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FDA Update on Avoiding Gadolinium Used in MRI

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Published on Oct 01, 2008 by Rodrigo Duarte, Views: 7256

Gadolinium, which is commonly used during an MRI as a contrast agent, have a new FDA warning that they can cause NSF/NFD, nephrogenic systemic Fibrosis/Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy. These are diseases which cause fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. These problems can occur from a few days to a year after receiving the contrast agent. This videos tell you who is at risk and what the signs are.

I am so upset to be reading this. I have an MRI every year. If they see something on my MRI, I have to have a needle guided biopsy. This has happened too many times in the past few years since I have been diagnosed with LCIS. My doctor who is at Sloan Kettering in New York City seems very competent. Now, I do not know if I want to go back. She says I will never die from breast cancer if I get this test. Should I be worried instead about Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy? This really scares me.

Nadia 12.3 years ago

I can't have an MRI anyway because I have a pacemaker, but this scares the crap out of me. We are getting all these tests, and we don't know what it is doing to our bodies.

overthehill 12.3 years ago
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