The food and Drug Adminstration has just issued a warning to Patients and Dr's, That any type of patch worn during a MRI can cause burns. This warning means all patches RX or over the counter. There is a trace amount of metal in the patch. They are talking of putting alert warnings on the boxes and each package.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090305/ap_o...ri_warning
thank you tuffy many of us wear over the counter patches and have MRIs so thank you
Thanks Tuffy
I almost put one on before my last MRI, but had 2nd thoughts.
Glad I did!
thanks for the helpful info tuffy!
Thanks Tuffy...very good information Red
Thank you for this information and it could not of been any better timeing. My oldest daughter wears a pain patch and is going for a MRI on Sunday am from 7-12 and now I can let her know about this information before she wears it in the machine.She is being tested for MS as my father had it for 8 yrs. and passed away at 44.
My daughter has alot of symptoms of MS such as double vision, falling down and muscles hurting everywhere. They did diagnos her with fibro. many years ago but her weakness and falling down symptoms are getting much worse. She is only 28.
Thanks for the Info. Tuffy! Thank God I'm Off of those things, I was Starting to get Chemical Burns from Wearing them! I Used the Duragesic 100mcg. per Hour 3 Day Patch for Over a Year, it Helped Great with the Pain at First, but with Me and All Meds. I grew Immune to it's Effects after a While, and would Usually Spend the Last Day of the Patch in Severe Pain, and Using My Breakthrough Morphine More!!
Good Thread Tuffy. I don't use them. But the patch can also be tested.
Take an old used up patch, place in Microwave, setting on High, time 1 minute, it you see Sparks, there is metal in it.
