BREAST IMPLANTS ARE KILLING ME

Carer says her reconstruction op left her with Fatigue & anxiety as she waits for removal surgery

- BY SALLY HIND

A SCOTS mum has said she feels like she's “dying a slow death” due to her breast implant, amid warnings hundreds of women are suffering the same issue.

The 57-year-old says she has been left suicidal because of breast implant illness (BII) - an umbrella term for health prob-lems associated with implants, which is not a recognised medical diagnosis in the UK.

She spoke out as a Scots cosmetic surgery expert told the Record “hundreds” of women are facing the same ordeal with little NHS support.

BII sufferers say symptoms include brain fog, joint pain, fatigue and anxiety, with S Club 7 star Hannah Spearritt previously revealing her own battle.

But some medics still question whether it exists.

The mum, who had breast reconstruction on the NHS 20 years ago after having lumps removed, told the Record she only learned about BII last year after suffering since.

But she cannot afford to have her implants taken out privately and fears a long wait for removal surgery through the NHS.

The carer, from Glasgow, said: "I have chronic fatigue, I'm aching from head to toe and my anxiety is through the roof.

"I feel like an old woman. I can hardly walk I'm so weak and my back is so sore. It's affecting my memory.

"I had a 17cm cyst down near my ovaries and even though it's been removed my belly looks like I'm pregnant.