Who Saved Your Life?
Finding that little ticking, medical time-bomb EARLY – and turning it off – is the key to a longer life. Read about these SAVES and see how easy it is to find it, fix it, & thwart it. Then please share a story of your own. Tell us how a screening test, a treatment, a friend, an attitude, your own persistence or anything else helped you find something that, left untreated, could have caused an early death for you or a loved one.
"I was having pain in my hip and after an x-ray and MRI found nothing, my doctor suggested a vaginal ultrasound to look at it from that angle. They found a 4 cm tumor growing on my uterus that was putting pressure on my hip tendons causing the pain. I had been having pain and bleeding but was told it was normal at my advancing age. I had a hysterectomy (leaving my ovaries) and feel much better. The pathology showed my uterus and tumor to be benign. The tumor was made of a pre-cancerous material rather than a regular fibroid cyst. I am pain-free both in my hip and my abdomen. "- Kirsten, Bend, Or.
