Re: Ruptured implant & Mass in Parotid Gland ?

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I had saline implants for 5 years, but feel that I had a serious reaction to the silicone shell. Experienced progressive autoimmune symptoms before being suspected as MS in 2008 - right before having the implants removed by Dr. Kolb in October of 2008. I had a lump under my left ear by the jaw line exactly where you are describing for 1-1/2 yrs. before explantation. It was very tender when it first appeared and the pain radiated up my neck, even into my ear. Went to the ENT and was told I had something called "Carotidenia" and that it would go away and to come back if it didn't or got larger. Went back a few months later because it had turned into a small knot and still hurt. Too small to show on a CT scan, so was told, again, not to worry.

Went back again due to progression of some other symptoms and bothered that it was still there. Told maybe it was a lymph node, but would do a doppler of my carotid artery to make sure there was not a problem - again nothing. The knot finally went away about 8 weeks after explantation surgery. PS - most of the MS symtoms and Sjogren's disease (autoimmune) symptoms are also gone.

Hope that helps.

From: Ilena Rose <ilena.rose@...>Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:44:35 PMSubject: Ruptured implant & Mass in Parotid Gland ?

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Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:31 PMSubject: Confidential to IlenaIlena Rose <ilena.rosegmail (DOT) com>

Ilena,

Is it possible to canvass the list confidentially to find out if anyone with ruptured migrating silicone has experienced a mass in their parotid gland (it is one of the salivary glands under the ear, on the neck, sometimes confused with lympth node swelling)...

thank you,

Long Term Sister