Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington Rod?

[Guest guest]

I was told that i couldn't have a MRI due to the Harrington Rod-HOWEVER-many

people on this board has had them!

 

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Received: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:57 PM

 

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

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I have seen this topic appear before. It's contentious as in certain

jurisdictions they do it routinely and in others they won't do it at all. I live

in one that still has a policy of no older rods in their MRI machines. I think

it is more policy than science.

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> Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

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> Scoliosis Treatment

> Received: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:57 PM

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am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

> If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

> Wishing you good health,

> Donna

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[Guest guest]

My son has rods and had MRI with no problem just make sure they are aware of

your hardware

Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital

to the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion

but am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but

couldn't find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna, I don't have any advice about the MRI, but I do want to wish you TONS of

good health with your breast cancer treatment! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

Joann

Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

[Guest guest]

You can have an MRI with spinal instrumentation; however, the image around the

instrumentation will very likely be distorted. I've had MRI's of my spine, and

the reports stated this fact.

S.

Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital

to the partially retired doctor that reportdid my surgery in 1974 to get his

opinion but am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com

but couldn't find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure if the rods were made of different types of metal during

different time periods, and thus it might be safe for some and not for

others. My surgery was done in 1992, and I have had several MRIs since then.

There was never a question of safety, but the rods do cause " artifacts " in

the images, meaning they aren't as clear as they would be if I didn't have

the rods. But they have still been clear enough for them to use them to

diagnose spinal problems in the segments below my fusion.

Curran

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On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:57 PM, donna <dsengplute@...> wrote:

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> As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer

> and am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's

> radiation techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into

> Hahnemann Hospital to the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in

> 1974 to get his opinion but am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried

> www.mrisafety.com but couldn't find any reassuring info there either.

> If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

> Wishing you good health,

> Donna

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[Guest guest]

I have had 2 at least, but after having my scoliosis surgery unfortunately I had

nerve damage in my bottom.  I was already paralyzed from something called

TRANSVERSE MYELITIS, inwhich I was paralyzed from T12 down BUT LEFT IN NERVE

PAIN; with burning feet, at times millions of needles at other times; or like

shocking feeling one would think it would be like, and later stabbing knife

pains and extremely deep spasms.  BUT, the bottom nerve pain is so severe that

even pushing onward with the Transverse Myelitis I went to Dallas for

Rehab. but

that awful surgeon left a once wheelchair person now 15 months later still

bedridden fighting to get a spinal cord stimulator scheduled in 2 weeks to be

fed thru my spinal area between all the bone that surgeon had put in me.  He

ruined my life even with me 3 years prior being in a wheelchair.  I wish I had

gone out of the surgery clinic I had been in to get a second opinion in another

state or the largest University Medical Center in my state or had gone to Texas

again for this surgery because I fight every day to live a better day.  Yes,

you

can have an MRI but I think my rods are titanium.

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From: Izarah Star <izarahstar@...>

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Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 9:07:09 AM

Subject: Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

 

I was told that i couldn't have a MRI due to the Harrington Rod-HOWEVER-many

people on this board has had them!

 

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Received: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:57 PM

 

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

[Guest guest]

I was in for an MRI for my last surgery. They only kept me in the chamber for 10

seconds. My rods sent off so many sparks they immediately brought me back out.

Not a good thing!!

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> From: donna <dsengplute@...>

> Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

> Rod?

> Scoliosis Treatment

> Received: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:57 PM

>

>  

>

> As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

> am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

> techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital

to

> the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion

but

> am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

> find any reassuring info there either.

>

> If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

> Wishing you good health,

> Donna

>

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[Guest guest]

Wow! But if you had stayed in longer, does it mean that your rods would

have bent?

Lida in London

Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a

Harrington Rod?

I was in for an MRI for my last surgery. They only kept me in the chamber

for 10 seconds. My rods sent off so many sparks they immediately brought me

back out. Not a good thing!!

[Guest guest]

The only way to know for sure is to contact the technician that will be

doing the test. They know where to go to find out what can be done with

their machine. I have had two MRIs with a Harrington rod in...one at my

hospital and another at a diagnostic clinic. I didn't have a problem either

time.

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> > As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast

> cancer and

> > am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's

> radiation

> > techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann

> Hospital to

> > the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his

> opinion but

> > am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but

> couldn't

> > find any reassuring info there either.

> >

> > If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

> > Wishing you good health,

> > Donna

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[Guest guest]

For me, when surgeon needed to check my fusions, I had to have a CT scan for the

areas fused. But for my unfused (previously) L5-S1, they did an MRI

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From: <legerpj@...>

Scoliosis Treatment

Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 9:55:55 AM

Subject: Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

 

I have seen this topic appear before. It's contentious as in certain

jurisdictions they do it routinely and in others they won't do it at all. I live

in one that still has a policy of no older rods in their MRI machines. I think

it is more policy than science.

>

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> From: donna <dsengplute@...>

> Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

>Rod?

> Scoliosis Treatment

> Received: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 2:57 PM

>

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>  

>

>

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> As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

>am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

>techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital

to

>the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

>am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

>find any reassuring info there either.

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> If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

> Wishing you good health,

> Donna

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Donna, I have titanium rods.  I don't know the material in Harringtons. 

 

I had several MRI's and have had no trouble at all.

 

Lj

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:57 PM

 

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

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mine are stainless and i cant have mris

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From: Lana Jarvis <fyfer1949@...>

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Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 2:31:36 PM

Subject: Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

 

Hi, Donna, I have titanium rods.  I don't know the material in Harringtons. 

 

I had several MRI's and have had no trouble at all.

 

Lj

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:57 PM

 

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

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Hi , I had Harrington Rods surgery in 1979. I have had several MRI's on my

spine with no problem at all. You have no worries. Good Luck,

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From: Durand <d.durand56@...>

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Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 9:40:03 AM

Subject: Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

mine are stainless and i cant have mris

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From: Lana Jarvis <fyfer1949@...>

Scoliosis Treatment

Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 2:31:36 PM

Subject: Re: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Hi, Donna, I have titanium rods. I don't know the material in Harringtons.

I had several MRI's and have had no trouble at all.

Lj

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:57 PM

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

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My rods are stainless and i am not allowed to have an MRI

  I'd marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign

over half to me, and guarantee that he'd be dead within a year. -Bette .

From: donna <dsengplute@...>

Subject: Has anyone had an MRI after having a Harrington

Rod?

Scoliosis Treatment

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 5:57 PM

As if scoliosis wasn't enough I now have been diagnosed with breast cancer and

am scheduled to get an MRI on both breasts Monday morning. Today's radiation

techs say " no problem " , are they right? I have a call into Hahnemann Hospital to

the partially retired doctor that did my surgery in 1974 to get his opinion but

am worried I won't hear from him in time. Tried www.mrisafety.com but couldn't

find any reassuring info there either.

If you have been through this safely, please write and let me know.

Wishing you good health,

Donna

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So it appears that if rods are stainless stell then MRI is not possible.

But if they are titanium that is okay.

Lida in London

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Harrington Rod?

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Received: Friday, February 18, 2011, 4:46 AM

Hi , I had Harrington Rods surgery in 1979. I have had several MRI's on

my

spine with no problem at all. You have no worries. Good Luck,

[Guest guest]

My Harrington rod is stainless steel and I've had 2 MRIs. It really depends on

the machine and the knowledge of the technician.

Peggy

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Received: Friday, February 18, 2011, 4:46 AM

Hi , I had Harrington Rods surgery in 1979. I have had several MRI's on

my

spine with no problem at all. You have no worries. Good Luck,