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What Causes Severe Back Pain Long After Having A Back Surgery?

Hi Doc My Fiance Margarita Rios has been suffering for ever from a back surgery when she was only 14yrs old becauseof this surgery she has become nothing but agony and pain , the pain is so intense that the metal rod in her back has made her very helpless. My Fiance is now thirtyseven and it has only gotten worse, not to long ago two yrars as a matter of fact she was diagnosed with overion canser my question is why does she still suffer pain if this surgery was to help her not live with pain for ever. I truly belive that the metal in her back caused the cancer, See my brother too had a rod in his leg and he also developed a rear type of cancer in the bone.Doctor EDWIN was the doctor that performed this surgery at Doctor Childrens Hospital here i Houston.
Mon, 21 Aug 2017
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if your fiancee has underwent surgery at 14 with metal implants and now she is getting pain there can be ma y reasons. first of all there might be implant failure with backoult or implant breakage. there is also possibility of infection. instability due to increased mobility around implants may be other reason for pain. association betwwen metal implants and cancer is not proven yet. so your fiance needs to be investigated with digital xray of involved spine both anteroposterior and lateral views. I would advise to visit your operating surgeon as he knows better for her previous surgery. thanks.
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What Causes Severe Back Pain Long After Having A Back Surgery?

dear patient if your fiancee has underwent surgery at 14 with metal implants and now she is getting pain there can be ma y reasons. first of all there might be implant failure with backoult or implant breakage. there is also possibility of infection. instability due to increased mobility around implants may be other reason for pain. association betwwen metal implants and cancer is not proven yet. so your fiance needs to be investigated with digital xray of involved spine both anteroposterior and lateral views. I would advise to visit your operating surgeon as he knows better for her previous surgery. thanks.