Allergic to titanium?

[kr4st]

Allergic to titanium? I have had three knee replacements, one a cement/antibiotic one. I am in constant pain and my leg has red spots on the aria of the knee replacement and is always wormer then the other leg. Now I have developed a severe allergy in my sinus, with the tubes plug and water on one ear. No one can tell me what I am allergic to. I read many people having the idea of allergies to titanium and I have read that the medical community say it not possible. The last two night I have had a temperature of 101, that comes and goes.
my meds are:
Mometasone Furoate 50 mcg 120d nasal
Loratadine 10mg
Rifampin 300 mg cap
my Gatofloxacin was discontinued by the VA
replaced with ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice a day.
Are you sure that there are no allergies to knee replacements  jeff graham

[lookinforhope316]

I had a breast biopsy the middle of april. I am so sick. My throat is swollen hurts to swallow and my ears ache all the time. I have pain in my chest near the surgery site and enough nausea to light up Las Vegas. I have had CT scans and xrays. All negative for an infection anywhere. Called the surgical hospital and when I explained my symptoms, the nurse said that it sounded like a reaction to implant. Then all my symptoms made sense. I have been very allergic to metal since I was little. I have a vegus nerve stimulator to help with depression. It had to be turned off 4 weeks ago because the pain in my neck and ears was so severe, needless to say, it isn't doing anything for my mood. It is a long weekend so I wont know more about all of my symptoms till Tuesday. I have been searching everywhere for an explanation. Thank you for writing in. There is no information about this kind of allergy on the internet. I find it hard to believe and thankful for this site. I stumbled on to it by accident. Good luck to your daughter. lookinforhope 316

[B4SuzieQ]

The only way I was able to get the rash to go away was to have the cervical plate removed.  In the meantime what helped lessen the rash was taking some strong probiotics I ordered from my chiropractor and I would wipe my rashes with the brown listerine.  

[Rikistar]

Hi I had bilateral hip replacement with titanium rods done 3 years ago and have developed a terrible case of excema. What did you do to treat and relive the symptoms you have?
Thanks Riki

[Stmawesnicola]

This is interestng. I had coflex implant in Dec 2013. Thought that would be the end of pain. The pain in my legs disappeared which was amazing.BUT I now have constant headaches and neck pain. Quite worried now.

[B4SuzieQ]

I didn't have dental implants, I had a titanium plate on my cervical spine.  After 1 1/2 years of tests and being exhausted and felt like I was dying, I found out about the Melisa test.  I was extremely allergic to nickel and a couple of other metals.  I had the plate removed and have made a 80 - 85% recovery.  I used the Melisa lab in NJ and the director there is extremely kind and helpful.  I wish you and your daughter all the best and that you find her the answers she needs.

One other thing, because of the implant I have had to have extensive dental work done.  Find a dentist that caters to this.  

I hope this helps.  I am sure others will be by to tell you their stories.  

[anewmanfan]

My daughter just had the MELISA test done after about a six month span of being extremely sick with doctors telling they just dont know what is wrong. They suggest I get her therapy. Ya no thanks I would rather find out what is wrong with my once bubbly, hyper, very outgoing 15 year old. She had dental implants back in August and the symptoms started within two weeks time. It started first with severe stomach pain and vomiting. They put her in childrens hospital and finally decided it was her gall bladder so they took it out on Nov 20 2013. The symptoms only got worse after we were discharged and she was right back in the hospital 2 wks later. Only this time she also had severe fatigue, severe joint pain and a rash on her arms and legs that would come and go. She also had a very rapid heartbeat (always above 130 at rest and chest pains. Once again sent home saying they just dont know. About a month later she still had not been back to school and was still experiencing all the same symptoms. She had lost 20 lbs. One day the chest pains got so bad they transported her from our ER to the Arkansas childrens hospital by ambulance. They done extensive heart testing and came up with nothing. Sent home again not knowing. So, on the way home as I was praying and crying for my child that nobody seemed to want to help I thought about when this all started she had had some dental work done so I began researching allergies to dental implants and was astonished to see that she was suffering from a lot of the same symptoms so many had suffered that had a metal alloy allergy. I took her to her dentist that was very helpful and had done tons of research before we came in to discuss options. His first step was for us to contact or pcp and get the MELISA test ordered. So we get the test ordered and it finally came in. We just got the test done yesterday on 2/12/14. We cant wait to get the results and so hope this is what is wrong with her so she can get back in school and back to being a teenager. If she is positive for the titanium or nickel allergy we will also have to go see the surgeon that took out her gall bladder because they leave clips on your bile duct when they remove it that is also titanium. Its a lot to have to have done but we are ready and willing if it means getting her well. Has anyone else had similar symptoms as my daughter?