Staples Out

"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg) 06/01/2020 at 19:35 • Filed to: None

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I got my staples out. Not healing as well as the docs would like because, in yet another surprise twist, I’m apparently allergic to even medical grade titanium.

There go all my dreams of becoming a badass cyborg.  

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 19:46

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Good they’re out.

We’ll just have to move onto plan B

jimz > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 19:52

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wow, really?  That’s going to suck if you ever need a hip or other joint replacement.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 19:55

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Are you allergic to gold? I worked with a professor who was developing techniques to plate gold onto titanium to avoid implant rejection. I don’t know how far along that got, but it was wild to look into.

dumpsterfire! > jimz 06/01/2020 at 20:07

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Most joint replacement components are high cobalt steel. Now neck fusion plates are frequently titanium.  

jimz > dumpsterfire! 06/01/2020 at 20:13

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I did not know that. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/01/2020 at 20:28

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That’s really cool, Id never heard of that. As far as I know I’m not allergic to it, so maybe that would work for me.

I'm sure my insurance would love that, though. Can't use already astronomically expensive titanium components, now they have to be gold plated!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 06/01/2020 at 20:29

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I fully support this.  Heck, based on my abilitity to tolerate pain without painkillers, I might even have a shot at it. 

Snuze: Needs another Swede > dumpsterfire! 06/01/2020 at 20:30

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I didn’t know that, very cool!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > jimz 06/01/2020 at 20:31

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Sadly I’m probably going to end up needing a right knee eventually.

Someone else mentioned gold plated titanium, which apparently has a lower rejection rate.  Because regular titanium isn't going to be expensive enough. 

boredalways > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 20:37

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I’m confident Section 9 can fix you up

OPPOsaurus WRX > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 21:12

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my back rod is titanium

Snuze: Needs another Swede > OPPOsaurus WRX 06/01/2020 at 22:18

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My dad has a couple titanium pins in his back as well. Must have gotten my allergy from my mother. 

sn4cktimes > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/01/2020 at 23:24

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I’m surprised I made it out of my teens and early 20's without having any metal bits installed... 

Grindintosecond > Snuze: Needs another Swede 06/02/2020 at 00:01

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Stainlesss........

why not?