Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
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Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#2Ouch! I must say, she got lucky they diagnosed the cobalt poisoning in time.
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#3I do not know who these Very Important Patients are, what sort of insurance they carry, what their social-credit ratings are, or what sort of providers they see, but this article reads to me like an episode of “House MD” or “Doc Martin”.
I can only vouch for my personal lived experience, as a mentally ill man living in poverty, on Medicaid and ACA plans. No provider would ever in a million years do this kind of diligence for any condition. Not in the Emergency Department for sure . They run standard tests: every test that insurance will pay for, every test that my credit rating will bear, and then they slap on the most common treatments and try to get me outta there ASAP.
I’ve long had alleged thyroid issues and alleged organ troubles that can be wicked mimics of myriad conditions, and Levothyroxine (Synthroid) in particular can engender some horrific psychiatric symptoms.
So bravo to the genius providers who evidently needed to apply for grants and/or needed to get monographs published in the JAMA, so much so that they went to considerable and unnecessary expense to figure out this lady’s issues.
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#4- stupid question
- what set of conditions actually cause a person to get a hip replacement surgery apart from an accident?
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#5I do not know who these Very Important Patients are, what sort of insurance they carry, what their social-credit ratings are, or what sort of providers they see, but this article reads to me like an episode of “House MD” or “Doc Martin”. I can only vouch for my personal lived experience, as a mentally ill man living in poverty, on Medicaid and ACA plans. No provider would ever in a million years do this kind of dilig…
There actually was an episode of House with this very diagnosis from a hip replacement, https://house.fandom.com/wiki/Family_Practice
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#6I do not know who these Very Important Patients are, what sort of insurance they carry, what their social-credit ratings are, or what sort of providers they see, but this article reads to me like an episode of “House MD” or “Doc Martin”. I can only vouch for my personal lived experience, as a mentally ill man living in poverty, on Medicaid and ACA plans. No provider would ever in a million years do this kind of dilig…
I share your cynicism based on my own experiences, but I think the technical answer to your question includes:
1. We don't know how many people had similar conditions that simply went untreated.
2. If you somehow manage to pique a doctor's curiosity, they might apply a similar effort for you.
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#7- stupid question - what set of conditions actually cause a person to get a hip replacement surgery apart from an accident?
Age. Hip replacement surgery is common among the elderly.
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#8- stupid question - what set of conditions actually cause a person to get a hip replacement surgery apart from an accident?
Arthritis. Causes heaps of pain and reduced mobility which brings a whole lot of other medical complications. Hips replacement are super common past a certain age.
Re: Woman's hip replacement disintegrates, causing metal poisoning
#9- stupid question - what set of conditions actually cause a person to get a hip replacement surgery apart from an accident?
Arthritis. Causes heaps of pain and reduced mobility which brings a whole lot of other medical complications. Hips replacement are super common past a certain age.
Osteoarthritis (or specifically, osteoarthrosis), not rheumatoid arthritis (swelling of the areas around the joint due to immunoresponse), it's when the cartilage on the femural head wears out so its just bone on bone. Doctors can inject hyaluronic acid for temporary lubrication but a replacement is pretty much the only long term treatment.