Re: anxiety

[Guest guest]

Hi Caren,

This anxiety is so very common--I couldn't wait to get my implants out, and

I thought I would go crazy when my surgery was scheduled almost 3 full weeks

from the time I made the decision to go ahead with explant.

It is like life is put on hold until that day.

However, I also believe that the anxiety is also a part of the damaged

response we have to stress, caused by the implants. I think the chemicals

damage our adrenals, (which are the glands that control our response to

stress), and exhaust them. It creates an unbalanced delivery of

hormoneswithin the entire glandular system. I am not a doctor, and I am

sure that a doctor could explain it so much better, but I do think that our

parasympathetic nervous system is affected greatly, and in some cases, the

central nervous system as well.

My surgery for removal of implants and mastopexy took a total of 4 hours in

the operating room. It actually wasn't a bad surgery at all, and my

recovery was much better than when getting implants.

I was never tested with the silicone blood test. Please let us know the

results of that--what exactly is it going to measure? (If there is silicone

in the blood, if there is an allergic response to silicone, if there are

other cell functions being affected by silicone?)

Take care,

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: <JCKCI@...>

< egroups>

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 11:32 AM

Subject: anxiety

> I have anxiety to and I never have till 2 months ago . I don't

> understand how the implants have the effect on the anxiety. I have

> been sick and worried alot so I understand that part of it. I am so

> ready to get these implants out. Still waiting for my referral for my

> doctor. How long is the time of the operation of getting the implants

> removed and scrap out all of the bad stuff and I also want to get a

> lift. I am ready for this just want to get into the doctor and get

> the surgery schedule. I will have small boobs but I would rather have

> small boobs than be sick. These things are so uncomfortable anyway.

> Its so hard to lay on your stomach. I think I will be relieved. I am

> just getting impatient. I had a silicone blood test 3 weeks ago and

> still waiting on that. Hurry up.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Girl I can relate to anxiety and depression as a result of the

implants and the whole situation. Patty explained her opinion, and

while I think that is possible, I also know from my own nightmare

with implants that it can be very anxiety producing to go through

this whole thing, and it doesn't necesarily end with explant, as you

can see from reading my posts!

I have been through the ringer with this and am just starting to see

some improvements, but I have so many problems still and I am anxious

right now too.

egroups, JCKCI@l... wrote:

> I have anxiety to and I never have till 2 months ago . I don't

> understand how the implants have the effect on the anxiety. I have

> been sick and worried alot so I understand that part of it. I am so

> ready to get these implants out. Still waiting for my referral for

my

> doctor. How long is the time of the operation of getting the

implants

> removed and scrap out all of the bad stuff and I also want to get a

> lift. I am ready for this just want to get into the doctor and get

> the surgery schedule. I will have small boobs but I would rather

have

> small boobs than be sick. These things are so uncomfortable

anyway.

> Its so hard to lay on your stomach. I think I will be relieved. I

am

> just getting impatient. I had a silicone blood test 3 weeks ago

and

> still waiting on that. Hurry up.