Allergy to surgical metal

For three weeks I've had terrible pain, a prickly feeling, and a feeling of oozing beneath my cast. In fact, it's been almost impossible to keep the pain under control. One week, when I went to the Dr. about this, the cast was removed and I had a great deal of inflammation, and what appeared to be pus at the pin sites. Dr. Silas ordered an antibiotic, and recommended that I not " overdo it." She was right in a way, because I had been overdoing it. And that did help a little. But the pain was still pretty unbearable.


So this week at my appointment, the cast was removed and one of the pins appeared to be backing out. Dr. Silas decided it was time to remove the pins based on my xray. I still had a great deal of skin inflammation, granulation tissue that was building up around two of the pins, and drainage.

As soon as the pins were out, my pain level dropped from more than eight out of 10 to a four. As the week has gone by, the pain has lessened. The pins sites, however are itchy.

It appears that I have an allergy to surgical metal. Now, I haven't been able to wear earrings since I was a teenager. I have allergic reactions to lots of different types of makeup. I'm allergic to carrots, peppers, cilantro, sage, demerol, penicillin, miconazole, various types of grasses, trees, weeds, and animals, not to mention dust and molds. Whenever I report my allergies to a healthcare provider I usually just bring up the medications. Looks like I probably ought to include metals.