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rowdy
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10 years ago

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Afternoon everyone I have had a annoying past few days. Saturday morning I woke up and could barely walk my left knee was very painful and I was unable to weight bare. Called the doctor and you guessed it no appointments, so I went to another doctor but was unable to get in till 4pm that day. I hobbled in to see the doctor and he has told me to get a mri, not much I can't do until Monday.Spent the rest of the weekend hobbling around. I went to xray place early Monday morning to be told I can't get a appointment until 4pm that day. I go back at 4pm and start to read the questions I need to answer before I have mri. One of the questions is do you have any metal in your body, (Titanium). I remember when I had my mammogram in Feb this year that I was told I have 3 surgical clips in my breast. After much conversation it was decided that I would contact my PS surgeon and ask what is in my breast. Yep you guessed it I have it in my breast and abdomen. I had no idea and never thought to ask the question, so now I'm waiting to see if I'm able to have mri.

Heading off now to see if i can have, I hope others are having a better day than me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 Replies

  • rowdy's avatar
    rowdy
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Jane it just dosen't stop does it, good luck with your colonoscopy xx

  • Jane221's avatar
    Jane221
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Rowdy, best wishes for Tuesday, I hope it fixes your problems with your knee and you feel better soon.

    I dread having any more procedures too but have to have another colonoscopy at the end of June as the one I had in December, which uncovered a pre-cancerous polyp, means I have to have another check within 6 months. It would be great to go a full 12 months or so without having to worry about the next thing!

    Best wishes, Jane xx

  • rowdy's avatar
    rowdy
    Member
    10 years ago

    MRI done visit to independent doc approved on workcare. Surgery booked for this Tuesday. I'm starting to get nervous not looking forward to another anthestetic I had 7 surgeries during my trip and can't believe I'm heading back in to surgery. Life keeps giving us all new challenges

  • Brenda5's avatar
    Brenda5
    Member
    10 years ago

    That's a very good question about the clips as I have never been informed from my surgeon what went on. I just seem to get his stand in trainee doctors from now on. I would like to dispense with mammograms and ct scans as I am allergic to the dyes and just do an MRI and be done with it.

  • rowdy's avatar
    rowdy
    Member
    10 years ago

    All good had mri staff followed up as well. I just thought I would post as never even thought about what was left inside.Still hobbling around, don't get results until tomorrow night. 

     

  • Jane221's avatar
    Jane221
    Member
    10 years ago

    Hi Rowdy, hope your knee is feeling much less painful.

    Your post reminded me that I had one of those "surprising" moments after I had an Xray on my pelvis area for some physio issues after my mastectomy and reconstruction (DIEP). The Xray came back with question marks on one area saying "surgical clips?" I hadn't twigged until I got those results that there would still be clips tying off the blood vessels used in moving the flap of tissue from from my tummy to make a new breast. So, I panicked a bit and while logically I thought of course there are clips there, I hadn't actually been told that they would be there, which might have been a useful thing to know! Anyway, I rang the surgeon and he did reassure me that they were in fact surgical clips (and not his watch or something! lol) and all was normal, but I didn't think to ask what they're made of so will be interested to hear if it affects you having an MRI.

    Jane xx