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Concern over Gadiolinum dye in MRIs

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Dec 26, 2019 | Replies (27)

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@colleenyoung

@elsie37, I moved your message to an earlier discussion about concerns of Gadolinium dye in MRIs. Click VIEW & REPLY in the email notification to see past posts that answer some of your questions.

Here is a statement from the FDA posted May 22, 2017
– FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA evaluating the risk of brain deposits with repeated use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm455386.htm

- Mayo Clinic Finds Direct Evidence of Gadolinium Deposition in Brain Tissues Following Contrast-Enhanced MRI Exams https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-finds-direct-evidence-of-gadolinium-deposition-in-brain-tissues-following-contrast-enhanced-mri-exams/

I'd also be interested in hearing from others and repeat your excellent questions here:
"For those of you getting annual MRIs, have you changed your routine? Has your doctor suggested reducing the annual procedure? Are you concerned about the effects of the dye on your brain? Is there a substitute procedure that provides equal levels of screening as MRIs? If you have been relying on MRIs for early detection of breast cancer because you are at high risk, has this made you more likely to want a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy?"

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Replies to "@elsie37, I moved your message to an earlier discussion about concerns of Gadolinium dye in MRIs...."

I have been getting annual MRI because of IPMN Pancreatic Cysts. I also am followed for FMD in Renal, Vertebral and Cervical Arteries and have had two Dissections without Stroke. I have concerns as the reading on Gadolinium is over 100 times the expected amount. At this time. Every other time I am seen fro IMPM Cysts I am scheduled for contrast scans. I have not had an appointment to discus the current concerns and considerations as I go forward with being followed for two potentially problematic conditions, particularly the fact that I already have renal issues. I will be following this discussion and will repost after speaking with my treating physicians.