have my parents with me. Thank you to everyone who visited me, especially Mike's parents, my relatives and our friends. To everyone who sent prayers and well wishes, it means a lot. This may have been one of my hardest trails in my life, but God blessed me with a wonderful surgeon, doctors and nurses. He also gave me an incredible man in my life. @mikevilli Everything truly is in god's perfect timing. 🙏🏻🌹 #stlukesglobal</a></p><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by MARGO KATHERINE MIDWINTER 💎 (@margomidwinter) on <time datetime='2017-10-07T09:25:06+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Oct 7, 2017 at 2:25am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p> </p><blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:33.33333333333333% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BaBss1xjglk/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>I still haven't been able to look at my scars, so I'm posting a pic of my body before the operation. Thankfully @mikevilli took pics in my swim wear so I will have memories, 😀. To Dr Catherine Teh and her colleagues thank you for being incredible 🦋 plus the nurses who attended to me in icu and my room Patrick, Prince, Kristen, Bianca, Lea, Hazel, Lyssa, RL the nurse with the cute glasses, gosh I can't remember everyone as I was still recovering from anesthesia and in pain, (basically room 656 #stlukesglobal) thank you for being great despite being understaffed. 🌹From my previous post I have found out many great people worked with my doctor which only validates me more that my partner and I made the right decision (the power of social media). Thank you to everyone who reached out to me, for all the prayers, support and love. Margo 👑 xoxo</a></p><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by MARGO KATHERINE MIDWINTER 💎 (@margomidwinter) on <time datetime='2017-10-09T12:02:20+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Oct 9, 2017 at 5:02am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

<p>Margo continued, “Dr Catherine Teh performed a 10hour surgery, she even discredited the doctor in the NHS who informed me key hole would be impossible and my surgery would have to be open. (…) They removed the 13cm tumour plus 68% of my liver as they were attached, but I had no complications. The tumour is having a biopsy but we are quite confident it's benign. I'm so thankful to God for this second chance at life.”<blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BZ8RHdijO89/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>A week ago today I was excited to attend the starmagic ball, how a week has changed - now I'm excited to be released from the hospital and go home. I had been living in pain for months, a mass in my body was growing. My boyf saw me everyday and knew the pain I was experiencing, I would work and yes post wonderful photos but most of the time I was heavily medicated. Dr Catherine Teh performed a 10hour surgery, she even discredited the doctor in the NHS who informed me key hole would be impossible and my surgery would have to be open. I woke up and not only felt relief that my ordeal was over but I felt joy to know that the procedure had been done laparoscopic. God guided her hands to work wonders on me. They removed the 13cm tumour plus 68% of my liver as they were attached, but I had no complications. The tumour is having a biopsy but we are quite confident it's benign. I'm so thankful to God for this second chance at life. All of this wouldn't have been possible without my Mikey. He never gave up searching for a better doctor. He sacrificed work to attend all my doctors schedules and appointments, he held my hand while I did numerous medical exams and he stayed with me during the recovery instead of sleeping at home. He was by my side during my worse days and now he gets to see me at my best. I'm out of ICU, recovering in my room. I still haven't been able to walk but with the care of my amazing strong mammy I know it will happen soon. I'm very thankful to have my parents with me. Thank you to everyone who visited me, especially Mike's parents, my relatives and our friends. To everyone who sent prayers and well wishes, it means a lot. This may have been one of my hardest trails in my life, but God blessed me with a wonderful surgeon, doctors and nurses. He also gave me an incredible man in my life. @mikevilli Everything truly is in god's perfect timing. 🙏🏻🌹 #stlukesglobal</a><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by MARGO KATHERINE MIDWINTER 💎 (@margomidwinter) on <time datetime='2017-10-07T09:25:06+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Oct 7, 2017 at 2:25am PDT</time></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script><p> <blockquote class='instagram-media' data-instgrm-captioned='' data-instgrm-version='7' style=' background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);'><div style='padding:8px;'><div style=' background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:33.33333333333333% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;'><div style=' background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;'> </div></div><p style=' margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;'><a href='https://www.instagram.com/p/BaBss1xjglk/' style=' color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;' target='_blank'>I still haven't been able to look at my scars, so I'm posting a pic of my body before the operation. Thankfully @mikevilli took pics in my swim wear so I will have memories, 😀. To Dr Catherine Teh and her colleagues thank you for being incredible 🦋 plus the nurses who attended to me in icu and my room Patrick, Prince, Kristen, Bianca, Lea, Hazel, Lyssa, RL the nurse with the cute glasses, gosh I can't remember everyone as I was still recovering from anesthesia and in pain, (basically room 656 #stlukesglobal) thank you for being great despite being understaffed. 🌹From my previous post I have found out many great people worked with my doctor which only validates me more that my partner and I made the right decision (the power of social media). Thank you to everyone who reached out to me, for all the prayers, support and love. Margo 👑 xoxo</a><p style=' color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;'>A post shared by MARGO KATHERINE MIDWINTER 💎 (@margomidwinter) on <time datetime='2017-10-09T12:02:20+00:00' style=' font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;'>Oct 9, 2017 at 5:02am PDT</time></div></blockquote><script async defer src='~//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js' type='text/javascript'></script>

<p>Former Pinoy Big Brother 737 housemate Margo Midwinter took to Instagram to thank everyone who helped her during her 10-hour surgery over the weekend. The Fil-British model was diagnosed with a liver tumor that has to be removed. <p>“A week ago today I was excited to attend the starmagic ball (sic), how a week has changed - now I'm excited to be released from the hospital and go home. I had been living in pain for months, a mass in my body was growing,” she shared.<p>“My boyfriend saw me everyday and knew the pain I was experiencing, I would work and yes post wonderful photos but most of the time I was heavily medicated,” she added.

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