Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

All The Things You May Be "Diagnosed" With Before You Get a BII Diagnosis

1 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Dr. Robert Whitfield discusses how patients who later receive a breast implant illness (BII) diagnosis are frequently misdiagnosed with other conditions—examples include fibromyalgia and nonspecific autoimmune lab abnormalities prompting rheumatology visits. He emphasizes the diagnostic difficulty for providers and the emotional toll on patients.

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So it's often confused with things may be told they have fibromyalgia, they may have signs and symptoms consistent with autoimmune disorders by having a positive AA on their blood work, maybe they've seen a rheumatologist and nobody kind of knows what to do with them. So, you know, the, the actual, quote, unquote, diagnosis of breast implant illness can be very difficult for the providers and obviously very frustrating, disheartening for the women suffering with the issue.