For the past two days,
I wrote a story in two parts,
using myself as the main character.
was part one written on
Monday
and
was part two written yesterday,
Tuesday December 20th.
In the story I mention that I have been diagnosed with having an inoperable brain tumor.
I used an actual
CT Scan
of someone with a tumor inside his skull.
For some reason,
this started real concern about my health.
Generating a few phone calls from people who are dear to me,
including my
Wife.
I won't tell you what she said to me,
by withholding this kind of information from her,
because this
Blog
is rated
PG-13.
I don't have a
CT Scan
with the same angle as the
X-ray
above,
but I did have one taken of me last month,
proving there is no tumor inside my brain,
but that I am missing a couple of molars.
You can plainly see I have a sound mind but that I have to have teeth implants put into my mouth.
I am now accepting donations for a charitable cause called,
"Keep Jim Beautiful."
Any amount will be accepted.
Before I get myself into more trouble by soliciting funds,
I am kidding!
I wouldn't compare my little scare to that of
1938 radio broadcast of
"The War of the Worlds,"
where part of the country panicked,
believing there was a real alien invasion happening.
But,
I did cause enough of a stir among family
and friends that I had to write this detraction.
"I do not have a brain tumor. I have a brain deficiency in not informing people that it was just a story."
Thank you though for caring.
If you do not know who
Orsen Welles
is,
I suggest you rent a few films he either starred in
or directed.
As far as making films in
Hollywood,
he was a genius.
This is,
I Kind Of Enjoyed Stirring Up People And Having Them Call Me To See If I Was OK,
Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
- Orson Welles -
- Orson Welles -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Thanks for reading.
I would especially like to thank John for his concern also.
Hello, James. I just stumbled upon this blog entry yesterday while doing a google image search of cranial radiology to prepare for a exam I had last night. I think I aced my exam :), but that is not why I returned to post here. Normally, I wouldn't do this but I noticed something strange and figured I better let you know.
ReplyDeleteThe scan itself, as you correctly point out, reveals no issues but the radiation dosing was way out of whack. 120kV * 50mA * 2400msec = 14,400 Joules. Each Joule will raise the temperature of water in your brain at the rate of 0.24 degF per gram of water. Depending on your brain mass, this could be anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees F. Judging from the contents of this blog, I would guess it's closer to 5. Was your head a little warm after this scan? Another symptom of excessive CT dosing would be loss of hair on your head, so I would watch for that if I were you.
Maybe you should head back to Temecula Health Scan Imaging with your lawyer.
Merry Christmas