So yes, this is Chris. The tube you are looking at entered his nose and was fed into his small intestine. All 1.8 meters of tube, all the way to his intestines. To make it even more appealing, things such a riding his bike made the tube retract back up and later Chris would have to fed it back through his nose again.
Probably about now you are thinking Chris is crazy, but he was part of a very lucrative study at my university. The tube entered on Monday was removed on Friday, and 450 euros will be deposited into his account shortly; pretty good for a week of work, especially since the euro exchange rate has skyrocketed to $1.56. Actually the study itself was quite interesting, looking at the effects of meal replacement shakes on hunger. In some of the pictures you see Chris hooked up to some pumps. These pumps are pumping fat directly into his intestine to see how this affects his hunger. Today when the tube was removed I met Chris just in time to watch. It was a process like nothing I had seen before...much like the never-ending scarf trick performed by magicians. Chris commented about how the tube tasted just like the lunch he had eaten and I just about lost my own lunch. Luckily it was removed sucessfully and Chris feels fantastic to be free of it!
Oh yes, the city is really gearing up for the Easter holiday here. Even the cheese is ready to celebrate!! Hope you all are well!
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