MRI after surgery???

[cheravola 0]

Does anyone know if the staples used in this surgery are metal and therefore you can never have an MRI??? I have knee issues and VSG scheduled for 6/27 . My ortho says I may have to MRI knee prior to surgery depending on staples used or I will never be able to do it postop.. Gonna call surgeon tomorrow...just wondering if anyone else had this issue.

[Foxbins 625]

The staples are metal (titanium or surgical stainless steel) but an MRI is fine as both metals are not "ferromagnetic." You won't set off the airline metal detector, either.

[Rootman 1,101]

Yep, what Foxbins said.

For some screwy reason a scheduled MRI was delayed because the provider refused to do an MRI on my till after 12 weeks post op, this was a brain MRI and not even of the abdomen. No one including my PCP understood why. So be sure your MRI place knows in case they have a screwy policy like mine did.