No MRI for me for a fortnight - not that I need one
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382432)
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 2.35cm 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 (209132)
• United States
1 May
That's interesting about the MRU, who knew!
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@LindaOHio (222726)
• United States
2 May
Yes, you have to be very careful with metal around an MRI machine. The clips will pass on through? Interesting.
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@JudyEv (382432)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 May
@LindaOHio How they attach these clips just with mirrors and tubes down your throat is beyond imagining.
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@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
1 May
Yeah, the M in MRI stands for Magnetic...
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@BarBaraPrz (51838)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 May
@JudyEv Not into the machine, but out of your body.
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@Deepizzaguy (122305)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 May
Thank goodness you can eat soft foods now.
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@GardenGerty (169568)
• United States
1 May
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.
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@JudyEv (382432)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May
I'll be trying very hard to keep safe!! I had no idea about the seriousness of the issue.
@luisadannointed (11881)
• Philippines
12 May
I have no idea, but I hope the result is all great and normal.
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@JudyEv (382432)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May
I'm doing well now thanks and almost back to normal.
@DaddyEvil (174657)
• United States
1 May
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 (174657)
• United States
1 May
@JudyEv Scrambled eggs sound delicious! I hope they taste as good as they sound.
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@RasmaSandra (98106)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 May
Best of luck to you and I hope you can easily eat those soft foods,
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18159)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 May
Wishing you a speedy recovery
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18159)
• Torrington, Connecticut
1 May
@JudyEv take it day by day lol
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@JudyEv (382432)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 May
Thanks. My BP was up this morning but it's to be expected really.
@Jehanne (2047)
• Philippines
2 May
That's the very reason it's very strict inside the area where the MRI is... no wearing of accessories, cellphone and more because it might cause unexpected accident.
Glad you are being informed.
Hoping for your recovery, that's good take it slowly no rush.
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@Juliaacv (56374)
• Canada
1 May
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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@Marilynda1225 (91155)
• United States
1 May
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.
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