Guest guest Posted September 4, 2001 Report Share Posted September 4, 2001 Who said this and I will not name names on the site but if you want to I will tell you in a personal email....learned my lesson on that issue. > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > In @y..., eRene@a... wrote: > > > , > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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