At the age of 18, Byron suffered from severe abdominal pain for a few months. The young man turns out to suffer from ᴛᴇsᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ.
However, the way the doctor diagnosed him – that probably saved his life – was unique and completely unusual. To say the least.
A few years ago, Byron Gladdard was 18 and graduated from high school. He began to suffer from severe pain on the side and went to see a doctor, who told him that the pain was because of fitness training he was doing during this period.
But the pain did not go away and Byron went back to the doctor who performed an ultrasound. It turned out that Byron had ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ. However, the doctor did not have idea what kind of ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ Byron had, and the boy’s chances of survival depended on an accurate diagnosis.
The doctor’s original method saved Byron’s life
Byron’s doctor decided to transfer him to the oncology department at the hospital where the doctors thought of an original idea: Byron would do a pregnancy test. This is the method that more and more doctors are using to diagnose testicular ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ because this type of cancer produces the same hormones as that of a pregnant woman. And within a few minutes Byron’s doctors came to the right diagnosis: Byron is sick with a testicular ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʀ.
The 18-year-old underwent chemotherapy and the tumor slowly disappeared. Byron’s life was saved – thanks to a pregnancy test.
“It was a very strange feeling when I was told I was okay”, Byron said.
After this significant event, Byron returned to a normal life – in spite of his past traumatic experience.
“You expect to return to a completely normal life, but my mind has changed”, he said.
Now Byron will never forget what saved him: a pregnancy test.
This story shows that sometimes thinking outside the box can have a dramatic effect. Isn’t it amazing that doctors can use something as simple as a pregnancy test to save a life?
Share this article with your friends and family if you too have been impressed by the doctors’ original way of thinking, and to wish Byron a happy and healthy life!
