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After cremation your medical metal is thrown in the recycling, estate planner claims Credits: Social Media
By Kieran Galpin

After cremation your medical metal is thrown in the recycling, estate planner claims

By Kieran Galpin

An estate planner shared a truly bonkers story as she confirmed what happens to your medical metal after your death. 

Human beings are obsessed with how to live longer, whether that be health-enhancing meals or specific exercises. Though its never too late to make a change, genetics play a bigger factor after 80.�

You get recycled when you die – well, part of you does�

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Though we dont know what happens when we die, there is some scientific evidence to suggest we do see a flash before the end. After that is anyones best guess.

Lindsay Wheeler (@sipsandtipswithlindsay) is an estate planner who uses her TikTok account to shed light on the little-known facts about your inevitable demise.�

In a recent fun fact video, Lindsay explained what happens to your medical metal when you die, which she used to describe the various nuts, bolts, and implants that might have been entered into your body for a medical purpose. 

Fun fact when you die. If youre cremated and you have medical metal in you if you will, that doesnt get cremated, she revealed to her 11k followers.�

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If you’ve got some medical metal tagging along in your body, you might be curious about its final destination after you bid the world adieu and opt for cremation. 🤔 Well, it turns out that those titanium hip replacements and other metallic pieces aren’t just reduced to ashes. They’re typically plucked out from the remains and trot off to be recycled – giving them a new lease of life, just as they did for you! ♻️ But hey, if your kids fancy keeping a piece of you—quite literally—they can! Just make a note in your estate plan that you’d like your family to hang onto that shiny memento. It might just be the quirkiest heirloom they’ll cherish. 😄 When you think of death ☠️, think of me 🙋🏻‍♀️! Don’t know where to get started? Download our [Free] Cover Your A$$ets Workbook 📔 Your step-by-step guide to protecting your legacy today. https://linktr.ee/yourestateplanonline EstatePlanning YourEstatePlan Trusts Wills PowerOfAttorney Death Dying Assets Wealth Entrepreneur Planning Preparing Estate Attorney

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Instead, those pieces of metal are all that remains of your body. If you thought the pieces were then given some kind of honorable send-off, youd be wrong as theyre actually tossed in the recycling. 

This is where Lindsay comes in because if you dont want to end up in a recycling bucket, a proper estate plan can designate where those pieces are sent. They could serve as interesting conversation starters on your dining room table. 

Sharing a particularly crazy story, Lindsay said: One client had a back fusion and the kids wanted it to make a windchime.

Maybe ending up in the recycling bin is the preferred option. 

Lindsays comment section seemed to suggest that weird and wacky uses for medical metal are more common than we think. 

One person revealed: My brother passed away a few years ago and he was cremated and he had a hip replacement and it was willed to me because I make knives and my brother loved the idea of being useful even after I’m gone.

When I was working in university theater costuming we would get donations of peoples familys military or other gear and once we are pretty sure their hip replacement got thrown in the box on accident. Or they meant to donate it unclear honestly, another said. 

Someone else wrote: I’ve told my brother hes required to display my spinal fusion. Hes down. Just gotta do the paperwork.