THYROID PROBLEMS AND IMPLANTS

[Guest guest]

I have recently read that both under- and over-active thyroids are

worsened by implants, that those of us with these conditions are much

more prone to develop fibromyalgia if we are implanted and that this

fibromyalgia will be considerably harder to treat/deal with due to

this combination of auto-immune thyroid condition and fibromyalgia

(our pain will be chronic and will be less responsive to therapy).

Soooooo, definitely those of us with these conditions should NOT be

candidates for implants.

I hope that/wonder if PSs are telling women about this.

[Guest guest]

Going to lunch I did not see your name just this one so I will address you by that ..... I wanted to tell you that it has been brought up that I had thyroid disease but I did not have an actual thyroid disease. I had what is common to women after they have a baby. It is temporary and goes away usually within a few months.

I have no disease and was only temporarily thrown into a thyroid crisis because of hormones or something being out of sync. My Dr told me this happens to a large percentage of women and usually resolves itself with out medication or further treatment. This was the case with me. I am not saying that this would or would not make me a bad candidate for implants, I am just trying to reiterate that because I had a temporary thyroid problem does not mean I have thyroid disease for life. I hope this makes sense now to you all. I have not had a thyroid issue for years now, since my youngest son was a baby. He is 4.

goingtolunch <goingtolunch@...> wrote:

I have recently read that both under- and over-active thyroids are worsened by implants, that those of us with these conditions are much more prone to develop fibromyalgia if we are implanted and that this fibromyalgia will be considerably harder to treat/deal with due to this combination of auto-immune thyroid condition and fibromyalgia (our pain will be chronic and will be less responsive to therapy). Soooooo, definitely those of us with these conditions should NOT be candidates for implants.I hope that/wonder if PSs are telling women about this.

[Guest guest]

Stacey, but I have read a lot on thyroid disease, and having any type of thyroid aliment after pregnancy, means you are susceptible for future thyroid issues. At a higher risk. That is an area you are weak in. Same with gestational diabetes, the likely hood of getting or being prone to diabetes has been set after a bout with it in pregnancy. It is merely showing what, you at your weakest point (pregancy) is prone to.

Breasts and the thyroid are interelated. If you have one cancer, for instance like breast cancer, you are at a higher risk for thyroid cancer, and vice versa. I can see now, why implants would throw my body out of whack with my thyroid. They are both hormonally driven.

Also, normal women, after the age of 45 have a 1 in 3 chance of having thyroid issues, so implants being known to be connected to cause thyroid disease is just taking another risk .Stacey, thyroid issues can affect your heart, hair, nails, skin, cardiovascular, neurological, immune system and mental thinking, as well as throw off metabolism and make life really miserable I just wouldn’t risk it, it was so hard for me to take care of my 3 year old at the time, when I was ill my last year with implants And I am not a sick type of girl. I work out, laugh a lot, have many friends and was so depressed I got so sick and couldn’t live that way! ---- Original Message -----

From: DelGato

Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 3:44 PM

Subject: Re: THYROID PROBLEMS AND IMPLANTS

Going to lunch I did not see your name just this one so I will address you by that .... I wanted to tell you that it has been brought up that I had thyroid disease but I did not have an actual thyroid disease. I had what is common to women after they have a baby. It is temporary and goes away usually within a few months.

I have no disease and was only temporarily thrown into a thyroid crisis because of hormones or something being out of sync. My Dr told me this happens to a large percentage of women and usually resolves itself with out medication or further treatment. This was the case with me. I am not saying that this would or would not make me a bad candidate for implants, I am just trying to reiterate that because I had a temporary thyroid problem does not mean I have thyroid disease for life. I hope this makes sense now to you all. I have not had a thyroid issue for years now, since my youngest son was a baby. He is 4.

goingtolunch <goingtolunch@...> wrote:

I have recently read that both under- and over-active thyroids are worsened by implants, that those of us with these conditions are much more prone to develop fibromyalgia if we are implanted and that this fibromyalgia will be considerably harder to treat/deal with due to this combination of auto-immune thyroid condition and fibromyalgia (our pain will be chronic and will be less responsive to therapy). Soooooo, definitely those of us with these conditions should NOT be candidates for implants.I hope that/wonder if PSs are telling women about this.