@sueinmn , Hello I am new to this topic of metalosis b/c of hip replacements with cobalt parts. I am currently waiting for results from my cobalt test, as well as waiting to find out what brand of prosthetic was used in my replacement. I have a request in for info from the ortho office . I am 18 years post right hip replacement, and I have a lot of issues you read about with cobalt toxicity. Besides right thigh and hip pain , right leg weakness and cramps, I have a weird feeling of heat that keeps encompassing my right leg. I also have broken capillaries on the top of my right thigh which are not on the left leg.
Currently I have hypothyroid, Very dry eyes and blurry, dry skin, getting really wonky in my thinking (that's a technical term), depressed, migraines (which I never associated with the hip replacement ) but only showed up after I had the surgery. Regular headaches, painful arthritis in hands and neck, urgent and frequent urination( my body trying to get rid of the cobalt??) , Extreme thirst, hot flashes with sweats which have been increasing in the past year (I am 65). So with all this , have you heard of these particular symptoms being part of the toxicity?
Thank you!!!