Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Fee Fi Fo Fum, I'll Grind yer Bones...

 To obtain the necessary diagnostic information...


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Notbillybob was at the "U" for the dreaded bone marrow biopsy yesterday.

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He didn't publish this post then because of an exquisite little inconvenience known as... STINKFOOT !!! SCRATCH THAT, SCRATCH THAT!. Sorry, there's that Frank Zappa song again. I think it's from the album "Apostrophe". You really should check out Frank Zappa on this one. Seriously. Here's a link for you.
The real reason he wasn't around all day yesterday is a pill known as Flexerill. Or it.s generic term, Cyclobenzaprine,a mild muscle relaxer. This pre-medication was to used to relax the patient for the procedure. Whoa daddy! Relax is not really an accurate term. Howz about KNOCK OUT? Kids, don't try this at home. And by the way, what do they consider a strong muscle relaxer?? Oh, yeah, I remember detox. Valium's big brother, Librium could be called a strong muscle relaxer, but it would have anesthetized our guy before lunchtime, and left him unconscious.

 As a result, the whole thing (day) is a blur, except for the part when the nurse practitioner took the bone sample. Here is an illustration which describes the event. A picture is worth a thousand words as they say...
 But it's all done. Wow. There are brave people whom have had many of these! I cannot even imagine.
Let.s say that it is not something one ever wants to do again... EVER.

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 The upside in all this is that even though the procedure was done in a sterile fashion, Sharon was STILL allowed to sit next to and hold Notbillybob's hand. She scratched his goatee and talked about the cats and distracted him. Kudos, Sharon. You're the hero of the day.
And the NP and CNA They were excellent as all the staff here have been.


                                                THANK YOU, SHARON!!


                                           




Anyone curious who wants to see the procedure on video, here is a link to a youtube video (not ours)
but do not watch if you don't want to, by all means. VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED











P.S.
for thos who are interested iin CG, here is the red wax basemesh of himself that Notbillybob did with Zbrush...

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                                                 exploded view of skeleton


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