Posted on 09/25/2004 11:43:19 PM PDT by crushelits
IS THER A DOCTOR IN FR?
Please refer to this thread of Posted on 08/23/2004 9:14:50 AM PDT by Pikamax.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1197480/posts?page=85#85
The question still remains: Kerry's thigh has shrapnel. Can Kerry have and MRI with Shrapnel lodged in his left thigh?
This has already been discussed on a thread about a month ago. Shrapnel is a relative, not an absolute contraindication to MRI.
Sure a few bits of rice shouldn't affect the machine !
And also, have his medical records been opened to the public for scrutiny? After all, he just went through treatment for prostate cancer. What was his PSA and what was the treatment? What's his PSA now?
Only Republican candidates are dogged by the press to release their medical records. Kerry like Clinton has not released his.
However, that question remains unanswered. I was told by a nurse that if Kerry had shrapnel lodge in his thigh he certainly could not have an MRI. He would bounce like a ball according to her.
It depends on whether the shrapnel is metal. If it is something that magnetism has no effect on then he could still have the MRI. If it is a metal affected by magnets, it could be ripped from his leg by an MRI. Notice I said could, not will.
A truly ethical press would be hounding Kerry about these matters. In an earlier post the writer of the article suggested that the MSM would be more careful because of the Rather disaster. I disagreed in general. While they might be more careful in checking facts, they will still be biased and will pursue and persecute conservatives for minor infractions and totally ignore liberals for major infractions. The MSM will not change because of Rather. One can only hope as Rush suggests, that they will slowly fade away. The MSM has too many lazy, incompetent, and biased reporters.
Kerry has rice in his butt.
I am not aware of a thigh wound.
Kerry is a sick man, but no MRI will ever help in curing his illness.
Kerry has rice in his butt.
I am not aware of a thigh wound.
Kerry is a sick man, but no MRI will ever help in curing his illness.
I always vote for my Presidents on the basis of how much shrapnel they have in their bodies. I'm sure Kerry's is so minute as to be unmeasurable.
You have it exactly. I would put it slightly differently.
The MSM has a bias. You can be lazy and incompetent if you back up that bias. Ala Jason Blair, you might get caught if you are too lazy, but then again ala Dan Rather you might not for a long time.
The bias is the key. It has led to the MSM not weeding out the lazy and incompetent IF they support the bias.
It depends upon the location of the shrapnel, the type of MRI and other variables. The doctor would probably x-ray the site and make a determination. If it was metal it probably would distort the image in that area somewhat.
Here is a story on the sharpnel in his thigh and his nonpublic medical records:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2004/04/24/kerrys_thigh_has_shrapnel_records_show/
My son had an MRI with braces in his mouth and nothing happened.
In a sense we are lucky here. Jim Pinkerton said something to the effect that the media has low standards, it and even failed THOSE standards. Their lack of discipline and failure to weed out the incompetent and lazy, because they professed the politically correct bias finally hurt them badly. (And yes, I am suggesting that Rather was lazy and incompetent in this affair.)
The MSM did punish the lower level idiots like Blair, but pinheads like Rather didn't learn the lesson. May the tailspin of the MSM continue at a fster and faster rate.
This is a re-post from another thread last night.
After viewing the extremely long fingers of Mr. Kerry in recent photos, is it possible he suffers from Marfan syndrome? Might this be the reason he hides his medical condition and won’t sign the DD Form 180 or release his official medical records? Is there a doctor in the house to comment?
Exactly, Clinton's ER visit for cocaine overdose is unavailable.
Also we are lucky because the unvetted biased media vets the GOP candidates for president completely and barely vets the Dim candidates at all. So while it is easy to hate the bias in the MSM, it is also part of the reason the Dims have run such ineffective candidates for the last 30 years or so while the GOP generally has had better candidates in the presidential elections since about 1970.
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