No MRI for me for a fortnight - not that I need one
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (378924)
Rockingham, Australia
May 1, 2026 1:35am CST
Following the operation on my throat, I was sent home with two cards. You can see one in the photo.
I was told to carry them at all times for a fortnight, until the clips in my throat have passed through my body. It is very important that I don’t have an MRI until the clips have gone. I had no idea why this was so important but apparently MRI uses a very strong magnet, so strong that it should shift the placement of metal in your body depending on what type of metal and where it’s located.
The card also says the clips are 235cm x 2.8mm. I had to convert those measurements to inches before it made any sense to me. So that’s almost an inch by 0.11 of an inch. This time last week I was waiting to be discharged. I can now start on soft foods rather than pure liquids. And so life moves on.
The photo is mine.
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@snowy22315 (206817)
• United States
8h
That's interesting about the MRU, who knew!
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@DaddyEvil (173179)
• United States
6h
Yup, yup! I have a couple of metal adornments in my body and have to remove them before I can get an MRI scan.
What was the first "soft food" you asked Vince to make for you? Did you enjoy it? 
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@DaddyEvil (173179)
• United States
2h
@JudyEv Scrambled eggs sound delicious! I hope they taste as good as they sound.
@GardenGerty (168731)
• United States
2h
Medical stuff is wild, but it is good to be warned and cautious. Just do not do anything that will cause you to need an MRI.
@Juliaacv (55876)
• Canada
5h
I wasn't aware that clips remained inside of a patient after an MRI.
I have a steel plate in my forehead area and I believe that set off the alarms at the airport last week when I passed through the metal detector. It must have been a very sensitive machine as it did not set off the alarms at the other airport that we flew out of.
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@JudyEv (378924)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
I didn't have an MRI but at the moment I have six little clips. If I had a car accident or some other trauma, I should have the card on me so they don't give me an MRI. The clips will be gone in a week.
@JudyEv (378924)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
Perhaps it's common knowledge but I didn't know about it.
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17516)
• Torrington, Connecticut
6h
Wishing you a speedy recovery
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@JudyEv (378924)
• Rockingham, Australia
4h
Thanks very much. I'm doing well and am onto soft food tomorrow. I've ordered scrambled eggs. haha My husband is the cook in our house - mostly anyway.
@Marilynda1225 (90366)
• United States
2h
I'm glad you're recovering and can switch now to soft foods. I'm betting you'll be happy to eat something.
Yes, those little metal clips can really be a problem if you need an MRI. When my daughter in law had surgery she had metal clips in her neck and was told the same thing.
@LooeyVille (51)
• United States
3h
Oh my, you have clips in your body! Yikes! I didn't realize your throat procedure was so serious.
