Need TKR and had positive allergy testing / Bone Cement and Metals

How much does PRP cost? And do you know if it's only covered if it's in the knee?

Butterflylan17- I looked at your profile and among your many health issues you mentioned metal allergy. I have been dazzled by my success using cilantro as a metal detox. This has arrested a very challenging form of eczema, Grover's Disease, which simply has a mind of it's own and no treatments help much. Go to the Mayo site for the Grover's Disease and Miracle Cure for GD with cilantro and read about the success for at least 50% of us. I read up on metal allergies at the time I started my daily smoothly of cilantro but didn't even know I had metal issues then (except knew I couldn't wear nickle in jewelry). Now I know that I have 5 different metal allergies which blood testing for my knee replacement implant identified. Oh course once an allergy always an allergy, so must continue cilantro for life to keep metals detoxed as they are even in our water. This could help with your iron issues.

Hey there, Gardening junkie! Thank you SO much for this info! I have been using more cilantro lately in even my pasta dishes, and it turns out great. I also like my himalayan salt block, where I bake veggies for dinner or for a snack. It doesn't have that salty taste and is really a mineral. I'm trying to get back to just eating healthier again, after some stress this past winter. I will definitely schedule an appt with an allergist again. I had a host of allergies growing up, had the special bedding, allergy shots every week et. My daughter is allergic to nickle because from what I understand some gold even contains nickle. She could never wear earrings. And a couple of my nicer rings would make my finger turn blue.

Now I just have one last question for you....obviously you like to garden...awesome. How should I be storing my garlic? Because I got this little mesh bag from my mother in law and then the whole thing was put in a container and the garlic is spoiled in a week or so. I trust your recommendation!

Thanks! Laura

@grandpacb You are correct, they do not always work and that's a huge expenditure if they don't. My husband knows a man who had that done and he is still having problems and was looking for the name of a good ortho doctor so my husband gave him the name of mine.

I presume having stem cells does not preclude being able to have traditional TKR. Does anyone know if that is a problem?
JK

u can do both. No problem

Like you from an early age I had environmental allergies because of hay-fever which is a result of inhaled allergies. I did have the shots but never finished he series and now as a senior my environmental allergies are less severe for some reason. My husband who never had environmental allergies now does as a senior. The test for contact allergies which cause reactions, 5 Day Extended is slower to give results, much more expensive specific to contact allergies like the metal allergy you mentioned. Google True Test Kits. For Allergic Contact Dermatitis, ACD, there are no allergy shots to minimize symptoms, in fact with each contact your reaction time is less and symptoms more severe.
I am a landscape gardener; design and flowers are my thing. Usually grew a few veggies in my herb bed, but now because of eczema delicious homegrown tomatoes and my crisp peppers are not recommended. My wonderful herb garden has green onions and chives which keep on giving all year even in zone 6, but never tried to grow garlic. I keep my grocery store garlic in a dark pantry and it can last for over a month, but if you have a bumper crop I image it would be best to give most of it away or perhaps keep in the ground as long as you can.

An update and confusion about my allergies and poor prognosis for knee replacements. In September when I posted to this site I based my metal and adhesive allergy's on my patch test results. Deciding to go ahead with surgery I insisted I have the recommended blood test for metals and bone cement used in replacement joints. I was surprised, although allergic to many types of adhesives I am not allergic to bone cement. Yet the big disaster is that I am mildly allergic to 3 and moderately allergic to 2 metals used in artificial joints. Yes now will just carry on as I am.

@gardeningjunkie Are there any artificial joints made with materials that you are not allergic to? I am allergic to nickel in jewelry but I have no idea if there is any in either of my knees, I never even thought of that. Thankfully I have not had a problem.
JK

Their are local companies whose insurance is covering stem cells. PRP was $1000 for me. It takes a week to kick in for me.

i had it done on the back and i am pain free for 4 years