Posted on 08/24/2004 9:20:46 PM PDT by Edit35
Several months ago, John Kerry fell off his bicycle while riding in Boston, and subsequently told reporters that he got an MRI just as a precaution.
Now, considering that he also claims to have shrapnel in his leg from Vietnam, doesn't it make an MRI impossible due to the metal's magnetic interference.
This is my first vanity post, so forgive me. But I just heard WPHT radio host Rolleye James talking about the impossibility of Kerry getting an MRI with metal in his leg, and I thought I post the info.
I never had an MRI so I'm not sure.
I don't believe Kerry has shrapnel in his leg either.
He just says that to embellish his Vietnam mystique, and because he knows there is no way to check it out, UNLESS someone gets access to his medical records.
Which of course would be next to impossible.
Also, when Kerry fell from his bicycle, the part of his body he likely wanted to check out would be his back, hips, and legs, EXACTLY where the phantom shrapnel would be.
Husband isn't sure.
He hates to voice an "uncertain" opinion.
Youngest son WAS dating radiologist...
can't ask her now. LOL.
MRI Contraindications
Contraindications We cannot scan patients with pacemakers, defibrillators or other implanted electronic devices.
Compatability Cardiac MRI is safe with joint replacements, coronary stents, ASD/PFO closure devices, sternal wires and most prosthetic heart valves. Patients with a history of metallic implants / shrapnel / prior neurosurgical clip placement are all individually evaluated prior to MRI.
http://www.csmc.edu/6312.html
But considering the considerable cost and hassle of an MRI, and the additional risk of the MRI due to his supposed shrapnel, he was probably just b.s.ing.
What are the risks of an MRI scan? An MRI scan is a painless radiology technique which has the advantage of avoiding x-ray radiation exposure. There are no known side effects of an MRI scan. The benefits of an MRI scan relate to its precise accuracy in detecting structural abnormalities of the body. Patients who have any metallic materials within the body must notify their physician prior to the examination or inform the MRI staff. Metallic chips, materials, surgical clips, or foreign material (artificial joints, metallic bone plates, or prosthetic devices, etc.) can significantly distort the images obtained by the MRI scanner. Patients who have heart pacemakers, metal implants, or metal chips or clips in or around the eyeballs cannot be scanned with an MRI because of the risk that the magnet may move the metal in these areas. Similarly, patients with artificial heart valves, metallic ear implants, bullet fragments, and chemotherapy or insulin pumps should not have MRI scanning.
Hmmmmmmmm
It sure sounds like, from other freeper research, that the question is asked on the questionnaire. Depending on WHERE the MRI is conducted, he wouldn't be eligible for one if he REALLY has metal in his leg.
This is stupid - the Rice he still carries from Vietnam wouldn't effect an MRI...
That's my guess, too. The metal will distort the field.
Good find.. looks like you may be on to something.
Not in Kerry's case....they wouldn't find anything to start with.
Mea Culpa!! :(
I bet Kerry is expecting another purple heart for falling off his bicycle.
Kerrys version: "I was pedalling my gruelling daily 35 kilometres when I saw a helpless abandoned cat on the busy 4 lane highway. I risked life and limb to save that cat. One second later and that cat would have been flatter than a Bush/Cheney bumper sticker."
Real version: Kerry forgot his training wheels when Terezza let him out to play.
The shrapnel was rice.
I hadn't heard he had an MRI
I'm not a doctor .. but I would assume it would cause problems
Well if its rice then that's proof its self inflicted.
You're forgiven. You and everyone else will get over it. Welcome aboard.
...considering that he also claims to have shrapnel in his leg from Vietnam, doesn't it make an MRI impossible due to the metal's magnetic interference.
Military bump...
Kerry had the MRI shortly before the surgery to INSERT the shrapnell, knowing he would shortly be running for president after signing off on the McCain/Feingold bill.
"Some implants, clips, or shrapnel (ie, in veterans) within the patient’s or caregiver’s body can “twist” to align with the magnetic field. This twisting can be disastrous, if the forceful movement and position of these objects is such that they crush or pierce vital tissues or organs."
My friends...Mr Kerry has been caught in yet another lie.
filings=fillings
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