@rossc6672 I wanted to let you know that I did a blood test from Orthopedic Analysis in Chicago that tested for immune responses to surgical implants, and I wasn't allergic to anything. That was before I had spine surgery, and I opted anyway for a fusion with no hardware. When I broke my ankle, I got titanium plates and started getting hives 6 months later with large masses of hives that went on for months. I had to stay on antihistamines at least every third day, or I couldn't stand the itching. I had large welts fusing together in big patches. I had to wait at least a year before I could have the plates removed, and when I did that, the hives stopped and my asthma improved. You can develop an allergy or immune response later, after a period of exposure to a material. That would be a question to ask your surgeon. Maybe no one has an answer as to what the risk would be for that happening later down the road, and then what do you do? The Environmental Health Center- Dallas does treat patients in that predicament. It may involve also treating allergies for everything that bothers you to lessen the total load on your body. I sure will hope for the best for you.