Internal iron staples, are they really safe?

I think I have a staple coming through my rectum. Feels like it is poking through the tissues. Any one had this before? If so did it go away or you go to a doc?

My pouch is playing up after 29 years, I am one of the first. I have been told it is because of the staples stainless steel, I know of one other person in the USA 30 year old pouch same problem, I am in Australia. The 2 surgeons were from the Mayo Clinic that done me, pioneer stuff great job.  

People above are saying they fine ! THEY DON'T BREAK DOWN ??? they can reject them.  

I have had my pouch for 33 years. First group in UCSF. Dr. Schlock. Taught many how to do it. I have stainless steel staples. One in my rectum is in and out. Going to dr. 

Staples, mesh, Martex ring to affix the pouch to my body, clips...permanent sutures...the 1000000$ woman.. .practically biopic.. .

The hardware isn't the problem, it's the Meds  and x-rays that worry me more...

Sharon 

Hello Friends!

Im having sone questions about the metal staples and wondering if anyone else has had them removed? If yes how did you feel? I’m hearing that there are problems with them long term -idk anyone have any information?

Kate

I've had them all over the place, my stoma, hernias...no problems that I know of except when they work their way out...

Very interesting thread.

I lost a few staples after stage 1 - very tiny.  Could barely see them.

I also had plates and screws left in my leg after orthopedic trauma surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC.  Three years later I had the metal taken out. My body never adjusted to it - constant swelling and pain at the site. I was told that around 5% or so of patients who had my type or surgery have to have the metal removed.   The leg hardware was quite a bit more metal than the staples, and it was screwed into bone, not soft tissue.  But makes me think that whether staples and pouch inflammation are related is not a bad question.  

So my doctor yesterday said that they should be removed and that they can cause reactions and pouchitis

This is a leading jpouch doctor -he’s convinced that some people react to the metal and that this can cause or exacerbate pouchitis! He’s had several patients get knee replacements and then develop chronic pouchitis.

Uh paranoia with ovin disease. A replacement hip awaits me in the future. I have had this for 6 years and still know very little.

As far as I know, some people still have them and some people do not still have them. I think the only way to really know is to have radiology work done. As far as I have heard, they are safe. A doctor did say not to have anal sex: one of the reasons is because the staples might hurt the penis if they put the penis in the anus and the penis could also ruin your J-pouch. That is what i heard when someone posted their story on here. As long as you do not receive anal sex it is safe.

Thanks Lauren

i guess my pouch doctors concern is an allergic autoimmune type response to the metal

@katenet posted:

Thanks Lauren

i guess my pouch doctors concern is an allergic autoimmune type response to the metal

Yeah that makes sense! Let me know how it goes! I am wondering that too now. I am not sure if I have my staples personally.