Re: Lady ey

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> Hi...I had saline implants almost 20 years ago. Have really had no

problems

> with them, but lately have had alot of health problems that made me

wonder if

> maybe my implants were leaking. I have alot of chest pains and

achy joints

> and usually have trouble sleeping at night. My get up and go and

got up and

> gone...so getting a little concerned. I actually went into the

hospital

> because I thought I was having a heart attack but after alot of

tests they

> finally decided that I might have a hiatal hernia (this was what

was causing

> the chest pains). Am not sure yet that they found out my problem.

I also

> have mammograms every year and they come back ok...so if they were

leaking,

> would that not show up in the mammograms? I am thinking seriously

of

> visiting my doctor that did the breast implants to see what he has

to

> say...should I? Also, last year I suffered what they said was a

viral

> infection in my inner ear that affected my balance for almost a

year...and

> also lost part of my hearing. Too much is happening to me

lately....could it

> be " just getting older " ????(I am 56). Love to have your comments.

Hi,

I am so glad you joined us....I am sorry to say that all of the

symptoms you have mentioned above are classic silicone poisoning

symptoms from breast implants, whether saline or silicone gel.

I am afraid that this does not sound like " just getting older " , but a

typical immune response to the foreign object in your body, which

sounds like it has been going on for quite some time.

Going to your implanting plastic surgeon may be an exercise in

futility, unless that doctor is well versed in the disease

associations with breast implants. Otherwise you are likely to hear

that the implants have nothing to do with your problems. It all

depends on how knowledgeable and unpolitically connected he/she is,

as unfortunately, most doctors will spout the ASPRS platitudes about

the safety of implants.

However, there are many doctors, usually alternative minded, who know

the dangers associated with breast implants, and will work with you

to help detoxify your body. The first step, of course, is to remove

the offending implants. They must be removed properly, taking all

the scar tissue as well as the implants.

A small leak in a saline implant will deflate slowly over time. It

would also be possible that since you have had your implants as long

as you have, that you may not have saline, but silicone gel instead.

It is not uncommon for those who had them placed that long ago to

believe that they had saline when in fact the doctor put in silicone

gel. Who would know the difference?

Let us know what you decide to do!

Patty