Thanks guys. I am quite relieved.

Fractured fibula which didn't show on the X-Rays but did on the MRI? Amazing... Anyway, great news, a bone fracture, or more likely a fissure if you don't need a cast, will solve more easily than any cartilage or ligaments damage. Congratulations Take care of yourself.

this is why i was wondering why bother with the x-rays, skip straight to the MRI?

Glad to hear you tear anything, Al.

As for what I did: Yet another practically wasted day at work.

You can't see very well the mineral bone on MRI scans, just the live cells, fat, water..., so to see bone fractures, X-Rays (that includes CT) are a better option. However a single projection X-Ray can miss very thin fissures, which is Al's case. They were able to see it because it's on the fibula head, which is rich in bone marrow.

blackmailed my friend into sending me tea

You can't see very well the mineral bone on MRI scans, just the live cells, fat, water..., so to see bone fractures, X-Rays (that includes CT) are a better option. However a single projection X-Ray can miss very thin fissures, which is Al's case. They were able to see it because it's on the fibula head, which is rich in bone marrow.

Isn't getting X-rays also cheaper as a first line for diagnosis?

Today I learned that soldering Lemo-00 connectors is irritating in extreme.

Pretty relieved but I have 6-8 weeks of little to no exercise.

Presumably this will also give you time to file the personal-injury suit?

Awesome news on the hopefully quick recovery to come, congrats.

Thanks guys. I am quite relieved.

Ready for this weeks big game?

Glad to hear the good news!

Thanks guys. I am quite relieved.

Great news indeed! Glad it turned out this well.

Congrats on the good news Al.

As for me: Today I fed my inner redneck at Cabela's in Hazelwood, MO.

Yep, I saw them side by side myself and you can see things on the MRI that your really cannot see on the x-ray. The x-ray was the next morning and the MRI was three days later, so the MRI shows the indication of the fracture as a small line either white when it should be dark or vice-versa.

Anyway, the doc looked me over and scrutinized the scans and confirmed a fractured fibular head. No ligament damage, no surgery, no cast, and no physical therapy other than eventual stretching and such. Pretty relieved but I have 6-8 weeks of little to no exercise. Wait, now I have an excuse to do what I already do!

Great news, x2 on the congratulatory it's not a torn ACL (or MCL groan)

Isn't getting X-rays also cheaper as a first line for diagnosis?

Everyone gets x-ray'ed anyway because it's cheap and legal reasons.

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Isn't getting X-rays also cheaper as a first line for diagnosis?

Sure

Great news Al!

I got up went to work out with my PT then I went to work. Which is where I am.

I picked up a small consulting contract in Montenegro....i think. Never been there before. Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, yes, but never Montenegro.

Got owned on the LIRR to work. I forgot my wallet that has my monthly pass, so I got ticketed for not having a pass or id. $14 one way ride even though I have a monthly pass and the MTA has a record of my purchase. =[

Gave a presentation to a mid-level manager about one of the material tracking tools I've been developing in my internship this summer. Went pretty well.. will be giving similar presentation to upper-level administrator next week.

Fighting a losing battle against a headache...

Posted in the other place on the CanJam '10 thread. Looks like the timing and location are going to work out for me this year!

Posted in the other place on the CanJam '10 thread. Looks like the timing and location are going to work out for me this year!

what are the dates?

June 5th and 6th.

Played golf for the first time in a year or so. Estimated I'd score 100 and ended up with 89. My friend the actual member of the country club said he'd shoot 90 in his sleep and carded a 102. Ha ha. Probably the last invite I get, though.

Keep practicing.

Worked, bought Asia ex-Japan, returned a pair of Meridian 5500s then listened to Kind of Blue then some Blue Note Music Matters vinyl on a Clear Audio Statement, EAR monoblock Magico M5 system. Bought 19 of said Blue Note Music Matters vinyl and a case of cheap Bordeaux. All in all a good day so far.