Side Effects in Pinnacle Hip Lawsuit Include Fluid Build-Up


http://injurylawsuitnews.com/2012/02/side-effects-in-pinnacle-hip-lawsuit-include-fluid-build-up/

More articles on my husband's nightmare with his metal-poisoning causing artificial hip:

http://www.app.com/article/20111120/JNJ/311200016/J-J-sued-over-hip-replacement?odyssey=topicpage

http://www.app.com/article/20111120/JNJ/311200014/Johnson-Johnson-problems?odyssey=topicpage

I have been reading through this thread and have a few comments.

1. I highly recommend my lawyer, Pete Flowers, of St. Charles IL. He is experienced in mass tort litigation with DePuy, but is not a federal court/class action litigator.

2. If you believe you have problems with your hip device but are not getting an accurate diagnosis, ask your orthopedic surgeon to aspirate your hip.

3. Don't freak out about company reps being in the operating room with your surgeon. This is absolutely standard operating procedure. Unless your doc ONLY does hips, the rep is far more qualified in terms of size selection and other nuances than your surgeon. Reps are in the room for all types of medical device procedures.

4. I would recommend my doc as an honest doc, but he has semi-retired, and is only handling his ASR patients.

IS ANYBODY HAVING ISSUES WITH FINDING A DR THAT IS HONEST??? I REALLY NEED TO FIND A DR THAT IS NOT AFRAID....CAN ANYBODY HELP PLEASE??????
I AM IN EXTREME....HORRIFIC PAIN, SO HARD TO WALK, W/ ELEVATED COBALT/CHROMIUM LEVELS...HARD TO WALK. ETC ETC ETC....BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG W/ ME!!!!THE LEFT HIP IS WHAT HURTS ME SO MUCH MORE THAN THE RIGHT HIP...BUT SO FAR I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO0THING WRONG WITH THE LEFT HIP IMPLANT AND IT IS MY BACK PROABLY AND THE ELEVATED COBALT IS FROM THE RIGHT IMPLANT (WHICH IS A SMITH AND NEPHEW MDF SYSTEM).... I HAD AN MRI STATING:
Bilateral total hip prostheses. Small bilateral greater trochanteric periprosthetic collections. (Extracapsular findings: Small greater trochanteric fluid collections are present, greater on the left
than the right.)
AND A BONE SCAN SHOWING: left femoral component shows radiopharmaceutical uptake. This may represent small amount of loosening.

MY IMPLANT INFO IS THE DEPUY METAL ON POLY AS STATED BELOW:

DEVICE DESCRIPTION: FEMORAL STEM TAPERED W/POROCOAT
MANUFACTURER: DEPUY
CATALOG #: 1570-01-090
MODEL: SUMMIT
BODY SITE: LEFT HIP
SIZE:3,135MM
DATE USED: 06/16/2005

HIP HEAD
DEPUY
1365-11-000
ARTICULEZE
LEFT HIP

SIZE: 28MM, +1.5
DATE USED: 06/16/2005

DEVICE DESCRIPTION: ACETABULAR CUP
MANUFACTURER: DEPUY
PINNACLE SECTOR II
SIZE: 48MM
DATE USED: 06/16/2005

ACETABULAR LINER-LIPPED WASTED: 0
DEPUY
1219-28-248
PINNACLE MARATHON
SIZE:48MM X 28MM
DATE USED: 06/16/2005
LOT #: ZL6HN1000
DATE USED: 06/16/2005

CAN ANYBODY HELP OR GIVE ME SOME ADVICE PLEASE!

Be sure to report your device failure on the FDA MedWatch site---it is the only way we can get the word out that failures are occurring and hopefully get these devices recalled! https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/

If you have problems filling this convoluted form out, let me know and I can try to help you.

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Hi - just got this link from Juergen's wife.

I have a Smith & Nephew Birmingham Spectron, cobalt chrome total hip replacement. Surgery was 14 Aug 2008. I have had pain from day one but thought it was just the hip settling down.

But I find now that the cobalt chrome device is poisoning me - tissue damage and bone loss and pain I have to take medication for to stay mobile.

As part of my anger management I have been researching the whole area and have put together a blog with all my research for everyone to use - plus some video content for those considering hip replacements.

You guys might find it useful too - http://earlsview.com

regards


Earl Stevens PhD