I Tried it Myself

—Danny Seo

I’ll be honest, I was influenced.

Scrolling on my phone one morning, a friend had posted a photo of him in a hospital gown before getting the Prenuvo MRI scan to look for early signs of cancer and diseases.

I went right to the website for the first time, signed up, paid in full, and made an appointment.

So…why I would do this? I didn’t have any symptoms or pain, (other than a sore knee), or a history of cancer in my family. Like a lot of other Prenuvo patients, I was just curious. Am I truly healthy or should I just do a quick scan and see if there’s anything lingering inside of me?

The scan itself is claustrophobic. Anyone who has ever gotten an MRI scan knows it’s a tight space. Plus, you’re covered in heavy mats and the loud banging of the MRI machine for an hour is jarring. But when it was over and my results came in, the information I got was truly fascinating.

Fortunately, there were no signs of cancer or diseases found, but the scan did show my sore knee as a real concern. And to the delight of my boyfriend who complains about my snoring, it showed I had a deviated septum.

The report also told me that all of my organs were “unremarkable,” which is basically medical jargon for just fine. According to the nurse who took me through my report (which only took 72 hours to receive), organs aren’t rated on a scale of “unremarkable” to “spectacular.” You definitely want unremarkable. Everything else merely showed the typical wear-and-tear any 45-year-old would have.

The 22-page report gives you a full head-to-toe analysis, with 3D renderings of your body from the inside out. It’s a roadmap of who you are now. And it’s something that should be shared with your doctor.

The big takeaway? It alleviated any anxiety that I was secretly dying of something I didn’t know I had.

Now, what could Prenuvo do better? It’s an expensive procedure not covered by insurance, but the sales reps that hound you the moment you enter your information on their website were overwhelming at times. Even after I had the scan and received my report, I still received endless emails and calls asking if I still had any interest. When they offered me $400 off in an email sales pitch, I replied: “Would you refund it from my credit card since I already had the scan?” No surprise—the calls and emails stopped.