•  MRI contrast contains a heavy metal called gadolinium, all brands leave behind some amount of this metal in the body & there is no approved method to safely remove it once deposited.

• No reaction, no problem? To be determined. Time & history will reveal the possible latency periods for gadolinium induced disease. At this time, it has already been shown to promote a type of cancer called multiple myeloma. Gadolinium is also thought to be one cause of Fibromyalgia & Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
  

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• No injection, no problem? Wrong. Gadolinium that passes out of the body is ending up in our drinking water (which is "difficult to impossible to remove"), can be passed to offspring & compromise donor organs. 

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•  Gadolinium is never found free or unbound in nature so almost all environmental & bodily contamination can be directly linked to MRI Contrast (aka "dye").

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 Californians will have the chance to vote on the Fairness for Injured Patients Act on the November 2022 ballot

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How do you defend the widespread poisoning of people & the environment with a rare earth heavy metal?

• The often cited stability constants of GBCAs are based on testing preformed "in nonphysiologic acidic aqueous solutions". However: "When conditions become more physiologic, eg, in serum, there is overlap between the apparent stability of linear and macrocylic GBCAs"
• Macrocylics & linear agents are both found to deposit Gd in the brain, just in different areas.
• Further verification that macrocylic agents deposit in the brain
• Gd has also been found in the bone, skin, lungs, kidneys, liver & spleen.
• Labeling reactions to gadolinium as an allergy or disease are containment strategies used to limit the scope of who may be affected.
  Are people labeled as having arsenic or carbon monoxide allergies? Poison is poison & sensitivities may vary among individuals.
• Car companies cannot stop safety recalls by claiming they don't understand why a failure happened & the full implications. The problem is recognized & exposure is stopped.  How can a class of drugs fail their entire safety claim & still continue to be used? Study: 1 GBCA dose, healthy cohort, 0 patients had gadolinium in-range 30-50+days
  

The FDA has shifted the responsibility from Bayer, Bracco, GE Healthcare & Guerbet having to prove safety over to patients having to prove harm.

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How did I feel about being poisoned by gadolinium?

I was DEVASTATED.
I felt lost & betrayed. I was furious & disappointed. I feared for my life, & I feared for my health...

I was in pain, my mobility was reduced, & for the first time in my life I was starting to see joint damage permanently restricting my movements. So I started calling it Gadolinium-Induced Petrification Syndrome.
Dr. Catriona Walsh

‘Nephrogenic’ systemic fibrosis is a misnomer: gadolinium-based contrast agents are the known trigger for the disease; kidney impairment is a risk factor. Dr. Brent Wagner

"We are facing more of a problem than just [NSF]. We are facing the unintended consequences of potential pathophysiologic effects of the retention of gadolinium-based contrast agents that may take years or decades to manifest regardless of renal function. An overall assessment of safety should not focus on a single property of these contrast agents". Dr. Brent Wagner

Despite how bleak this topic may appear, tremendous work is being done by Dr. Wagner & his team at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine with the support of  New Mexico Veterans Administration. Consider supporting their research.

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