question: I had heart surgery for a birth defect in my heart when I was 3 years old in 1983. The Doctors were able to repair the hole and I have never had a single issue that relates to the surgery since. I am now 33 years old and have been having serious lower back pains for years. I've seen several Doctors in recent years and they all eventually try to send me to get an MRI for something that shows up on my x-rays but isn't clear enough to be sure. Here lies the problem. I can't produce medical records on what was done during my heart surgery because I was told they had been destroyed. Since there is a possibility my heart surgery involved metal of some sort to make the repair, nobody will perform the MRI without them nor can they tell me how I can proceed forward. Any sort of direction would be greatly appreciated!Thanks,              Dustin Moon (MI)