A trip up to Stoke Mandeville today, for an oil change and a new set of plugs. I lie, it was actually to have an ultrasound of my kidneys (which aren't pregnant, as it turns out), and an x-ray of my bladder. These tests are an annual event, to make sure that I'm not developing stones.
After spinal cord injury, I am at a greater risk of developing kidney or bladder stones. This is because I'm not putting weight through my legs. As the bones aren't bearing weight, the body starts to re-absorb the calcium, which can lead to stones and even osteoporosis. This is one of the reasons I stand in my callipers for half an hour every other day or so. Another being the change in perspective that comes from being back to six foot two instead of four foot six.
It turns out that, as Jimi would say, I am stone free, to do what I please, stone free, to ride the breeze. Although I suspect that's not quite what he was getting at. And sadly not the words that the enigmaitc Dr. J used when he gave me the results. An opportunity missed, methinks.
After spinal cord injury, I am at a greater risk of developing kidney or bladder stones. This is because I'm not putting weight through my legs. As the bones aren't bearing weight, the body starts to re-absorb the calcium, which can lead to stones and even osteoporosis. This is one of the reasons I stand in my callipers for half an hour every other day or so. Another being the change in perspective that comes from being back to six foot two instead of four foot six.
It turns out that, as Jimi would say, I am stone free, to do what I please, stone free, to ride the breeze. Although I suspect that's not quite what he was getting at. And sadly not the words that the enigmaitc Dr. J used when he gave me the results. An opportunity missed, methinks.
i agree missed opportunity.igottogottogottogetaway
He could have hit you with a couple of verses of "like a rollin` stone"