A Few Questions Prior to Implanting (Sensing Magnets)
I've done a lot of reading and feel I have a pretty good grasp of the important parts, but I'm curious to know a few people's opinions on things and a little potential advice before proceeding (implants aren't the sort of thing I'd do without being very sure, so I want a second opinion).
First question, I fly some where or another at least once or twice each year, some times internationally, would sensing magnets in the finger tips cause problems getting through security? I feel like they average metal detector won't pick them up unless you manage to position your fingers so they appear like one larger piece of metal. However, the TSA's fancy new (well, newer than traditional metal detectors anyways) scanning things probably would. I trust no one's going to tackle me over a potential terrorist attack, but I'm curious if anyone else has experience they'd like to share.
Second question, for magnet sensing implants, I really like the idea of having them in each digit tip (fingers and thumbs), but of course I'm not gonna start with that, and wanted advice on any reason that may be an undesirable placement. I intended on starting with left ring finger, then left thumb, left middle finger, then repeating on the right hand (don't want both hands less usable at the same time). From what I've read most people do the side of the finger, mostly to avoid unnecessary pressure from grabbing things, I have no objections to that, curious if anyone has done differently.
Third question (and last for now, on the topic of magnets), has anyone had any regrets or thoughts on their implants that maybe aren't obvious prior to having them, like, any ambient fields causing near constant vibrations, or notice them being lumpy, or having a harder time feeling them than you thought as a result of the placement choice. Or anything else.
Just looking to sort of cover everything before proceeding, once all my questions are answered and I'm ready I'll be inquiring about which magnets are most recommended and available at that time (from what I've read m31 magnets and these so-called "blood diamond" magnets are the current best, but neither is easily acquirable from what I've found).
First question, I fly some where or another at least once or twice each year, some times internationally, would sensing magnets in the finger tips cause problems getting through security? I feel like they average metal detector won't pick them up unless you manage to position your fingers so they appear like one larger piece of metal. However, the TSA's fancy new (well, newer than traditional metal detectors anyways) scanning things probably would. I trust no one's going to tackle me over a potential terrorist attack, but I'm curious if anyone else has experience they'd like to share.
Second question, for magnet sensing implants, I really like the idea of having them in each digit tip (fingers and thumbs), but of course I'm not gonna start with that, and wanted advice on any reason that may be an undesirable placement. I intended on starting with left ring finger, then left thumb, left middle finger, then repeating on the right hand (don't want both hands less usable at the same time). From what I've read most people do the side of the finger, mostly to avoid unnecessary pressure from grabbing things, I have no objections to that, curious if anyone has done differently.
Third question (and last for now, on the topic of magnets), has anyone had any regrets or thoughts on their implants that maybe aren't obvious prior to having them, like, any ambient fields causing near constant vibrations, or notice them being lumpy, or having a harder time feeling them than you thought as a result of the placement choice. Or anything else.
Just looking to sort of cover everything before proceeding, once all my questions are answered and I'm ready I'll be inquiring about which magnets are most recommended and available at that time (from what I've read m31 magnets and these so-called "blood diamond" magnets are the current best, but neither is easily acquirable from what I've found).
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I've never heard of anyone getting stopped by airport security over magnet implants. Not once. So I'd say that isn't a concern.
Regarding pressure on implants in fingertips, my left index finger's m31 ended up nearly centered on the finger pad. I did not intend to do that, but it's just how it ended up. In the months following, pressure on the site caused some pain periodically. Especially notable were car door handles. Multiple times a day I'd grab one and pull and get a little shock of pain. But here's the thing... One day, and I don't know exactly when or after how long, I realized that it was no longer hurting. I have absolutely zero issues now despite that magnet being right in the center of my finger pad. It seems like, in my case anyway, that the implant site, as it matured, became somehow more robust and able to withstand alot more stress before pain resulted. All that having been said, I would definitely recommend against implanting in the center of the finger tip.
Regarding lumpiness, it was something I worried about before implanting and experienced in the early days after the implants were in, but even though there is a small lump where each is (not visible, but I can feel it when I put pressure on the fingers), it is not bothersome or painful.
Lastly, don't short change yourself by getting something less than the best. m31s and diamond mags are hard to come by at the moment, but you'll be able to get them soon. More than one person is working on getting TiN coating up and running, so m31s (or their equivalent) will be available again soon, and I expect diamond mags are just around the corner, too.
As a side note, I've noticed some other people using sensing magnets to activate magnetic switches, anyone have an example of the switch being used in that case? I'm curious how well that works, since sensing magnets are fairly small and will tend to be no closer than a few millimeters from the switch to be activated.
My inquiry about potential lumps was sort of in regards to finger size, I figure people with smaller fingers, it would be more noticeable. My fingers aren't terribly big, but they're not like, really skinny either. They're small enough that (for the time being anyways) I figured a magnet in my pinky fingers wasn't going to work, and for one, certainly not without an X-Ray of some sort first (it got bit clean through by a cat some 10ish years ago and still feels lumpy, though only a little, as though the bone or something on the inside healed crooked).
So, my current thought is that I'm going to plan on "outside" side of fingers, that is, the side that faces away from you if you hold your hands out, palms down. I intend on starting with my left ring finger (right handed, so that's basically my least used finger that I think could easily fit one), and (if I can get my hands on enough magnets all at once) I may also do my left middle finger or left thumb at the same time, at the inconvenience of additional regular cleaning of the digit areas, I think I'd prefer to get them all in as fast as possible. I'll be deciding about the index finger after completing the healing process in my first one, so I have an idea of how lumpy it may be, not necessarily in a visible manner, but if I were to hold something...
I'll inquire more about this when I'm ready, but does anyone know of any implanters in the east coast anywhere?
Thanks for the help everyone! Now I just have to wait for the magnets to become available again. I gather someone may have a decent supply becoming available sometime in a month or two. The earliest I think I'd be able to do the implanting would be, well... January... So I guess my time frame is fine for that.