Guest guest Posted September 9, 2001 Report Share Posted September 9, 2001 I just remembered back in 1997 I was the IV Coordinator of a national home health/infusion company when I was working on getting insurance approval for a pt to receive monthly infusions of IVIG. She had breast implants removed and was terribly ill from them. She required these IVIG infusions monthly to keep her alive and functioning. I had just had my implants placed less than 6 months earlier, and had not started getting sick yet (at least I can't remember). This pt and I started talking as I was keeping her updated about her insurance approval. We got to talking about her current health and how she related everything to her implants. Obviously her docs did too, as they felt the IVIG infusions were necessary and had documented it on her medical necessity reason. Anyway, she and I developed a rapport and I felt comfortable telling her that I had implants. She was absolutely mortified and told me to think twice about keeping them in. She was genuinely concerned about me and my future health. Of course, I didn't believe her because I felt fine and loved my boobs. She was relentless in trying to convince me to get them out. She gave me the name of her explanting surgeon, which I know believe was Dr. Huang. In looking back, I wish I would have listened to her, as maybe if I had had them removed then, I never would have had the health problems I ended up having and continue to have. I did listen to her, and ended up giving her my home phone # as I left the company about 2 months later. She called me a few times, and each time we talked she was in tears telling me that I needed to get them out. She was so concerned. I wish now that I could remember her name to get in touch with her. I wonder if she's even still alive??? Hindsight......... e > This is very, very sad...a travesty for any family to have to go through > this.. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " Bev Ezra " <bjezra@...> > " Patty Faussett " <fdp@...> > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 11:05 AM > Subject: Fw: breast implant complications > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Karla > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:09 PM > > Subject: breast implant complications > > > > > > > I received silicone/saline double illum. implants in Dec. 1987 > > > > > > I had a child in 1984 and breastfed as a sole source of nutrition > > > successfully, he was 20 pounds at 12 weeks and 24 pounds at one year > > (First > > > child) > > > > > > My second child was born 1992...The first year he had 32 office visits > to > > the > > > doctor, he screamed till he turned colors, at 5 months old he had > stopped > > > gaining weight for about 8 weeks, he was admitted to the hospital for > > > " failure to thrive " ....I was instructed to stop nursing so they could > > control > > > his diet. The crying/screaming stopped with the use of Baby formula, > when > > > reintroduced to breast milk, the symptoms returned. > > > > > > He has an E count triple that of a normal child (severe allergy) > > > His voice changes as if he has a sore throat, and he can't feel it > > (scratchy > > > and low) > > > Constant runny nose > > > > > > > > > I had the breast milk tested and the pathology report came back positive > > for > > > crystaloid material and macrophages activity indicated immune response. > > The > > > breast milk had silicone in it. The most frightening part about this is > > that > > > when the milk ducts dry up the lumphnodes reabsorb the milk, creating a > > > delivery system for the silicone into my immune system. > > > > > > My hands were turning white and bending in a half grip of arthritic > pain, > > yet > > > I don't have arthritis. I am unable to be in cold weather, the pain > > cramps > > > my spine to intolerable levels of spasms. I had been treated with > > > immunoglallobbin therapy because here is a part of my immune system that > I > > > cannot make( IV to replace immune system) (IVIG). I have a constant > > mucuous > > > plus in my throat that causes me to involuntarily gag and blocks my > > > breathing, sometimes it initiates a vommitting response to dislodge this > > plug. > > > > > > I had the implants removed in 1994, and still live with the ghost. > > > CHILDREN CANNOT EVEN DIGEST REGULAR MILK AND PROTEIN, LET ALONE THIS > > SILICONE > > > THAT LEAKED OUT....PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THE DOOR FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF > > > RESOLUTION AND RESEARCH WHICH CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF FORCED ONTO > THE > > > INDUSTRY, THERE ISN'T A NEED IF THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO ANSWER THESE > > > CASES.............If silicone is so safe like the manufacturers claim > > then > > > they should have nothing to worry about, what are they hiding to not > allow > > > questions to be asked???? > > > > > > Please protect the innocent victims, allow the process to flow and > > questions > > > be answered.............. > > > > > > karla kwist > > > las vegas > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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