Re: Re: maybe if I rephrase my question some one can tell me

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Was this ps Dr. Kolb? I just think that everybody is

different and it will take varying amts of time for them

to get sick. But I believe it will happen eventually.

And as for hip and knee replacements, I'd never do it

either. No way in hell, because I just know that my

body would reject it.

Hey, thanks for your compliment about having me back on

the site. I appreciate it!

Take care and write soon,

e

> Thanks for answering my question, that was my opinion too, that was

> why I was so surprised to here a well known PS tell a patient that if

> she had not got sick in 6 years chances were she would not have. No

> can can predict that, silicone gel victims didn't get sick for years

> and years, I also see allot of hip and knee replacements at work and

> people think it is no big deal, but you won't ever catch me doing it,

> ha ha ha.

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> In @y..., eRene@a... wrote:

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> > I think that everyone varies so drastically in how they

> > respond to things, that some women may get sick

> > immediately, while others can get sick 10+ yrs later. I

> > have had contact with a woman in CA who got sick from

> > her implants 11 yrs after she had them in. I really

> > just think that the human body responds differently.

> > And while some women may be predisposed to certain

> > autoimmune diseases, and they may get sicker quicker, I

> > truly feel that there are women who may be predisposed

> > to autoimmune diseases who don't get sick, and vice

> > versa. Sometimes healthy women get sicker with things

> > faster because their body is just not used to fighting

> > off a foreign body. Others who aren't so healthy may

> > not get sick for a while because their body is used to

> > fighting infection and other things, so in a way, it's

> > stronger and tougher. I have seen this in many pts who

> > have had hip, knee, and calcaneous replacements. There

> > just really is no rhyme or reason.

> >

> > I was perfectly healthy before my implants. I was

> > athletic, ran in 10k races all the time, and yet was

> > sick 6-8 months after my implants. There is absolutely

> > no history of autoimmune diseases or neurological

> > disorders in my family.

> >

> > The other thing to consider is that saline implants have

> > to be replaced every 8-10 yrs because they have a higher

> > potential for rupture. So, women who don't know this (I

> > didn't when I had mine put in and actually just found

> > this out last fall) may eventually have a weakening or

> > rupture and that junk will begin to leak into their

> > bodies and then they may start to get sick, even though

> > it may be 10+ yrs since they were implanted.

> >

> > Implants are not safe no matter how you look at it.

> > Anything foreign put into the body is just not natural,

> > and that is why I had my sternal wired removed and will

> > eventually have the hardware in my neck removed. I see

> > hips and knees all the time that become infected for no

> > other reason than the body has fought that foreign body

> > and is rejecting it. Even though some surgeries can't

> > be done without putting in hardware and whatnot, it

> > doesn't mean that it is natural and that the body isn't

> > going to reject it and cause massive problems.

> >

> > No, implants are not safe, never have been, and never

> > will be.

> >

> > e

> > > What is the average time that most of you on this site got sick

> from

> > > your implants? Do you believe that after 6 or even 8 years women

> can

> > > still get ill or do most of you believe that if you don't get

> sick

> > > right off then you most likely won't ever get ill. A highly

> reputable

> > > Dr told someone I know that if she had not gotten ill after 6

> years

> > > chances were she never would, I am wondering if that is pretty

> much

> > > the case.

> > >

> > > If it is then it would seem that some women, like allot of women

> are

> > > in fact able to have implants without getting ill like we have

> and

> > > that maybe there is something in certain individuals that causes

> > > illness and others don't have the problem. If there were a way to

> > > test before hand who is succseptable and who isn't I guess

> implants

> > > could still be used safely.

> > >

> > > I would love some opinons and responses here

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> > >