Hi, long time reader but first time posting.
I tried to find some info but all thread about rejects seems to be for shortly installed implants.
I got my biomagnet installed 11 years ago, everything was fine until this week where I hit it on a corner at home.
The question is: is there a way I could know for sure if it is rejecting (protective layer broken) or if it’s only an injury?
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what magnet is it? where is it from?
if you took a serious whack to it you might have popped the flesh pocket which can cause inflammation but that should go down within a week.
if it is tender, red and not showing any signs of progress towards healing after a week, it may be compromised at which point you should seek medical attention for a removal.
i know the old biomagnets were never designed to be permanent and would corrode over time so if you have one of those, the impact may have caused the corrosion to flake off more.
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Hi, Thanks for the fast reply.
it’s a Steve Haworth 8mm round magnet,
I don’t know much more than it’s supposed to be a really good product from what I heard.
I’ll keep an eye on it.
If you know something bad about those magnet please tell me.
Thanks
Haworth magnets do tend to have the coating break down over time, as the silicone is subject to wear and tear. Usually with a coating failure, as the magnet corrodes, you would lose sensitivity and get a bigger lump at the location of magnet, which may appear grayish depending on your skin thickness and pigmentation.
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When I was trying to identify whether my xG3 had broken, this comment stood out to me. At the time, I had been experiencing soreness in my back and arm muscles for about a week. It didn’t clue in to me that it was related, but sure enough my magnet was broken. After removal, that soreness went away in about two days.
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Hey there, nice to know that my knowledge might have helped you somewhat ^^ For context, I have an autoimmune disease, which means that even a small increases in systemic inflamation causes a fuck ton of bad symptoms for me. This was also the case when I had an implant failure once, so I know that implant failures cause a spike in systemic inflamation. Which for “regular” people, usually means some minor muscle pain, joint pain and sometimes an outbreak of guttate psoriasis. I am pretty sure that, if you would’ve measured your blood c-reactive protein levels, they would have been elevated as well. This would actual be interesting to have some data on 
Maybe @Bob1 would be willing to get his blood drawn, should be free depending on where he lives if he would explain this to a doctor. This could also lead to the propper removal by a surgeon afterwards.
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Systemic symptoms aren’t guaranteed though, I had a very dissolved magnet for a while with no symptoms other than the lump at the site.
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Thanks for all those advice.
after a few days the only thing that is different is that my skin feels warmer around the magnet.
I don’t think it’s a good thing but I’ll wait for your advice
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yeah warming is never a good thing… pretty sure it’s fucked and needs out immediately.
at this point you should start seeking advice from a medical professional
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That’s the kind of advice I like to hear, even in bad times. Thanks
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So I got it removed, the coating was indeed broken and the magnet corroded.
I kept the magnet and removed the blood, if someone is curious to see what it look like I can send pictures.
Thanks again for all those advice
edit:
here they are:
the large cut is from the removal. they fail is the hole on the side
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