I doubt that Kerry shrapnel in his body. Per New York Sun, Kerry had an MRI in February. MRI's are not allowed for patients with shrapnel.
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The New York Sun March 30, 2004...
"In a conference call with reporters yesterday, Mr. Kerry's surgeon, Bertram Zarins, said the senator has a partial tear of the subscapularis tendon in his rotator cuff. Dr. Zarins said the injury stemmed from a mishap in January on the Kerry campaign bus in Iowa."
""The senator was walking down the aisle and the bus suddenly lurched. Senator Kerry grabbed a railing and wrenched his shoulder," Dr. Zarins said. Mr. Kerry later complained of shoulder pain. In February, he underwent an MRI test that revealed the tear."
"Dr. Zarins said he and Mr. Kerry initially opted for a wait-and-see approach regarding the shoulder, hoping that the pain would abate. It did not."
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From "Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)" at http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article248.html
"Patients need to tell their physician if their body contains any ferromagnetic objects such as shrapnel, a pacemaker, or aneurysm clips. These patients cannot undergo MRI study. Ferromagnetic objects are attracted by the MRI's magnet."
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Now that's pretty damn interesting!
I thought the shrapnel still in his leg had been confirmed by medical reports. I'm going to have to go look for that now.
Qwinn
Oh, man. You are good!
Because you know the 'Rats are going to start bellowing about how poor John F'n still carries the shrapnel to this day, blah, blah, blah. It is the only defense they have left.
Unless he's gay, of course. That was worth five points in the polls for Jim McGreevey.
the supposed shrapnel is in his @ss not his shoulder :^)