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Can Metallosis damage other areas of body ?

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carol59959
carol59959

Can metallosis damage other muscles in the body or is it just where the implant is located?

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  • maggie93798
    maggie93798 carol59959

    Posted

    there has been a lot of research on this, and yes all parts of the body. The levels in your blood can be measured

  • joe63159
    joe63159 carol59959

    Posted

    metalosis in a large amount can attack major organs and destroy them especially kidneys and liver,,,,a blood test is available if you suspect it definetly request one I know cause i have it

    • carol59959
      carol59959 joe63159

      Posted

      My levels are high and ivevto have a revision. My muscles in my shoulders are agony and I had wondered if this could be related . Thanks

    • ptolemy
      ptolemy carol59959

      Posted

      There is an autoimmune disease called polymyalgia rheumatica. The symptoms are extremely painful shoulders and/or hips. If you look it up on Google you could check if they are your symptoms.

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure carol59959

    Posted

    if you have had a heavy metal blood test for cobalt and chromium and the results are high levels of the metals in the blood then some cases complications caused by metals are reviewed by a surgeon and may need a revision. many patients with metallosis require revision. remove the MoM implants add ceramic ball . i had revision due to metallosis causing corrosion of the area around the implant, loosening the femur implant pseudo tumors. there are many studies on the various cases online. i now have blood tests every 6 months since revision.my other hip has been in place for over 22 years and did not have high levels of metals causing metallosis . the second hip had many of the complications associated with metallosis.

    hope your doing well and recovery is going better.

    • carol59959
      carol59959 hope4cure

      Posted

      I had MOM hip 12 years ago . Bloods have risen and MRI showing change so im having a revision (don't know when yet) I have really bad pain in my shoulders and other areas so was wondering if this could also be down to my hip. Recently had MRI and it showed I had torn tendon in shoulder, my other shoulder feels the same so I'm wondering if it can all be linked

  • ptolemy
    ptolemy carol59959

    Posted

    Have you had a metal on metal implant in the past? If so did you have it checked?

    • carol59959
      carol59959 ptolemy

      Posted

      Yes I have metal hip. Bloods are raised and MRI showing change. it's to come out. I was just wondering if pain elsewhere was related

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