Originally Posted by
surgeonstone
Well pcad is expecting advice on a subject much more subtle and difficult to diagnose than a retained or intentional object? Lots post here for obscure medical advice and often get even more obscure answers. "Dry wall screw", I like that one.
Is the US medical system in such bad shape that people need to come
here for a diagnosis?
If I were glancing over my X-rays, and saw something like that and wasn't sure what it was ... well first of all, my Dr would go over my X-rays with me, and tell me what I'm seeing ... but supposing for some unknown reason he/she did not do that ... then I'd ring up my Dr, make an appointment for later that day or maybe the next day, and go ask him/her.