My mom is six weeks out from having a TKR where they used titanium but was I was informed today that her knee replacement WAS NOT total titanium. within 2 wks post surgery my mom developed a bad smell in sinuses, a very bad bitter metallic taste in her mouth, she's has had constant nausea for six weeks now along with loss of appetite to which she has lost considerable amount of weight, severely depressed with anxiety now..she has been brought to the ER and admitted twice due to these symptoms where she was admitted for dehydration, flu like symptoms and UTI.. they done xrays on her stomach/abdomen ..then they admitted her into a pych ward of the hospital due to severe depression and aniexty in which we had her removed because we, her family felt that she is NOT in need of that type of treatment, brought her BACK to her GP doc due to she is still so sick, now they are wanting to have a ultrasound done on her because for some reason they think she has a gallbladder issue..she has been sick ever since her TKR with the nausea, metallic taste, anxiety, depression, loss of appetitie. etc.. I have done some research and it seems that it is possible that my mom could be having an allergic reaction to the metal in her knee?? does this sound possible based on the symptoms that she has been having ever since her knee surgery?? thank you in advance for any help you can offer
I love my mom so much and I am scared for her life at this point :'( PLEASE