THE MAN FROM SPACE

Yesterday, I swallowed my camera (pill) in the morning for my capsule endoscopy.  All day long I was wearing some kind of contraption which consisted of a belt, a harness, and a recorder which was kept close  to my abdomen.   The recorder apparently recorded thousands of photos taken by the camera pill as it progressed through my my upper digestive system.   I looked somewhat ridiculous - although not quite as ridiculous as Ralph Kramden (Jackie Gleason)  did in this old classic episode of The Honeymooners. Without the proper funds to purchase a proper costume, Ralph had to improvise with common items found in the home.  He became THE MAN FROM SPACE which first aired on December 31, 1955 (nearly 60 years ago!)

RALPH KRAMDEN (JACKIE GLEASON) THE MAN FROM SPACE,  1955

I didn't quite look like THE MAN FROM SPACE.  However, as I was out and about during the day in Chicago, I was grateful that no one who saw me thought to call the FBI or Homeland Security.  The contraption I wore had a red flashing light.  I was concerned that someone might think that I was getting prepared to detonate myself.

THE MAN FROM SPACE, 2015

My gastroenterologist had already told me that he did not expect to discover any major problems - so I sincerely hope that he is right.  If that is the case, perhaps my mystery of the iron deficiency remains unsolved.   Still, I will have the confidence that no terrible issue is brewing.

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 WEDNESDAY MENU

breakfast    NO BREAKFAST - CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY                   

lunch         spinach salad, fruit salad, pear, two apples, honey/oat bar   1332 calories

dinner        spinach salad, salmon burger, corn on the cob, apples           469 calories

                   

total calories  1801 calories  

calories burned

7PM STAIR CLIMBING (ground floor to 25th floor) 65 calories(4 min, 28.0 sec)  65 cal

7:10PM ELLIPTICAL 32 MINUTES (level 17, manual setting)  617 calories

7:40PM STAIR DESCENDING (25th floor to ground floor) 15 calories (2 min, 45.0 sec)  15 cal

TOTAL CALORIES BURNED   696 CALORIES

MONDAY NET CALORIES 1105 CALORIES

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