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To: John Carragher who wrote (3746)	2/24/2009 1:53:26 AM
From: Doren	Respond to of 39332

It's tough John. My brother drinks beer by the case and never has a problem. I have another friend who can eat anything. I gain a pound if I eat 2 oz of chocolate. My body is an oddity of nature defying the laws of physics.

To: John Carragher who wrote (3746)	2/24/2009 3:10:07 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 39332

finally broke 190. hit 189 for the first time. Wonderful, John. I am envious of your workout credo. If I don't break though soon I will be forced to it. Keep my calories under 2000 yesterday. Small victory, but....... Getting a hospital outpatient "procedure" today. Draining that kidney cyst. I believe the Surgeon is the Radiologist who scored my Cardiac CT on their new 64 GE. Intend to ask him a few things if I get the time out of him. Radiation questions, mainly. I want to find out if they are using the reduced radiation software that cuts a Cardiac heart scan and a CTA by half. And exactly what output they use there. A standard X-ray gives you about 0.1 mSv. A CT Cardiac is normally around 2 mSv. Chest, 5-7 mSv, Abdomen the same. The "prospective axial ECG gating" software times the X-ray to on/off between heart beats. I go in at 8, get some "happy juice" twilight sleep and should be home by noon.