'Pregnant' woman has huge cyst removed

An American woman who looked pregnant, but wasn't, has had a 9kg cyst removed from her stomach.

Ashley Walden says she feels lucky to be alive after five years of suffering.

"I was having a lot of pain, a lot of discomfort, I knew something wasn't right."

Her doctor at the time diagnosed her with a benign ovarian cyst. But the pain continued, and she started gaining weight.

"I ended up in the emergency room - I was hurting so bad, that is when they did some tests and found the cyst hit a growth spurt."

The cyst ended up going from her liver down to her bladder.

The cyst after it was removed. Photo credit: CBS News

Now that it's gone, she wants others to know not to put off having surgery.

Watch the video for the full CBS News report.

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