Possible m31 rejection after ~2 years
I got one of the first m31's implanted back when they were first available, and it's been fine so far. However, the last four days my finger tip has been slightly swollen and very sensitive. Not too painful, but a bit. It hasn't gotten worse, but it hasn't gotten better either. I assumed a rejection would be very obvious, whereas this feels a lot subtler than what I've seen other people go through.
Right now I'm just planning on riding it out, and removing it if it gets worse - is there any risk in this? Should I just bite the bullet and pull it out now?
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The other? A magnet I pulled. Someone had placed it ridiculously deep. I had to flap open the whole finger to get it out. Removals can be more of a bitch then you'd think. If the md doesn't pull it, at least let me send you some adequate supplies. The best method I've found is something Rich Lee showed me. A big ass magnet on the outside..
But seriously, I advise anesthetic and to have a stitch handy.
@ThermalWinter - Added what I have into the doc. Will update again after removal.
Ended up getting sent to the injury dept. at Kaiser. The Dr there was pretty interested and we worked together to remove the m31. When he stuck me with the local anesthetic a good amount of puss geysered out.
Overall pretty straightforward. Took some photos of the incision site and the magnet. It's very obvious how corroded it had gotten on one side. I would say this was 4 days after the first sign of rejection.