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Where no man has gone before

ilbasso View Member Profile	Apr 21 2008, 05:32 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 23-October 04 From: Greensboro, NC USA Member No.: 103	I'm having my first colonoscopy this Wednesday and this thread topic title suddenly came to mind. I guess I'm a little preoccupied! Sorry, hope Doug will forgive me! -------------------- Jonathan Ward Manning the LCC at http://www.apollolaunchcontrol.com

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djellison View Member Profile	Apr 22 2008, 12:17 AM Post #2
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	I was 'in' (i.e. filming and recording laparoscope feeds ) on 5 laparoscopic procedures earlier in the year. The surgeon in charge is a complete IT nut, and between two procedures I was talking about panoramas and stitching pictures. We wondered if it would work in an inflated abdomen. So he 'panned' around the peritoneal cavity with the scope so I could pull stills of. The end result is a stunning mosaic with a 'roof' of the abdominal wall, and a 'floor' of small bowel. Sadly, confidentiality etc dictates I can't share the results - but it was fascinating. Infact, watching a donor kidney getting put in a plastic bag and pulled out of a keyhole incision with an audible comedy 'pop' is probably one of my top five 'what the hell' moments of my life.

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ilbasso Where no man has gone before Apr 21 2008, 05:32 PM

volcanopele Please resist the urge to produce panoramas based ... Apr 21 2008, 05:58 PM

Stu Not sure I want to see any, um, "raw" im... Apr 21 2008, 06:00 PM

Tesheiner QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 21 2008, 08:00 PM) Not s... Apr 22 2008, 12:52 PM

djellison I was 'in' (i.e. filming and recording lap... Apr 22 2008, 12:17 AM

nprev "An audible pop"? Ewwwwwwww... Don... Apr 22 2008, 12:42 AM

DFinfrock I went through that procedure 4 years ago. It... Apr 22 2008, 01:25 AM

ElkGroveDan QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Apr 21 2008, 05:25 PM)... Apr 22 2008, 01:42 AM

ilbasso I'm not worried so much about the procedure as... Apr 22 2008, 01:32 AM

nprev RE: Where no man has gone before Apr 22 2008, 01:52 AM

Ian R I've had a colonoscopy before, which was more ... Apr 22 2008, 02:13 AM

nprev The Dawn of Humor (possibly a deleted scene from 2... Apr 22 2008, 03:02 AM

edstrick This conversation is positively... dis-gut-stink... Apr 22 2008, 09:26 AM

Stu I wonder if he'll film it and put it on MyTube... Apr 22 2008, 09:38 AM

ustrax QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 22 2008, 10:38 AM) I won... Apr 22 2008, 10:20 AM

Phil Stooke "Where no man has gone before" Not that... Apr 22 2008, 05:09 PM

nprev Well, Ilbasso, since tomorrow's the big day, I... Apr 23 2008, 12:27 AM

Phil Stooke And a new low point has been officially declared. ... Apr 23 2008, 12:45 AM

ilbasso Gee, guys, I'm moved to tears. Thanks for you... Apr 23 2008, 02:14 AM

nprev I'm sincerely sorry, dude; not trying to make ... Apr 23 2008, 03:26 AM

edstrick Oooh... what do we have here?.. Dirty planetary pi... Apr 23 2008, 10:35 AM

ilbasso Hey guys, no need to apologize - I wanted to have ... Apr 23 2008, 02:50 PM

djellison Glad it's all gone well! The different co... Apr 23 2008, 03:25 PM

ilbasso QUOTE (djellison @ Apr 23 2008, 10:25 AM)... Apr 23 2008, 06:38 PM

ElkGroveDan Glad to hear everything came out OK....oh wait, th... Apr 23 2008, 06:09 PM

Phil Stooke Looks like it's time for another UMSF barbecue... Apr 23 2008, 07:52 PM

volcanopele Interesting terrain here. No obvious impact crate... Apr 23 2008, 08:15 PM

nprev Definitely a polar region; topography favors the S... Apr 23 2008, 11:58 PM

Juramike Now it's my turn for a colonoscopy. I'll ... May 8 2008, 04:23 AM

nprev May the rover encounter no dunes! (Good luc... May 8 2008, 04:54 AM

Juramike All's well that "ends" well. After ... May 9 2008, 08:07 PM

nprev ...yeah, that's about right! May 9 2008, 08:43 PM

edstrick You know you're in trouble when the doctor wan... May 10 2008, 08:15 PM

nprev Well, all I can say is that he'd better be pun... May 10 2008, 08:32 PM

edstrick That leaves me prostrate. May 10 2008, 08:36 PM

nprev Ed, you'd better not be lying... (Gah! ... May 10 2008, 09:03 PM

Ian R I think we'd better bring this discussion to a... Jul 9 2008, 08:43 AM

Ian R Oh no, I can see Ed lying on the floor - I hope he... Jul 9 2008, 08:48 AM

edstrick He'd dead, Jim. You take his tricorder, I... Jul 9 2008, 09:24 AM

centsworth_II "What killed him, Bones?" "Dammit J... Jul 9 2008, 02:20 PM

nprev You know, both ST:TOS and colonoscopies have been ... Jul 9 2008, 02:32 PM

djellison Today I filmed three more laparoscopic procedures.... Jul 9 2008, 02:53 PM

lyford I hope this is not the first stage to a Midnight L... Jul 9 2008, 07:09 PM

Juramike So, to deal with some insurance paperwork I had to... Jul 10 2008, 04:26 AM

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