brentaal Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 275-Pound Woman Says Hospital Told Her to Use Zoo MRI When a 5-foot, 275-pound woman found out she had a tumor on her spine, she was told by her local hospital to go the zoo to have a MRI because a regular MRI machine could not hold her weight, MyFOXKC.com reported. Carolyn Ragan told the television station she discovered the tumor two years ago and, after the hospital told her she could not use their MRI machine, a medical assistant said he would help her find a solution. “So he suggested the Kansas City Zoo,” Ragan said. “I thought, I know I’m big, but I’m not as big as an elephant. And my husband got mad.” The University of Kansas Hospital would not comment on Ragan’s claim, but said its MRI department does not know of any animal MRI in the Kansas City area that would scan a human. Ragan’s problem was two-fold: She was too heavy for the table and too wide to slide through the opening. Medical Imaging in Kansas City North, which has both closed and open MRI machines can typically hold up to 440 pounds, but sometimes a person who weighs less can still be out of luck, according to an MRI technician. “It depends on how they are built a lot of times and what part of their body we’re scanning,” said technician Sarah Abbott of Medical Imaging. “(The machine) can only be so open before the magnetic field dissipates into the room.” Ragan, who ended up having two surgeries and some paralysis, said she finally found an open MRI machine that held her weight, but it was embarrassing and frustrating. “They should have machines that fit most everybody,” she said. Source :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowl Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Haha.. :rofl: Feel sorry for her :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 So why didn't she take their advice? I mean they were just trying to be helpful... :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 If it's big enough, then it was a valid suggestion. Her husband could get mad, but maybe she should get dieting! "How dare they suggest I am huge"... But you're huge!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesmithg Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) Hospital giver reasonable advice. Her husband gets vex. In terms of body mass index, she is huge compared to an Elephant. Anyways who would want to climb on a 5 foot tubby everytime you wanted some 'hows your father'? The husband should have not allowed his woman to get that huge in the first place. Well, she will die soon anyway, I wonder if anyone has a spare piano case to bury her in. Edited January 15, 2009 by leesmithg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Well, she will die soon anyway, I wonder if anyone has a spare piano case to bury her in. That was cold, harsh and downright disrespectful... Get in ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad. Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 That was cold, harsh and downright disrespectful...Get in ;) Lmao. Harsh but true. If she can't use the standard hospital MRI machine then she'd have to use the Zoo one :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyoncmdr Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Go to the zoo and get the MRI done. If they can't fit you into the regular MRI machine, you may want to rethink the way you live your life. A Tumor in most cases will not cause weight gain o nthat scale so its something else she did to begin with, so its entirely her fault she's in that predicament. You're OBESE, do something about it; spend the time you took to go to the news instead to do work out or start a dieting routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 lol I weight 120kg and I went into a CT scan couple times to scan for my kidneys. No problems there. Plenty of room in the hole. So how big was those scanners they had? Small-sized? haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentaal Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 lol I weight 120kg and I went into a CT scan couple times to scan for my kidneys. No problems there. Plenty of room in the hole. So how big was those scanners they had? Small-sized? haha. Yeah, but she's 5 feet tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTD Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidguru Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 SourceI thought, I know I?m big, but I?m not as big as an elephant I sure you're not....only panda sized.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted January 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 15, 2009 lol I weight 120kg and I went into a CT scan couple times to scan for my kidneys. No problems there. Plenty of room in the hole. So how big was those scanners they had? Small-sized? haha. The issue wasn't her size or the size of the MRI machine. It was her weight. I guess they didn't want to risk breaking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah, but she's 5 feet tall. I'm about bit more than 6 feet tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 I?m not as big as an elephant You know you're fat when an elephant even comes into the comparison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiefloyd_fan Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Yeah, but she's 5 feet tall. and 5 feet fat round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemf Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 those machines cost MILLIONS, each one is worth MILLIONS However the whole usually fits about 90% of body types..... fitting her would could MILLIONS more, and the machine probably wouldnt do its job as well........... ohh i'd hate to be the doctor who had to tell her that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOC Veteran Posted January 15, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ah nothing like a thread on Neowin about someone overweight and the disgusting and horrible comments people always post about it. Being fat = last great racism still accepted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themailnurse Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 you see, this is why we make fun of fat people :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Flash Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 5 feet 275lbs? What is she, a globe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exotoxic Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Whats the problem?? She cant fit in the normal one so she has to find one she can fit in and if its at a zoo then thats where you got to go, or dont have a scan at all. Simple as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnDewCodeRedFreak Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Kinda like the "Do you make fun of fat people" poll. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James123 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 “They should have machines that fit most everybody,” she said. Err, somebody should tell her most other people aren't as wide as they are tall... whiny fatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorned1 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Being fat = last great racism still accepted Fat people aren't a race of people. We're just bullying :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Pics This is the best I could find in the AP library when looking for her. Apparently this was taken in happier times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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