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Hip revision due to metal on metal ions.
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I had both hips done with metal on metal hips in 2007 and 2009. Since I was younger I was told they would last longer.. Due to tissue destruction and pain, the 2009 metal on metal device was replaced/revised in 2015. However , I have always had low levels of cobalt and chromium in blood.
However, recently my cobalt and chromium levels have more than tripled and are in the toxic level. I am not thrilled about a 4th hip replacement surgery to remove the defective hip replacement device causing cobalt and chromium poisoning as I have had numerous serious medical issues and recent major medical surgeries this past year. Also having surgery during this covid epidemic is not appealing. Has anyone tried chelation with N acetyl cystein to remove the cobalt and chromium. Does anyone know a medical toxicologist familiar with this issue. My orthopedist said he has seen mixed results using N acetyl cysteine?
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You had low cobalt / chromium when you had your revision, then your levels tripled? What did they use as revision? That is concerning to me…I just had my m.o.m. revised with ceramic on metal. I can’t afford any more metallic ions in my body. I can’t find anyone who deals with mettallosis. I read earlier that there was tissue like “old oatmeal”… that’s how my Ortho described crap around my old M.O.M. “Plus copious amounts of brown fluid…” get it out NOW.
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I took a look. It sounds like results so far are extremely limited - you can take a look here.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7183002/
My concern is whether chelation therapy is effective when you are already at a toxic level and having medical issues. My metal on metal implants were replaced when my metal levels reached toxic levels, less than 5 years after the initial surgeries. 10 years later, I still have some residual effects from the damage.
Also, I have had 4 successful surgeries during Covid without incident, I would not consider it a reason for deferring surgery or subsequent PT.
Sue