09/23/2026
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗕 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.
It was so deep that it was resting 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹.
In fact, while we were carefully working around it, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹.
He needed an MRI, so the metal pellet needed to be removed first, otherwise it might be pulled by the powerful MRI magnets and cause damage to the person and the machine.
Because it was buried so deeply and difficult to visualize through the incision, we used a 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗶𝘁 and guide the removal.
And here is another part of the story that surprises people:
𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗘.
The in-office removal was 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 with his Direct Primary Care membership — and his 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲-𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 too.
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