Terrific observations. I have said for time now that mental diseases are actually physical diseases because the brain is just a physical organ in the body. Your observation relating it specifically to metabolism is astute. And our metabolism is affected by every man-made toxin (and even a few natural ones) we come in contact with whether thru food and drink, eye and skin contact, air in the lungs, or to your point, implants into the body.
Just curious, but did you determine your hypersensitivity to titanium with specific tests, or personal observation?
With my first spinal implant I became hypersensitive to the titanium in the titanium alloy implant. It also had a galvanic reaction with my amalgam fillings. There are tests for this but in nz they don’t allow them. The Melisa test is a diagnostic standardised test that specifically tests for a type 4 delayed type hypersensitivity to the metal being tested. But you have to get blood to the lab in Germany in under 48 hours which is not possible from New Zealand. They use metal salts to see how your blood reacts to it. But I contacted the inventor of the test, Prof Vera Stejskal, and she monitored things for about 3 years. After those three years and after it was removed she gave me a clinical diagnosis. She said it was a classic case of titanium allergy and that it had a galvanic reaction with my amalgam fillings. My surgeon agreed and so did the immunologist.
There’s also an LTT test. It’s slightly different than the Melisa test. The Melisa test has one extra step than the LTT test. It tests for hypersensitivity to the metal being tested for but they can’t call it a type 4 allergy as it’s not a diagnostic test. It is still reliable though and when people test positive and remove their implant, further testing shows they are no longer having a hypersensitivity reaction to that metal and the symptoms disappear.
The Melisa test is used regularly by Astra Zeneca to test their factory workers to make sure they haven’t developed an allergy to the metal salts they handled. It was developed because some factory workers were showing signs of hypersensitivity.
I learnt a lot from Vera and she also put me on to some of her colleagues who taught me a lot too. It was very obvious that I was allergic to the implant and once I’d spoken with Vera it was even more obvious. It was indeed a classic case. That was about 20 years ago, so they have 20 years of data that backs their test up.
You can get the LTT test in the USA. A place called orthopaedics analysis does the tests.
Everyone getting an implant or dental work should get one of these tests prior to the implantation or dental work. It should be mandatory. Because then they can make sure they choose a product you aren’t already hypersensitive to.
You’d probably find Vera’s research very interesting. We become hypersensitive to metals, with when it occurring, depending on our genetics, which predicts our susceptibility. When we become hypersensitive to metals we also become hypersensitive to all chemicals in our environment. This then leads to autoimmune issues. The good news is that it can be reversed, by simply removing the metal. But that can be harder done than said, as surgeons don’t want to be responsible for an adverse event to metals. They see it as a threat to their career.
With my 2019 implant, I woke from surgery having a hypersensitivity reaction so that was very obvious. But it wasn’t just the titanium. I got the implant removed and the titanium symptoms went away. But I still had the neurotoxic symptoms of aluminium, like I used to get when younger from the aluminium in vaccines. Metal intoxication, but allopathic drs call the symptoms, things like adhd or autism or bipolar etc because they aren’t allowed to investigate neurotoxicity. That was caused by the alumina in the bone cement. With the alumina in my composite dental fillings, I was now over my tolerance for aluminium. Replacing my composite fillings with metal Fred ceramics got rid of the metal intoxication as I was now under my tolerance again.
But I still have the symptoms of bone cement implantation syndrome. It can only happen in certain situations which were all present with my case. About 30% of patients end up with bone cement implantation syndrome if it’s used to fill a hole in bone. When it cures, it expands and forms tiny cracks in the bone. This allows the toxins in the bone cement to get into the blood supply. My red blood cells aren’t even round anymore. They’re all dented and the guy that did the blood smear said there was a chemical in my blood, damaging my red blood cells not long after they leave the marrow.
Prof Vera Stejskal is no longer with us, but her research is. It’s very interesting and explains a lot.
Of course, one of the problems, in the USA at least, is they are often leaving titanium clips, or other objects inside patients without any prior testing, nor truly informed consent. And the patients don't know about it unless they review the post-op notes, and most don't.
Yes, the same happens in NZ. Surgeons are not required to tell patients if they are putting surgical clips in them or bone cement. The clips are often nitinol which is 50% titanium and 50% titanium. That makes it even worse.
They don’t tell patients about them as they don’t want the patient to claim an adverse event if they subsequently get systemically ill. It’s all about avoiding liability. I know women who were sick for decades and although asking about surgical clips they were told there were none. Recently one woman found out she had over 2dozen clips in her body after 30 years of trying to get help
I’ve certainly learnt that vitamin d is the most important one. It’s thought that metals use nutrient channels to get to the brain and I’ve found that taking vitamin d seems to interfere with that process. As though low vitamin d allows more metals to highjack that nutrient pathway and high vitamin d doesn’t allow as many metals to highjack it.
This all makes sense. The body will do anything to keep itself alive.
Further to your comment re amalgams and alcohol consumption, I have realised that I do not go for alcohol as much since having the last ones out in 2020. I have read this elsewhere too.
Thank you for sharing your experience. There’s definitely something to it. I lost my taste for coffee too, but I think that was more to do with titanium and not my amalgams
Terrific observations. I have said for time now that mental diseases are actually physical diseases because the brain is just a physical organ in the body. Your observation relating it specifically to metabolism is astute. And our metabolism is affected by every man-made toxin (and even a few natural ones) we come in contact with whether thru food and drink, eye and skin contact, air in the lungs, or to your point, implants into the body.
Just curious, but did you determine your hypersensitivity to titanium with specific tests, or personal observation?
With my first spinal implant I became hypersensitive to the titanium in the titanium alloy implant. It also had a galvanic reaction with my amalgam fillings. There are tests for this but in nz they don’t allow them. The Melisa test is a diagnostic standardised test that specifically tests for a type 4 delayed type hypersensitivity to the metal being tested. But you have to get blood to the lab in Germany in under 48 hours which is not possible from New Zealand. They use metal salts to see how your blood reacts to it. But I contacted the inventor of the test, Prof Vera Stejskal, and she monitored things for about 3 years. After those three years and after it was removed she gave me a clinical diagnosis. She said it was a classic case of titanium allergy and that it had a galvanic reaction with my amalgam fillings. My surgeon agreed and so did the immunologist.
There’s also an LTT test. It’s slightly different than the Melisa test. The Melisa test has one extra step than the LTT test. It tests for hypersensitivity to the metal being tested for but they can’t call it a type 4 allergy as it’s not a diagnostic test. It is still reliable though and when people test positive and remove their implant, further testing shows they are no longer having a hypersensitivity reaction to that metal and the symptoms disappear.
The Melisa test is used regularly by Astra Zeneca to test their factory workers to make sure they haven’t developed an allergy to the metal salts they handled. It was developed because some factory workers were showing signs of hypersensitivity.
I learnt a lot from Vera and she also put me on to some of her colleagues who taught me a lot too. It was very obvious that I was allergic to the implant and once I’d spoken with Vera it was even more obvious. It was indeed a classic case. That was about 20 years ago, so they have 20 years of data that backs their test up.
You can get the LTT test in the USA. A place called orthopaedics analysis does the tests.
Everyone getting an implant or dental work should get one of these tests prior to the implantation or dental work. It should be mandatory. Because then they can make sure they choose a product you aren’t already hypersensitive to.
You’d probably find Vera’s research very interesting. We become hypersensitive to metals, with when it occurring, depending on our genetics, which predicts our susceptibility. When we become hypersensitive to metals we also become hypersensitive to all chemicals in our environment. This then leads to autoimmune issues. The good news is that it can be reversed, by simply removing the metal. But that can be harder done than said, as surgeons don’t want to be responsible for an adverse event to metals. They see it as a threat to their career.
With my 2019 implant, I woke from surgery having a hypersensitivity reaction so that was very obvious. But it wasn’t just the titanium. I got the implant removed and the titanium symptoms went away. But I still had the neurotoxic symptoms of aluminium, like I used to get when younger from the aluminium in vaccines. Metal intoxication, but allopathic drs call the symptoms, things like adhd or autism or bipolar etc because they aren’t allowed to investigate neurotoxicity. That was caused by the alumina in the bone cement. With the alumina in my composite dental fillings, I was now over my tolerance for aluminium. Replacing my composite fillings with metal Fred ceramics got rid of the metal intoxication as I was now under my tolerance again.
But I still have the symptoms of bone cement implantation syndrome. It can only happen in certain situations which were all present with my case. About 30% of patients end up with bone cement implantation syndrome if it’s used to fill a hole in bone. When it cures, it expands and forms tiny cracks in the bone. This allows the toxins in the bone cement to get into the blood supply. My red blood cells aren’t even round anymore. They’re all dented and the guy that did the blood smear said there was a chemical in my blood, damaging my red blood cells not long after they leave the marrow.
Prof Vera Stejskal is no longer with us, but her research is. It’s very interesting and explains a lot.
Very enlightening. Thanks for the info!
Of course, one of the problems, in the USA at least, is they are often leaving titanium clips, or other objects inside patients without any prior testing, nor truly informed consent. And the patients don't know about it unless they review the post-op notes, and most don't.
Yes, the same happens in NZ. Surgeons are not required to tell patients if they are putting surgical clips in them or bone cement. The clips are often nitinol which is 50% titanium and 50% titanium. That makes it even worse.
They don’t tell patients about them as they don’t want the patient to claim an adverse event if they subsequently get systemically ill. It’s all about avoiding liability. I know women who were sick for decades and although asking about surgical clips they were told there were none. Recently one woman found out she had over 2dozen clips in her body after 30 years of trying to get help
Medicating with alcohol is a common pattern.
Vitamin D is more important than all other supplements put together.
Look at a few posts in vitamindwiki.com to be sure of this
I’ve certainly learnt that vitamin d is the most important one. It’s thought that metals use nutrient channels to get to the brain and I’ve found that taking vitamin d seems to interfere with that process. As though low vitamin d allows more metals to highjack that nutrient pathway and high vitamin d doesn’t allow as many metals to highjack it.
This all makes sense. The body will do anything to keep itself alive.
Further to your comment re amalgams and alcohol consumption, I have realised that I do not go for alcohol as much since having the last ones out in 2020. I have read this elsewhere too.
Thank you for sharing your experience. There’s definitely something to it. I lost my taste for coffee too, but I think that was more to do with titanium and not my amalgams