EP42 - Dewayne’s Story - Metal. Out. Life. Back. - Dual Spinal Fusion Hardware Removal
Sun Feb 01 2026
Travel with Dewayne to North Texas where after 20 years of intractable pain due to metal allergy, he gets a DOUBLE HARDWARE REMOVAL (Lumbar and Cervical Spine) for his birthday! In a groundbreaking first for the Heavily Metalled Podcast, Dewayne comes to my hometown in DFW, and has this life-changing surgery with MY incredible neurosurgeon, Dr. Gregory Smith, D.O. I am with him, chronicling his journey every step of the way! When I met Dewayne, he was about to give up on life. I said “No way! “I was captivated by our spinal x-rays, which showed that we had endured FOUR of the same surgeries to our lumbar and cervical spine. Surely this was my “brother-from-another-mother” and almost every sign for his “mysterious, undiagnosed pain”, dismissed by OVER 20 SURGEONS, pointed to systemic metal hypersensitivity. Find out if this really was his missing link and his path to better health. I bet you can already guess the answer…..
In this episode you will learn:
Why many surgeons are hesitant to remove hardware.
Why you should trust your gut when you KNOW something is wrong.
How Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) & Hypermobility frequently present With systemic metal hypersensitivity.
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***Many WONDERFUL, supportive special-interest communities exist for metal allergies and diet, hardware issues, medical devices, etc., online and on social media. They have many resources and often act as a collective think-tank. I owe many parts of my recovery to knowledge obtained in such groups. Search keywords to join these groups and find your tribe!***
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Travel with Dewayne to North Texas where after 20 years of intractable pain due to metal allergy, he gets a DOUBLE HARDWARE REMOVAL (Lumbar and Cervical Spine) for his birthday! In a groundbreaking first for the Heavily Metalled Podcast, Dewayne comes to my hometown in DFW, and has this life-changing surgery with MY incredible neurosurgeon, Dr. Gregory Smith, D.O. I am with him, chronicling his journey every step of the way! When I met Dewayne, he was about to give up on life. I said “No way! “I was captivated by our spinal x-rays, which showed that we had endured FOUR of the same surgeries to our lumbar and cervical spine. Surely this was my “brother-from-another-mother” and almost every sign for his “mysterious, undiagnosed pain”, dismissed by OVER 20 SURGEONS, pointed to systemic metal hypersensitivity. Find out if this really was his missing link and his path to better health. I bet you can already guess the answer….. In this episode you will learn: Why many surgeons are hesitant to remove hardware. Why you should trust your gut when you KNOW something is wrong. How Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) & Hypermobility frequently present With systemic metal hypersensitivity. ~Links and Resources~~Check out the images that accompany this episode HERE. ~ ~To make a comment or petition to the FDA, click HERE. ~ ~To follow Heavily Metalled on RUMBLE click HERE. ~ ~To read the YouTube medical misinformation policy click HERE. ~ ~Get the Low Nickel Diet cookbook HERE. ~ ~To learn more visit HeavilyMetalled.com. ~ Check out the “Heavily Metalled” resource page: https://www.heavilymetalled.com/resources ~ Sign up for the FREE newsletter and email list on HeavilyMetalled.com & get a FREE symptoms list & next steps bundle!~Sign the petition asking medical providers and facilities to pre-screen for metal hypersensitivity here: http://tinyurl.com/2458ea8 ~ Follow Heavily Metalled on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeavilyMetalled ~ Follow Heavily Metalled on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavilymetalled/ ~ Subscribe to Heavily Metalled on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HeavilyMetalled ~ Check out our sponsor https://melisa.org ***Many WONDERFUL, supportive special-interest communities exist for metal allergies and diet, hardware issues, medical devices, etc., online and on social media. They have many resources and often act as a collective think-tank. I owe many parts of my recovery to knowledge obtained in such groups. Search keywords to join these groups and find your tribe!***