Question about screws/rods in body...

11-09-2008, 08:44 PM

This is for anyone who has screws or rods in their body due to operations.

Is it common for the area they are to ache when it's cold outside and is it true this lasts for as long as you live?

I ask because my pain is OK on the incision site, but below where the screws are, they get this deep ache to them when I'm cold.

Any info is appreciated.

chippewastud79 · 11-09-2008, 08:55 PM

Darrell, as you may know, I have a few pieces of hardware in my body and they always tend to be real sore/akward feeling during the colder weather. In general my knee feels much worse during cold weather and at times when there is drastic weather changes. Don't know how much feeling you have back on top of your knee like sensitivity, but I still can't feel touch on my skin near my main scar from the nerves they had to cut through. Best of luck on a continued speedy recovery

Old Sailor · 11-09-2008, 09:28 PM

You a walkin barometer now Darrell.

shilala · 11-10-2008, 01:43 AM

I can feel two of the lumpy screwheads in my back all the time. There's about a square foot of ache back there, I figure it'll go away when it heals up.
If it feels like this forever, I'll still be happy. Huge improvement.
Someone asked me yesterday if I can feel the weather via the metal. I can't, but I can sure feel it in my knees and wrists.

11-10-2008, 02:12 AM

from my experiences, yes

bobarian · 11-10-2008, 11:41 AM

I felt the metal in my back for probably 7-10 yrs before I stopped noticing it when the weather changed. I know Steve's leg has been hurting lately as well. 2 weeks post op, you are going to feel it.

11-10-2008, 12:18 PM

Cold is no fun when you have hardware in you, thats why I moved to the heat, I have nuts bolts and wire., mine has been over twenty years so I guess it will last a life time.

kayak_rat · 11-10-2008, 12:47 PM

Got screws in my knee as well darrel. Yes it will be achy. Old Sailor said it best.....you are a walking barometer. This is great thought for hunting and fishing....

11-10-2008, 01:39 PM

Look at the positive side,,,you will know the weather before the rest of us. I don't have the metal in my body but the arthritus I have makes me a weather vane,,,who needs Doppler?

gpugliese · 11-10-2008, 01:49 PM

I've got a titanium rod in my left femur, screws near my hip, and a ti-plate w/ screws in one of my collarbones.

Since I got the lower screws taken out of my knee, the "cold aching" has decreased a bit, but I still notice my knee acting up sometimes when cold.

I'll tell you what though... I never really noticed it until someone asked about the effect cold weather has on my knee. Now I notice it much more. D'oh!

Lucky_Hippo · 11-10-2008, 01:58 PM

Yep. Had my knee redone at 16 and I'm pushing 32 now. I feel the weather a little more each year it seems.

jitzy · 11-10-2008, 02:05 PM

I had 4 screws and a plate in my hip when I was a kid, I'm 37 now and even though I don't have them anymore the weather affects me.

Jason · 11-10-2008, 02:16 PM

I've got some wire holding a cervical fusion together

I've got a reconstructed ACL

I feel the weather in the knee (no metal) and not the neck at all for what it's worth

bobarian · 11-10-2008, 03:23 PM

Lots of good news in this thread, eh D?

11-10-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bobarian

Lots of good news in this thread, eh D?

11-09-2008, 08:44 PM	#1
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Question about screws/rods in body... This is for anyone who has screws or rods in their body due to operations. Is it common for the area they are to ache when it's cold outside and is it true this lasts for as long as you live? I ask because my pain is OK on the incision site, but below where the screws are, they get this deep ache to them when I'm cold. Any info is appreciated.

11-09-2008, 08:55 PM	#2
chippewastud79 Fatter than you! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Larry Location: A little place called home. Posts: 5,397 Trading: (44)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Darrell, as you may know, I have a few pieces of hardware in my body and they always tend to be real sore/akward feeling during the colder weather. In general my knee feels much worse during cold weather and at times when there is drastic weather changes. Don't know how much feeling you have back on top of your knee like sensitivity, but I still can't feel touch on my skin near my main scar from the nerves they had to cut through. Best of luck on a continued speedy recovery __________________ If we weren't supposed to eat animals, then how come they're made of meat? You can never have too many cigars, they are like an investment in good times.

11-09-2008, 09:28 PM	#3
Old Sailor Black Ops - S.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dave Location: Side Porta!! Kingsville, Ont., Canada Posts: 4,200 Trading: (22)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... You a walkin barometer now Darrell. __________________ Canadian Armed Forces 1976! Canadian Coast Guard, retired in 2012 after 32 years!!

11-10-2008, 01:43 AM	#4
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... I can feel two of the lumpy screwheads in my back all the time. There's about a square foot of ache back there, I figure it'll go away when it heals up. If it feels like this forever, I'll still be happy. Huge improvement. Someone asked me yesterday if I can feel the weather via the metal. I can't, but I can sure feel it in my knees and wrists.

11-10-2008, 02:12 AM	#5
smokinj Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... from my experiences, yes

11-10-2008, 11:41 AM	#6
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... I felt the metal in my back for probably 7-10 yrs before I stopped noticing it when the weather changed. I know Steve's leg has been hurting lately as well. 2 weeks post op, you are going to feel it.

11-10-2008, 12:18 PM	#7
piperman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Cold is no fun when you have hardware in you, thats why I moved to the heat, I have nuts bolts and wire., mine has been over twenty years so I guess it will last a life time.

11-10-2008, 12:47 PM	#8
kayak_rat Cyclonic Bastard Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Zack Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 322 Trading: (0)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Got screws in my knee as well darrel. Yes it will be achy. Old Sailor said it best.....you are a walking barometer. This is great thought for hunting and fishing.... __________________ Flies, Lies, and Other Diversions

11-10-2008, 01:39 PM	#9
Cigary Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Look at the positive side,,,you will know the weather before the rest of us. I don't have the metal in my body but the arthritus I have makes me a weather vane,,,who needs Doppler?

11-10-2008, 01:49 PM	#10
gpugliese B.Y.O.B. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Van down by the river Posts: 424 Trading: (13)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... I've got a titanium rod in my left femur, screws near my hip, and a ti-plate w/ screws in one of my collarbones. Since I got the lower screws taken out of my knee, the "cold aching" has decreased a bit, but I still notice my knee acting up sometimes when cold. I'll tell you what though... I never really noticed it until someone asked about the effect cold weather has on my knee. Now I notice it much more. D'oh! __________________ - Greg

11-10-2008, 01:58 PM	#11
Lucky_Hippo A Cigar = 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gary Location: Kansas Posts: 494 Trading: (2)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Yep. Had my knee redone at 16 and I'm pushing 32 now. I feel the weather a little more each year it seems. __________________ Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips. -J.Candy

11-10-2008, 02:05 PM	#12
jitzy Illusione Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Windermere Fl Posts: 306 Trading: (17)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... I had 4 screws and a plate in my hip when I was a kid, I'm 37 now and even though I don't have them anymore the weather affects me.

11-10-2008, 02:16 PM	#13
Jason the thing under the thing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ok Posts: 290 Trading: (4)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... I've got some wire holding a cervical fusion together I've got a reconstructed ACL I feel the weather in the knee (no metal) and not the neck at all for what it's worth

11-10-2008, 03:23 PM	#14
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Question about screws/rods in body... Lots of good news in this thread, eh D?