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Heavy metals blood test results for Metal on Metal hip joint

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 28 10:58am | Replies (98)
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@sickofbeinsick1

I’ve had a while to contemplate what’s going on, but I never did, of course, til I thought I was dying. I remembered why I HAD? to have my hip replaced in the 1st place…in hindsight, it seems ludicrous & completely unnecessary now. I had my motorcycle & broke my femur…was in the hospital in traction for a month, (as a teen, it was a lifetime), so 30 some odd yrs later, when I was pregnant w/ my 2nd, I had hip pain…to the point I couldn’t walk on it much. That’s when I went to Dr. To be honest, I don’t know that I went straight to an orthopedist or was referred. I guess it’s moot now. So, Ortho said I had AVN (avascular necrosis). He scheduled surgery 6 wks post c-section. I obviously assumed he knew more than me…which at the time, he did? Cut to the chase..I’m not sure a little necrotic bone requires such a MAJOR surgery! I guess everybody has 20/20 hindsight. I think if I’d waited til I lost the pregnancy weight, I’d probably not even needed the hip replacement

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | May 1, 2023

Tina -
I know we always wonder, second guess ourselves and wish things were different. But as for whether "...a little necrotic bone requires such a MAJOR surgery..." here is what is known:
" With osteonecrosis, the healing process is usually ineffective and the bone tissues break down faster than the body can repair them. If left untreated, the disease progresses, and the bone may develop a crack whereby the bone can get compressed (collapse) together (similar to compressing a snowball). If this occurs at the end of the bone, it leads to an irregular joint surface, arthritic pain and loss of function of the affected areas." (https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/osteonecrosis/)
My nephew tried to ignore his osteonecrosis (convinced it would heal on its own) and ended up with a hugely complicated total hip replacement that is only done in two places in the country and required special treatment because the remaining femur could not support a normal implant.
So I truly believe that you were right in having it done.

I still would like to know whether the doctors have repeated the blood tests to see if there are still heavy metals in your body?

Sue

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