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Link Between Fibromyalgia and Saline Breast Implants?

I'm 38 years old. Started suffering from lots of aches and fatigue few years after my breast augmentation with saline implants. There is a Dr. in Atlanta, GA who confirms that there is a correlation between autoimmune problems and implants, so I'm wondering if anyone knows of a correlation between fibromyalgia and saline breast implants.

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12 Doctor Answers | Asked by marieal in covington,ga

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No scientific evidence supports link between implants and fibromyalgia

Auto immune diseases are something that has received a great deal of attention when it comes to breast implants. There has been a significant amount of research trying to document a connection. None has ever been shown. That being said, if you're convinced that your implants are the cause you can have them removed. Just be prepared for no improvement in symptoms, although it may help your peace of mind. I hope this helps.

No documented fibromyalgia link after many years of study

After many years of looking at the link between breast implants (saline and silicone), there has been no conclusive evidence of a link between any types of connective tissue disorders and breast implants. I would be very skeptical of any one study from any one individual that contradicts all of this other research. In the scientific arena, it is critical that any important finding be confirmed by repeated studies at other facilities. If this can't be done, then the findings in the original... more

There's no link I am aware of

There have been extensive research efforts to determine the potential link between implants and connective tissue or autoimmune diseases. None has been able to determine a link and that is why the FDA brought out the gel implants a couple of years ago. If you have fibromyalgia, you would have most likely had it regardless of your implants.

Breast implants -saline or silicone - DO NOT cause any diseases.

To marieal, Hi! I have been an implant investigator and the safety of breast implants has been studied for decades. I can assure you that there is no link between implants and auto-immune or any other disease. If you do have fibromyalgia, it is just an unfortunate coincidence. Lots of people without implants get fibromyalgia. The bad stuff you have heard is "junk science", perpetrated by contingency fee lawyers and their hired doctors who have made millions of dollars in... more

Fibromyalgia and Breast Implants

Most patients coming to the office for augmentation mammoplasty with fibromyalgia have already been diagnosed with that disorder. Usually they have been evaluated thoroughly by a rheumatologist or primary care physician. Studies have been done that show no link between fibromyalgia or any other connective disorders with breast implants. However, it is important to establish the presence of such a disorder prior to the placement of implants, in order to avoid any confusion postoperatively... more

No connection saline implants to fibromyalgia

There is absolutely no evidence of any link between saline implants and any autoimmune or connective tissue disease. I believe that you have found the last hold out in Atlanta that still believes that there is a connection.

It is all manufactured by lawyers and the press

Marieal, There are no studies showing any correlation between implants and autoimmune disease or fibromyalgia. This is all a controversy manufactured by trial lawyers fueled by sensationalism in the press. I would invite whatever doctor you talked with to defend his position and back up his facts. While you may have fibromyalgia, it is not due to the implants - it is a just an unfortunate coincidence.

No studies linking fibromyalgia and breast implants

This along with many other claims of causation/association between implants (silicone gel mainly) and various systemic diseases/conditions have been ruled out by years of good scientific studies. The docor who is not making the claims will undoubtedly charge you a lot of money and find something wrong. He may be a professional medmal witness who gets paid a lot of $$$ to do tests and give testimony--even though what he is saying has no basis in science or fact. Having said that, you may... more

Neither saline nor silicone breast implants cause fibromyalgia

Neither saline nor silicone breast implants have been shown to cause fibromyalgia. Breast implants have been one of the most heavily studied medical devices on the market. Extensive studies have been performed, and none have definitively confirmed that breast implants can cause fibromyalgia. Rest assured. It you do have fibromyalgia, it is not related to your breast implants.

Fibromyalgia and breast implants

There is not conclusive evidence linking breast implants to a risk of developing fibromyalgia. There have been extensive studies in the literature on this subject.

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No link between fibromyalgia and implants

There is no direct link that has ever been found between fibromyalgia and breast implants--either silicone or saline. The only relationship is that women of your age commonly get breast implants and also fibromyalgia. There are many women with fibromyalgia without implants.

Absolutely no scientific evidence of link or causation

Hi there, I'm not sure why the physician you saw thinks your saline implants are linked to your fibromyalgia. There has been a great deal of scientific interest in fibromyalgia and implants over the past 30 years, and in none of these well done and well controlled studies has there ever been demonstrated a link between a history of breast augmentation and fibromyalgia. I'm sorry you're having problems, but would not want you to believe they're due to your implants.

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trainerchic 16 Mar 2013

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trainerchic 15 Feb 2013

Every DR That responds to your question is a plastic surgeon who makes a lot of money breast augmentation procedures. It's important to listen to your body. I have been in denial for years and now I am so sick. I Got my implants in 2001. I was 31. I LOVED them. Little did I know that they would cause me to be so sick. I started having major panic attacks. I never had anything like that before. I felt like I was going crazy. I learned to manage them. I started getting canker sores. I dont remember a time in the last 10 years that I havent had a mouth full of canker sores. I had them test me for everything. They said I must be deficient in b12. Well, I still have them. I also started feeling very achy. Every muscle just ached. I didnt realize my breasts could be the cause. I was always so healthy and never had problems until my implants. it has progressed into my neck and back. I am a personal trainer and have always been so active but about 5 years ago, I started having problem with my joints. My hip would go out then my low back then my neck. I would have major sharp pains in my sternum that would take my breath away. I went back and forth to the dr. My sacroilliac joints were bothering me so bad, I had to stop running or doing anything that would jar my body to much. I finally got an mri and I had them test me for the HLA-B27 gene. The blood test came back possitive anbd my mri shows every disc in my low back ruptured with two bone spurs between L5- S1. It didnt occur to me until I saw a lady you tube that mentioned that her implants were causing her to be sick and because she has the HLA-B27 gene she is more likely to be sick from the implants. !! I am looking for a DR. to remove my implant. I feel ,the way this is progressing, If they are not removed soon, I will be crippled. I am angry at myself for allowing my vanity to ruin my health. I am also angry because through all the research I am currently doing I am finding out a lot of horrible things....for instance, saline needs to be stored in a temperature of 78 degrees for it to stay sterile. Our bodies are 98.5 degrees. There is so much more that I am finding out.... Wish me luck on removing my implants. I want to be well again!

trainerchic 16 Mar 2013

www.freewebs.com/implants/saline.htm The doctors will argue that there is no link between implants and autoimmune disease. I disagree. My body is falling apart. I am getting my implants removed and I will keep you posted on how I feel after they are out!

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