Buried Alive

Posted on 06/16/2008 at 1:00 pm by Bob Cesca

I just had an MRI for my back, and you know… that’s what it must feel like to be buried alive. In a word: torture. I’m a large man (6’4″, 230lbs) and so the experience was not unlike being shoved head-first into a toilet paper tube. Not the cardboard thing — but the smaller cylindrical roller that actually goes inside the cardboard tube and holds the toilet paper. And then the whole deal is dropped inside of a jackhammer.

UPDATE: Wow. I fractured my T11 vertebra. My first serious cycling injury.

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  • http://peaceandwisdom.net Chris Dornan

    I am pretty claustrophobic. It sounds horrendous. But it is good to use these experiences to remind ourselves of how barbaric torture is.

  • CMLA

    I hope your back get’s better,Bob.

  • ceu

    Shit, Bob. It took them all this time to figure that out? You did say that your back was hurting, especially when you slept; that explains it.So….do they do anything about it or does it have to heal on its own?

  • midad

    So sorry Bob, no wonder you were hurtin!

  • Tony

    Hope you are feeling better soon, Bob!

  • NorCalNative

    Bob, I’m similar size and have had a few MRIs. It’s a tight fit and not a lot of fun. Even with those sound-reducing headphones it’s loud.I’ve read about your interest in cycling before and I’m also a big fan of cycling. How did you crash? David Z of Slipstream had a crash in the Giro that resulted in a T-11 or T-12 compression fracture. They expect him to be back racing in a few months.I didn’t realize that Philly was such a great bike community until looking at the recent pictures of the recent race on Cyclingnews.com.Hopefully, bicyling in 2009 will be more fun because of a Democrat in the White House. Now if we could just get rid of those blue dog DINO’s which some days seems like the entire Party.

  • Bob_Cesca

    I saw Zabriskie’s crash on TV (the aftermath at least) and I cringed. The way he was sitting there when the cameras caught up was exactly how I was. It was difficult to breath because the T’s are mostly connected to ribs. More sad news for Zabriskie — at the Reading Classic, I overheard Frischkorn saying that Zabriskie is shaving off the old-timey mustache.And the Philly area is amazing for cycling. I’m surprised more pros don’t train here.As for MRIs… The inventors were both geniuses and sadists.

  • http://www.legitgov.org siri

    You did that cycling???wowI hope you don’t have to stop cycling, Bob.and I hope ya get better, it heals, there’s no permanent damage!siri