metal in leg

[joygard1]

Some little while ago I reported that I had had an xray on my knee and the technician reported 7-8 metal fragments in my leg, and thought it might be shrapnel, although I am ex military never been injured.NOW have the answer they are small metal clips used when they harvested a vein from my leg for a triple by pass, and they will cause no problem

[RufusScamp]

Thanks for passing the information on. I didn't realise that was how they did it. Does it cause problems at airport scanners, I wonder.

[joygard1 in reply to RufusScamp]

NO NOT AT ALL I have travelled to my family in the South of France numerous times no problem either end. So I have metal mesh in my chest and these numerous clips in both legs never been stopped

thanks you

[goldenbay]

I had the radial artery from my left arm used for my graft in 2001. I had an X-ray several years later having injured my left arm and it was reported that there were several metal clips in the arm. I’ve never had any issues with airport scanners either.