Woman Gets Elective Full-Body MRI Scan, Finds Something Disturbing

Image by Getty / Futurism Treatments A woman made an alarming discovery after getting an elective full-body MRI scan through a company called Prenuvo. As People reports, Sarah Blackburn ended up getting her spleen surgically removed after doctors informed her that the scan had revealed a dangerous splenic artery aneurysm. Blackburn, who documented her experience in a series of TikTok videos, decided to have the out-of-pocket $2,499 scan done due to a family history of cancer. Prenuvo offers the services even for customers who don't have any symptoms. The basic idea is to catch any health issues as early as possible. And in this case it paid off; the scan showed that Blackburn's spleen had an aneurysm, a dangerous condition, especially for women who've gone through multiple pregnancies. The recommendation to have the entire spleen removed was almost unanimous among surgeons she contacted. "They all came to the same spot where they were like, yeah, it's gotta go," Blackburn recoun ... Read full article.