Originally Posted by monitor
I can't imagine that carrying an x-ray or photocopy would be of any use because they are still going to give you the same shakedown that you would have gotten without it.
Count me in the "don't bother" school.
My only suggestion is to be aware that they sometimes use the term "surgical pin". It took me a while to realize that my 6 inch rod is called a pin. That seemed a trifle diminutive.
Anyway, let them know where you have metal and you shpuldn't have any problems.