This week I\u2019m going to take a break from talking to you about golf. I\u2019m going to talk instead about something that could save your life. <\/p>\n
Rule: If one day something is wrong with you and it doesn\u2019t clear up by itself in two weeks, go to a doctor to begin a process of diagnosis.<\/p>\n
Two years ago, in November 2014, I followed that rule, as I have done for many years. While diagnosing my complaint, an imaging study revealed a tumor. <\/p>\n
By the sheerest bit of luck, not only in timing, but also in the location of the tumor, I was diagnosed with cancer at a very early stage. So far the treatments have been successful and my prognosis is good. <\/p>\n
The doctors said the original complaint was nothing to worry about and it cleared itself up in six weeks. Had I waited it out, I would not have known about the cancer until it had become quite advanced.<\/p>\n
I have talked to several cancer patients whose disease was also found by the merest accident.<\/p>\n
There are many reasons why people don\u2019t go to see a doctor. They are afraid of what might be found. They know what it might be and are afraid of the treatment. They don\u2019t have time to be sick right now. I don\u2019t go to doctors and I\u2019m OK so far. And so on.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t argue with these reasons because they are sincerely felt. All I can say is, go see the doctor anyway. <\/p>\n
I\u2019m not trying to be alarmist. The next time you feel something is off, it\u2019s probably not anything big. But then it might be. You never know. <\/p>\n
So you have two weeks. Then you go see the doctor. O.K.?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This week I\u2019m going to take a break from talking to you about golf. I\u2019m going to talk instead about something that could save your life. Rule: If one day something is wrong with you and it doesn\u2019t clear up by itself in two weeks, go to a doctor to begin a process of diagnosis. … Continue reading The Two-Week Health Rule<\/span>