tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post8363149281774856456..comments2024-03-04T04:43:32.083-06:00Comments on Expert Witness: Of Health and FameJPGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-67085750393291685382007-12-13T16:30:00.000-06:002007-12-13T16:30:00.000-06:00I *finally* got a chance to catch up on the blog, ...I *finally* got a chance to catch up on the blog, and have to say that it was a genuine pleasure meeting you, sir.<BR/>as to the technical MRI questions, I can say that depending on the magnet (ours runs at 1.5 Tesla), and if it is shielded, you can do quite a few things in and around the machine. We can scan a titanium hip. The pictures would be black, though. We can scan someone with a Pacemaker, too. The magnet'll just turn off their pacer and that leads to too many liability issues than we can handle.<BR/>One thing to keep in mind, even if we're not scanning a particular part of the body with metal in it, it may still interact with the scan.<BR/>Thus the need to remove jeans for an L-Spine exam, or a bra for a C-Spine exam.<BR/>Glad everything checked out, and if I see ya again, hope it's under better circumstances.<BR/>RobbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-72900107959465944392007-11-09T23:05:00.000-06:002007-11-09T23:05:00.000-06:00Oh, yeah - -The doctor's office finallly called an...Oh, yeah - -<BR/><BR/>The doctor's office finallly called and said it appears that everything is in more-or-less the correct position, and appears to be within spec "for a man your age."<BR/><BR/>Hummpfh.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, thanks for the good wishes.JPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-33465396925625108172007-11-08T18:54:00.000-06:002007-11-08T18:54:00.000-06:00Your hip job is made from titanium for the most pa...Your hip job is made from titanium for the most part. The MRI only misbehaves when it's around ferrous metals. That's one reason they (usually) ask if you have embedded, unremoved shrapnel or tattoos with metallic inks. It'll pull metal shavings (steel or iron ones, anyway) right out of the skin. That's agodawful powerful electromagnet in the big clunking thing and they'll suck in anything within 20 feet or more that's not nailed down tight.<BR/> <BR/>http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html<BR/><BR/>Including floor buffers and oxygen tanks.<BR/><BR/>Hope the scans turned out clean. <BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Rabbit.Rabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924556230506190220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-90819291523968223252007-11-08T11:17:00.000-06:002007-11-08T11:17:00.000-06:00Carry a book. Always carry a book. A revolver migh...Carry a book. Always carry a book. A revolver might save your life, but a book will save your brain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-28112085697454267242007-11-07T11:09:00.000-06:002007-11-07T11:09:00.000-06:00Apparently you have never been to Baylor Garland. ...Apparently you have never been to Baylor Garland. Getting something done for Nana entails more than you can imagine, and more than six months later, I am still trying to sort things out, including the fact that HealthTexas-a billing group for doctors-has no office to which you can go to straighten anything out, had to have Nana's Medicare and insurance card photostats mailed twice and three phone calls before they finally filed on them, and now, since I was paying on the bill all along, waiting for them to get their thumbs out, have overpaid by about $50. Think I'll ever see that again? Your faith in the medical establishment is touching, though.<BR/>LawMomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-57291909745022065942007-11-06T13:14:00.000-06:002007-11-06T13:14:00.000-06:00After this experience you better hope you never ne...After this experience you better hope you never need to visit a proctologist! LOL. If you do you can always wear one of those pair of glasses with the nose and phony mustache.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-59809062392797736912007-11-05T05:17:00.000-06:002007-11-05T05:17:00.000-06:00That's one of the best things about the Coronado v...That's one of the best things about the Coronado vest; it's easy to disarm discreetly by just taking the vest off.<BR/>As a bonus, the other concealment pocket will hold a fairly large paperback.KD5NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169457396389789270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-32021260952540644692007-11-04T17:39:00.000-06:002007-11-04T17:39:00.000-06:00I went through the MRI thing here in Dallas last s...I went through the MRI thing here in Dallas last spring. The found a little spot inside on some important stuff that turned out to be cancer and from start to finish was less that three months.<BR/><BR/>I too was amazed at how nice and fast all of the procedures were and I think the lord that I live in a country where we can get good fast treatment, even if it costs a lot.<BR/><BR/>I was talking to a Canadian and she said that our dogs and cats in the US have access to tests in short time spans that socialized medicine countries can only dream of.<BR/><BR/>In Texas when I mention shooting to Drs. they usually want to know what I shoot and then proceed to tell me about their hunting and shooting. It is great that you found one of your gun guy readers.<BR/><BR/>My prayers and best wishes are with you as your worn out stuff gets checked out and worked on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-70529730978849513382007-11-03T09:12:00.000-05:002007-11-03T09:12:00.000-05:00Matt - -As to loads in my M37, I normally keep it ...Matt - -<BR/>As to loads in my M37, I normally keep it stoked with Remington 158 gr LSWCHP+P, because I know it'll expand a bit from that short barrel. Haven't taken time to test the Nyclad ammo in the 2" guns. <BR/><BR/>NOTE: I seldom fire that ammo in an alloy frame revolver. My practice is almost exclusively with a 158 LRN over 4.0 gr. of Win 231, and a little 130 FMJ factory ammo.<BR/><BR/>As to the scrap metal in my leg, I dunno how they'd handle that in an MRI. My scan didn't extend that far south.JPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-33527162734087846542007-11-03T04:20:00.000-05:002007-11-03T04:20:00.000-05:00Wow- that's really cool. What are the odds of jus...Wow- that's really cool. What are the odds of just happening to run into a reader? Nifty.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-19484981218076429082007-11-02T20:29:00.000-05:002007-11-02T20:29:00.000-05:00Funny-- I had misinterpreted Mark's question to be...Funny-- I had misinterpreted Mark's question to be about what load you carried in your M37. Nyclad +P SWCHP's, aren't they? <BR/><BR/>How'd they do it with the bionic leg/hip combo? <BR/><BR/>And, as for meeting readers, you're ahead of me!Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-35978034357005047992007-11-02T13:49:00.000-05:002007-11-02T13:49:00.000-05:00I liked my Charter, and I still rue the day I had ...I liked my Charter, and I still rue the day I had to sell it. For being as small as it was I could still shoot 3 inch groups at 25 feet with it.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796886431754694105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-57336483055077232202007-11-02T10:42:00.000-05:002007-11-02T10:42:00.000-05:00Couple of replies to comments: Don Gwinn - - . ....<B>Couple of replies to comments: </B><BR/><BR/>Don Gwinn - - <BR/><I>. . . one of the very worst of life's irritations. </I> <BR/>Indeed. I usually have at least one book in my truck, hopefully a compact paperback. There was a sale on laptops at WallyWorld this morning, so I went to stand in line to see if I could obtain one. This time, I took along my new copy of Jimmy Doolittle's bio, <I>I Could Never Be So Lucky Again. </I> Happily, the line moved rapidly.<BR/><BR/>Peter - -<BR/><I>. . . . posting some of the more interesting MRI pictures . . . ? That way your friends will be challenged to recognize you by your internal anatomy only!</I>. <BR/>Appears to me that one MRI looks a lot like another unless there's some really obvious pathology. I guess SOME might recognize me by the odds and ends of metal in my left leg.<BR/><BR/>Mark - -<BR/><I>. . . wondering which .38 you were carrying? I'm looking at re-obtaining a charter arms undercover model . . . . </I>. <BR/>S&W M37, the Chiefs Special Airweight with bobbed hammer spur, in a DeSantis Nemesis pocket holster. But speaking of the Charter Undercover, I ran across one in XLNT condition in a friend's shop the other day. Holly and I had been thinking about getting a handgun for her daughter. She had recently done extremely well shooting my M37. I took her to the shop to let her handle the Charter. She really liked it, so I bought it for her early Christmas gift. [I wrote the check, she wrote the Form 4473. ;-) ]JPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-19579516441766730922007-11-02T04:03:00.000-05:002007-11-02T04:03:00.000-05:00How cool to be seen by a blog reader and not even ...How cool to be seen by a blog reader and not even know it. <BR/><BR/>Do let us know how your results turn out. Hope it turns out good. I'm just prejudice when it comes to you.;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-81977415919827944832007-11-02T00:52:00.000-05:002007-11-02T00:52:00.000-05:00I was just wondering which .38 you were carrying? ...I was just wondering which .38 you were carrying? I'm looking at re-obtaining a charter arms undercover model again, as it was my back-up piece when I worked security in St. Louis. Loaded with Mag-Safe ammo, I had no qualms about carrying it for SHTF situations.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796886431754694105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-84036269030524110212007-11-01T20:28:00.000-05:002007-11-01T20:28:00.000-05:00Hey, Johnny, how about posting some of the more in...Hey, Johnny, how about posting some of the more interesting MRI pictures at the head of your blog instead of the mug-shot? That way your friends will be challenged to recognize you by your internal anatomy only!<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>PeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-34206567142231937882007-11-01T19:20:00.000-05:002007-11-01T19:20:00.000-05:00It was made worse when I realized I'd forgotten to...<I> It was made worse when I realized I'd forgotten to bring along a book I'm currently reading.</I><BR/><BR/>Not a tragedy, perhaps, but one of the very worst of life's <I>irritations</I>.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5306024999105542124.post-36942166063071646312007-11-01T14:30:00.000-05:002007-11-01T14:30:00.000-05:00Wow talk about the odd places to meet a blogreader...Wow talk about the odd places to meet a blogreader.ENFORCERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00357920704160782500noreply@blogger.com