If you have suffered severe illness after undergoing an MRI with contrast dye, you could be eligible for a gadolinium toxicity lawsuit.

In December 2017, the FDA issued a safety alert advising that some MRI patients could possibly retain the heavy metal gadolinium in their bodies for months or years after undergoing the MRI.

The potential side effects from long-term gandolinium are largely unknown, but can include a rare and painful skin condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients who already have kidney issues.

Gadolinium-based dye is used in MRIs because the heavy metal’s magnetic qualities enhance the pictures of the organs, tissues and blood vessels. The contrast provided by the dye helps a doctor find abnormalities, including cancer, infections, internal bleeding and other conditions not otherwise easily found.

NSF can cause swelling and tightening of the skin that eventually becomes thick and hard. The skin can develop a “woody” feeling that is accompanied by itching, burning, pain, blisters and, even open ulcers. Sometimes, the tendons and muscles are affected because they become shortened and contracted, which can be disabling. Functioning of the heart, kidneys and lungs also can be adversely affected by NSF.

With no cure for NSF, the symptoms can lead to debilitating consequences. Mobility can become impaired to the point that NSF sufferers must use a wheelchair. A gadolinium toxicity lawsuit may help compensate for loss of income, medical expenses, pain and suffering, and emotional damage.

Wife of Chuck Norris Files Gadolinium Toxicity Lawsuit

Gina Norris, wife of actor and martial arts master Chuck Norris, has filed a gadolinium toxicity lawsuit against 11 medical companies.

She claims she underwent three MRIs in 2012 to allow doctors to have a better view of her rheumatoid arthritis. She says in her lawsuit that she was admitted to the hospital in 2013 for pain and burning sensations in her body, kidney problems, cognitive impairment, and muscle problems. Gina’s gadolinium toxicity lawsuit claims she also has suffered from memory issues and foggy thinking.

Gena Norris said in an issued statement, “Unfortunately, litigation is the only course of action we can take to hold the drug companies accountable for threatening the lives of so many innocent people who undergo MRIs. These companies continue to say that there is no link between gadolinium and adverse events, even though the evidence is overwhelming that this heavy metal stays in the body for years, rather than hours.”

An FDA drug advisory committee decided in September 2017 that drug manufacturers need to study and determine the full extent of possible side effects of gadolinium.

The Norrises filed their gadolinium toxicity lawsuit in November 2017 in San Francisco Superior Court.

If you have suffered from NSF or other debilitating medical issues after undergoing an MRI with gadolinium contrast dye, you could be eligible to participate in this gadolinium toxicity lawsuit investigation.