Kidney Stone Pics

Hey !

I decided to join the many internet-savvy people and start blogging ! I have read many accounts of FAI and the process of diagnosis, surgery and recovery. This will be my record of the entire process and I will be extremely honest about how it affects my mental and physical state. Others will be googling when they find out they have the same diagnosis and support seems to be the thing missing.
My diagnosis (right hip)-
- cam-type FAI and pincer-type
- partial detachment of the anterior/superior labrum (tear)
- fraying along the articular margin of the superior labrum with minimal partial detachment
- chondral softening along the superior acetabular rim manifested by low signal in the cartlidge (no clue what that means !)
- mild chrondral surface irregularity
- chondral softening involving adjacent superior femoral head
- physiologic joint fluid
- insertional tendinosis of the right gluteus minimus

My left hip is almost the same but says complete detachment and no fluid reported.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Kidney Stone Pics

Here are some pics I was able to get from the kidney stone CT they did the other night. Kidney Stones appear as bright white spots on a scan and then are measured. I have no idea how large mine are. This first pic I think shows the one that has been giving me the bad backaches lately. I am not too sure about the one photo that is kinda dark, but I do like the front shot.