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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Thanks Jamie. I am very discouraged and feel like giving up. I tried so hard to seek out good doctors for both of my knee surgeries and neither turned out well. The last thing I ever wanted to do is start this battle all over again. It can be very discouraging.
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Ok. Thanks. I am hoping that doctors at either UCLA, USC, or Cedars Sinai will be able to figure this out. I just have to keep turning over rocks until I find one.
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Kneeper, I have seen two internal doctors but they were focusing on the possibility of Valley Fever. I have an appointment at the end of Sept with a doctor at UCLA. He is a friend of the OS who did my surgery so I am concerned about whether he will be willing to honestly address the problem...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Leave it to me to be the first one to have a problem with bone cement in my leg tissues.
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    One reason I suspected the bone cement is because I tested nonreactive to bone cement the first two allergy tests but reactive after the bone cement leak. If it isn't the bone cement, then perhaps the implant is the culprit. I hope that I will be able to find a doctor who will be willing to...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    The PA explained to me that the xray appeared different than other xrays because it was like a negative. It was very black different than any xray I had ever seen before which allowed the particles of cement to show in my leg. He may have been able to accomplish the dark black color through...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    You know what Jamie, I told them about the law but they denied that there even was an xray. They gave me a copy of an xray but it didn't show the star bursts because it hadn't been reversed like a negative. I have asked over and over and they deny that it exists. The PA won't even talk to me...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    I wish that I could. I asked the doctor for the xray but he wouldn't give it to me.
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    The PA participated in the surgery. He never mentioned the beads. All I know is what he told me that a hole was made in my bone inadvertently and bone cement leaked into my tissues. My doctor did confirm that was accurate so I am guessing that the cement became toxic to me and now I have...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    If you google Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism you will find several articles. The one I read is at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3710008/. Under the systemic effects of metal ions it says, "Most in vitro and in vivo studies that have been published in the...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    I am sorry I can't remember how to get back to my original thread but I have a serious problem following my right knee revision and hope I can find an answer here. I recently had to have a CT scan for another reason and it was determined that I now have lesions on my kidney, liver...
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    Revision TKR Lovetocookandsew’s long road to recovery

    That is good that you aren't allergic to the zirconium. I am for sure. Your body is reacting negatively to something though. Could it be the bone cement? I hope your doc figures it out soon and I hope the allergy testing is accurate. I was within normal limits for zirconium on the two tests...
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    Revision TKR Lovetocookandsew’s long road to recovery

    I am so sorry that you didn't get a better result! I have been wondering how you are doing. My revision isn't doing as well as I had hoped either. Apparently I am allergic to it so here we go again. Your pain and swelling really concerns me. Did your doctor check for infection? I imagine he...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Hi Josephine, Thank you for responding though that isn't exactly what I was hoping to hear for sure. I bet you are right. It has been 8 months since my surgery. Hopefully it will heal in a little more time. I wonder why my family doctor didn't tell me that? I truly am becoming disenchanted...
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    TKR Lesions caused by metal sensitivity

    Thank you.
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