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Gastric Sleeve and MRIs

Question for those of you who have had the surgery - does it affect your ability to have a MRI?

I ask this because I have a collapsed disc in my spine (among other morbid obesity issues), for which I need to have periodic MRIs done. Do the staples used in gastric sleeve interfere with an MRI and mean I could never have another one?

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    I asked the same question. I was told my sleeve would have no bearing on getting an MRI.

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    Staples are titanium and do not interfere with MRI. Same with most any other hardware you have surgically implanted (knees, hips, etc.). I've got a plate and four screws in my neck and it's fine for MRI, CT, airport security, etc.

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    I've had an MRI post surgery. I simply told the tech before hand, there was no problem.

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    I'm an MRI tech, so this was a really important question for me!!! The staples are titanium, and have no bearing on your MRI at all!!

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