Brenda
says, “Ask
yourself regularly, is my body working
okay and if it isn’t
then ask yourself 'WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH MY BODY?' and go immediately
and get help to answer these questions
from a Doctor."
Brenda
was a lively 23 year old working in a city
office doing secretarial work and sitting
at a computer for long periods of time.
She had no health problems and she never
really needed to go to the Doctor. She
actually had not seen one for a very long
time.
One day whilst doing her work her vision
became fuzzy and blurred and she had
difficulty focusing. She was also experiencing
tension headaches most every day. These
things happening to her body made her
feel weird and they worried her so she
decided that she needed to see a Doctor
as soon as possible. She made some enquiries
and found a Doctor nearby in a city medical
centre who bulk billed because she did
not have much money to spare and so she
went to see the Doctor in her lunch hour.
The Doctor was pleasant and said
she did not think there was anything
too serious but she ordered a CAT scan
just to be sure. On examination the only
thing the Doctor could find was that
Brenda’s reflexes were slightly
affected.
Brenda went back the next day to get
the CAT scan results to be told that
they had found a brain tumour which required
surgery immediately. This tumour had
nothing to do with her blurred vision
which was coming from her having a low
blood pressure. This tumour was found
by accident because Brenda had been diligent
in listening to her body and going to
the Doctor as soon as she noticed something
not right.
The specialist who treated Brenda’s
tumour said she only had one year to
live if the tumour had not been found.
She had surgery within three weeks and
made a full recovery and now is happily
married with a beautiful son.
Brenda says “The motto of this
story is, do not delay if your body is
not functioning really well.” SEE
YOUR DOCTOR ASAP.
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