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To: LindyBill who wrote (63813)	8/24/2004 9:55:49 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793846

When I had an MRI for my shoulder they only inserted me into the machine to cover my head and that area. I don't know how far the magnet pulls. Slant Point blog. August 24, 2004 Shrapnel Scandal? A reader points out that John Kerry received an MRI this year, a procedure clearly against common medical practices when a patient has any metal in his body. The New York Sun March 30, 2004... "In a conference call with reporters yesterday, Mr. Kerry's surgeon, Bertram Zarins, said the senator has a partial tear of the subscapularis tendon in his rotator cuff. Dr. Zarins said the injury stemmed from a mishap in January on the Kerry campaign bus in Iowa." ""The senator was walking down the aisle and the bus suddenly lurched. Senator Kerry grabbed a railing and wrenched his shoulder," Dr. Zarins said. Mr. Kerry later complained of shoulder pain. In February, he underwent an MRI test that revealed the tear." "Dr. Zarins said he and Mr. Kerry initially opted for a wait-and-see approach regarding the shoulder, hoping that the pain would abate. It did not." The specifics of MRIs on metal objects in the body: Patients need to tell their physician if their body contains any ferromagnetic objects such as shrapnel, a pacemaker, or aneurysm clips. These patients cannot undergo MRI study. Ferromagnetic objects are attracted by the MRI's magnet. (source) Kerry's records show he has shrapnel in his leg. So, what's the deal? And just to confirm the shrapnel is still there: Asked yesterday whether the thigh bothers him, Kerry told reporters on his campaign plane: "Only when it rains." (April 24, 2004)