Danny Choo
Japan Health Care
The final checkup for the day is the intestines and stomach which is done here on this bed that rotates back n forth - the bars I'm holding onto prevent me from falling off which would then cost me an additional scan to the head.
Barium is a soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal and is used for all sorts of applications including poisoning rats and making bricks. You can see a cup of what it looks like in last years checkup write up.
I need to drink a cup O Barium together with some other liquid which fills the stomach with gas and makes one want to burp *a lot* but must be held in - punishment for burping is another cup!
Apparently, the Japanese have a high rate of stomach/intestinal cancer which is why these Barium stomach scans are common for those who are older than 35.
View more at www.dannychoo.com/en/post/25689/Japan+Health+Care.html
Japan Health Care
The final checkup for the day is the intestines and stomach which is done here on this bed that rotates back n forth - the bars I'm holding onto prevent me from falling off which would then cost me an additional scan to the head.
Barium is a soft silvery metallic alkaline earth metal and is used for all sorts of applications including poisoning rats and making bricks. You can see a cup of what it looks like in last years checkup write up.
I need to drink a cup O Barium together with some other liquid which fills the stomach with gas and makes one want to burp *a lot* but must be held in - punishment for burping is another cup!
Apparently, the Japanese have a high rate of stomach/intestinal cancer which is why these Barium stomach scans are common for those who are older than 35.
View more at www.dannychoo.com/en/post/25689/Japan+Health+Care.html