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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (22)
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@lorkem258

Ok I will definitely takes notes of what is said. Can’t do mri because of pacemaker from birth defect so I wonder how that will play into things as well . I’ll let you know Thursday. Thank you for all the information!!

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sbassmeister | @sbassmeister | Aug 29, 2023

I have a pacemaker as well. Some are MRI compliant but mine is not. Instead of the MRI, I had Cat Scan and bone scan. I believe you could have a PET Scan. I have heard that newer pacemakers are MRI compliant however my surgeon stated they have to use a 'low level' MRI so it is not that helpful. My current pacemaker is 7 years old.

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