Can an MRI cause problems inside if you have a wire mesh in your gut?

My doc would probably refer me back to the surgeon. Thanks. I was hoping maybe someone with medical experience would be on mylot and see this. It's not unbearable but it is uncomfortable now.

Hi MsTickle, I don't know if mine is plastic or metal... the guy said it was probably metal.. but I don't know. I don't hurt all the time.. but some days I do. I do have some problems.. I have diverticulosis and I also have gall stones... so maybe my discomfort is coming from either one of those.. but it feels right where the mesh is. The thing is.. when i had the MRI I heated up on the inside. I felt quite warm in the midsection of my body.. he told me it was the metal heating up inside of me. I didn't hurt today.. today was a good day except for nerve pain in my arms and feet and legs.

Funny you should mention all that. A few months ago, I was getting extreme pain in the site of my own hernia repair. It felt like the same pain I had with the hernia but whereas before, I could get relief when I lay down, this was not the case this time. I was sure I had ruptured my hernia repair somehow or else a new hernia was forming. I had a few complaints at this time and my doc was working on fixing my system in an effort to start my weight coming down so there was no time to talk to him about it. The pains would come and go like before and they were of fairly short duration but severe. Then they stopped. Shortly after, I began experiencing pain in my upper left, abdominal area round-about where I figure the side of my stomach is. This also comes and goes and I cannot pinpoint what sets it off. I'm wondering...ulcer? umbilical hernia? inflamed pancreas?? I'm at a loss. I hate nerve pain. I have cubital tunnel syndrome in my left hand, you know, that tingle sensation when you hit your funny bone? Youchy. It doesn't go away and my ring and pinky finger are also numb. Do you take anything for the nerve pain?

Hi Sedel1027, The guy doing the MRI knew I have a mesh inside of me. I didn't even know it was metal. He is the one that told me it was metal... that's how much I know about stuff like that. He said most technicians won't scan anyone with mesh inside of them, but he said it was perfectly safe. I believed him. He warned me that I would feel heat and I did. It felt very warm, but not overly hot. Now I am wondering if the guy knew what he was talking about.

Yes, talk to your dr, the things you hear here could be misleading you. I would never trust the word of an attorney, they lie a lot if they think they will make a little money. Reminds me of a joke I heard, Do you know how to tell if an Attorney is telling a lie? His lips are moving.

@ Manleyjoe - I've heard that joke. I haven't talked to an attorney.. no reason too.. that I know of. @ Winterose, I will be putting a call in to my surgeon tomorrow to see if they will see me..it might be a couple of weeks before I can, since I can't get use of the car.. and S will need it. I have to reschedule my appointment at the spine clinic for next week.. so it would likely be the week after that before I could see the surgeon.

Hi Surfer222, I must have missed that episode. I sure do love House. That is a scary thought that metal objects in the body could cause injury with an MRI.