Orthopedic Analysis Episodes
May 2, 2024
EP26 - Metals & Myths: A 2024 Heavily Metalled Update: Personal Progress, Controversies & Future Goals.
This episode details relevant personal updates regarding Shari’s health status, surgeries, death of a prominent family member and an official statement regarding MELISA Diagnostics inability to currently provide metal LTT tes...
Jan. 11, 2024
EP21 - Spinal Fusion Nightmare: Titanium & Nickel Allergy + Surgical Clips
Christian hails from Michigan and is a young Italian man, working as an engineer, who has a passion for soccer, being Italian and heavy metal music.. He describes himself as a formerly “happy-go-lucky” guy until spine surgery...
Oct. 18, 2023
EP16 - Orthopedic Analysis - Metal Allergy LTT Testing: Lymphocyte Transformation Assays as an Alternative to Patch Testing
Dr. Nadim Hallab is the CEO of Orthopedic Analysis and a professor at Rush University Medical Center in the department of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Hallab is an expert in metal hypersensitivity and implant degradation, whose re...
Sept. 27, 2023
EP15 - Metal Allergy Mysteries - Immunologist Insights on the Innate & Adaptive Immune System w/Dr. Marco Caicedo, Ph.D.
Dr. Marco Caicedo is the Chief Operating Officer of Orthopedic Analysis, and an adjunct professor at Rush University Medical Center in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Caicedo has dedicated his life and career to the...
June 21, 2023
EP09 - Blood Testing for Metal Allergies with MELISA® Diagnostics Part 2
MELISA® Diagnostics is one of the worldwide leaders in Blood LTT or LymphocyteTransformation Testing for metal allergies. In Part Two of this special 2-part episode, Podcaster Shari Guess walks listeners through the process o...
March 1, 2023
EP02 - Metal Allergy Symptoms Resolved! Overcoming a Life Sentence of Chronic Pain
In part 2 of my story, after being bedridden and in excruciating pain for years, I finally connect all the dots. After experiencing a full-blown meltdown, realizing I was reacting to recently implanted metal hardware that cou...
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March 1, 2023
EP01 - Metal Allergies, Chronic Pain & Systemic Symptoms: A Life-Threatening & Under-Reported Reality
Welcome to the very first episode of the Heavily Metalled podcast! I'm so excited to have you join me on this journey deep into the hot-button topic of metal allergies. In this episode, I’ll be sharing my journey uncovering t...
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