I visited my cardiologist for my routine pacemaker check-up today. He had been working on getting my MRI scheduled with the people who can shield the pacemaker from all of the magnetic fields. Normally you can't have an MRI with a pacemaker for danger of the pacemaker parts, especially the leads that are healed into the heart muscle tissue, flying out of the body and attaching to the MRI machine. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. I wonder if it looks and sounds like this? 3 Comments | KevinIt's me, Kevin, but with a brain tumor. Disclaimer: I have a very dry and twisted sense of humor. This is a scary situation. The jokes ("tumor humor") could be a little dark from time to time. I intend to keep this rather interesting for you, but if I get a "how could you SAY that?!?" response from you, know it's just, well, I hesitate to use "gallows" humor, but I don't have better phrase for it. Enjoy, and thanks for your support through this time. ArchivesFebruary 2013 CategoriesAll |
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