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Suggest Medication To Ease Reaction To Nickle Used For Knee Replacement
I had double knee replacements in april 2015, and am suffering from a tightness banding sensation, I had an orthopedic panel study test which showed I am highly reactive to the nickel used in the replacements. Is there any medication I can take to ease this side effect. I really do not wan to have them both replaced again as I am only 57 yrs old
Wed, 31 Oct 2018
Hi,
Reaction to heavy metals is very common. Your symptom of tightness around knee joint will definitely subside with anti-allergic and antihistamine drugs.
So start a combination of antihistamine (Levocetirizine or Fexofenadine) and anti-allergic (Montelukast.)
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar,
Pulmonologist
Reaction to heavy metals is very common. Your symptom of tightness around knee joint will definitely subside with anti-allergic and antihistamine drugs.
So start a combination of antihistamine (Levocetirizine or Fexofenadine) and anti-allergic (Montelukast.)
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar,
Pulmonologist
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