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To: LoLoLoLita who wrote (21407)	5/8/1998 10:06:00 AM
From: Grainne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

David, I think there is a misunderstanding developing about my childhood x-ray situation. I was a very precocious child, and ASKED my orthopaedist about the possible dangers from x-rays. He told me that if cancer developed, it would probably be within a specific ten-year period in my adult life--I believe it was 35-45, but I am not certain. I was ten when I had the first surgery on my hip. I also declined to have further x-rays at several points in later years, because they were simply to see how my hip joint was doing--there was really no reason to have them done, except that new doctors did not have any old x-rays or my childhood medical history. I am a strong believer in the rights of everyone--children who are able to articulate the questions definitely included--to get full information from their doctors. Obviously, a lot of time has passed, and perhaps today the answers would be different. But I had one of the best orthopaedists in America, and was very pleased with his care in every way. My reproductive organs were well shielded during the x-rays, incidentally. Waiting until your mid-thirties to start a family is not ideal in terms of fertility, as it drops off fairly rapidly after 35.