I repeatedly get questions on what levels of Cobalt are toxic. I have never seen the word toxic used by anyone.
Here is the Cobalt ladder:
1ppb
physiologic
2ppb
upper normal limit for
patients with hip resurfacing
5ppb
abnormal ware
10 ppb
60%
show ARMD (adverse reaction to metal debris) within 3
years
20ppb
metalosis
(remember ppb and micrograms per liter
are the same.)
Here is another post you might look at:
http://www.mydepuyhiprecall.com/2011/06/is-there-accepted-cut-off-level-for.html
The identification of high serum levels of metal ions is an indication that the
hip is functioning poorly.
2. There is no accepted cut off level [of what
is bad or really poor.]
3. There is an overall consensus that the blood
cobalt or chromium level of a well functioning hip is is approx 2 ug/l (which is
the equivalent to 2 parts per billion.)
4. There is a correlation
between the metal ion concentrations of serum and component wear.
5.
Serum chromium ion levels of greater than 17 parts per billion and serum cobalt
ion levels of greater than 19 parts per billion are likely to be associated with
metalosis.
6. Elevated metal ion levels have been used to identify
patients with metalosis, pseudo tumors and the like.
7. Blood levels
are doubled in in painful hips compared with well-functioning hips.
8.
Other studies have found that by using a cut off of 4 parts per billion, the
cases of problem issues rose from 75% to 90%.
My cobalt was 578.4. Bit high - yes?
ReplyDeleteDo you take lots of Vits and minerals? Is your diet extremely nutrient dense? Did you stop taking supplements at least 3 days before having your metals tested? These are all things I am learning about. Because I never knew about stopping my supplementation days before testing, I will be retesting this week and taking it from there........
DeleteMy readings were Chromium 33.64 ug/l (or ppb - parts per billion) and
ReplyDeleteCobalt 27.40 ug/L.
Re the vitamin supplements, I had been taking a Vitamin B supplement and 1000mg cod liver oil when I had my test. I know that cobalt is a component of Vit B. I am going to have another blood test next week to see if anything has changed. My Birmingham hip resurfacing has been fine, no pain but some graunching noises from it occasionally. However I will have it re-done if it is poisoning me.