Metallosis patients / heavy metal poisoning specialist

Sorry Bonnie, Mayo Connect is a patient and caregiver support group, not a medical referral system. You have a pretty rare situation, and it would depend on whether any other members in your area have had the same surgery.
When I needed a relatively uncommon procedure in my metro area, first I looked up board certified surgeons, then I read their bios, then I started calling those who seemed to fit the bill, and started calling. I also asked friends and family, my PT and my primary doc. Found an awesome hand surgeon, and would be seeing them still, but they moved to Florida.
By the way, my chosen hip revision surgeon was in the same practice as the original doc, and we have gotten on fine for going on 15 years. He is frequently listed among the top ortho surgeons in my area.

Sorry Bonnie, Mayo Connect is a patient and caregiver support group, not a medical referral system. You have a pretty rare situation, and it would depend on whether any other members in your area have had the same surgery.
When I needed a relatively uncommon procedure in my metro area, first I looked up board certified surgeons, then I read their bios, then I started calling those who seemed to fit the bill, and started calling. I also asked friends and family, my PT and my primary doc. Found an awesome hand surgeon, and would be seeing them still, but they moved to Florida.
By the way, my chosen hip revision surgeon was in the same practice as the original doc, and we have gotten on fine for going on 15 years. He is frequently listed among the top ortho surgeons in my area.

Thank you. My cobalt is 10.9 chromium 5.6. My mom hip is almost 20 years old. That surgeon is retiring in 9 months. I have not found surgeons who have vast experience with these types of revisions in Seattle or the surrounding areas. I have referrals to the U of W and 3 other surgeons. However, two of the referrals are with docs that are with the same group that my original MOM hip surgeon is with. I don't trust him for reasons I won't mention here. He agreed to replace this with a Tapestry Zimmer biomet with synthetic collagen. He didn't want to answer my questions and though I am unable to take ANY type of NSAIDS anymore, he insisted on one. No opiates post surgery. The hospital where the original surgery was done didn't keep records for 20 years. The law was 10 years, although now it's 26 years. Most potential surgeons want to see the surgical records. I'm not sure how to move forward. Also, my insurance doesn't cover out of network providers. 😑

I have out-of-network coverage, may I ask who and where your revision surgery is? Thank you for your response.

My revision surgeon is in Minnesota. But I know you have some fabulous orthos in Seattle. My nephew was sent there because there is even a doc who specializes in replacing hips in people with avascular necrosis (bone death). Find a local listing of the "top orthopedic surgeons in the Seattle area." Then use it to track down a listing of their bios with education and skill sets listed.

I got my surgical reports more than 10 yrs later…it wasn’t easy. The moved them from the hospital where I had surgery to their main campus in Houston. The still, it was a matter of following up with the same person for quite some time..She was the one that made it happen

I became aware of the effects of metalosis through my wife. My ortho never brought it up. My PCP was aware of it and the doctor my wife was seeing for chelation. To be honest, I didn't heed my wife's advice to have chelation until I began to read many of the related posts on this forum. Thank you all for sharing.

It has been a while since you posted. Have your levels been rechecked? Also, there are two cobalt tests that can yield very different results - blood cobalt and serum cobalt. Make sure they are using the same test each time.