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Post Date: 7/11/12 7:54 am I have had an interesting experience. I had a TT and hernia repair over 4 years ago. For the past year or so, I've had a small lump fairly deep under the skin to the left of my navel ( if I still had one). This was explained as " scar tissue" by 2-3 pcp. IN the past couple weeks, the skin over the area became reddened, and I went to a surgeon, asking if I had a hernia. After a CT, I was told it seemed to be fluid-filled pocket, maybe a cyst. I had a needle aspiration showing what appeared to be pus. So, in office, the pocket was opened and drained, swabbed and packed. After the second day, during a recheck on it, what appeared to be a surgical clip appeared on the q-tip swabs during the cleaning. Very tiny, and very supprising. Anyone ever had a clip or staple migrate to the surface??? I have " spit" every kind of suture ever used during surgery, including those considered least reactive, and those meant to be permanent, and the ones meant to disolve after a few weeks. But the surgeon says this is a titanium clip. All I can say is HHHHHHMMMMMM?????? Anyone else ever had anything like this?

LosingSally 1 Member Since: 11/25/07 [Latest Posts]

Post Date: 7/22/12 8:16 pm Replying to my own post. I had a second titanium clip surface in the same place, and still cleaning and packing, in order to heal from the inside out. Apparently these titanium clips are used to clip off bleeders during surgery as a faster method than suturing. Seems my body dislikes titatium as much as other suture materials.

 I hope it doesn't scar too badly.  At least you are well healed and it won't effect the "look" of the surgery.  

I have a spot along the "suture" line (he used glue) where there is a small knot.  It's been 6 years so I'm probably OK.

Do you have problems with earrings and jewelry too?

Pup.

Yes I have a huge problem with jewelry. Most contain nickle, which will literally make my ears feel as if they are going to rot off! So no costume jewelry, no silver, and no low grade gold.
My husband can buy reasonable 22-24k gold from the Middle East, and I wear only high grade gold.
Of course, one evening with silver won't hurt, but if I forget anf keep any on like 12 hours or more, my skin gets red and breaks open, ears, neck, or wrist. Fingers take a lot longer to react, but why chance it?
I assume you also have this issue?
Now for the scarey part.....I have hundreds of titanium clips and staples due to various surgeries, including a RNY style stomach resection, with the remnant remaining in my gut. And a DS style common channel. The TT and hernia repair utilized titaium clips and staples as well.
 I cannot imagine all of those coming to the surface after these almost 7 years??????


ETA: thanks for your reply! It's the only one I got, maybe it's very uncommon?

 Now I am a wee bit nervous, I have the same reaction to medal and even my 14kt  diamond wedding set turns my fingers black because the gold is thick.  Thinner gold bands or bracelets seem okay but forget costume jewelry.  My mother was the same way after she became diabetic so I thought was the cause.  I have never had problems with stitches though.  

I hope your body quits spitting these things out and heals back ogether.

Good luck.