"ONE JOG AWAY FROM NEVER COMING BACK..."
Those are frightening words to hear from your physician, but that's exactly what happened to me. As a man who jogs regularly and has been involved in professional baseball the large majority of my adult life, I never thought I was at risk for cardiovascular disease. I wasn't even familiar with the term Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
However, while being examined for an unrelated symptom a mass was spotted in my abdomen. The doctors immediately ordered an Ultrasound through which they confirmed a large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. I was in surgery 3 days later where they removed a 7.25 cm AAA. I was very close to losing my life.
I was lucky. I had an unrelated symptom which enabled the doctors to discover my AAA before it ruptured. I now know that most Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms occur without symptoms, which is why I feel the services offered by HealthYes! are so valuable.
Had I attended a HealthYes! screening, I could have caught my AAA long before it threatened my life.
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