In the Future Is Here Department, I had a capsule endoscopy last Thursday and the engineering behind the whole thing is astonishing. In the capsule is a camera surrounded by a cluster of four strobe lights, a transmitter, and batteries good enough for eight+ hours. I haven’t gotten the results yet but I did get the results, below, of the barium X-ray that I was required to get before I got the capsule endoscopy.
Findings: Upright frontal scalp view of the abdomen was acquired and is grossly unremarkable. Status post oral contrast administration, serial plain film acquisitions of the abdomen and small bowel were acquired…The patient tolerated the procedure well. Impression: Unremarkable appearing small bowel.
I don’t think I’ve ever been told that I was grossly unremarkable before but, in this case, I think it is meant in a good news sort of way.
Amazing…reminds me of a movie (cannot remember the name) but still amazing. And this is a situation in which “grossly unremarkable” seems like the very best. Wishing you good health and see you soon in all your unremarkableness.
I’ve reached that stage of life when grossly unremarkable sounds remarkable.
If the language is unkind the engineering sounds thrilling. And
take heart, if that’s an acceptable compliment, from theirs that the patient “tolerated” the invasion well. Good for you!
It is pretty amazing engineering.