danica patrick, former nascar driver and indycar champion, told fans that she had her breast implants removed due to a
series of negative symptoms
she believed they had caused.
in an
instagram post
from the weekend, patrick explained she got the implants in november of 2014 and was initially happy with them. however, within a few years, patrick began experiencing some not-so-great side effects that slowly became worse.
“fast forward about three years to early 2018, and i noticed that my hair was not as healthy and was breaking off. i also gained a few pounds and had no luck losing it,” wrote patrick.
by 2020, the “speed queen” says she had even more symptoms including an irregular menstrual cycle, constant dizziness and more weight gain. medical tests indicated she was experiencing hypothyroidism, hypoglycaemia and low estrogen.
breast implant illness
(bii) is not a diagnosable medical condition, but it commonly used to describe a collection of symptoms reported by some patients in the days, months or years after receiving implants, according to the american society for aesthetic plastic surgery. these symptoms include fatigue, chest pain, hair loss, anxiety, brain fog, sleep disturbance, depression, and hormonal issues, among others.