Pre-Surgery Bone Density & Body Mass Scan

[SleeveandRNYchica 1,155]

So my surgeon had me do a bone density and body mass scan. Wow, what a shocker that was. All my life, people have told me I was "big boned" or I must have a large frame. So I went to pick up my results last night.

This is my skeleton, looks pretty normal to me. My bones don't look big. They look normal with a whole lot of fat around it. At this point all I can do is laugh! Did any one else do this exam?????

EDIT: trying to get the photo to post.

I put it in my gallery.

[COsleeveDude 273]

That's really cool that you went ahead and did that before surgery. I thought about doing that or a BodPod analysis, but didn't because I figure: who cares where I start, really?

I mean, not literally because I know how much I weigh now and how I look, but more figuratively: I just want to look and feel better, I don't want to spend my whole life comparing and chasing after specific numbers. For example, if I set a goal of 180 and I get there and look like crap because I don't have enough fat and/or muscle, what's the point?

BUT, I was tempted. And I do think body fat, bone and muscle mass is a much better way to view things than just weight and BMI alone.

I have thought about a bone density scan in a year or so, just to make sure my bones aren't deteriorating after the surgery due to any deficiencies. And at that point I would probably also ask for the remaining results.

Thanks for the post, good one.