@nyctrin Thank you for sharing your results of what you’ve learned. I’m glad you found an answer. Did your surgeon think this problem is solved now or could it happen again? There are other situations where some patients grow bone around a surgical implant such as an artificial spinal disc. Did your surgeon think this had anything to do with titanium? Some patients have immune responses to foreign materials in their body. How is your recovery going after the surgery?

In re-reading your first post, I wanted to say that you’ve done an excellent job in advocating for yourself. I hope the attitude of your surgeon improved and he is willing to listen. I know this is difficult to do as a patient. Surgeons want good results from their procedures without complications that could reflect on them. Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason for something.

If you are a patient who reacts to titanium, there is a practice in Texas that treats this called the Environmental Health Center Dallas. I had titanium plates from an ankle fracture that caused pain, hives, and skin discoloration and I had them removed which resolved the issues.

Thank you again for sharing valuable information.

Jennifer