Perhaps I missed it, but I didn’t find a thread on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and would like some clues, pointers, views, or any leads in general.
Bear, your post was a good lead for me. Funny/Strange was the combination of quotes about ” Microwaves And Microwave Ovens” and “Behavioral and Neural Effects of High Magnetic Fields”. Your post can be found here:
http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=7180.msg50886#msg50886
Briefly, I had back surgery last January 2008 (ruptured disk), and now, here in September 2008, I feel more handicapped than the last 32 years after I lost my right leg (above knee) in a car accident. Being the lay person I am, I feel the neurosurgeon messed up, or I’m the first amputee he’s worked on, and he will not stop my speculations as to why I’m in so much flipping pain. He appears clueless. Second opinion are hard to come by because the “old boys club” of back surgeons exist. If one cuts ya, the others don’t want to deal with someone else’s “problem”… I’m stuck. What I understand is after a number of years, a leg amputee’s spine has a tendency to somewhat curve/bend. Somewhat in compensation of not having a “proper” gait, hips not naturally in-line, center of gravity so to speak. I am thankful I have a sedentary career/job. If I had to stand, or walk, I’d be looking for “new” job training. Being some what “older”, I’d probably be applying for disability. No age discrimination, my arse… This morning, I spent 2 ½ hours inside a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan machine tube. I do not feel “right”. I am doing some research about the MRI, but am also open to any experiences or data trails to follow that any out here may offer.
“theoretically can produce heat”?
“The risk to a developing baby in the first third of pregnancy is theoretical only”?
I love how the word “theoretical” is used. The medical establishment “knows” that more data will be discovered in the future and they don’t wanna get in trouble for making false assumptions, or possible LIES? Better safe than sorry and have theoretical risks, eh?
I dunno about those disclaimers, but after two and a half (2 ½) hours in that MRI tube, I feel like a heated up hot dog in a microwave oven. I could “feel” the scan (EM waves) moving up & down my torso, and the internal heat also moved up & down. I could also feel the air pulsate as the scan proceeded up and down my torso. I asked the tech, If anyone has ever made a comment about feeling those EM waves? She said “no” to me and had a perplexed look on her face.
So… Do I have a very active imagination or did I “feel” something “not good”? Any comments are appreciated.
Bear, your post was a good lead for me. Funny/Strange was the combination of quotes about ” Microwaves And Microwave Ovens” and “Behavioral and Neural Effects of High Magnetic Fields”. Your post can be found here:
http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=7180.msg50886#msg50886
Briefly, I had back surgery last January 2008 (ruptured disk), and now, here in September 2008, I feel more handicapped than the last 32 years after I lost my right leg (above knee) in a car accident. Being the lay person I am, I feel the neurosurgeon messed up, or I’m the first amputee he’s worked on, and he will not stop my speculations as to why I’m in so much flipping pain. He appears clueless. Second opinion are hard to come by because the “old boys club” of back surgeons exist. If one cuts ya, the others don’t want to deal with someone else’s “problem”… I’m stuck. What I understand is after a number of years, a leg amputee’s spine has a tendency to somewhat curve/bend. Somewhat in compensation of not having a “proper” gait, hips not naturally in-line, center of gravity so to speak. I am thankful I have a sedentary career/job. If I had to stand, or walk, I’d be looking for “new” job training. Being some what “older”, I’d probably be applying for disability. No age discrimination, my arse… This morning, I spent 2 ½ hours inside a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan machine tube. I do not feel “right”. I am doing some research about the MRI, but am also open to any experiences or data trails to follow that any out here may offer.
_http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/generalhealth/205337.htmlThere are very few risks known to be associated with MRI scans. The changing radiofrequencies and magnetic fields theoretically can produce heat, but this is not known to produce any side effects at all.
The risk to a developing baby in the first third of pregnancy is theoretical only, but current advice is that women should not be scanned during the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. The only other risks relate to the presence of loose metalwork (eg, surgical artery clips or foreign bodies, but not joint or bone surgery metalware) and patients with pacemakers.
“theoretically can produce heat”?
“The risk to a developing baby in the first third of pregnancy is theoretical only”?
I love how the word “theoretical” is used. The medical establishment “knows” that more data will be discovered in the future and they don’t wanna get in trouble for making false assumptions, or possible LIES? Better safe than sorry and have theoretical risks, eh?
I dunno about those disclaimers, but after two and a half (2 ½) hours in that MRI tube, I feel like a heated up hot dog in a microwave oven. I could “feel” the scan (EM waves) moving up & down my torso, and the internal heat also moved up & down. I could also feel the air pulsate as the scan proceeded up and down my torso. I asked the tech, If anyone has ever made a comment about feeling those EM waves? She said “no” to me and had a perplexed look on her face.
So… Do I have a very active imagination or did I “feel” something “not good”? Any comments are appreciated.