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Old 11-20-2007, 08:49 AM   #4
kcherub
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Hey! My husband runs the imaging department at the MS Center of Altanta/Peachtree Neurological Clinic and here is what he said:

The fillings are fine. They may cause an artifact, which the tech and the radiologist will be aware of.

The port is fine. The only port that causes a problem is the Hickman port, which can be affected by the magnetic field. It is so weakly magnetic that is doesn't affect the patient, the port, or the scan quality.

The surgical clips (other than aneurysm clips in the brain) are fine as well.

You will need to still list the information (and your concerns) on your info sheet, so that they can account for any funky readings that might be caused by your "additions".

Hope this helps!
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Diagnosed 3/29/2007 @ age 34
Stage 1, Node Neg. (SNB), Grade 2, 1.4 cm. IDC
ER/PR 90%+ HER2 +
6 TCH started 5/25/2007, ended after #5 due to steroid "reactions" and neuropathy in feet and hands
BUT--#6 CH w/o Taxotere
Begin Herceptin alone 9/28/2007
30 rads completed 12/19/2007
Finish Herceptin 5/9/2008
Stopped Tamoxifen early--HATED it.
Married 17 years
13-year old son
3 embies on ice (from 1999)
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