Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 Hi. This is my first post to this site. I got implants 4 months ago. At about 2 weeks post op, my lymph nodes started swelling up. I also had muscle spasms in my feet, which eventually spread to my legs, which eventually turned into " zingers " of little sharp pains throughout my body. Now my fingers and toes are getting sore. I saw my PS yesterday and discussed explantation. My husband has pretty much treated me like I'm a hypochondriac, and now that I've got him listening to the fact that my immune system is causing these problems, he wants me to go to an Infectious Disease doctor before I have an explant. He's worried that I might have an explant, only to find out that it wasn't the implants after all. I told him it seems pretty clear to me that I was fine before the surgery, and then two weeks later started having problems, but he wants me to make sure this is the reason for my problems. I don't know if the medical community embraces the possibility of implants causing these problems, so I'm expecting when I visit an Infectious Disease doctor, that he/she will not support the possibility of it being the implants. Does anyone know of any doctors in New Jersey or New York who aren't completely blinded by the FDA's stance on implants? Also, is there anyone who has had these symptoms and then eventually returned to normal after explant? I have never been this terrified in my life, and am kicking myself for having this surgery. It's ruined my life. Please take care in how you respond because I'm in a bit of a fragile state at the moment, and I'm hoping to hear good news stories regarding explantation. Are there any sites that deal strictly with explantation that can help provide me with information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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