Can you please share more?

Does that cause any symptoms? Because apparently this can, and they tell you how to avoid it.

> Lead author Dr Brent Wagner told Newsweek he personally avoids vitamin C when undergoing MRI with contrast, citing its potential to increase gadolinium reactivity. “Metabolic milieu,” including high oxalic acid levels, could explain why some individuals experience severe symptoms while others do not, he said.

Avoiding high-oxalic foods for a few days before the MRI also seems like a good idea. Just check the diet for calcium oxalate kidney stones.

The other day I had to get a CT scan, I was kind of annoyed I wasn't offered and MRI, and here we are.

I hold a different opinion to you though, I'm glad doctors are always learning more while generally operating with good /extremely good intentions.

That's surprising, it's at least casually known that they're bio accumulative to some extent. I've joked to the techs before about gadolinium eventually accumulating enough to not be necessary if you do it with enough frequency. Realistically though any situation that you're doing the contrast you're probably at a lot more risk of whatever they've found than from the contrast agent.

The data until recently suggested that, so thats the risk you take. Would you rather be living in ancient greece and shoved full of hemlock leaves for arthritis? Or have a 19th century surgeon remove your appendix?

There's risk in life and odds-wise if you're in the developed West, you're going to get care and medicine that will greatly prolong your life.

Also this paper is super vague. What percent of people even get this? How long does it last? They havent even done a study to see how long it lasts yet. I have a feeling this isnt going to be our generation's asbestos or thalidomide.

That being said, you should decide your own risk profile. If MRI gives you concerns there are alternatives that dont involve contrast.

Yes. The problem is that it's common in the industry. But it's ultimately up to the patient. Maybe alone. Pretty much guaranteed scared. Undereducated, worrying about their likely life threatening potential illness or injury. That's basically under duress.

I mean there have been no reported cases of NSF in the last ten years after certain gadolinium agents were removed from the market.

> Nobody told me gadolinium can be retained before I had it the first couple times.

The reason these publications exist is that this is new knowledge

> Like somebody else mentioned, they swore up and down it's perfectly safe.

I am positive that you were not told that '[gadolinium] is perfectly safe' because there is a well-known complication of gadolinium administration. It's rare, but it's mentioned in every consent form.