Ruthie.Hoffman@f223.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ruthie Hoffman) (11/28/90)
Index Number: 11998 Hiya Anne Marie! One more thought that I forgot...and I think could be important :) Before the first MRI I had, they called me at home to confirm the date and time the day before, and asked some questions. One that they asked was if I had ever been exposed to metal grinding. That surprised me because, in fact, I HAD! (worked one yr in a custom circular saw shop). They immediately had me come over for an x-ray of my eyes/head to make sure that no specks were still in my eyes. Now...this surprised me because it was 10 yrs earlier that I had worked there. I was told that they specks could be in my eyes, cause no damage or problems, I wouldn't even know they were there. But if they did the MRI, it could "pull" the specks around/out and damage my eyes!!! Make sure you remember this! Good luck, Ruthie -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!223!Ruthie.Hoffman Internet: Ruthie.Hoffman@f223.n260.z1.fidonet.org
Sheila.Fava@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org (Sheila Fava) (12/01/90)
Index Number: 12095 I had to get an MRI and the only one was in Phoenix (at the time). I trillied by TWA to Phoenix only to find that, because of the staples in my brain, I could not have the MRI. <Gasp!> If I hadn't asked a few intelligent questions, I might have been fatalized.....and they had my CATscans _all_the_time_! Needless to say, there was one torqued person returning to Las Vegas. ---Sheila. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!157!3!Sheila.Fava Internet: Sheila.Fava@f3.n157.z1.fidonet.org