could my saline implants be related to lupus diagnosis?

[Guest guest]

To anyone kind enough to give me advice,

I had saline implants put in October 1996. Three years later I

started having severe fatigue, muscle aches and flu-like symptoms. I

saw several doctors who said I had RA (because my titer was high), then

it was Eppstein-Barr. While trying to get pregnant I had ACA syndrome

(a clotting disorder which causes miscarriages)and after taking baby

asprin and progesterone I had a successful pregnancy and healthy

child. I had a child in 1995 (before my implants)and never had any

such trouble as I did getting pregnant with the second baby. After I

had my second child in Septenber 2002 I felt great and then BANG it hit

me again this April. All the pain is in my chest this time, severe

fatigue, too. I saw a pulmonologist after four rounds of antibiotics

who drew blood for a Lupus screening; it came back positive 1:160. I

saw a rhuematologist today who, said given my history, diagnosed my

with lupus. I am just feeling doubts about whether or not removing my

implants will make any difference? I don't care about being small-

chested any more, I just want to feel better and maybe see that there

is hope...

Thanks,

Hennywin