11/12/2025 Yes I have had two metal clips left in my body after a Total Thyroidectomy 01/16/2023 for Follicular Cancer. I did not know or heard of or ever scrubbed in with any surgeon who used Metal Clips to stop bleeders . As a Scrub Tech and LPN in 3 hospital in Michigan never would we ever be allowed to leave metal clips or hemostat in someone's body ......I had a ER Visit this year 2025 and I had several chest x-rays and the radiologist reported he saw two metal clips one was embedded in the Mediastinum and another embedded in the neck I assume near the thyroid bed.... I have had to have two MRI's of spine and abdomen and 5 full body cat scans since having a total thyroidectomy removed 01/16/2023. I called my surgeons office and reported to the his office nurse who later sent me a two page letter that Doctor said they are MRI safe . I have an appt to talk to my ENT Surgeon about this and see if he will remove them .....JanH
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11/12/2025 Yes I have had two metal clips left in my body after a Total Thyroidectomy 01/16/2023 for Follicular Cancer. I did not know or heard of or ever scrubbed in with any surgeon who used Metal Clips to stop bleeders . As a Scrub Tech and LPN in 3 hospital in Michigan never would we ever be allowed to leave metal clips or hemostat in someone's body ......I had a ER Visit this year 2025 and I had several chest x-rays and the radiologist reported he saw two metal clips one was embedded in the Mediastinum and another embedded in the neck I assume near the thyroid bed.... I have had to have two MRI's of spine and abdomen and 5 full body cat scans since having a total thyroidectomy removed 01/16/2023. I called my surgeons office and reported to the his office nurse who later sent me a two page letter that Doctor said they are MRI safe . I have an appt to talk to my ENT Surgeon about this and see if he will remove them .....JanH