Saline Breast Implants 14 Years Ago?

I had saline breast implants put in 14 years ago, I have had no problems. This past year I have been sick over, and over and over, not even clearing up with several antibiotics. My breast have remained unchanged and I believe they are not leaking. I have body pain, headaches, sinus problems, throat problems, and fevers and horrible night sweats. No one is able to help me and I am worried that the breast implants are making me sick, is this possible and what do I do if they are?

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5 Doctor Answers | Asked by angy7843 in North Delta

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Saline Breast Implants

The symptoms you are experiencing are not related to your implants. I would recommend you get further evaluated as to the cause. Your symptoms sound severe and warrant attention.

Unusal symptoms and breast implants

I understand you are looking for a cause of your symptoms. It is highly unlikely that asymptomatic implants have anything to do with your symptoms. Howevere if you are so concerned that it is effecting your psyche it is not unreasonable to have the implants removed. But you must be ready to accept no improvement if your implants are removed.

Illness and old implants

It is highly unlikely that your implants are causing your problems unless you think that your implants are infected. It is best to get examined by your doctor and get a proper evaluation.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

This is NOT due to your breast implants!

If you had these symptoms without having had breast implants, what would you (or your doctors) be "blaming" as a possible cause? Truly, I understand your frustration, as it appears that you have seen one of more physicians without a diagnosis or treatment plan that might help you, but just because your doctors have been stymied doesn't mean your implants are at "fault," even if one of your doctors may have suggested it! Remember, it was supposed to be silicone that was the... more

Could the ource of Undiagnosed Multiple Symptoms be related to 14 year old Saline Breast Implants

Im sorry to hear of your condition. There are NO absolutes in Medicine - No Always's, No Never's, No Best's etc. That is why Medicine is much more of an Art than a complete dry science. COULD your hereto unsymptomatic saline implants be associated with SOME of your symptoms? Maybe but VERY unlikely. To pin all the symptoms on them would require a COMPLE AND THOROUGH work up by either a good Allergist, ENT surgeon or Infectious Disease doctor. Such symptoms may be associated with... more

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angy7843 7 Oct 2012

I have seen a ENT, two actually, an have had sinus x rays,head ct, and head MRI with nothing conclusive, I have been on biaxin XL, amoxicillin, amoxicillin and clavulin combined, avelox. None of these fully take away the symptoms and when the pills are done the symptoms come back full force and I am barely functioning and am close to losing my job that I have been at for 15 years because everyone is so frustrated why I am so sick all the time. My blood work comes back normal except my CRP is always high 76 and up which I believe means that there is an infection in my body and I don't know what to do I am at a the end of my rope.

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