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Carol H. · 04-29-2007, 09:18 AM

I know that if you have any medals in your body you cannot have an MRI. I wonder if the ink dyes have lead? The color red might? I know I couldn't have an MRI because I have a piece of lead in my eye. It's because a MRI use magnets and if you have any metals it would pull them out of your body. Thank goodness they asked me about metals before I went into that machine!
Carol H., Fl

04-29-2007, 09:18 AM	#2
Carol H. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 27	Tatoos I know that if you have any medals in your body you cannot have an MRI. I wonder if the ink dyes have lead? The color red might? I know I couldn't have an MRI because I have a piece of lead in my eye. It's because a MRI use magnets and if you have any metals it would pull them out of your body. Thank goodness they asked me about metals before I went into that machine! Carol H., Fl __________________ Carol H., Florida Right Breast 11-28-06 Lumpectomy Infiltrating Carcinoma Stage 1 Grade 11 1.5 cm Sentinel Lymph Node Neg. ER- PR- Her2+ Fish 2.5 Amplied KI-67 20% Radiation= 6 weeks Refused Chemo & Herceptin