Re: Hair loss/capsular contraction

[Guest guest]

Definitely, hair loss is one of the symptoms many of us have from

implants. It was one I had, and I lost most of the hair on my body, a lot

of which came back when I had the implant removed.

Lynda

At 07:38 PM 10/31/2004, you wrote:

>Hello everyone,

>

>I am new to this site and have been looking for a support group all

>weekend. I hope someone can help me. I have lost at least 1/4 of

>all my hair in the past six months. I have had 3 breast implant

>surgeries, all with complications in the past year. The first one I

>had, I developed a hematoma the size of a tennis ball in my right

>breast that had to be removed in emergency surgery six hours after

>the first surgery. Then, back in March, my left breast implant

>ruptured (I had Mentor, smooth adjustable implants 325CC's overfilled

>to 390cc's). The doctor replaced both implants with a larger implant

>(375cc's) to avoid another implant possibly rupturing from overfill.

>Three months after the surgery, I started noticing extreme hair loss

>in my bang area and top of my head. I mean half of my bangs are

>gone. Recently, or maybe even since my last surgery, my right breast

>(the one with the hematoma) is now having capsular contraction. The

>scar tissue is making the implant hard as a rock and it is painful.

>I AM PETRIFIED of having another surgery in fear that my hair loss

>may increase. Could it be from the implants, the anesthesia and

>immune problem? I am not sure. I had tons of blood work to rule out

>Thyroid and other problems and everything was normal. My question

>is, if I have hair loss due to the implants or surgery, will it grow

>back? Has anyone experienced this? Should I have them removed? I

>can't imagine having no hair and then being possibly deformed from

>the removal as well. I am very afraid. Please help me. I am a

>31yr. old single mom with two young children and I am losing my hair

>like an elderly person at this point....Thanks, Sarina.

>

>

>

> > > Oh it's been one of my worst weeks. Chronic Migraines, low

>blood

> > sugar and I stopped coffee.

> > >

> > > I've increased my water and actually lost 10 pounds over the

>last

> > couple weeks.

> > >

> > > Anyway I started haveing the migraines again. Went to ER 10/23

> > and have been having migraines ever since. Have been in bed most

>of

> > the time. At ER my glucose was 139 on a scale of 70-110.

> > >

> > > So I scheduled a glucose tolerance test. My fasting glucose was

> > 107, after the first hour it went to 132 (which is normal because

> > hey just gave you a load of sugar), then the 2nd hour it went to

>81,

> > and the 3rd hour to 41 which is critically low. Remember scale is

> > 70-110.

> > >

> > > Does anyone know what that means. Something to do with

> > hypoglycemia, low blood sugar. But what does it have to do with

>the

> > way I process sugar? Since they just gave me a bunch of sugar,

>its

> > not like I was without food or something. I should not have

>dropped

> > that fast. The docotr said it was critical low and called me

>within

> > aobut 3 hours of my test being done. He asked if I were shaky etc

> > and to drink orange juice.

> > >

> > > I'm curious because my fasting blood sugar has been running on

>the

> > high side. above 100 is considered on the high side, but the way

>I

> > process it I'm hypoglycemic.

> > >

> > > People get low blood sugar after they haven't eatten, or maybe

> > first thing in the morning but this concerns me because they had

> > just given me somethin 3 hours before. Is this how I'm processing

> > foods and could this have anything to do with my CONSTANT headaches?

> > >

> > > Anyone know anything? Please help.

> > > On the coffee situation. I hadn't had a cup for over a week.

>But

> > today, I thought I would try 1 weak cup to see if it would help

>me,

> > but it only made my headache worse. So forget that.

> > >

> > > My head hurts around my temples, back of neck, eyes, kinda all

> > over, and I'm groggy and cloady feeling. Of course my muscles are

> > aching too because I've been in bed a lot.

> > >

> > > My stress has increased because of a college course I'm trying

>to

> > finish, that could be the reason for migraines. I don't know.

>I'll

> > be calling dr. in morning. But, getting word from her is like

> > waiting for the moon to drop a piece of cheese, so I hope someone

> > here can help me. My energy has picked up today. I may try a

>small

> > walk today. I have walked oft and on during this week at least 3

> > times, so I'm not totally laying down.

> > >

> > > Love,

> > >

> > > __________________________________________________

> > >

[Guest guest]

Sarina:

I am so sorry to hear your story. But it is all too familiar. I am a 33 year old lawyer who had saline implants in for 8 years. I was loosing my beautiful hair. I had every test imaginable done, and nothing was wrong. The implants compromised by immune system which was causing the hair loss. I had them removed and slowly the hair loss has stopped. I suggest you get all the testing done to rule out thyroid, immune system, ect... type conditions. However, I would not be surprised if your hair loss is due to an immune system that is overly burdened due to infection and disease from those implants.

Tejedor