Re: Things that need to be said

[Guest guest]

Thank you for saying that ! You are so right--it needed to be said!

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From: <cjheer@...>

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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 7:20 AM

Subject: Things that need to be said

> Lately I am getting lots of corespondence from women with implants

> experiencing the same things that we all have and still so confused

> and not sure that it is the implants, well as Patty remembers I was

> certainly dead set against accepting it was my implants that made me

> sick, even though it was so obvious.

>

> I would just like to say that if you are having doubts about it,

> stick close to this group and don't stop reading and posting, it kept

> me from making a fatal choice to keep my implants.

>

> When ever I start to get down about the fact that I still have issues

> such as pain I always take myself back to when I had implants and how

> bad I really was.

>

> I was so brain fogged I couldn't even notice the pain, I was so sick

> I cried everyday, my chest rash was so red I avoided low neck tops

> cause it looked horrible, I had no energy to work out, I avoided

> social situations because I was constantly worried about " How I will

> feel " while there, I mostly stayed home except I did go to work I had

> to, other than that my socilal life was zero, If I did plan a date or

> an evening or something it took me two days to a week of bedrest to

> recover, if I decided to have a drink of alcohol I would be so sick

> the next day I wished I was dead, I thought about suicide often, I

> was constantly calling my mom and telling her I thought I was dying,

> I was seeking Dr after Dr for an answer, I was completely and totally

> sick.

>

> If any of this sounds familiar to anyone who still has implants than

> I would think long and hard about keeping them.

>

> Now I still have pain, I admit it, 10 months post explant, but I have

> energy, I work out, I don't cry everyday, I enjoy life, I have a

> life, I don't sleep all day I stay up late, I enjoy social events, in

> fact I am always busy doing something, and yes, my breasts are small

> and I wear a waterbra or padded bra or sometimes not at all and

> either way I am still beautiful

>

>

> Breasts do not make us who we are but they are an important part of

> our self esteem, so if you are considering and explant make sure you

> choose the very best for the very best possible outcome.

>

> Just some things I think needed to be said.

>

> God loves you no matter what your breast size is, and so do the

> people who care about you.

>

> God bless us all, Love

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thank you for a most sincere & informative message!

As I keep saying, we are not defined by our " Body Parts " --- as that is not

who we are! We all need to be able to say, 'This is who I am and I'm abe to

stand inside myself and be happy with that!'

Love & Blessings,

MM / NSIF