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Heavy metals blood test results for Metal on Metal hip joint
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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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I havent been tested after the post op…bc, every so often, I get what I call “a dump”. I become completely “out of it” it’s like being poisoned…for lack of a better word. I can hardly walk, I can’t function..(mentally) I quite literally lose it..the last one was a few weeks ago, (I think)….it’s complete Brain Drain!
That’s what, the trigger that got me to the Orthopedist for rev. I felt so normal & good for awhile after that. Then…I guess I go downhill…but it’s so gradual, nobody notices? Then it hits HARD! The last was the worst! I really thought my body was givin out. But I have so many issues, I just go to the Dr. that I know I’ve been putting off…such as GI., these “dumps” always manifest in my gut. And brain…but I don’t know who to see regarding that, so I end up at A GI…because, when it happens, my gut gets so extended, it’s REALLY unbearable…plus, I’ve been diagnosed with long tortuous colon. I just hope & pray that whatever causes these episodes will subside…I’ve been told, “the problem has been removed, so all should be well”. I don’t think anybody thinks about having the foreign object in me for 16 years, realizes or will admit that my body is still purging the poison, which doesn’t exist in the 1st place.
(I you know what I mean)