CAT scan

After attaching the x-fix, it is time for a Computed Axial Tomography (CAT) scan so that the doctors can get a better idea of just what they will be facing when they go in to fix the bones. A CAT scan yields a 3-D image with false color to make it look as much like the real thing as possible. I am wheeled into a small, dark room with a large machine. In go my legs and after some period of time I am out of there. I do not see the result until after I return home from the hospital. The first time I looked at the CAT scan I broke down in tears. From these images you can see how the top of my lower leg (Tibia) was crushed and shattered. It is scary to see and even today I wonder if I will ever be “normal” again.