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May 7, 2025 69 mins

Tracey O’Neill was at the pinnacle of health as a fitness instructor and in the prime of her active life prior to bi-lateral hip replacement surgery due to a sudden diagnosis of a previously undiagnosed condition: congenital hip dysplasia. 

Tracey went from her idyllic life to fully disabled, in massive amounts of pain, and able to walk with only the assistance of dual walking sticks, only to find out that she was being poisoned by severe cobalt debris from her bilateral implants.

As Tracey’s condition continued to degrade, and she was gaslit by many medical professionals, she experienced a growing litany of debilitating symptoms such as swelling, pain, redness, memory loss, shortness of breath and swelling, eventually finding out that her cobalt levels were seven times normal.

Tracey has bravely endured two brutal revision surgeries to date and that was only on the first hip, with the second still to come.Tracey is now a tireless advocate  running an online support group for hip revision patients with chronic pain and cobalt toxicity from hip implants.  

In this episode you will learn:

  • How cobalt poisoning from hip implants can mimic other chronic illnesses and go undiagnosed.

  • The importance of trusting your body—even when doctors don’t.

  • What kinds of symptoms may be linked to metal toxicity from implants.

  • Where you can get support for your hip replacement & implant pain. 

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~ Find Tracey’s Hip Replacement Chronic Pain Support & Cobalt Poisoning Facebook group HERE.

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