11 Year Old Implants: Sore, Headaches, Sleepy, Feverish

I Have Been Feeling Odd for 10 Days, Headaches, Sleepy, Feverish and Today I Noticed my today i noticed my left breast hurt, i took off my bra, and yikes it looks like i had implants yesterday, i did but 11 years ago. it is huge, swollen, sore and sore and body feels sick. any suggestions, e.r. tonight or wait to see my M.D. tomorrow am ?

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4 Doctor Answers | Asked by horsebaby in stuart, fl

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You should see your doctor ASAP.

I'm sorry nobody has answered your question yet; by now you should have made a decision that things really do need an evaluation by your surgeon, or that this is not as dramatic as your symptoms seem. I certainly sounds as if you havea bilateral breast infection, though 11 years post-op means this had to have occurred in the setting of some way for bacteria to enter the area around your implants. When I have seen this in patients like you, years after otherwise-uncomplicated implant... more

Immediate breast swelling with implant and fevers.

By the time you read this, you will (hopefully) have sought treatment. If it's during daytime hours, call your plastic surgeon, otherwise head to the ER. This is likely related to your implant, although other causes exist. Need to rule out the surgical cause first.

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Chronic breast implant infections

You need to be seen by a plastic surgeon ASAP. If you see skin changes as well such as redness, warmth or blisters (especially if there is any drainage) you need to go to a hospital emergency room ASAP. This could be anything from an infection to ALCL. Either way there is a high likelihood that the implants will have to come out. The question then is do you need a course of antibiotics etc. before placing new implants. Depending on your insurance policy some of that care maybe coverable by... more

Mastitis secondary to ???

Based on the time course I would not be surprised to find a problem with the implant. thromboplebitis of the breast and/or mastitis is also possible. so ER tonight with call to plastic surgeon in am.