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Hi I saw you were going to Dallas for treatment. I also have issue with metal implant. Did you have any success with Dr. Seymour? Thanks.

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I saw her at the end of May and I have started my shot therapy that is supposed to make my body to stop rejecting the 11 of 15 metals in my implant. Along with doing chelation therapy to help my body rid of all the metal in my body as well and other supplements. Dr Seymour is the only Dr I have seen that has given me hope. I am 56 and I had the implant when I was 54 thinking I would be good as I got older handing younger. With being allergic to the metals only one orthopedic surgeon would truly acknowledge it could be my problem.
Dr. Seymour skin tested me for all the elements in my implant and I reacted to 11 of the 15 as I say above. From what I understand there are only 2 Dr's in US who test for as many things as Dr Seymour does and she is one of the 2. I live in Indiana and my initial talk was via Zoom and that sealed the deal that my husband and I flew there the next week and I tested for week. Since I communicate with her and her team via a portal and just recently did another zoom call. Which is nice you do not have to fly back to Dallas all the time.
It can take 6-9 months for me to see results I can say my inflammation is down a bit from where it was. Good luck to you! I highly recommend her.

Hello YES Dr Seymour was amazing she felt like my only hope! I am in my 3rd month of shots to help my body to stop rejecting the implant. She says it can take 6-9 months for it to kick in. Fingers crossed. I am also doing chelation to help rid my body of the high levels of metal in my body.
I can not have my implant taken out Dr too afraid I would have to much bone loss and may have no where to attach a 3rd revision. Which could mean I am sure you can guess.