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wabmester
wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
edited August 2015 in Social Groups
Now for something completely different. My recent kidney stone provided me with some cool CT scan images. Turns out I had a similar opportunity last year (appendix) before I started my diet. What luck, eh? :)

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Same guy. Same scale. 30-35lbs difference. Still enough fat left to feed me for a couple months. :)

In case it's not obvious, you're looking at a cross section right at my belly button. The bottom of my feet are pointing at you.

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  • KarlaYP
    KarlaYP Posts: 4,439 Member
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    Wow! What a great documentation of the fat loss! That is cool!
  • Sunny_Bunny_
    Sunny_Bunny_ Posts: 7,140 Member
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    That's pretty cool!
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    That is both cool and amazing - great job @wabmester ! Here's to you NOT having a reason for a CT scan next year though. :smiley:
  • mcpostelle
    mcpostelle Posts: 418 Member
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    That's awesome. Big difference in the two. :lol: I agree with mwyvr, let's hope there's no reason for another CT scan.
  • Foamroller
    Foamroller Posts: 1,041 Member
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    You're so much smaller! ...but, but...can you explain what color is what ? I'm having difficulty interpreting.
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
    edited August 2015
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    White is bone, medium dark is muscle and organ, dark is fat and water.

    In the before picture, my intestines are glowing because of a barium milk shake (yum).

    From top down, you're viewing my belly button, subcutaneous fat, stomach muscle, some intestines, kidneys, my spine, ribs, back muscles, and then back subcutaneous fat.

    My viscera is bigger on the left, so there's also some visceral fat, but it doesn't really get highlighted.
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    That's so incredible supporting info right there! Here's to hoping no more scans for comparison, unless elective!
  • mlinton_mesapark
    mlinton_mesapark Posts: 517 Member
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    That is so cool! So the stones dissolved, looks like. I didn't know that was possible. Congratulations, and thank you for posting about it!
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
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    The stone is still there, just not in this particular cross section. I chose my belly button for a reference marker in both CT scan series. I have a LOT of images. :)
  • Sajyana
    Sajyana Posts: 518 Member
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    I like this. It speaks volumes. Thanks for sharing.
  • Jbarnes1210
    Jbarnes1210 Posts: 308 Member
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    So cool!!

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