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Alright so i've been working the past few months in the MRI dept of my hospital.
Now for those who don't know the MRI machine IS a giant magnet. So we have a whole list of questions we go over with every patient before they get into the MRI room. (surgeries, implants, make sure jewellry/bras etc. etc. is off) and so on.
anyways the phone in the mri control room rings i answer. it's a patient. which A. is annoying because they aren't supposed to be put straight through to us. which the receptionist/bookings clerks know but... don't seem to listen to.
anyways the women says that she's having an mri at some point in the future and she's wondering if dental fillings are ok.
i'm thinking ok cool that's a pretty common question we get since people think 'oh no giant magnet + metal in my teeth = teeth ripped outta my mouth!'
so i tell her that no fillings are ok, the magnet doesn't affect them, we image people w/fillings daily.
thinking 'hey satisifed her question (even if the bookings clerk SHOULD have known this answer anyways) and she'll be on her way'... oh no it wouldn't be on CS then :P
women: wel i've had several mri's over the past 10 years or so and after a couple of them i've noticed that my teeth were cracked or fillings were loose and i had to go to the dentist.
me: well that's just a horrible coincidence i assure you the mri has NO effect on the fillings. I have several fillings and if an MRI affected them i wouldn't be working around the machine.
women: well.. i just want to be sure. because *repeat EXACT explanation she gave me above*
me: miss, i guarentee the magnet doesn't affect your fillings.
women: but they're metal
me: yes but it's not magnetic metal (iron/cobalt/nickel) those metals all will rust, so a dentist wouldn't be putting rusting metal into your mouth. You're fine.
women: yes but *repeat explanation above AGAIN'
me: miss you really need to discuss this further with your dentist and/or doctor i've helped you all i can.
AHHH it's like she wanted me to change my answer to suit her deluded fantasy.
then i find out at lunch from teh bookings clerk that the reason she got put through to me is b/c the women woudln't believe teh clerk that the fillings were ok to have. and then if ind out the patient isn't booked yet. which means she prob has 8 - 10 weeks before she'll have an appointment time.
just bugs me i mean i do know my job.. i did go to colelge for it. i didn't just walk off the street and say like 'i gots me my grade 12 GED, lemme at that magnety machine!'
Now for those who don't know the MRI machine IS a giant magnet. So we have a whole list of questions we go over with every patient before they get into the MRI room. (surgeries, implants, make sure jewellry/bras etc. etc. is off) and so on.
anyways the phone in the mri control room rings i answer. it's a patient. which A. is annoying because they aren't supposed to be put straight through to us. which the receptionist/bookings clerks know but... don't seem to listen to.
anyways the women says that she's having an mri at some point in the future and she's wondering if dental fillings are ok.
i'm thinking ok cool that's a pretty common question we get since people think 'oh no giant magnet + metal in my teeth = teeth ripped outta my mouth!'
so i tell her that no fillings are ok, the magnet doesn't affect them, we image people w/fillings daily.
thinking 'hey satisifed her question (even if the bookings clerk SHOULD have known this answer anyways) and she'll be on her way'... oh no it wouldn't be on CS then :P
women: wel i've had several mri's over the past 10 years or so and after a couple of them i've noticed that my teeth were cracked or fillings were loose and i had to go to the dentist.
me: well that's just a horrible coincidence i assure you the mri has NO effect on the fillings. I have several fillings and if an MRI affected them i wouldn't be working around the machine.
women: well.. i just want to be sure. because *repeat EXACT explanation she gave me above*
me: miss, i guarentee the magnet doesn't affect your fillings.
women: but they're metal
me: yes but it's not magnetic metal (iron/cobalt/nickel) those metals all will rust, so a dentist wouldn't be putting rusting metal into your mouth. You're fine.
women: yes but *repeat explanation above AGAIN'
me: miss you really need to discuss this further with your dentist and/or doctor i've helped you all i can.
AHHH it's like she wanted me to change my answer to suit her deluded fantasy.
then i find out at lunch from teh bookings clerk that the reason she got put through to me is b/c the women woudln't believe teh clerk that the fillings were ok to have. and then if ind out the patient isn't booked yet. which means she prob has 8 - 10 weeks before she'll have an appointment time.
just bugs me i mean i do know my job.. i did go to colelge for it. i didn't just walk off the street and say like 'i gots me my grade 12 GED, lemme at that magnety machine!'
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