lovemythreeguys2002
07-10-2003, 10:07 PM
Hi...I had silicone implants done in 1990 and have never had any problems with them.
I was just diagnosed with an auto-immune thyroid disease and hypothyroidism....and have been doing tons and tons of reading on the internet....there still seems to be no way of knowing who would have gotten a disease and who wouldn't.
Anyways.....have any of you developed any disease...diabetes etc......or did your dr talk to you about this?
My surgeon moved away, but I spoke to my Ob/gyn about it...he said to just leave them in, I would run more risk of them rupturing during removal.
Any thoughts? Thanks
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
I was just diagnosed with an auto-immune thyroid disease and hypothyroidism....and have been doing tons and tons of reading on the internet....there still seems to be no way of knowing who would have gotten a disease and who wouldn't.
Anyways.....have any of you developed any disease...diabetes etc......or did your dr talk to you about this?
My surgeon moved away, but I spoke to my Ob/gyn about it...he said to just leave them in, I would run more risk of them rupturing during removal.
Any thoughts? Thanks
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
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Kalie
07-14-2003, 12:06 PM
Hi, I have one silicone implant due to breast recostruction after a mastectomy and I don't have any problems with it. My surgery was only 6 months ago so I can't speak to long-term effects, but my plastic surgeon felt that silicone was a perfectly safe choice.
redeemed
07-17-2003, 11:20 PM
I had breast implants and I began suffering symptoms of illness, later diagnosed as Hashimotos autoimmune thyroid disease. I know my implants caused my illness because it happened pretty quickly. Since I had my implants removed, my health has returned over time. I don't think implants are safe, and the controversy around implants and illness exists for a good reason. I am proof of that by the fact that I got better over time after they were removed.
lovemythreeguys2002
07-18-2003, 12:45 AM
Redeemed...are you on thyroid medication? If so, I would also bet that is why you feel better :)
I had my implants done many years ago with no problems and I feel my thyroid disease is inherited, it runs in my family. I feel much better since starting meds.
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
I had my implants done many years ago with no problems and I feel my thyroid disease is inherited, it runs in my family. I feel much better since starting meds.
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
Janet in Texas
07-18-2003, 10:54 AM
Love my three guys,
I am on my second set of implants and they are silicone. I have had them six years and just had a rupture. I will be getting them removed soon with a replacement in mind but am not sure if I will use silicone again.
I had never had an ear infection in my life until I got my implants. About 3 months after I got my implants I started having constant infections. I never connected it to the implants until a plastic surgeon asked me about ear infections! I was shocked.
I also went in for a physical and my doctor noticed a lump in my neck. They had ran some tests and they also discuss Hoshimoto's disease with me!!! But I didn't have it but the lumps come and go and several different doctors over the years have asked me about the lump without my mentioning anything about it. I also had to have an ultrasound, as they thought my liver was enlarged. It was not.
Also diagnosed with TMJ less than a year after getting implants.
But I honestly have no idea whether or not these are linked to the implants.
I am on my second set of implants and they are silicone. I have had them six years and just had a rupture. I will be getting them removed soon with a replacement in mind but am not sure if I will use silicone again.
I had never had an ear infection in my life until I got my implants. About 3 months after I got my implants I started having constant infections. I never connected it to the implants until a plastic surgeon asked me about ear infections! I was shocked.
I also went in for a physical and my doctor noticed a lump in my neck. They had ran some tests and they also discuss Hoshimoto's disease with me!!! But I didn't have it but the lumps come and go and several different doctors over the years have asked me about the lump without my mentioning anything about it. I also had to have an ultrasound, as they thought my liver was enlarged. It was not.
Also diagnosed with TMJ less than a year after getting implants.
But I honestly have no idea whether or not these are linked to the implants.
lovemythreeguys2002
07-18-2003, 04:32 PM
But I honestly have no idea whether or not these are linked to the implants. >>
Janet...that is the thing...there is no way to know if you will have gotten these ailments anyways. PLus with Hashimoto's thyroid disease, it is estimated that 15-25% of the population has thyroid disease, many not even diagnosed yet. I know many women with thyroid disease and none have implants.
I know this souds dumb...but with silicone, how do you know they have ruptured?
Thanks
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
Janet...that is the thing...there is no way to know if you will have gotten these ailments anyways. PLus with Hashimoto's thyroid disease, it is estimated that 15-25% of the population has thyroid disease, many not even diagnosed yet. I know many women with thyroid disease and none have implants.
I know this souds dumb...but with silicone, how do you know they have ruptured?
Thanks
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
Janet in Texas
07-18-2003, 05:37 PM
It has a red spot that has continued to spread over the last two days, it has fever, and is very hard. Unfortunatley, this is my second rupture so I know what to look for.
I just got back from the doctor and she is certain as much as one can be without the ultrasound confirming. I have my ultrasound next week to confirm.
On the brite side of things, I much rather have symptoms that are very telling rather than have something silently leaking in my body.
I just got back from the doctor and she is certain as much as one can be without the ultrasound confirming. I have my ultrasound next week to confirm.
On the brite side of things, I much rather have symptoms that are very telling rather than have something silently leaking in my body.
lovemythreeguys2002
07-18-2003, 07:45 PM
Thanks for the info, Janet...who are your implants made by? Mine are McGhann.
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
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Hashimoto's~Hypo
50 mcg's of Synthroid
DX'd in May 2003
Janet in Texas
07-19-2003, 11:03 AM
Love...
Mine are Mentors, textured, round
Mine are Mentors, textured, round
sugarplum
07-23-2003, 12:26 PM
I had silicone implants (1993) which ruptured 5 years later. These were removed, along with a lymph node, and replaced with silicone again. I have had further realignment surgery (twice). I do not have any health problems and I'm 43 years old. If there was a link, surely i would have thyroid probs after bi-lateral ruptures
AnnaCre8s
07-23-2003, 02:03 PM
Yes, yes, and YESSS! Ruptured silicone implants cause an imbalanced ANA/autoimmune system dificiency - don't get me started! I had silicone implants in 1981 and for the longest time I could feel "something weird", right underneath my least breast by arm pit. I went to tons of doctors in three states (as I moved alot) and I felt it to be such a hush-hush conspiracy thing and it was all in my head (the muscle pains/joint aches, fevers, swelling, lymph node enlargement, hair loss, ETC). Finally, I had them removed in '95 and my health (and hair) have returned - YEAH! The right one was in fact ruptured big time and I told them to remove the "calcium and capsule) in order to remove all the silicone as much as possible. I don't know if it's for sure that the silicone that leaked (some) will be circulating in my system forever (like some people have mentioned) but, I sure feel better now and have thought of saline implants, but, the body, naturally WILL reject anything foreign sooner or later - who knows when and to whom. Good luck! Anna
Janet in Texas
07-23-2003, 03:09 PM
Anna,
Ditto for me too....
Ditto for me too....