Forgetting My Own Policies

I usually like to begin the week,

Sunday,

with a

Post

that ties loose ends together

or give an answer to any

Comments

left the previous week.
But yesterday was
Christmas,
a day to spend with my family.
So today I am answering a
Comment

left on my

Post;

I Kind Of Enjoyed Stirring Up People.

Anonymous December 23, 2016 at 7:26 AM

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. The 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.

It seems kind of obvious that whomever wrote this

Comment

knows what they are talking about.

But,

I can't just walk into a

Lawyer's Office,

expecting him to do all the research without charging me up front to see if we have a case

or not.

I've tried using a search engine online to see what I can find,

but so far,

none of the websites I've read give any specific ranges for a safe

CT Scan.

They all try to explain how safe it is compared to anything that could be found which is detrimental to your health.

The first

Governmental Agency

which seems to be able to answer my questions concerning the amount of dosage of

Radiation

from a

CT Scan

is healthy is the

U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

I will email the

CT Scan

to them

and the statement by my

Concerned Reader.

Once I receive an update,

I will pass it along,

here on my

Blog.

What this story brings up is the fact that you have to ask a lot of questions when it comes to your health

and the people administrating your medical care.

I have said it in the past

and I tell everyone I talk to when someone tells me about their upcoming surgery they are going to have.

Get a second opinion,

find out if there is any alternatives that might improve your health,

and make sure the person doing the surgery is very competent.

Remember,

when a person graduates from

Medical School,

he is rated by how he did in that

Graduation Class.

He could have graduated first in his class

or he could have graduated last.

Another policy I like to do the day of a surgical procedure is to talk to the

Surgeon

to see how he is feeling that day.

You never know,

he could be having a really bad day.

His wife could have told him that morning that she wants a divorce

and she is going to take him for every last penny he has.

Think about what you do at work when you are having a really bad day!

This is,

Forgetting My Own Policies By Not Asking Enough Questions No Matter Who Is Administrating A Medical Procedure On Me,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Though the doctors treated him, let his blood, and gave him medications to drink, he nevertheless recovered.”
- Leo Tolstoy -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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