Fw: Thanks to all from Amy

[Guest guest]

Encouragement from one who was recently explanted....also, check out the

listing of websites Ilena has provided, as well as info if you want to

contribute to her foundation:

Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:16 AM

Subject: Thanks to all from Amy

> Ilena,

> Please post this to thank everyone for their wonderful support and

prayers.

> I had

> my explantation the 29th of January as planned. All went well. It was

> expected

> to take 2 hours per the doctor. It ended up taking 5 1/2 hours. My

> husband was

> so worried. I on the other hand feel good knowing that my doctor took it

> seriously and spent so long removing and " cleaning things up " as he put

it.

> Both

> he and one of his nurses told me that it " was a mess in there. " They had

to

> remove a large amount of tissue, etc. I had reconstruction at the same

> time and

> while I am very small, I am grateful that he made me look quite normal.

I

> would

> like to let people know that to reassure them.) I am still recovering of

> course,

> but already I feel great! I asked the implants along with tissue samples

be

> sent

> to pathology, but I haven't gotten the report back yet. I also asked to

> keep the

> implants. You should see these gooey, awful things. Ruptured shells with

> goo! I

> can't believe these were in my chest. Think about the fact that there was

> 5 1/2

> hours of " clean up " along with that. Anyone thinking of getting these

things

> should know about that. Please continue to pray that my recovery goes

well and

> that I will have a decrease if not a complete resolvement of symptoms. I

feel

> very positive based on how I feel so far. Thank you all again. You made

this

> much easier to bare. But I have to tell you, I don't know why I was so

afraid.

> This is the best thing I could have done!

> Blessings, Hugs and Kisses,

> Amy

>

>

>

> ilena rose wrote:

>

> > I am so glad Kathy connected us. I have added you to my Support email

list

> > sponsored by The Humantics Foundation for Women. Should

> > the volume become too much, I can put you on an Info Only List.

> >

> > If for any reason you wish to be removed at any time, just let me know.

> >

> > You will be receiving messages directly from me, and others that

> > I " redirect " which show the sender's address, via my address. These

> > you may respond to directly, should you wish, and copy me if you

> > think I should see your response, too.

> >

> > There are some fantastic websites that you may want to visit for

> > more excellent information on The Silicone Mess.

> >

> > http://www.toxic-exposure.com Dow documents

> >

> > http://www.internet-connect.com/implants/ ~ Wonderful page by our

> > good friend and her husband, Chris. Very informative, and there

> > are some REAL " after " photos.

> >

> > http://ej.rsna.org/ej3/0112-99.fin/index.htm

> > ~ (Drs. Middleton & McNamara's outstanding MRI Study)

> >

> > http://www.homestead.com/imagevault/FDA_Contact.html ~ very important

FDA

> > documents

> >

> > http://members.tripod.com/~justice_8/Silicone-Holocaust.html ~ explicit

> > photos ~ not to be missed

> >

> > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8689/saline/saline.html'>http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8689/saline/saline.html ~ very

complete

> > and updated Saline Library

> >

> > http://www.homestead.com/silicone/index.html ~ Documents from the

> > Manufacturers

> >

> > http://www.plateauconsulting.com/toxicdiscoverynetwork/index.html ~

> > enormous amount of excellent information

> >

> > http://maxpages.com/implants ~ Our Angie's page with many photos and

info

> > meant for the person that is considering implants.

> >

> > http://www.homestead.com/sosalines/sos.html ~ much valuable information

on

> > saline implants by our good friend, Eileen Swanson.

> >

> > http://members.aol.com/myrlj/imageindex Court Documents revealing

> > evidence hidden by the manufacturers for years.

> >

> > http://www.fantasyrealm.net/honeyb/SiliconeAngels/ Memorial Webpage

> > for lost silicone sisters

> >

> > http://www.ad-ventures1.com/breastbbs/ Sammy's wonderful Breast Implant

> >Forum.

> >

> > http://www2.privatei.com/~coss/coss - Coalition of

> > Silicone Survivors ~ A huge amount of info in back newsletters and

current

> > information. Lynda Roth has been one of the leaders in this cause for

> > many years.

> >

> > http://womnhlth.home.mindspring.com ~ Great site by Alan & Cristy

> > Warchaw of WomanHealth.Check out the National Science Panel

> > depositions.

> >

> > http://www.ts-tech.com/sbi-info/ ~ Check out some " after " photos, and

> > other great information.

> >

> > http://www.cpr4womenandfamilies.org/implant.html ~ Enormous amount of

> > excellent general history and information

> > .

> > http://www.sallykirkland.com ~ Academy award nominated actress who is

> > now a powerful activist for our cause.

> >

> > http://members.aol.com/Chiper4u/tears.html - Beautiful page by our

> >

> > http://www.magiclink.com/web/spudnik/ - Excellent ~ Pam has just added

> > some new photos that are the real " after " shots and has much powerful

> > information on taking action.

> >

> > http://www.hbot4u.com/ ~ Silicone Survivor, Rodriquez's

> > site for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

> >

> > http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8689 ~ Extremely useful info on

> > explantation and insurance, saline implants etc., etc. Very valuable!

> >

> > http://www.info-implants.com/ ~ Great Canadian site by our

> > friends Micheline and her Tony ~ more information than you could ever

> >imagine!

> >

> > http://www.info-implants.com/Quebec/Espoir/03.html

> > http://members.xoom.com/TLM1940/tony/Ilena/index1.html

> > http://members.xoom.com/TLM1940/tony/Ilena/index2.html

> >

> > http://www.brown.edu/Courses/Bio_Community_Health168C/sbi.html Dr.

> > Egilman ~ a " must read " for any doctor who hasn't been " silicone "

> > educated. Links here showing the Dow/Nazi connection etc. etc. THIS SITE

> > HAS BEEN FORCED TO BE TAKEN DOWN.

> >

> > http://www.plastikos.com/art-silicone.htm ~ Dr. Kolb is a Plastic

> > Surgeon and explantee from Atlanta, GA who knows first hand the truth

> > about breast implants.

> >

> > http://www.ephca.com/sits.htm ~ Dr. Edelson ~ more medical info related

to

> > silicone toxicity.

> >

> > http://www.pulsus.com/cgi-bin/AT-PSsearch.cgi Canadian Studies on

Plastic

> > Surgery

> > http://www.pulsus.com/PLASTICS/04_01/pete_ed.htm Canadian study on

rupture

> >

> > http://www.aarda.org/ Autoimmune Disease Site

> >

> > http://morwood.ncsa.uiuc.edu/implants.htm Shell Strength

> >

> > http://www.resch.com/dow.htm Dow Corning Unique Product Identifier

> > http://www.resch.com/mdl.htm ~ Breast Implant Identification

> >

> > http://www.howdyneighbor.com/JusticeDenied

> > The site now includes many excerpts and victim stories from the Medical

> > Malpractice Journal.

> >

> > http://www.junkscience.com/dec99/ilena.htm (press release of my lawsuit

> > against Mc Ghan Medical, O'Leary and ETC, Schaezler for

> > slander)

> >

> > http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/indexbip.html ~ FDA page

> >

> > http://www.fjc.gov/BREIMLIT/mdl926.htm Info on the Class Action

Suit

> >

> > http://www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov/superior/bic/index.html California

Cases

> >

> > http://www.implantclaims.com. Dow Corning Bankruptcy (Dis)Service

> >

> > http://www.tortcomm.org The Plaintiff's Tort Committee for the Dow

> >Bankruptcy

> >

> > Those should get you started!

> >

> > As part of my personal email list that goes to hundreds of readers

> > throughout the world, you are welcome to ask questions of them.

> > Just send me a message with your request to distribute it, and I'll be

> > happy to do so.

> >

> > You will be able to " meet " many people who will share their experiences

> > and good information.

> >

> > God bless us all,

> > Ilena Rose

> >

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> >

> > Visit our Newsgroup at:

> > alt.support.breast-implant

> >

> > **Breast Implants: The Myths, The Facts, The Women.

> > My booklet, very well researched and documented.

> > In a 45 minute read, any doctor, husband, offspring,

> > neighbor, lawyer, potential implantee ~ can get the

> > overview and the jist of the Breast Implant Story. Photo

> > of fungal filled saline implant on the back and ruptured

> > implant on the front. At no cost to those who can not

> > afford it, by donation for others. See it at:

> >

> > http://www.internet-connect.com/implants/dowchemresults1.html

> >

> > **Snail mail newsletter ~ The SillyCone News is also available ~ send me

> > your snail mail address for your complementary copy.

> >

> > If you'd like to contribute to our foundation so that we can continue

this

> > work to educate and raise the public consciousness about the true

dangers

> > of silicone products, please send your tax deductible donation in any

> > amount to:

> >

> > Ilena Rosenthal

> > Director, Humantics Foundation for Women

> > 1380 Garnet #444

> > San Diego, CA 92109

> > 858/270-0680

> > Fed. Tax ID#95-2664938

>

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