Staples are not completely standard, and why would you even say that? They are used because they are fast for the surgeon and that is it!!! It has nothing to do with anything else!!!! I agree with the person just above me and the Staples are ruining my life too. It will never change as long as money is the real issue here and what is it about metals in the body causing problems that you cannot comprehend? Can you really not understand that? Another problem is that all these microscopic little silver or nickel materials that make up the titanium come off of the clips and staples and go directly to the prostate gland(it's a super filter), and causes lots of problems in men including cancer, and may be the cause of bladder lining failure in women. When it happens to you you will certainly know what we are talking about, but until then lots of people will die because of this fast procedure for Dr.'s benefit. Money money money!
Actually this is not entirely true. I was told clips prior to the mid 1990's were NOT titanium and they CAN cause problems from CT and/or MRI scans. In addition, the older clips may cause some patients allergic reactions. Therefore, it all depends on the type of clip your surgeon used and when your surgery was performed.
as bad as nazi concentration camp experiments
My clips were installed in May 2013, so they are new. There is a problem, but is there any investigation?
I agree, there should be a law that makes these doctors disclose to there patient what they are putting in our bodies and whether or not we want surgical clips inside of us. I also just found out that I have surgical clips after a gallbladder surgery and the doctor never told me about clips being left behind.
This is in no way in your mind it is most definitely the clips as I have had complications for over ten years since they left clips in me also ... I am now looking at having them removed
PATIENTS MOST DEFINATELY DONT COME FIRST WITH SOME DOCTORS ... MONEY MOST DEFINATELY DOES ... THEY THINK WE ARE STUPID AND DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW METAL INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY WILL REACT IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM A TWO YEAR OLD COULD FIGURE THIS OUT PEOPLE !!! .... WE DO DOCTORS AND WE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE PEEVED WITH YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS US AS GUINEA PIGS ...
How many surgeons would want to know and probably insiist on knowing what was left in their body after surgery?? Seriously! I have abnominal pain and while looking for a kidney stone, my doctor sees 2 surgical clips. Oh, could this be why when I am bent over my side hurts like heck and aches for hours after. Why is it so hard for them to tell us that they left a foreign object in our bodies? Is it that they cross their fingers and hope we will never notice the pain, the complications? If they haven't figured out something that can't float or work it's way into another part of our bodies then maybe they need to figure out a better way to stop bleeding! Nobody wants to admit it is the clips causing problems because they are all worried about being sued. Well maybe it is time to figure something better out, and if it takes some suing to get these surgeons to admit that there are problems with these clips then go for it. At the very least tell us about Them!!! How many people out there have had surgery and have no idea something was left behind? One of the secrets that they don't mention and there is a reason they don't mention it! Same reason they don't mention when the scalpel slips!!
I had a scan recently.It revealed metal clips in the back of my head. I had a brain tumor in 1967!
I didn't see you mention that you have metal clips in your body? I can tell you that for over 6 years now I've spend thousands of $$ trying to figure out why there is terrible pain in my lower left side, just above my stomach under/around my ribs. 6 years ago I had my lower left lung lobe removed BUT no one told me there were multiple clips left inside. I've been through countless tests and humiliated, even treat like a drug seeker; trying to get answers for this unbearable pain that wakes me up at night. I had to retire and now live on a very minimal income, now getting to the point of " where am I going to live?" because I can't even supplement my part time income to pay the rent.
Ironically I've been "pointing exactly" to where these numerous clips are located the entire time in every type Dr's office you can think of. Getting no answers. I cannot bend over without getting stabbed with pain. The worst part is my immune system is on high alert and getting burned out all the time! It had never done this before and I worked many hours a week as an educated executive account manager; living in a nice neighborhood with a nice home. I managed this life on my own no problem. This is ALL gone now.
So before you label this as "normal" surgical procedure, I hesitate to say you could't be more wrong. This is NOT normal. Loosing your entire quality of life due to lack of knowledge re whats been done to your body while under anesthesia is not normal. I'll even go so far as to say these numerous metal clips may have been needed in my case, BUT so was the knowledge that they were there; so that I could take proper care of myself and my entire life, mental, physical and financial.
I am discovering the same thing after having gallbladder removed last year, now testing for pain in that area, they make you feel like you are crazy because they can not find a reason. Something needs to be done about this, we all can not be experiencing the same and swept under the rug, I see my doctor today and she is really going to think I lost it now that I have read all of this and feel less crazy. Thank you. the stress over all this unknown pain has cause many other problems for me, claiming this a day of change.
So you wouldn't even consider surgery to remove the clips that have migrated when the person is in extreme pain?
I need to find a doctor that will actually listen to my mom who has clips hear her tailbone causing debilitating pain in her feet and legs...
Have you found a doctor to remove the clips? I am looking for one to remove clips that have migrated from gallbladder surgery.
i had a epilepsy surgery...also hallucinations but they were induce...it was torture....BAHA - BONE ANCHORED HEARING "AID" the titanium clips are not what they should
"...Sound vibrations can be transmitted to the inner ear by means of bone conduction via a titanium screw anchored in the skull bone....The titanium implant is inserted into the skull bone behind the ear in a surgery. "
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These things are the very reason why I get a copy of every report for every test I have done ... even so, a CT Scan report from only yesterday revealed multiple clips .. never before have they even been mentioned in all my 73 years with multiple CTs, xrays, you name it. Amazing. There has to be a reason WHY they don't want to mention these in reports. Probably because they DO CAUSE PAIN with some people ... I have had cramp-like pains in my upper right quandrant for years, and no one could explain why. Now Iknow.