bone density scan

Just a quick note, Ricky did fine with his bone density (aka DXA) scan. Misty and I got to watch it being done. His last one was over four years ago and will serve as a baseline for this one. Basically he should be gaining bone and his bones should be staying strong and not becoming less dense.

It was an interesting test... First they scan the non-dominant hip (his right one because he is left-handed) and then certain bones at the base of the leg by the foot, and then they scan the whole body. The whole process only takes about 10 minutes. When the scan was done, we got to see his entire skeleton on the computer screen as the tech verified that it had worked properly. That was cool!

As a side note, he's now 97 pounds and 4'11". He has apparently grown 4 inches since his last scan -- encouraging news. :)

We will have the results in around a week.

Edited to add video of the end of the bone scan!