Table 1.

Online Circulating Table of Breast Implant Illness Symptoms

Fatigue or chronic fatigue	Slow muscle recovery after activity
Cognitive dysfunction (brain fog, difficulty concentrating, memory loss)	Heart palpitations, changes in normal heart rate, or heart pain
Muscle pain and weakness, joint pain	Sore and aching joints of shoulders, hips, backbone, hands, and feet
Hair loss, dry skin, and hair
	Swollen and tender lymph nodes in breast area, underarm, throat, neck, groin
Premature aging	Bouts of dehydration for no reason
	Frequent urination
Poor sleep and insomnia	Numbness/tingling sensation around implant and/or underarm
Dry eyes, decline in vision, vision disturbances
Hypo/hyperthyroid symptoms	Liver and kidney dysfunction
Hypo/hyperadrenal symptoms	Cramping
Estrogen/progesterone imbalance or diminishing hormones	Toxic shock symptoms
	Anxiety, depression, and panic attacks
	Symptoms of or diagnosis of fibromyalgia
Slow healing of cuts and scrapes, easy bruising	Symptoms of or diagnosis of Lyme disease
Throat clearing, cough, difficulty swallowing, choking, reflux Vertigo	Symptoms of or diagnosis of autoimmune diseases such as Raynaud’s syndrome, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, lupus, Sjogren’s syndrome, nonspecific connection tissue disease, multiple sclerosis
Gastrointestinal and digestive issues
Fevers, night sweats, intolerant to heat
New and persistent bacterial and viral infections
	Symptoms of or diagnosis of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma
	Slow clearing of common colds and flu
	Fungal infections, yeast infections, Candida, sinus infections
	Skin rashes
	Ear ringing
	Sudden food intolerance and allergies
	Headaches