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Kerry's MRI following bicycle accident was impossible
WPHT 1210am | Aug. 25, 2004 | MojoWire

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.


TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: kerry; medicalrecords; mri
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To: calenel
I want to see proof that Kerry has shrapnel

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.

41 posted on 08/24/2004 9:30:44 PM PDT by Edit35
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To: Peach

Husband isn't sure.
He hates to voice an "uncertain" opinion.
Youngest son WAS dating radiologist...
can't ask her now. LOL.


42 posted on 08/24/2004 9:30:57 PM PDT by onyx (JohnKerry -- the standard bearer for the unbearable)
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To: MojoWire
Shrapnel isn't an absolute contraindication for an MRI.

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.

43 posted on 08/24/2004 9:31:36 PM PDT by I_Like_Spam
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To: MojoWire
From a FAQ on MedicineNet.com

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

44 posted on 08/24/2004 9:31:45 PM PDT by China Clipper
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To: onyx

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.


45 posted on 08/24/2004 9:32:28 PM PDT by Peach (The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: MojoWire

This is stupid - the Rice he still carries from Vietnam wouldn't effect an MRI...


46 posted on 08/24/2004 9:32:41 PM PDT by Chad Fairbanks (I think the mistake a lot of us make is thinking the state-appointed shrink is our friend.)
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To: dila813
high frequency magnets, MRI still works, it just will fog up near the metal but the metal would show nice and bright.

That's my guess, too. The metal will distort the field.

47 posted on 08/24/2004 9:32:45 PM PDT by randog (What the....?!)
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To: MojoWire
I've had MRE's before; they're surprisingly delicious.


48 posted on 08/24/2004 9:33:18 PM PDT by Begin (RIP RWR 1911-2004)
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To: MojoWire

Good find.. looks like you may be on to something.


49 posted on 08/24/2004 9:33:26 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: FairOpinion
I think if you just have a small piece in your leg, they can still able to do an MRI of your head.

Not in Kerry's case....they wouldn't find anything to start with.

50 posted on 08/24/2004 9:33:28 PM PDT by chemicalman (Finally an answer for the prisoner problem at Abu Ghraib: Don't take any.)
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To: China Clipper
Oops! Got the link wrong.. Here it tis...

MedicineNet.com

Mea Culpa!! :(

51 posted on 08/24/2004 9:34:11 PM PDT by China Clipper
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To: airborne

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.


52 posted on 08/24/2004 9:34:16 PM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: MojoWire

The shrapnel was rice.


53 posted on 08/24/2004 9:34:26 PM PDT by Eva
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To: MojoWire

I hadn't heard he had an MRI

I'm not a doctor .. but I would assume it would cause problems


54 posted on 08/24/2004 9:35:10 PM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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To: Chad Fairbanks

Well if its rice then that's proof its self inflicted.


55 posted on 08/24/2004 9:35:23 PM PDT by dc-zoo
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To: MojoWire
I've had MRIs with gold & amalgam filings in my teeth.
56 posted on 08/24/2004 9:35:26 PM PDT by stylin19a (when the situation calls for panic, never let it be said I did nothing)
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To: MojoWire; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; Dawn_USAF; CheneyChick; ODC-GIRL; The Sailor; kjfine; ...
This is my first vanity post, so forgive me.

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...

57 posted on 08/24/2004 9:35:35 PM PDT by Libloather (What did Bergler stow - and when did he stow it?)
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To: MojoWire

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.


58 posted on 08/24/2004 9:35:44 PM PDT by spyone
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To: MojoWire
MRI RESTRICTIONS...

"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."

Source Article

My friends...Mr Kerry has been caught in yet another lie.

59 posted on 08/24/2004 9:36:17 PM PDT by montag813
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To: stylin19a

filings=fillings


60 posted on 08/24/2004 9:36:24 PM PDT by stylin19a (when the situation calls for panic, never let it be said I did nothing)
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