← Return to Swelling and stiffness, 3 years after total knee replacement

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I had tkr 2.4 years ago. I wished I had been tested ahead of the surgery. I am now undergoing metal skin testing after 2 years of pain, swelling and loss of muscle. My tests are in 2 weeks, I ordered the tests yesterday but ugh, did not think about the cement. I am now hypersensitive to adhesives.

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I appreciate you keeping me updated on what you learn. Are you having blood testing or patch testing. As I mentioned I was not allergic to bone cement, but I was patch tested allergic to acrylics which are in many adhesives; evidently this is not in bone cement.
Once it was determined I wouldn't tolerate metals in my body, the surgeon canceled that surgery and was going to reschedule and try a different type of implant, ceramic coated implant, Aesculap. I went home and did my research. There was a class action lawsuit against this company because the bone cement was not adhering to the ceramic coating. The company knew of this issue and had a way to resolve it but chose not to because of the expense and exposure. Perhaps today, 3 years later this has been corrected. All these issues were enough to make me cancel, let alone the fact that I later learned that after years of wear and tear on the implant metals would be exposed anyway. I follow blogs on this site hoping to learn more about innovations but have learned nothing new. So, all I can do is share with others what may be the source of their inflammation, although I have no idea what a solution would be other than removal. So very sorry for your misery.