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Has surgical hardware made you sick?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Sep 8, 2023 | Replies (9)Comment receiving replies
The pain is on the bone of my right sacroiliac joint. That’s where the screws are at. It’s where the yellow arrow is at on the picture. The doc said he could feel the screw head.
That’s a good point about those other screws that are touching my spine. I will ask about those. Thank you for pointing that out.
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I feel for you. The symptoms could be to the metal in the screws and if touching or putting pressure on nerve roots/peripheral nerves/spinal cord. You may want to find out if the screws have different metals and makeup than the other hardware supporting your hips and spine. I am a little nervous reading about this because I am having major problems and pain/numbness with my L4L5 and may need surgery. I had ACDF surgery on C5C6 due to myelopathy impacting my ability to walk and bladder control and they used a titanium cage and not sure if any on my current symptoms are tied to this hardware. Good luck with your surgery and recovery! Hope you get some relief!