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Cortisone injection with old implant
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 13, 2023 | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
@minajo I'm sorry to hear you are suffering elevated cobalt levels - why are you avoiding revision? Excessive cobalt can be very dangerous - heart, kidneys, blood and brain can be affected as well as endocrine system. The tissue surrounding the implant can also be profoundly degraded, impeding healing. Cortisone can have a negative impact on tissue strength and healing, so I don't know if a surgeon would be willing to recommend it.
As to chelation - I don't know. Keep in mind that while the implant is still present, so it continues to degrade, therefore any chelation therapy would be an exercise in swimming against the tide. I'm not sure if you can be given enough chelating agents to lower the level of cobalt without causing other adverse effects.
The longer I lived with metal implants, the more ill I became, so I would recommend that you think hard about doing revision therapy sooner rather than later. Some effects in my body became permanent after only 6 years.
Sue
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Thank you Sue for such a knowledgeable reply.. and yes, i agree with all you presented.. My surgeon who did implant didn't clue into my complaints 3 yrs ago.. course it was pandemic so visits delayed but went to spinal dr, then back to another ortho who did the lab tests , diagnosed,but no surgeries were being done in2020... I test every 6 months and original surgeon assures me my values "not off the charts" and says i can live with it..thus, he offers revision but does state complications etc..
At 75 with 2 disabled daughters i don't know if i want the whole rehab again.. i do yearly retinal tests, have had cardiac echos,.. it's ultimately my choice..
I don't feel my health provider even notified me of possible MoM issues as they should have. I initiated appt. due to r. o. m. changes..
Manufacturers had responsibilities to patients and i never was notified..
If i can i will go forth with revision ..
I appreciate your input greatly and if i might ask, how old you were when implant first done, how you knew it had to be revised, cobalt level etc?
Thanks!