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By: FOI release – Metal on Metal (MoM) Hip Replacements | Transparency « Earl's View

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:21:30 +0000

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By: HELLO – Earth to Major Tom – What Planet is this guy on? At trial of Johnson & Johnson recalled hip implants, doctor testifies device wasn’t defective | NJ.com « Earl's View

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:28:44 +0000

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By: earlstevens58

earlstevens58 — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:14:07 +0000

That is terrible. They treat us like idiots. His symptoms sound identical to those I had.

What part of the US are you in?

Earl

By: Earl/ Mary

Earl/ Mary — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:05:25 +0000

100% agree then what would be there reasons not to help us…They would be BROKE..and thats why they aren’t looking at real PATIENTS…I also have comment on this Blog many a time….

By: Earl/ Mary

Earl/ Mary — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:59:17 +0000

Amen..Thats how they are treating my Husband ..his levels we just found out after our dr. didn’t let us know we went to another dr.and his levels are very high,,and so far nothing is being done..he has had 2 total hip replacements both hips….and we don’t have that kind of money…its sick how we all are being treated..the dr. we went to acted like it wasn’t a big deal , he now been told he has diabets..hes be feeling sick alot ..foods not tasting right..headaches…high blood pressre…he was so health until he got hurt and ignore by his first pcare dr. and months later found out his hips have been frature and the one uncared for until that one gave out and he fell and frature the othe rtrying to catch his fall to the right then to the left and now hes been in pain from day one never stops..on disability we can’t do anything hardly…and pray every day they don’t take the disability away..so yes theses DR’s are hidning everything and being told what to tell the patient like robot sessions… worried wife!!

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Maker Aware of 40% Failure in Hip Implant – NYTimes.com « Earl's View — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:29:40 +0000

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By: Calling all Smith & Nephew victims « Earl's View

Calling all Smith & Nephew victims « Earl's View — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:31:58 +0000

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By: earlstevens58

earlstevens58 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:17:02 +0000

William

I have to agree. Their BS is one of the reasons I started the blog. They are masters of spin.

Sorry to hear that you still have that thing poisoning you. They have to cough up. Their actions, BS, and silence is going to be their doing.

Earl

By: William Redanz

William Redanz — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:54:26 +0000

B S aint the word to use, f#@&ing B S is more like it. I have posted my story on earls view.I had mine put in in February of 2008. I still have it in me, I was supposed to have it taken out over a year ago, I have been hospitalized a couple times with severe pain. my last cobalt level was over 150, and my chromium level was almost 200. The only reason why I have been putting off to surgery is due to work. I don’t work, I don’t survive. Who is going to pay my bills why I am laid up again.I have a lawyer working on it, but not much can be done until Smith and Nephew admits what they have done to us.I am going to go after them for poisoning, until a recall from Smith and Nephew or the FDA grow some balls and goes after them. They should do a study on everyone that is on earl’s view here.I’m sure just us alone would be enough to find a ruling. why can’t they contact us and add us to that list of people, and make a ruling on that. I wonder how that would affect the percentage rates

By: hbs924

hbs924 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:37:51 +0000

Great comments, I hope this keeps the fire going in other victims of the BHR.
Connie you may want to read the Citizen’s petition submitted to the FDA by Wright medical ( Roberts ) asking the pma on the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Device be denied.
The petition was denied by the FDA, perhaps due to politics or CORRUPTION or some one of authority looked upon this petition as one company trying to shine over another, a pissing contest you might say.
However the petition illustrates how the FDA deviated from the written rules and regulations in it’s own manuals as to approving a pma (pre-market approval ) device such as the Birmingham Hip.
A perfect example is conflict of interest rules as stated in the FDA manual for approving such a device.
Originally The inventor worked for Smith & Nephew, Midland Medical was aquiured by S&N, the bhr inventor happened to own this company, it sold for 66 million pounds ( the best reported annual earnings reported a 23 million dollar gross revenue. How is this company worth almost 3 times it’s best annual gross revenue.
Then the inventor received a bonus of 33 million pounds once the FDA approve the pma on the BHR.
During the approval process of the bhr, the inventor distant himself from Smith & Nephew by becoming a consultant. ( perhaps this would make the monies received ok in the eye of the FDA. I hope not, but possibly so. If this isn’t a conflict of interest ????
The post approval reports made by Smith and Nephew indicated their patient group used in the data reports were 18-21 years of age. Smith & Nephew touts about the results of the BHR being so successful when comparing them to the competition, there is no metal on metal hip resurfacing competition, they were the forerunner in this field and the others followed for approval of their mom hip resurfacing devices through the 510 K approval. ( my hip is similar to the BHR that is the requirement in a nut shell in order to gain 510 K approval on a device.) Smith and Nephew spouts out statistics and data that is BULLSHIT.
When I spoke in front of the FDA panel this summer on MOM hips, there were enough questions raised and re-raised by manufacturers and their doctors, inventors and consultants it could take a 1000 years to reach any conclusion, and along the way there would be more questions.
Enough, pertinent information and data is available to the FDA today to reach the conclusion Metal on Metal hips are hazardous to human health and should be removed from the market.
They have been collecting data for years on mom hips, WHAT do they do with it???
I guess wait until the manufacturers say release this but not that information this way we can continue with our sales on the mom devices.
Rate of return to the investor and market share–the cost–a few 100 thousand victims.

Respectfully
Howard Sadwin