Fw: Toxic reaction? Silicone & anesthetics

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Another case where they thought they had saline implants, but guess what?

Patty

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From: " (by way of ilena rose) " <suezin2qt@...>

Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 11:50 AM

Subject: Toxic reaction? Silicone & anesthetics

> Hi Ilena,

> Could you forward this to everyone. I would like to

> find out if anyone has had a similar reaction to

> anesthetics after rupture. And, if there are any

> doctors/toxicologists that can mix the ingredients of

> silicone implants with anesthetics to see if there is

> a reaction (that is dangerous in the human body).

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> My implants were ruptured during my first mammogram

> in 1990. Right after my mammogram my breasts were

> burning -like fire. When dressing I found they were

> really red. When checking out of my appointment I

> asked the clerk if my breasts were supposed to burn

> and turn red like that. She said they would be fine

> in a couple hours. For 3 months they burned like fire

> and were red. The mammogram place and my doctor

> treated me like it was nothing. I was not aware the

> implants were ruptured (silicone holds it shape quite

> well).

>

> A year later my new plastic surgeon and I decided

> that I needed new implants (I had the existing ones

> for 17 years). When he opened me up to insert the new

> implants he said he found the worst rupture he had

> ever seen! The look on his face told me it must have

> been pretty grosse as well. I said since it was

> saline it shouldn't cause harm, right? He said that I

> did not have saliene, I had silicone! I was shocked.

> I paid extra money for saliene implants from the 1st

> surgeon. I asked if he got the free floating silicone

> out. He did not answer nor would he answer. I was

> left to assume that is was so massive that he could

> not get it out, would not get it or could not see all

> of it to get it out.

>

> One month later I had surgery to repair my bladder.

> I feel that the anesthetics used combined with the

> NEWLY free floating silicone caused a severe toxic

> reaction within my body. No doctor and no nurse could

> help me or explain to me what was happening at the

> time. I complained of burning from the top of my head

> to my toes. The just stared at me like I was a

> hypochondriac. I was helpless, in pain, fearful

> because no one could explain the burning pain to me.

> When I needed shots for pain I would ring the nurse

> but when she got closer to me the warmth from her body

> (that we normally don't feel) was burning me even

> worse! I desperately needed a shot for pain from

> surgery but I had to forgo the shots because the

> warmth from her next to me was unbearable!

>

> Like I said earlier, the doctor and nurses treated me

> like I was a hypochondriac because they didn't know

> what was going on with me and they had never run

> across this type of problem. I was weak, vulnerable

> and toxically poisoned and no one knew anything about

> it or how to help me, not even myself. I realized

> months later that it must be from the silicone

> reacting with the anesthetic within my body.

>

> Has anyone had a similar experience? Do you know of

> any doctors or toxicologists that can mix the two to

> see the reaction? Maybe this can help our cause.

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