He was very lucky in misfortune! Young student Felipe Escobedo (19) He admitted that he had saved his life his videos he wanted to post on social networks. Thanks to them noticed a strange lump on the neck that led to the diagnosis of cancer, .
The symptom has noticed thanks to the viral trend
Felipe from Atlanta in Georgia with decided to engage in a popular Tickel trend aimed to test the well -known yogurt. Users believe that this product has positive effects on the body, and many feel less inflated. Therefore, the young man documented his progress every day in the hope that he too will notice some changes.
Instead after a few days He saw something unusual on his neck and realized that a strange lump had appeared there. Although Felipe did not feel any other symptoms, he was very worried, so he sought help. “I didn’t realize that The left side under the jaw is harder than the right. It was very small, but hard as a stone, “the student explained.
Doctors in the hospital in Oregon found that the young man has four additional lumps in the body. A few days later, he underwent an urgent operation to remove them, but they only managed to choose one. Then they told him that suffers from Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the third stage, a rare form of cancer that develops in a lymphatic system.
According to experts The disease most often affects people aged 20 to 40 years and persons over 75 years of age. The most common symptom is painless swelling of the lymph node, usually on the neck, in the armpit or in the groin. Although it can spread rapidly throughout the body, it is one of the easiest treatable cancer types.
Felipe is now prepares for chemotherapy and is grateful to decide to try this viral trend. “I am very happy because thanks to the videos I understood that I have a swollen lymph node. Their Shooting saved my life because I noticed it and now I can heal“he noted and invited other people to visit a doctor if they notice any unusual symptoms.
