Response to 's story (in the Files section)

[Guest guest]

, your story about your illnesses and your explantation

experience is very informative and I again realize that " Stuff

Happens " . As I have mental plans right now to go to Dr. Feng, it was

very helpful to me to be reminded that my plan of a few days in

Cleveland could turn into a few weeks. And your remarks about your

flattened breast and the cost of all this is a good " heads up " to

me.

It is more fun to think only the good thoughts but at some time

reality has to be appreciated. Regarding your symptoms and the relief

of some of them after explantation, I am rather more pessimistic in

that regard. I was diagnosed with one of those dreaded autoimmune

diseases- Multiple Sclerosis in 1990, 8 years after silicone

implants. I had them removed in 1995 after a mammogram and my

symptoms pointed to a rupture. Stupidly, I believed my plastic

surgeon with his story that " The Harvard and Mayo studies show no

connection to autoimmune diseases " and was not connected to the

internet. Information was scarce about what was happening. Except, I

did know about the demonstrating ladies in Wa DC, but didn't believe

their symptoms could be from implants with my poor knowledge and my

PS's claim that they were safe.

The salines are now 6 years old, my MS has progressed from barely

noticable symptoms to very noticable symptoms. I now know about the

shell of the saline implants being made of silicone elastomer and the

limitations on the viability of that shell. My memory is shot, I feel

like I am in a fog most of the time. Appointments? Ha! If I make one,

I can almost bet that I will miss it or arrive a day late or a day

early for it. I even forget to pick up my son from school sometimes.

As far as my getting better after explantation, I can only pray and

hope. Realistically, I think it is too late to reverse the

constant " war " that goes on in my body's immune system between the

good tissue and the bad tissue.

Becky

[Guest guest]

I am glad that my story could be of help to you ...that is exactly

why I wrote it and why I felt it was so important to give the honest

facts even when they may not be very pretty or nice. I could again

update it because it has gotten better and better and I am at the

point now where even if I were to stay as I am today I feel I could

live a full and happy life and not feel as though I am suffering

completely. I admit there are times when I am not like I used to be

before the implants...but all in all I am pleased and hapy with how

far I have come through all this.

In @y..., REABEEE@a... wrote:

> , your story about your illnesses and your explantation

> experience is very informative and I again realize that " Stuff

> Happens " . As I have mental plans right now to go to Dr. Feng, it

was

> very helpful to me to be reminded that my plan of a few days in

> Cleveland could turn into a few weeks. And your remarks about your

> flattened breast and the cost of all this is a good " heads up " to

> me.

>

> It is more fun to think only the good thoughts but at some time

> reality has to be appreciated. Regarding your symptoms and the

relief

> of some of them after explantation, I am rather more pessimistic in

> that regard. I was diagnosed with one of those dreaded autoimmune

> diseases- Multiple Sclerosis in 1990, 8 years after silicone

> implants. I had them removed in 1995 after a mammogram and my

> symptoms pointed to a rupture. Stupidly, I believed my plastic

> surgeon with his story that " The Harvard and Mayo studies show no

> connection to autoimmune diseases " and was not connected to the

> internet. Information was scarce about what was happening. Except,

I

> did know about the demonstrating ladies in Wa DC, but didn't

believe

> their symptoms could be from implants with my poor knowledge and my

> PS's claim that they were safe.

>

> The salines are now 6 years old, my MS has progressed from barely

> noticable symptoms to very noticable symptoms. I now know about the

> shell of the saline implants being made of silicone elastomer and

the

> limitations on the viability of that shell. My memory is shot, I

feel

> like I am in a fog most of the time. Appointments? Ha! If I make

one,

> I can almost bet that I will miss it or arrive a day late or a day

> early for it. I even forget to pick up my son from school sometimes.

>

> As far as my getting better after explantation, I can only pray and

> hope. Realistically, I think it is too late to reverse the

> constant " war " that goes on in my body's immune system between the

> good tissue and the bad tissue.

> Becky