Breast Implant Associated with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Should You Be Worried? 

I have just been diagnosed with BIA-ALCL and I didn't get a diagnosis easily. I had a large seroma on my right breast. When I asked for a fine needle aspiration I was reassured there wasn't really any need and they would just remove the implants and as much capsule as they could get out. I insisted on a needle aspiration and it was done (reluctantly) in the doctors office. He only managed to get a small amount, but then he didn't do it with ultrasound so he was working blind. Fortunately though, that was enough to give me a diagnosis. I now have a multidisciplinary team. I have a full body scan under contrast next week. I see a haematologist next week and they primarily have been booked for my operation which will be a full capsulectomy for the 16th January. Whilst you may say its rare, my own research here in the UK, has shown that its not as rare as we think. Plastic surgeons will tell you its rare, experts in BIA-ALCL won't. Like Catherine Sauter says, if its been known since 1985 why were we not warned? These high risk implants were used more regularly because they cost a lot less but the problem with that is, there are more women with risky implants than women with ones considered safe. If these implants are known to kill just one person then they shouldn't be on the market.

I like your delivery, Doctor. U'r calm & knowledgeable, instilling trust in a patient.

I got mine when I was 28. I'm now 68. These doggone things have survived massive headers mountain biking, rock-climbing, three titty-fed kids and two husbands. They're just now a very little titer than I like, mostly on right side... No husband, boyfriend,etc. has been able to detect'em, unless I told'em...

I’m learning a lot about this recently after being ill fairly soon after implants... chronic systemic issues over a decade... saline, I believed they were safer... I’ve had unexplainable rashes now over 8 years... and a host of illnesses dismissed by bloodwork constantly... are couldn’t work or take care of my children... I believed I was a hypochondriac, even though the pain, fatigue, blackouts, dizziness, bed ridden for days on end, and eventually crying to my teenage boy and older son, saying “what’s wrong with me?! I feel like all my organs areal failing; like I’m dying! I believe they came to believe I was a hypochondriac as well. Fast forward to the hospital with sepsis and given every form of antibiotic under the sun every four hours for four days - discharged with sepsis - of an unknown origin... went back to work a few days later a full day, dizzy, almost falling not being able to keep my balance tremors, such severe dry mouth and skin that i had dying tissue falling off from inside my mouth for weeks, everything was stuck so bad against the inside of my mouth; I couldn’t speak.... and went into my room, could hardly remove my clothing, my limbs cramped and bent. Eventually I looked at the enormous stack of labs from the hospital... the blood morphology, etc., so many things suggesting something was wrong with my blood and blood being released from my marrow too soon... but no one, not even my pcp... read them, they looked straight toward the last page and only focused on the sepsis... and suggested some more supplements. I can no longer eat things, other than soup most days or nothing at all.. I try and swallow meat and I can’t chew it enough to swallow... so I wind up spitting it out... my implants are not allergen... not silicone.... and smooth... that novel being said, Covid made me respect doctors and in the end made me distrust them... to now listening to this man defend with baseless statistics because there weren’t any serious studies that encompassed everything - we might not ever know how many women have died due to BII - it made me sick to listen to him - it felt cold . But I tell you, go and research the thousands upon tens of thousands of studies done on men with erectile disfunction - it’s been important for centuries... I believe the Egyptians, I don’t remember exactly- rubbed alligator hearts and oil on their penises... that’s always been important and taken seriously by the medical industry. Covid, did not allow for me to reopen my business, I was evicted... and staying in hotels, inns, motels... any Expedia deal I can find... alone, sick as a dog on most days, and it feels like this is progressing very rapidly, getting rashes every other day. While I’m trying to get back on my feet rebuilding a new business... It was a miracle after the hospital when I met my son’s new gf’s mom who happened to ask how I was - and she knew immediately... took me aside and asked if I had implants - she was a survivor of BII and had the me planted... went through chemo and immunosuppressants... She may have just saved my life as I I had never heard of it. My priority was rebuilding, coming up with the money for all the new business expenses, and a place to live so that my son and I can be back together... this is now my priority. I pray to God that I am not too late and still be here for my fifteen year old amazing son who still needs me... but the old me, the one he may not even know, who was bubbly, extroverted, well, active, and living - not just barely surviving thinking I’m crazy.

What test other than explanting can determine this type of cancer? I have been sick for 2 years and I will be removing my implants

The risk is statistically off as more women get tested ,it’s increasing ie 20 new cases in September in the uk 2019 in Asia patients often receive singular for the immune system

Do you recommend taking antibiotics before dental procedures if you have implants so that biofilm doesn’t affect your implants? Thank you so much love your videos.

Can you please talk about fat transfer to breast to increase breast size? Thank you.

Pray!

I think I have this. 😥 I'm finding out soon. 😩

If you could help!? I am 3 month post op next week I look great natural no bruising redness or discoloration. Left breast tho with have very discomforting pain when I lay down or just seems when the implant moves. It is not a continuous thing I can move touch my breast and sometimes not feel pain. It is only boarder line implant nothing outside of it is painful.

Really I don't believe that at all I've been sick for a year my ANA has been positive and my lymph nodes are reactive for a year now I feel like death kim from London ontario

Here's a link to Terri's story..textured implants with this lymphoma. No implants are worth the risk: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-72WAf2qb_74.html