Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 The parents on the tort group are also sending emails. Taryn and Indiana OPRAH Oprah Winfrey hopefully is receiving emails from each and every one of you. We need to do what ever we can to prevent this from affecting other children and their families. I encourage each and everyone of you to please contact her with your story at her website.Oprah.com.The moment we accept plagiocephaly the moment we have admitted defeat. Remember, we are the fortunate one's who were referred for and received treatment. I can guarantee you all that there are many children who are not being treated. This is almost criminal. It is our duty to do whatever we can to try and prevent plagiocephaly and its effects, both known and unnkown.Please take the time to email her, talk to any reporter , any Government official, the next generation of children will applaud your efforts. Let's not let our children end up being statistics.Children matter. Let's work together to get this done.Oprah Winfrey's stage would be the ultimate avenue. If we don't end up with an hour , 1/2 hour or a 10 minute interview. Even if we don't end up on the show that is not important. The fact that is important is we "tried". I would be satisfied just to hear Oprah say the word "Plagiocephaly" that alone would give validity........Sure Plagiocephaly is not deadly, however, who can put a price on someone'e self esteem due to the possible deformations caused by this condition. I was not prepared to tell my son that he had a deformity from sleeping on his back. Please email Oprah.....everyone.......numbers count..>!!!!!!Plagiocephaly Matters, so do the kids, and so do the parents.....We deserve the respect.......All for now, The Sponagle's in CanadaP.S. If she can do a show about overweight people losing weight for not eating as much food, than I think she just might be interested in Plagiocephaly and all the contoversy that surrounds it.For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 I sent an email to Oprah last night as well. Hopefully it will have an affect. in SW MissouriCaleb 2 1/2 and Lucas 1 year (starbanded 1st time 8/26/2 and banded 2nd time on 12/12/2) OPRAH Oprah Winfrey hopefully is receiving emails from each and every one of you. We need to do what ever we can to prevent this from affecting other children and their families. I encourage each and everyone of you to please contact her with your story at her website.Oprah.com.The moment we accept plagiocephaly the moment we have admitted defeat. Remember, we are the fortunate one's who were referred for and received treatment. I can guarantee you all that there are many children who are not being treated. This is almost criminal. It is our duty to do whatever we can to try and prevent plagiocephaly and its effects, both known and unnkown.Please take the time to email her, talk to any reporter , any Government official, the next generation of children will applaud your efforts. Let's not let our children end up being statistics.Children matter. Let's work together to get this done.Oprah Winfrey's stage would be the ultimate avenue. If we don't end up with an hour , 1/2 hour or a 10 minute interview. Even if we don't end up on the show that is not important. The fact that is important is we "tried". I would be satisfied just to hear Oprah say the word "Plagiocephaly" that alone would give validity........Sure Plagiocephaly is not deadly, however, who can put a price on someone'e self esteem due to the possible deformations caused by this condition. I was not prepared to tell my son that he had a deformity from sleeping on his back. Please email Oprah.....everyone.......numbers count..>!!!!!!Plagiocephaly Matters, so do the kids, and so do the parents.....We deserve the respect.......All for now, The Sponagle's in CanadaP.S. If she can do a show about overweight people losing weight for not eating as much food, than I think she just might be interested in Plagiocephaly and all the contoversy that surrounds it.For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Oh geez ....that sounded bad. I meant all our letters having an affect, not just mine. Sorry, didn't mean to sound so snobbish. in SW MissouriCaleb 2 1/2 and Lucas 1 year (starbanded 1st time 8/26/2 and banded 2nd time on 12/12/2) OPRAH Oprah Winfrey hopefully is receiving emails from each and every one of you. We need to do what ever we can to prevent this from affecting other children and their families. I encourage each and everyone of you to please contact her with your story at her website.Oprah.com.The moment we accept plagiocephaly the moment we have admitted defeat. Remember, we are the fortunate one's who were referred for and received treatment. I can guarantee you all that there are many children who are not being treated. This is almost criminal. It is our duty to do whatever we can to try and prevent plagiocephaly and its effects, both known and unnkown.Please take the time to email her, talk to any reporter , any Government official, the next generation of children will applaud your efforts. Let's not let our children end up being statistics.Children matter. Let's work together to get this done.Oprah Winfrey's stage would be the ultimate avenue. If we don't end up with an hour , 1/2 hour or a 10 minute interview. Even if we don't end up on the show that is not important. The fact that is important is we "tried". I would be satisfied just to hear Oprah say the word "Plagiocephaly" that alone would give validity........Sure Plagiocephaly is not deadly, however, who can put a price on someone'e self esteem due to the possible deformations caused by this condition. I was not prepared to tell my son that he had a deformity from sleeping on his back. Please email Oprah.....everyone.......numbers count..>!!!!!!Plagiocephaly Matters, so do the kids, and so do the parents.....We deserve the respect.......All for now, The Sponagle's in CanadaP.S. If she can do a show about overweight people losing weight for not eating as much food, than I think she just might be interested in Plagiocephaly and all the contoversy that surrounds it.For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 Count us in…I sent one on Monday nightJ & JD TX -----Original Message----- From: sponagle2003 <sponagle2003@...> [mailto:sponagle2003@...] Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:15 AM Plagiocephaly Subject: OPRAH I hope I am not beating a dead horse here: Please if you have not done so, could you please email Oprah. Numbers count. Our untilmate goal would be to get plagiocephaly addressed in some way. Either with plagio-kids as guests or just a warning to new parents. Please. It can not hurt. Your email will be read. They guarantee it.!!!! Thanks again, Jeff Sponagle, Plagio parent in Canada Please even graduated parents can send an email. The idea here is awareness. The producers have to realize the amount of people this is affecting. For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I wrote Oprah a long time ago when my daughter first got her band and I never got a response. I wrote to lots of people. The view , dateline etc. None gave me a response which really irritated me. But I will send one again maybe if it comes in numbers they will pay attention! Christi Mom to Mya (DOC grad) --- In Plagiocephaly , " Lanham " <susan@l...> wrote: > Count us in.I sent one on Monday night:-) > > & JD > TX > > > > OPRAH > > I hope I am not beating a dead horse here: > > Please if you have not done so, could you please email Oprah. > Numbers count. Our untilmate goal would be to get plagiocephaly > addressed in some way. Either with plagio-kids as guests or just a > warning to new parents. Please. It can not hurt. Your email will be > read. They guarantee it.!!!! > > Thanks again, > Jeff Sponagle, Plagio parent in Canada > > Please even graduated parents can send an email. The idea here is > awareness. The producers have to realize the amount of people this > is affecting. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I think this show is going to be about a woman who has had numerous surgeries. I'm not sure whether or not it was a positive or negative experience. We'll see......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dear Friend: My opinion of Oprah is not very good. She did a show sometime ago on a makeover, she called the new ladies breast implants "Her Little Girls". Oprah had paid for this ladies makeover to save her marriage...I think. I have not watched her show for a long time; however, I would be willing to give her another chance. I have written to her over the years, but just got a written note that they had received my letter. Should we all write to her again? Love...Lea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```````````````````` ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```````````````` Oprah I read where Oprah is doing a show on plastic surgery - Monday, February 7th.....this shall be interesting! Hope it's on the 'negatives!!' Does anyone know anything about the content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Dear Lea, I have been disappointed in Oprah's shows at times, as well. However, she does have a huge audience of women and an educational show about what has been found on explant would be tremendous in getting this information to women -- those who may consider implants one day, those who may know someone considering implants one day, those who have implants, and those who are sick and have implants. Lea, you have a wonderful way of writing to the point and informative and yet sounding so nurturing and caring and loving and I urge you to write or contact Oprah's people again. Lots of love, Rochelle > Dear Friend: > > My opinion of Oprah is not very good. She did a show sometime ago on a makeover, she called the new ladies breast implants " Her Little Girls " . Oprah had paid for this ladies makeover to save her marriage...I think. I have not watched her show for a long time; however, I would be willing to give her another chance. I have written to her over the years, but just got a written note that they had received my letter. > > Should we all write to her again? > > Love...Lea > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```````````````````` > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```````````````` > > > Oprah > > > I read where Oprah is doing a show on plastic surgery - Monday, February 7th.....this shall be interesting! Hope it's on the 'negatives!!' Does anyone know anything about the content? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 The show is starting in 15min over here > Did anyone see her show today? I have a feeling she'll do more shows on > plastic surgery. She seemed to be 'shocked' by these ladies and how addicted to > it they are. I wish she had touched more on the health and risks of having > surgery -- but that will come, I'm sure. Progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 Hi Kathy, Your idea to write Oprah is a great one. I wonder if Dr. Melmed in Dallas would agree to be on the show as well. I know he has explanted a few people here and even took the time to write me back when I wrote him about implant safety. I read that he refuses to implant any woman. Sounds like a perfect guest! Kenda What a beautiful post you have written!! I can guarantee you if I had read your post before I got implants, I never would have done it. I am so sorry for all your problems. I feel especially bad that so many really young ladies like you are getting implants and getting sick before they even get married or have families. At least I was in my late thirties before I started getting sick. I had the support of my husband and my children when I got them out. My heart goes out to you and all the others like you. But you will get the word out. Maybe like Kacey, or others, you will become a spokesperson or get on tv, etc to get the word out. May is almost here and then you can get those horrid things out of you and start down your road to recovery! I was thinking the other night that we all need to write oprah winfrey. I know she hasn't responded to some of us in the past, but maybe if we could all deluge her with letters---especially you younger ones--maybe someday she would listen and do a show. She has such a huge following. Heck, if she can tell the truth about the cattle industry, why can't she help her fellow women out here? I know I am going to write her. As more and more of us get sick and find out why, we will reach more and more people out there and hopefully someday the tide will turn on the popularity of implants. Keep posting, we love hearing from you. Hugs kathy --- In , " lolosky2 " <lolosky2@y...> wrote: > > Dear new members, > I'm only 21 years old, I've had my implants less than 2 years and > take my advice, do not get them. I am not out to tell people what > choices to make and am not usually an opinionated person what so > ever. Never would I spend the time to write this unless I thought > maybe if you heard my story it would change one of your minds and > possibly save one person's health from turning into what mine is. > I got into a hit and run accident while walking home at age 18 and > it left me with a lot of scars and body issues. I was finally > feeling better months later and fully recovered health wise, but > mentally I was very depressed and had post-traumatic stress > disorder. So in my parents' attempt to make me feel better about my > body they told me they'd do or pay for anything. I had always felt > awkward about my A cup boobs, I was always a pretty self-consious > person and until my late teens looked pretty gangly. So I actually > went through with it and got a breast augmentation. > At first they looked good, and actually did help a little with my > self esteem. I got on the birth control pill as well as started > eating more. Suddenly I felt self consious about my chest more than > I ever did before because I gained just a little weight and they > went from a full B/small C to a big C/small D. People were > commenting on how huge my boobs were, and again I didn't show any > clevage because they started to look fake and like the fake balls > that they are. They even felt a little heavy and started getting > more achy. I regretting getting them a little but I wasn't about to > tell my parents I wanted them out after all that money they had just > spent on me to make me happy, so I figured in a couple of years if > they still felt fake me and I still felt awkward about having such > large boobs on a skinny body to explant when I had the money after > graduating from school. > I started noticing about 2 months after my implantation that my > breasts had sharp pains in them. My doctor said they were probably > still " settling " and it only happened occasionally so I dismissed > it. Soon, I had shooting pains up my arms. I thought I had been > using the computer too much and completely unconnected it to the > implants. The arm pain turned into wrist pain, and then crippling > pain in my hands. The doctors had no idea what was wrong since I > tested negative for carpal tunnel as well as rheumatory arthritis, > and I'm too young to have osteoarthritis becasue I have never broke > or strained my wrists and hands too much. I have lived with that > pain for about 18 months when suddenly it seemed to have gone away. > A few weeks after it went away I started noticing aches in all of my > joints. Horrible aches like pins and needles. It was horrible, and > I was convinced I had some disease but again I tested negative for > rheumatory arthritis and all other tests were negative. I saw on > MTV Kacey Long's story about her implants and it clicked in that > they could be the culprit. > In just the past 3 months I have begun to get additional symptoms, > pains in my spine, muscles, joints, muscle twitches everywhere that > are very frighetening, and worse yet brain fog. I used to be a very > articulate writer and now I'll be trying to write a midterm and I > can't think of the word I want and my head feels like I have someone > squeezing it. All my symptoms come and go at different times, but I > know it all started with shooting pains in my breasts. A girl knows > these things about her body and I can just feel it literally and > figuratively that it stems from my chest. > I can't explant until late May when I'm out of school because I > can't miss any classes and I am SO anxious and miserable. Some days > my life feels like hell, I feel like I'm 90 years old, other days > are better. I felt so hopeless but these women on this site who > have recovered give me hope. They don't know how they've been > angels to me and feel I found this site for a reason, because fate > wanted to lead me towards my key to good health. And I am so > grateful for Peggy who made this site because without it I would > still be oblivious to what my health issues were from. I hope I can > inspire just one of you to reconsider. > Although all my doctors have told me they doubt it is related, my > plastic surgeon has told me that it may be worth a shot to take them > out. He told me he can remember 2 times when women had similar > symptoms that were dismissed as Fibromyalgia (which is a diagnosis > for someone who has a ton of weird symptoms and tests negative for > everything else), but these 2 women whose doctors thought they had > fibromyalgia didn't care what the doctor thought because they hated > their implants and the way they made them feel and got explanted > anyways. He said those specific women came back and let him know > they felt SO much better, but he said there were many cases where > women just happened to get diseases while having the implants so > getting them out wouldn't cure anything if this is the case. The > trouble with studies is no hard proof that in some cases women do > get sick in several ways, because many symptoms that are aquired are > not able to be tested for in blood tests (such as aches and pains) > and if you read through the stories you will see that so many do. > It makes me so sad that many women are oblivious the implants are > the reason for their health problems and live with the poision to > their bodies just sitting there as lumps in their chest. I KNOW > it's my body freaking out from the silicone lining of the saline > implant because I have read through ALL the message board and I read > through several women with the SAME exact symptoms. In my ears I > can't wear anything but gold because my body freaks out and my > earlobe becomes infected from many metals, and the silicone shell is > made from many similar chemcials. > I was finally healthy and living my life how I wanted and then this > nightmare came from getting these implants. Many of our bodies are > having a reaction, and if you are considering implants, I don't know > if you will get sick, I know many women obviously don't. If you do > decide to go through with it I wish you luck but if you were my > friend I would plead for you not to on hands and knees if I had to. > But eventually many do get sick, and because of the wide array of > symptoms, they may not even make the connection. Any type of > irritation my body has currently I account totally to the implants, > and with them you will never know if that is the reason you are sick > with anything. Every woman's body reacts differently with them, > some well, some poorly (thousands more than actually know it), but > it's completely unpredictable from person to person. > Think about it like this- put 2 car tires into a woman's chest and > maybe some would be fine, but I don't think that I would, and even > if right away I recovered from the inital shock of foreign objects > in my chest, after years of those tires in my chest I might get a > flat tire (leakage), or an infection around it I would imagine. We > all eventually need tires replaced no matter how expensive or > durable they are. They don't last forever, and mice have died by > eating the silicone shell. I feel sick thinking about all this and > I should really stop ranting because I am not trying to complain. > I'm just trying to help and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I am > awaiting anxiously my explant so my health can start regaining it's > orginal state. I feel God picked me to react to them badly for a > reason, as well as many of us I don't think they're right for every > body, and honestly now I don't think they're right for anybody. > It's kind of like smoking, I know people who smoke for the quick > buzz or gratification they get from it. But it takes a toll on > their health, wallet, and eventually they will regret it when they > are stuck with the habit (or in our case the implants), both which > continue to make us feel worse. > To the women on this support group, I want to let you know I feel > we were chosen to read each other's messages for a reason. I have > been tested by God or fate so many times in my life and I am so > young, but feel I have had enough pain and life experience for 5 > lifetimes. I feel I have always had good intution and I beat up > myself everyday about not following mine about my breasts, > especially after the intial symptoms- I may have never developed the > more recent ones. > I don't think God or whoever it is that watches over us wants us to > be miserable but he chooses for us to become stronger through > situations and trials such as these. Maybe mother nature is trying > to tell us something. I try to remain positive as we all should > because with time I have read so many women get better, almost every > woman explanted over time has been close to 100%. I am so miserable > I can't explain and there's no guarentee I will ever be 100% and I > am in the prime of my life- I'm just a baby. Please don't do it > because it is painful for me to see so many beautiful girls get > them. I feel so naive and I was so uneducated what I was doing to > my body. > When I get them out my breasts will be saggier than before and I'll > still be so young with saggy breasts but I will love them how they > are because I know I'll feel better. I think small breasts are cute > now, and I wish I could wear a little tank top like I used to and > not feel like my boobs looked out of control, so I can't wait for > that. My physical and mental health are in shambles but I do the > best I can because I know in 2 months I will be there. The > emergency room will seriously be like an oasis to me, I will be more > excited then scared. I NEVER in a million years would think I would > feel so strongly against my very nice looking rack right after I got > them, they aren't a quick fix, they aren't safe, I don't care what > anybody ever says again, not even my plastic surgeon who went to > Harvard Med School and is the head of plastic surgery in his > department. He's an honest man and even he admitted to me that > there are no guarentees someone wouldn't react negatively to them, > that most research hasn't documented anything very profound but not > much testing has been done. And because a lot of times no blood > tests or analysis can determine that diseses came and went because > when we react to implants we don't get any cut and dry diseases we > just get horrible reactions, so when they are resolved after > explantation the doctors just have to take your word and sometimes > think it is all psychological. All I know is that there are real > women with real problems directly from saline breast implants. > Don't make the mistake I did and dismiss the accusations that they > make you sick because it's disputed by doctors. I did and I regret > it more than anything in my life, even more than someone driving > into me with a car. Feel free to ask any questions or comment on > the longest entry of all time(sorry!) I hope someone hears me. > Thanks again for listening, Lo Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Kenda That would be a great idea! I wonder if he would however, he would be really opening himself up to alot of problems. I know Dr. Feng was practically roasted by other plastic surgeons for her stand on breast implants causing harm. They brought her up before their association and even accused her of telling women implants were harmful so she could increase business with explants. Doctors who take unpopular stands against what their peers do often get crucified for it. But really, with all the MTV episodes airing, I would think that Oprah might show some interest. Would the women who were interviewed by MTV consider writing Oprah (again if have in the past) and telling her about the MTV episodes? It is still worth a try. Hugs kathy > >> > > >> > Dear new members, > >> > I'm only 21 years old, I've had my implants less than 2 years and > >> > take my advice, do not get them. I am not out to tell people what > >> > choices to make and am not usually an opinionated person what so > >> > ever. Never would I spend the time to write this unless I thought > >> > maybe if you heard my story it would change one of your minds and > >> > possibly save one person's health from turning into what mine is. > >> > I got into a hit and run accident while walking home at age 18 > > and > >> > it left me with a lot of scars and body issues. I was finally > >> > feeling better months later and fully recovered health wise, but > >> > mentally I was very depressed and had post-traumatic stress > >> > disorder. So in my parents' attempt to make me feel better about > > my > >> > body they told me they'd do or pay for anything. I had always > > felt > >> > awkward about my A cup boobs, I was always a pretty self- consious > >> > person and until my late teens looked pretty gangly. So I > > actually > >> > went through with it and got a breast augmentation. > >> > At first they looked good, and actually did help a little with my > >> > self esteem. I got on the birth control pill as well as started > >> > eating more. Suddenly I felt self consious about my chest more > > than > >> > I ever did before because I gained just a little weight and they > >> > went from a full B/small C to a big C/small D. People were > >> > commenting on how huge my boobs were, and again I didn't show any > >> > clevage because they started to look fake and like the fake balls > >> > that they are. They even felt a little heavy and started getting > >> > more achy. I regretting getting them a little but I wasn't about > > to > >> > tell my parents I wanted them out after all that money they had > > just > >> > spent on me to make me happy, so I figured in a couple of years if > >> > they still felt fake me and I still felt awkward about having such > >> > large boobs on a skinny body to explant when I had the money after > >> > graduating from school. > >> > I started noticing about 2 months after my implantation that my > >> > breasts had sharp pains in them. My doctor said they were probably > >> > still " settling " and it only happened occasionally so I dismissed > >> > it. Soon, I had shooting pains up my arms. I thought I had been > >> > using the computer too much and completely unconnected it to the > >> > implants. The arm pain turned into wrist pain, and then crippling > >> > pain in my hands. The doctors had no idea what was wrong since I > >> > tested negative for carpal tunnel as well as rheumatory arthritis, > >> > and I'm too young to have osteoarthritis becasue I have never > > broke > >> > or strained my wrists and hands too much. I have lived with that > >> > pain for about 18 months when suddenly it seemed to have gone > > away. > >> > A few weeks after it went away I started noticing aches in all of > > my > >> > joints. Horrible aches like pins and needles. It was horrible, > > and > >> > I was convinced I had some disease but again I tested negative for > >> > rheumatory arthritis and all other tests were negative. I saw on > >> > MTV Kacey Long's story about her implants and it clicked in that > >> > they could be the culprit. > >> > In just the past 3 months I have begun to get additional > > symptoms, > >> > pains in my spine, muscles, joints, muscle twitches everywhere > > that > >> > are very frighetening, and worse yet brain fog. I used to be a > > very > >> > articulate writer and now I'll be trying to write a midterm and I > >> > can't think of the word I want and my head feels like I have > > someone > >> > squeezing it. All my symptoms come and go at different times, but > > I > >> > know it all started with shooting pains in my breasts. A girl > > knows > >> > these things about her body and I can just feel it literally and > >> > figuratively that it stems from my chest. > >> > I can't explant until late May when I'm out of school because I > >> > can't miss any classes and I am SO anxious and miserable. Some > > days > >> > my life feels like hell, I feel like I'm 90 years old, other days > >> > are better. I felt so hopeless but these women on this site who > >> > have recovered give me hope. They don't know how they've been > >> > angels to me and feel I found this site for a reason, because fate > >> > wanted to lead me towards my key to good health. And I am so > >> > grateful for Peggy who made this site because without it I would > >> > still be oblivious to what my health issues were from. I hope I > > can > >> > inspire just one of you to reconsider. > >> > Although all my doctors have told me they doubt it is related, my > >> > plastic surgeon has told me that it may be worth a shot to take > > them > >> > out. He told me he can remember 2 times when women had similar > >> > symptoms that were dismissed as Fibromyalgia (which is a diagnosis > >> > for someone who has a ton of weird symptoms and tests negative for > >> > everything else), but these 2 women whose doctors thought they had > >> > fibromyalgia didn't care what the doctor thought because they > > hated > >> > their implants and the way they made them feel and got explanted > >> > anyways. He said those specific women came back and let him know > >> > they felt SO much better, but he said there were many cases where > >> > women just happened to get diseases while having the implants so > >> > getting them out wouldn't cure anything if this is the case. The > >> > trouble with studies is no hard proof that in some cases women do > >> > get sick in several ways, because many symptoms that are aquired > > are > >> > not able to be tested for in blood tests (such as aches and pains) > >> > and if you read through the stories you will see that so many do. > >> > It makes me so sad that many women are oblivious the implants are > >> > the reason for their health problems and live with the poision to > >> > their bodies just sitting there as lumps in their chest. I KNOW > >> > it's my body freaking out from the silicone lining of the saline > >> > implant because I have read through ALL the message board and I > > read > >> > through several women with the SAME exact symptoms. In my ears I > >> > can't wear anything but gold because my body freaks out and my > >> > earlobe becomes infected from many metals, and the silicone shell > > is > >> > made from many similar chemcials. > >> > I was finally healthy and living my life how I wanted and then > > this > >> > nightmare came from getting these implants. Many of our bodies > > are > >> > having a reaction, and if you are considering implants, I don't > > know > >> > if you will get sick, I know many women obviously don't. If you do > >> > decide to go through with it I wish you luck but if you were my > >> > friend I would plead for you not to on hands and knees if I had > > to. > >> > But eventually many do get sick, and because of the wide array of > >> > symptoms, they may not even make the connection. Any type of > >> > irritation my body has currently I account totally to the > > implants, > >> > and with them you will never know if that is the reason you are > > sick > >> > with anything. Every woman's body reacts differently with them, > >> > some well, some poorly (thousands more than actually know it), but > >> > it's completely unpredictable from person to person. > >> > Think about it like this- put 2 car tires into a woman's chest > > and > >> > maybe some would be fine, but I don't think that I would, and even > >> > if right away I recovered from the inital shock of foreign objects > >> > in my chest, after years of those tires in my chest I might get a > >> > flat tire (leakage), or an infection around it I would imagine. > > We > >> > all eventually need tires replaced no matter how expensive or > >> > durable they are. They don't last forever, and mice have died by > >> > eating the silicone shell. I feel sick thinking about all this > > and > >> > I should really stop ranting because I am not trying to complain. > >> > I'm just trying to help and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I am > >> > awaiting anxiously my explant so my health can start regaining > > it's > >> > orginal state. I feel God picked me to react to them badly for a > >> > reason, as well as many of us I don't think they're right for > > every > >> > body, and honestly now I don't think they're right for anybody. > >> > It's kind of like smoking, I know people who smoke for the quick > >> > buzz or gratification they get from it. But it takes a toll on > >> > their health, wallet, and eventually they will regret it when they > >> > are stuck with the habit (or in our case the implants), both which > >> > continue to make us feel worse. > >> > To the women on this support group, I want to let you know I feel > >> > we were chosen to read each other's messages for a reason. I have > >> > been tested by God or fate so many times in my life and I am so > >> > young, but feel I have had enough pain and life experience for 5 > >> > lifetimes. I feel I have always had good intution and I beat up > >> > myself everyday about not following mine about my breasts, > >> > especially after the intial symptoms- I may have never developed > > the > >> > more recent ones. > >> > I don't think God or whoever it is that watches over us wants us > > to > >> > be miserable but he chooses for us to become stronger through > >> > situations and trials such as these. Maybe mother nature is > > trying > >> > to tell us something. I try to remain positive as we all should > >> > because with time I have read so many women get better, almost > > every > >> > woman explanted over time has been close to 100%. I am so > > miserable > >> > I can't explain and there's no guarentee I will ever be 100% and I > >> > am in the prime of my life- I'm just a baby. Please don't do it > >> > because it is painful for me to see so many beautiful girls get > >> > them. I feel so naive and I was so uneducated what I was doing to > >> > my body. > >> > When I get them out my breasts will be saggier than before and > > I'll > >> > still be so young with saggy breasts but I will love them how they > >> > are because I know I'll feel better. I think small breasts are > > cute > >> > now, and I wish I could wear a little tank top like I used to and > >> > not feel like my boobs looked out of control, so I can't wait for > >> > that. My physical and mental health are in shambles but I do the > >> > best I can because I know in 2 months I will be there. The > >> > emergency room will seriously be like an oasis to me, I will be > > more > >> > excited then scared. I NEVER in a million years would think I > > would > >> > feel so strongly against my very nice looking rack right after I > > got > >> > them, they aren't a quick fix, they aren't safe, I don't care what > >> > anybody ever says again, not even my plastic surgeon who went to > >> > Harvard Med School and is the head of plastic surgery in his > >> > department. He's an honest man and even he admitted to me that > >> > there are no guarentees someone wouldn't react negatively to them, > >> > that most research hasn't documented anything very profound but > > not > >> > much testing has been done. And because a lot of times no blood > >> > tests or analysis can determine that diseses came and went because > >> > when we react to implants we don't get any cut and dry diseases we > >> > just get horrible reactions, so when they are resolved after > >> > explantation the doctors just have to take your word and sometimes > >> > think it is all psychological. All I know is that there are real > >> > women with real problems directly from saline breast implants. > >> > Don't make the mistake I did and dismiss the accusations that they > >> > make you sick because it's disputed by doctors. I did and I > > regret > >> > it more than anything in my life, even more than someone driving > >> > into me with a car. Feel free to ask any questions or comment on > >> > the longest entry of all time(sorry!) I hope someone hears me. > >> > Thanks again for listening, Lo > > > > > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Kathy, Do you want me to email Dr. Melmed? He and I corresponded several times when I was considering implants. Kenda Kenda That would be a great idea! I wonder if he would however, he would be really opening himself up to alot of problems. I know Dr. Feng was practically roasted by other plastic surgeons for her stand on breast implants causing harm. They brought her up before their association and even accused her of telling women implants were harmful so she could increase business with explants. Doctors who take unpopular stands against what their peers do often get crucified for it. But really, with all the MTV episodes airing, I would think that Oprah might show some interest. Would the women who were interviewed by MTV consider writing Oprah (again if have in the past) and telling her about the MTV episodes? It is still worth a try. Hugs kathy > >> > > >> > Dear new members, > >> > I'm only 21 years old, I've had my implants less than 2 years and > >> > take my advice, do not get them. I am not out to tell people what > >> > choices to make and am not usually an opinionated person what so > >> > ever. Never would I spend the time to write this unless I thought > >> > maybe if you heard my story it would change one of your minds and > >> > possibly save one person's health from turning into what mine is. > >> > I got into a hit and run accident while walking home at age 18 > > and > >> > it left me with a lot of scars and body issues. I was finally > >> > feeling better months later and fully recovered health wise, but > >> > mentally I was very depressed and had post-traumatic stress > >> > disorder. So in my parents' attempt to make me feel better about > > my > >> > body they told me they'd do or pay for anything. I had always > > felt > >> > awkward about my A cup boobs, I was always a pretty self- consious > >> > person and until my late teens looked pretty gangly. So I > > actually > >> > went through with it and got a breast augmentation. > >> > At first they looked good, and actually did help a little with my > >> > self esteem. I got on the birth control pill as well as started > >> > eating more. Suddenly I felt self consious about my chest more > > than > >> > I ever did before because I gained just a little weight and they > >> > went from a full B/small C to a big C/small D. People were > >> > commenting on how huge my boobs were, and again I didn't show any > >> > clevage because they started to look fake and like the fake balls > >> > that they are. They even felt a little heavy and started getting > >> > more achy. I regretting getting them a little but I wasn't about > > to > >> > tell my parents I wanted them out after all that money they had > > just > >> > spent on me to make me happy, so I figured in a couple of years if > >> > they still felt fake me and I still felt awkward about having such > >> > large boobs on a skinny body to explant when I had the money after > >> > graduating from school. > >> > I started noticing about 2 months after my implantation that my > >> > breasts had sharp pains in them. My doctor said they were probably > >> > still " settling " and it only happened occasionally so I dismissed > >> > it. Soon, I had shooting pains up my arms. I thought I had been > >> > using the computer too much and completely unconnected it to the > >> > implants. The arm pain turned into wrist pain, and then crippling > >> > pain in my hands. The doctors had no idea what was wrong since I > >> > tested negative for carpal tunnel as well as rheumatory arthritis, > >> > and I'm too young to have osteoarthritis becasue I have never > > broke > >> > or strained my wrists and hands too much. I have lived with that > >> > pain for about 18 months when suddenly it seemed to have gone > > away. > >> > A few weeks after it went away I started noticing aches in all of > > my > >> > joints. Horrible aches like pins and needles. It was horrible, > > and > >> > I was convinced I had some disease but again I tested negative for > >> > rheumatory arthritis and all other tests were negative. I saw on > >> > MTV Kacey Long's story about her implants and it clicked in that > >> > they could be the culprit. > >> > In just the past 3 months I have begun to get additional > > symptoms, > >> > pains in my spine, muscles, joints, muscle twitches everywhere > > that > >> > are very frighetening, and worse yet brain fog. I used to be a > > very > >> > articulate writer and now I'll be trying to write a midterm and I > >> > can't think of the word I want and my head feels like I have > > someone > >> > squeezing it. All my symptoms come and go at different times, but > > I > >> > know it all started with shooting pains in my breasts. A girl > > knows > >> > these things about her body and I can just feel it literally and > >> > figuratively that it stems from my chest. > >> > I can't explant until late May when I'm out of school because I > >> > can't miss any classes and I am SO anxious and miserable. Some > > days > >> > my life feels like hell, I feel like I'm 90 years old, other days > >> > are better. I felt so hopeless but these women on this site who > >> > have recovered give me hope. They don't know how they've been > >> > angels to me and feel I found this site for a reason, because fate > >> > wanted to lead me towards my key to good health. And I am so > >> > grateful for Peggy who made this site because without it I would > >> > still be oblivious to what my health issues were from. I hope I > > can > >> > inspire just one of you to reconsider. > >> > Although all my doctors have told me they doubt it is related, my > >> > plastic surgeon has told me that it may be worth a shot to take > > them > >> > out. He told me he can remember 2 times when women had similar > >> > symptoms that were dismissed as Fibromyalgia (which is a diagnosis > >> > for someone who has a ton of weird symptoms and tests negative for > >> > everything else), but these 2 women whose doctors thought they had > >> > fibromyalgia didn't care what the doctor thought because they > > hated > >> > their implants and the way they made them feel and got explanted > >> > anyways. He said those specific women came back and let him know > >> > they felt SO much better, but he said there were many cases where > >> > women just happened to get diseases while having the implants so > >> > getting them out wouldn't cure anything if this is the case. The > >> > trouble with studies is no hard proof that in some cases women do > >> > get sick in several ways, because many symptoms that are aquired > > are > >> > not able to be tested for in blood tests (such as aches and pains) > >> > and if you read through the stories you will see that so many do. > >> > It makes me so sad that many women are oblivious the implants are > >> > the reason for their health problems and live with the poision to > >> > their bodies just sitting there as lumps in their chest. I KNOW > >> > it's my body freaking out from the silicone lining of the saline > >> > implant because I have read through ALL the message board and I > > read > >> > through several women with the SAME exact symptoms. In my ears I > >> > can't wear anything but gold because my body freaks out and my > >> > earlobe becomes infected from many metals, and the silicone shell > > is > >> > made from many similar chemcials. > >> > I was finally healthy and living my life how I wanted and then > > this > >> > nightmare came from getting these implants. Many of our bodies > > are > >> > having a reaction, and if you are considering implants, I don't > > know > >> > if you will get sick, I know many women obviously don't. If you do > >> > decide to go through with it I wish you luck but if you were my > >> > friend I would plead for you not to on hands and knees if I had > > to. > >> > But eventually many do get sick, and because of the wide array of > >> > symptoms, they may not even make the connection. Any type of > >> > irritation my body has currently I account totally to the > > implants, > >> > and with them you will never know if that is the reason you are > > sick > >> > with anything. Every woman's body reacts differently with them, > >> > some well, some poorly (thousands more than actually know it), but > >> > it's completely unpredictable from person to person. > >> > Think about it like this- put 2 car tires into a woman's chest > > and > >> > maybe some would be fine, but I don't think that I would, and even > >> > if right away I recovered from the inital shock of foreign objects > >> > in my chest, after years of those tires in my chest I might get a > >> > flat tire (leakage), or an infection around it I would imagine. > > We > >> > all eventually need tires replaced no matter how expensive or > >> > durable they are. They don't last forever, and mice have died by > >> > eating the silicone shell. I feel sick thinking about all this > > and > >> > I should really stop ranting because I am not trying to complain. > >> > I'm just trying to help and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I am > >> > awaiting anxiously my explant so my health can start regaining > > it's > >> > orginal state. I feel God picked me to react to them badly for a > >> > reason, as well as many of us I don't think they're right for > > every > >> > body, and honestly now I don't think they're right for anybody. > >> > It's kind of like smoking, I know people who smoke for the quick > >> > buzz or gratification they get from it. But it takes a toll on > >> > their health, wallet, and eventually they will regret it when they > >> > are stuck with the habit (or in our case the implants), both which > >> > continue to make us feel worse. > >> > To the women on this support group, I want to let you know I feel > >> > we were chosen to read each other's messages for a reason. I have > >> > been tested by God or fate so many times in my life and I am so > >> > young, but feel I have had enough pain and life experience for 5 > >> > lifetimes. I feel I have always had good intution and I beat up > >> > myself everyday about not following mine about my breasts, > >> > especially after the intial symptoms- I may have never developed > > the > >> > more recent ones. > >> > I don't think God or whoever it is that watches over us wants us > > to > >> > be miserable but he chooses for us to become stronger through > >> > situations and trials such as these. Maybe mother nature is > > trying > >> > to tell us something. I try to remain positive as we all should > >> > because with time I have read so many women get better, almost > > every > >> > woman explanted over time has been close to 100%. I am so > > miserable > >> > I can't explain and there's no guarentee I will ever be 100% and I > >> > am in the prime of my life- I'm just a baby. Please don't do it > >> > because it is painful for me to see so many beautiful girls get > >> > them. I feel so naive and I was so uneducated what I was doing to > >> > my body. > >> > When I get them out my breasts will be saggier than before and > > I'll > >> > still be so young with saggy breasts but I will love them how they > >> > are because I know I'll feel better. I think small breasts are > > cute > >> > now, and I wish I could wear a little tank top like I used to and > >> > not feel like my boobs looked out of control, so I can't wait for > >> > that. My physical and mental health are in shambles but I do the > >> > best I can because I know in 2 months I will be there. The > >> > emergency room will seriously be like an oasis to me, I will be > > more > >> > excited then scared. I NEVER in a million years would think I > > would > >> > feel so strongly against my very nice looking rack right after I > > got > >> > them, they aren't a quick fix, they aren't safe, I don't care what > >> > anybody ever says again, not even my plastic surgeon who went to > >> > Harvard Med School and is the head of plastic surgery in his > >> > department. He's an honest man and even he admitted to me that > >> > there are no guarentees someone wouldn't react negatively to them, > >> > that most research hasn't documented anything very profound but > > not > >> > much testing has been done. And because a lot of times no blood > >> > tests or analysis can determine that diseses came and went because > >> > when we react to implants we don't get any cut and dry diseases we > >> > just get horrible reactions, so when they are resolved after > >> > explantation the doctors just have to take your word and sometimes > >> > think it is all psychological. All I know is that there are real > >> > women with real problems directly from saline breast implants. > >> > Don't make the mistake I did and dismiss the accusations that they > >> > make you sick because it's disputed by doctors. I did and I > > regret > >> > it more than anything in my life, even more than someone driving > >> > into me with a car. Feel free to ask any questions or comment on > >> > the longest entry of all time(sorry!) I hope someone hears me. > >> > Thanks again for listening, Lo > > > > > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Dr. Melmed has given a number of interviews and spoke to the FDA on our behalf (I think he's going to again in April. I know he's caught some flack over his position, but he's big enough to take it. He's not your ordinary doctor! . . . He's originally from South Africa. I wonder if that's got anything to do with it. In South Africa, attorney's consider it malpractice to take a percentage of a settlement. They work on a flat rate. Can you imagine lawyers working like that here? Hugs, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Kenda It would be interesting to hear his reply. If he said he would be interested, perhaps Oprah would be more interested in doing a show with a respected doctor instead of just our stories. Let us know if his reply if you do email him. thanks kathy > >>>>> > >> > > >>>>> > >> > Dear new members, > >>>>> > >> > I'm only 21 years old, I've had my implants less than 2 years > > and > >>>>> > >> > take my advice, do not get them. I am not out to tell people > > what > >>>>> > >> > choices to make and am not usually an opinionated person what > > so > >>>>> > >> > ever. Never would I spend the time to write this unless I > > thought > >>>>> > >> > maybe if you heard my story it would change one of your minds > > and > >>>>> > >> > possibly save one person's health from turning into what mine > > is. > >>>>> > >> > I got into a hit and run accident while walking home at age > > 18 > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > it left me with a lot of scars and body issues. I was finally > >>>>> > >> > feeling better months later and fully recovered health wise, > > but > >>>>> > >> > mentally I was very depressed and had post-traumatic stress > >>>>> > >> > disorder. So in my parents' attempt to make me feel better > > about > >>> > > my > >>>>> > >> > body they told me they'd do or pay for anything. I had always > >>> > > felt > >>>>> > >> > awkward about my A cup boobs, I was always a pretty self- > > consious > >>>>> > >> > person and until my late teens looked pretty gangly. So I > >>> > > actually > >>>>> > >> > went through with it and got a breast augmentation. > >>>>> > >> > At first they looked good, and actually did help a little > > with my > >>>>> > >> > self esteem. I got on the birth control pill as well as > > started > >>>>> > >> > eating more. Suddenly I felt self consious about my chest more > >>> > > than > >>>>> > >> > I ever did before because I gained just a little weight and > > they > >>>>> > >> > went from a full B/small C to a big C/small D. People were > >>>>> > >> > commenting on how huge my boobs were, and again I didn't show > > any > >>>>> > >> > clevage because they started to look fake and like the fake > > balls > >>>>> > >> > that they are. They even felt a little heavy and started > > getting > >>>>> > >> > more achy. I regretting getting them a little but I wasn't > > about > >>> > > to > >>>>> > >> > tell my parents I wanted them out after all that money they > > had > >>> > > just > >>>>> > >> > spent on me to make me happy, so I figured in a couple of > > years if > >>>>> > >> > they still felt fake me and I still felt awkward about having > > such > >>>>> > >> > large boobs on a skinny body to explant when I had the money > > after > >>>>> > >> > graduating from school. > >>>>> > >> > I started noticing about 2 months after my implantation that > > my > >>>>> > >> > breasts had sharp pains in them. My doctor said they were > > probably > >>>>> > >> > still " settling " and it only happened occasionally so I > > dismissed > >>>>> > >> > it. Soon, I had shooting pains up my arms. I thought I had > > been > >>>>> > >> > using the computer too much and completely unconnected it to > > the > >>>>> > >> > implants. The arm pain turned into wrist pain, and then > > crippling > >>>>> > >> > pain in my hands. The doctors had no idea what was wrong > > since I > >>>>> > >> > tested negative for carpal tunnel as well as rheumatory > > arthritis, > >>>>> > >> > and I'm too young to have osteoarthritis becasue I have never > >>> > > broke > >>>>> > >> > or strained my wrists and hands too much. I have lived with > > that > >>>>> > >> > pain for about 18 months when suddenly it seemed to have gone > >>> > > away. > >>>>> > >> > A few weeks after it went away I started noticing aches in > > all of > >>> > > my > >>>>> > >> > joints. Horrible aches like pins and needles. It was > > horrible, > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > I was convinced I had some disease but again I tested > > negative for > >>>>> > >> > rheumatory arthritis and all other tests were negative. I > > saw on > >>>>> > >> > MTV Kacey Long's story about her implants and it clicked in > > that > >>>>> > >> > they could be the culprit. > >>>>> > >> > In just the past 3 months I have begun to get additional > >>> > > symptoms, > >>>>> > >> > pains in my spine, muscles, joints, muscle twitches everywhere > >>> > > that > >>>>> > >> > are very frighetening, and worse yet brain fog. I used to be > > a > >>> > > very > >>>>> > >> > articulate writer and now I'll be trying to write a midterm > > and I > >>>>> > >> > can't think of the word I want and my head feels like I have > >>> > > someone > >>>>> > >> > squeezing it. All my symptoms come and go at different > > times, but > >>> > > I > >>>>> > >> > know it all started with shooting pains in my breasts. A girl > >>> > > knows > >>>>> > >> > these things about her body and I can just feel it literally > > and > >>>>> > >> > figuratively that it stems from my chest. > >>>>> > >> > I can't explant until late May when I'm out of school > > because I > >>>>> > >> > can't miss any classes and I am SO anxious and miserable. > > Some > >>> > > days > >>>>> > >> > my life feels like hell, I feel like I'm 90 years old, other > > days > >>>>> > >> > are better. I felt so hopeless but these women on this site > > who > >>>>> > >> > have recovered give me hope. They don't know how they've been > >>>>> > >> > angels to me and feel I found this site for a reason, because > > fate > >>>>> > >> > wanted to lead me towards my key to good health. And I am so > >>>>> > >> > grateful for Peggy who made this site because without it I > > would > >>>>> > >> > still be oblivious to what my health issues were from. I > > hope I > >>> > > can > >>>>> > >> > inspire just one of you to reconsider. > >>>>> > >> > Although all my doctors have told me they doubt it is > > related, my > >>>>> > >> > plastic surgeon has told me that it may be worth a shot to > > take > >>> > > them > >>>>> > >> > out. He told me he can remember 2 times when women had > > similar > >>>>> > >> > symptoms that were dismissed as Fibromyalgia (which is a > > diagnosis > >>>>> > >> > for someone who has a ton of weird symptoms and tests > > negative for > >>>>> > >> > everything else), but these 2 women whose doctors thought > > they had > >>>>> > >> > fibromyalgia didn't care what the doctor thought because they > >>> > > hated > >>>>> > >> > their implants and the way they made them feel and got > > explanted > >>>>> > >> > anyways. He said those specific women came back and let him > > know > >>>>> > >> > they felt SO much better, but he said there were many cases > > where > >>>>> > >> > women just happened to get diseases while having the implants > > so > >>>>> > >> > getting them out wouldn't cure anything if this is the case. > > The > >>>>> > >> > trouble with studies is no hard proof that in some cases > > women do > >>>>> > >> > get sick in several ways, because many symptoms that are > > aquired > >>> > > are > >>>>> > >> > not able to be tested for in blood tests (such as aches and > > pains) > >>>>> > >> > and if you read through the stories you will see that so many > > do. > >>>>> > >> > It makes me so sad that many women are oblivious the implants > > are > >>>>> > >> > the reason for their health problems and live with the > > poision to > >>>>> > >> > their bodies just sitting there as lumps in their chest. I > > KNOW > >>>>> > >> > it's my body freaking out from the silicone lining of the > > saline > >>>>> > >> > implant because I have read through ALL the message board and > > I > >>> > > read > >>>>> > >> > through several women with the SAME exact symptoms. In my > > ears I > >>>>> > >> > can't wear anything but gold because my body freaks out and my > >>>>> > >> > earlobe becomes infected from many metals, and the silicone > > shell > >>> > > is > >>>>> > >> > made from many similar chemcials. > >>>>> > >> > I was finally healthy and living my life how I wanted and > > then > >>> > > this > >>>>> > >> > nightmare came from getting these implants. Many of our > > bodies > >>> > > are > >>>>> > >> > having a reaction, and if you are considering implants, I > > don't > >>> > > know > >>>>> > >> > if you will get sick, I know many women obviously don't. If > > you do > >>>>> > >> > decide to go through with it I wish you luck but if you were > > my > >>>>> > >> > friend I would plead for you not to on hands and knees if I > > had > >>> > > to. > >>>>> > >> > But eventually many do get sick, and because of the wide > > array of > >>>>> > >> > symptoms, they may not even make the connection. Any type of > >>>>> > >> > irritation my body has currently I account totally to the > >>> > > implants, > >>>>> > >> > and with them you will never know if that is the reason you > > are > >>> > > sick > >>>>> > >> > with anything. Every woman's body reacts differently with > > them, > >>>>> > >> > some well, some poorly (thousands more than actually know > > it), but > >>>>> > >> > it's completely unpredictable from person to person. > >>>>> > >> > Think about it like this- put 2 car tires into a woman's > > chest > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > maybe some would be fine, but I don't think that I would, and > > even > >>>>> > >> > if right away I recovered from the inital shock of foreign > > objects > >>>>> > >> > in my chest, after years of those tires in my chest I might > > get a > >>>>> > >> > flat tire (leakage), or an infection around it I would > > imagine. > >>> > > We > >>>>> > >> > all eventually need tires replaced no matter how expensive or > >>>>> > >> > durable they are. They don't last forever, and mice have > > died by > >>>>> > >> > eating the silicone shell. I feel sick thinking about all > > this > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > I should really stop ranting because I am not trying to > > complain. > >>>>> > >> > I'm just trying to help and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I am > >>>>> > >> > awaiting anxiously my explant so my health can start regaining > >>> > > it's > >>>>> > >> > orginal state. I feel God picked me to react to them badly > > for a > >>>>> > >> > reason, as well as many of us I don't think they're right for > >>> > > every > >>>>> > >> > body, and honestly now I don't think they're right for > > anybody. > >>>>> > >> > It's kind of like smoking, I know people who smoke for the > > quick > >>>>> > >> > buzz or gratification they get from it. But it takes a toll > > on > >>>>> > >> > their health, wallet, and eventually they will regret it when > > they > >>>>> > >> > are stuck with the habit (or in our case the implants), both > > which > >>>>> > >> > continue to make us feel worse. > >>>>> > >> > To the women on this support group, I want to let you know I > > feel > >>>>> > >> > we were chosen to read each other's messages for a reason. I > > have > >>>>> > >> > been tested by God or fate so many times in my life and I am > > so > >>>>> > >> > young, but feel I have had enough pain and life experience > > for 5 > >>>>> > >> > lifetimes. I feel I have always had good intution and I beat > > up > >>>>> > >> > myself everyday about not following mine about my breasts, > >>>>> > >> > especially after the intial symptoms- I may have never > > developed > >>> > > the > >>>>> > >> > more recent ones. > >>>>> > >> > I don't think God or whoever it is that watches over us > > wants us > >>> > > to > >>>>> > >> > be miserable but he chooses for us to become stronger through > >>>>> > >> > situations and trials such as these. Maybe mother nature is > >>> > > trying > >>>>> > >> > to tell us something. I try to remain positive as we all > > should > >>>>> > >> > because with time I have read so many women get better, almost > >>> > > every > >>>>> > >> > woman explanted over time has been close to 100%. I am so > >>> > > miserable > >>>>> > >> > I can't explain and there's no guarentee I will ever be 100% > > and I > >>>>> > >> > am in the prime of my life- I'm just a baby. Please don't do > > it > >>>>> > >> > because it is painful for me to see so many beautiful girls > > get > >>>>> > >> > them. I feel so naive and I was so uneducated what I was > > doing to > >>>>> > >> > my body. > >>>>> > >> > When I get them out my breasts will be saggier than before > > and > >>> > > I'll > >>>>> > >> > still be so young with saggy breasts but I will love them how > > they > >>>>> > >> > are because I know I'll feel better. I think small breasts > > are > >>> > > cute > >>>>> > >> > now, and I wish I could wear a little tank top like I used to > > and > >>>>> > >> > not feel like my boobs looked out of control, so I can't wait > > for > >>>>> > >> > that. My physical and mental health are in shambles but I do > > the > >>>>> > >> > best I can because I know in 2 months I will be there. The > >>>>> > >> > emergency room will seriously be like an oasis to me, I will > > be > >>> > > more > >>>>> > >> > excited then scared. I NEVER in a million years would think I > >>> > > would > >>>>> > >> > feel so strongly against my very nice looking rack right > > after I > >>> > > got > >>>>> > >> > them, they aren't a quick fix, they aren't safe, I don't care > > what > >>>>> > >> > anybody ever says again, not even my plastic surgeon who went > > to > >>>>> > >> > Harvard Med School and is the head of plastic surgery in his > >>>>> > >> > department. He's an honest man and even he admitted to me > > that > >>>>> > >> > there are no guarentees someone wouldn't react negatively to > > them, > >>>>> > >> > that most research hasn't documented anything very profound > > but > >>> > > not > >>>>> > >> > much testing has been done. And because a lot of times no > > blood > >>>>> > >> > tests or analysis can determine that diseses came and went > > because > >>>>> > >> > when we react to implants we don't get any cut and dry > > diseases we > >>>>> > >> > just get horrible reactions, so when they are resolved after > >>>>> > >> > explantation the doctors just have to take your word and > > sometimes > >>>>> > >> > think it is all psychological. All I know is that there are > > real > >>>>> > >> > women with real problems directly from saline breast implants. > >>>>> > >> > Don't make the mistake I did and dismiss the accusations that > > they > >>>>> > >> > make you sick because it's disputed by doctors. I did and I > >>> > > regret > >>>>> > >> > it more than anything in my life, even more than someone > > driving > >>>>> > >> > into me with a car. Feel free to ask any questions or > > comment on > >>>>> > >> > the longest entry of all time(sorry!) I hope someone hears > > me. > >>>>> > >> > Thanks again for listening, Lo > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice > > given by licensed > >>> > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed > > health care > >>> > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > >>> > > > >>> > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians > > mislead you. > >>> > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about > > how to live a > >>> > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, > > two-time > >>> > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > >>> > > > >>> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Kathy, I just wrote him. I’ll let you know if he responds. Have you ever seen this: http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has received a lot of airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know who she is? Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? Kenda — who is now on your mission to get the truth out Kenda It would be interesting to hear his reply. If he said he would be interested, perhaps Oprah would be more interested in doing a show with a respected doctor instead of just our stories. Let us know if his reply if you do email him. thanks kathy > >>>>> > >> > > >>>>> > >> > Dear new members, > >>>>> > >> > I'm only 21 years old, I've had my implants less than 2 years > > and > >>>>> > >> > take my advice, do not get them. I am not out to tell people > > what > >>>>> > >> > choices to make and am not usually an opinionated person what > > so > >>>>> > >> > ever. Never would I spend the time to write this unless I > > thought > >>>>> > >> > maybe if you heard my story it would change one of your minds > > and > >>>>> > >> > possibly save one person's health from turning into what mine > > is. > >>>>> > >> > I got into a hit and run accident while walking home at age > > 18 > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > it left me with a lot of scars and body issues. I was finally > >>>>> > >> > feeling better months later and fully recovered health wise, > > but > >>>>> > >> > mentally I was very depressed and had post-traumatic stress > >>>>> > >> > disorder. So in my parents' attempt to make me feel better > > about > >>> > > my > >>>>> > >> > body they told me they'd do or pay for anything. I had always > >>> > > felt > >>>>> > >> > awkward about my A cup boobs, I was always a pretty self- > > consious > >>>>> > >> > person and until my late teens looked pretty gangly. So I > >>> > > actually > >>>>> > >> > went through with it and got a breast augmentation. > >>>>> > >> > At first they looked good, and actually did help a little > > with my > >>>>> > >> > self esteem. I got on the birth control pill as well as > > started > >>>>> > >> > eating more. Suddenly I felt self consious about my chest more > >>> > > than > >>>>> > >> > I ever did before because I gained just a little weight and > > they > >>>>> > >> > went from a full B/small C to a big C/small D. People were > >>>>> > >> > commenting on how huge my boobs were, and again I didn't show > > any > >>>>> > >> > clevage because they started to look fake and like the fake > > balls > >>>>> > >> > that they are. They even felt a little heavy and started > > getting > >>>>> > >> > more achy. I regretting getting them a little but I wasn't > > about > >>> > > to > >>>>> > >> > tell my parents I wanted them out after all that money they > > had > >>> > > just > >>>>> > >> > spent on me to make me happy, so I figured in a couple of > > years if > >>>>> > >> > they still felt fake me and I still felt awkward about having > > such > >>>>> > >> > large boobs on a skinny body to explant when I had the money > > after > >>>>> > >> > graduating from school. > >>>>> > >> > I started noticing about 2 months after my implantation that > > my > >>>>> > >> > breasts had sharp pains in them. My doctor said they were > > probably > >>>>> > >> > still " settling " and it only happened occasionally so I > > dismissed > >>>>> > >> > it. Soon, I had shooting pains up my arms. I thought I had > > been > >>>>> > >> > using the computer too much and completely unconnected it to > > the > >>>>> > >> > implants. The arm pain turned into wrist pain, and then > > crippling > >>>>> > >> > pain in my hands. The doctors had no idea what was wrong > > since I > >>>>> > >> > tested negative for carpal tunnel as well as rheumatory > > arthritis, > >>>>> > >> > and I'm too young to have osteoarthritis becasue I have never > >>> > > broke > >>>>> > >> > or strained my wrists and hands too much. I have lived with > > that > >>>>> > >> > pain for about 18 months when suddenly it seemed to have gone > >>> > > away. > >>>>> > >> > A few weeks after it went away I started noticing aches in > > all of > >>> > > my > >>>>> > >> > joints. Horrible aches like pins and needles. It was > > horrible, > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > I was convinced I had some disease but again I tested > > negative for > >>>>> > >> > rheumatory arthritis and all other tests were negative. I > > saw on > >>>>> > >> > MTV Kacey Long's story about her implants and it clicked in > > that > >>>>> > >> > they could be the culprit. > >>>>> > >> > In just the past 3 months I have begun to get additional > >>> > > symptoms, > >>>>> > >> > pains in my spine, muscles, joints, muscle twitches everywhere > >>> > > that > >>>>> > >> > are very frighetening, and worse yet brain fog. I used to be > > a > >>> > > very > >>>>> > >> > articulate writer and now I'll be trying to write a midterm > > and I > >>>>> > >> > can't think of the word I want and my head feels like I have > >>> > > someone > >>>>> > >> > squeezing it. All my symptoms come and go at different > > times, but > >>> > > I > >>>>> > >> > know it all started with shooting pains in my breasts. A girl > >>> > > knows > >>>>> > >> > these things about her body and I can just feel it literally > > and > >>>>> > >> > figuratively that it stems from my chest. > >>>>> > >> > I can't explant until late May when I'm out of school > > because I > >>>>> > >> > can't miss any classes and I am SO anxious and miserable. > > Some > >>> > > days > >>>>> > >> > my life feels like hell, I feel like I'm 90 years old, other > > days > >>>>> > >> > are better. I felt so hopeless but these women on this site > > who > >>>>> > >> > have recovered give me hope. They don't know how they've been > >>>>> > >> > angels to me and feel I found this site for a reason, because > > fate > >>>>> > >> > wanted to lead me towards my key to good health. And I am so > >>>>> > >> > grateful for Peggy who made this site because without it I > > would > >>>>> > >> > still be oblivious to what my health issues were from. I > > hope I > >>> > > can > >>>>> > >> > inspire just one of you to reconsider. > >>>>> > >> > Although all my doctors have told me they doubt it is > > related, my > >>>>> > >> > plastic surgeon has told me that it may be worth a shot to > > take > >>> > > them > >>>>> > >> > out. He told me he can remember 2 times when women had > > similar > >>>>> > >> > symptoms that were dismissed as Fibromyalgia (which is a > > diagnosis > >>>>> > >> > for someone who has a ton of weird symptoms and tests > > negative for > >>>>> > >> > everything else), but these 2 women whose doctors thought > > they had > >>>>> > >> > fibromyalgia didn't care what the doctor thought because they > >>> > > hated > >>>>> > >> > their implants and the way they made them feel and got > > explanted > >>>>> > >> > anyways. He said those specific women came back and let him > > know > >>>>> > >> > they felt SO much better, but he said there were many cases > > where > >>>>> > >> > women just happened to get diseases while having the implants > > so > >>>>> > >> > getting them out wouldn't cure anything if this is the case. > > The > >>>>> > >> > trouble with studies is no hard proof that in some cases > > women do > >>>>> > >> > get sick in several ways, because many symptoms that are > > aquired > >>> > > are > >>>>> > >> > not able to be tested for in blood tests (such as aches and > > pains) > >>>>> > >> > and if you read through the stories you will see that so many > > do. > >>>>> > >> > It makes me so sad that many women are oblivious the implants > > are > >>>>> > >> > the reason for their health problems and live with the > > poision to > >>>>> > >> > their bodies just sitting there as lumps in their chest. I > > KNOW > >>>>> > >> > it's my body freaking out from the silicone lining of the > > saline > >>>>> > >> > implant because I have read through ALL the message board and > > I > >>> > > read > >>>>> > >> > through several women with the SAME exact symptoms. In my > > ears I > >>>>> > >> > can't wear anything but gold because my body freaks out and my > >>>>> > >> > earlobe becomes infected from many metals, and the silicone > > shell > >>> > > is > >>>>> > >> > made from many similar chemcials. > >>>>> > >> > I was finally healthy and living my life how I wanted and > > then > >>> > > this > >>>>> > >> > nightmare came from getting these implants. Many of our > > bodies > >>> > > are > >>>>> > >> > having a reaction, and if you are considering implants, I > > don't > >>> > > know > >>>>> > >> > if you will get sick, I know many women obviously don't. If > > you do > >>>>> > >> > decide to go through with it I wish you luck but if you were > > my > >>>>> > >> > friend I would plead for you not to on hands and knees if I > > had > >>> > > to. > >>>>> > >> > But eventually many do get sick, and because of the wide > > array of > >>>>> > >> > symptoms, they may not even make the connection. Any type of > >>>>> > >> > irritation my body has currently I account totally to the > >>> > > implants, > >>>>> > >> > and with them you will never know if that is the reason you > > are > >>> > > sick > >>>>> > >> > with anything. Every woman's body reacts differently with > > them, > >>>>> > >> > some well, some poorly (thousands more than actually know > > it), but > >>>>> > >> > it's completely unpredictable from person to person. > >>>>> > >> > Think about it like this- put 2 car tires into a woman's > > chest > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > maybe some would be fine, but I don't think that I would, and > > even > >>>>> > >> > if right away I recovered from the inital shock of foreign > > objects > >>>>> > >> > in my chest, after years of those tires in my chest I might > > get a > >>>>> > >> > flat tire (leakage), or an infection around it I would > > imagine. > >>> > > We > >>>>> > >> > all eventually need tires replaced no matter how expensive or > >>>>> > >> > durable they are. They don't last forever, and mice have > > died by > >>>>> > >> > eating the silicone shell. I feel sick thinking about all > > this > >>> > > and > >>>>> > >> > I should really stop ranting because I am not trying to > > complain. > >>>>> > >> > I'm just trying to help and I'm sorry if I upset anyone. I am > >>>>> > >> > awaiting anxiously my explant so my health can start regaining > >>> > > it's > >>>>> > >> > orginal state. I feel God picked me to react to them badly > > for a > >>>>> > >> > reason, as well as many of us I don't think they're right for > >>> > > every > >>>>> > >> > body, and honestly now I don't think they're right for > > anybody. > >>>>> > >> > It's kind of like smoking, I know people who smoke for the > > quick > >>>>> > >> > buzz or gratification they get from it. But it takes a toll > > on > >>>>> > >> > their health, wallet, and eventually they will regret it when > > they > >>>>> > >> > are stuck with the habit (or in our case the implants), both > > which > >>>>> > >> > continue to make us feel worse. > >>>>> > >> > To the women on this support group, I want to let you know I > > feel > >>>>> > >> > we were chosen to read each other's messages for a reason. I > > have > >>>>> > >> > been tested by God or fate so many times in my life and I am > > so > >>>>> > >> > young, but feel I have had enough pain and life experience > > for 5 > >>>>> > >> > lifetimes. I feel I have always had good intution and I beat > > up > >>>>> > >> > myself everyday about not following mine about my breasts, > >>>>> > >> > especially after the intial symptoms- I may have never > > developed > >>> > > the > >>>>> > >> > more recent ones. > >>>>> > >> > I don't think God or whoever it is that watches over us > > wants us > >>> > > to > >>>>> > >> > be miserable but he chooses for us to become stronger through > >>>>> > >> > situations and trials such as these. Maybe mother nature is > >>> > > trying > >>>>> > >> > to tell us something. I try to remain positive as we all > > should > >>>>> > >> > because with time I have read so many women get better, almost > >>> > > every > >>>>> > >> > woman explanted over time has been close to 100%. I am so > >>> > > miserable > >>>>> > >> > I can't explain and there's no guarentee I will ever be 100% > > and I > >>>>> > >> > am in the prime of my life- I'm just a baby. Please don't do > > it > >>>>> > >> > because it is painful for me to see so many beautiful girls > > get > >>>>> > >> > them. I feel so naive and I was so uneducated what I was > > doing to > >>>>> > >> > my body. > >>>>> > >> > When I get them out my breasts will be saggier than before > > and > >>> > > I'll > >>>>> > >> > still be so young with saggy breasts but I will love them how > > they > >>>>> > >> > are because I know I'll feel better. I think small breasts > > are > >>> > > cute > >>>>> > >> > now, and I wish I could wear a little tank top like I used to > > and > >>>>> > >> > not feel like my boobs looked out of control, so I can't wait > > for > >>>>> > >> > that. My physical and mental health are in shambles but I do > > the > >>>>> > >> > best I can because I know in 2 months I will be there. The > >>>>> > >> > emergency room will seriously be like an oasis to me, I will > > be > >>> > > more > >>>>> > >> > excited then scared. I NEVER in a million years would think I > >>> > > would > >>>>> > >> > feel so strongly against my very nice looking rack right > > after I > >>> > > got > >>>>> > >> > them, they aren't a quick fix, they aren't safe, I don't care > > what > >>>>> > >> > anybody ever says again, not even my plastic surgeon who went > > to > >>>>> > >> > Harvard Med School and is the head of plastic surgery in his > >>>>> > >> > department. He's an honest man and even he admitted to me > > that > >>>>> > >> > there are no guarentees someone wouldn't react negatively to > > them, > >>>>> > >> > that most research hasn't documented anything very profound > > but > >>> > > not > >>>>> > >> > much testing has been done. And because a lot of times no > > blood > >>>>> > >> > tests or analysis can determine that diseses came and went > > because > >>>>> > >> > when we react to implants we don't get any cut and dry > > diseases we > >>>>> > >> > just get horrible reactions, so when they are resolved after > >>>>> > >> > explantation the doctors just have to take your word and > > sometimes > >>>>> > >> > think it is all psychological. All I know is that there are > > real > >>>>> > >> > women with real problems directly from saline breast implants. > >>>>> > >> > Don't make the mistake I did and dismiss the accusations that > > they > >>>>> > >> > make you sick because it's disputed by doctors. I did and I > >>> > > regret > >>>>> > >> > it more than anything in my life, even more than someone > > driving > >>>>> > >> > into me with a car. Feel free to ask any questions or > > comment on > >>>>> > >> > the longest entry of all time(sorry!) I hope someone hears > > me. > >>>>> > >> > Thanks again for listening, Lo > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice > > given by licensed > >>> > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed > > health care > >>> > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > >>> > > > >>> > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians > > mislead you. > >>> > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about > > how to live a > >>> > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, > > two-time > >>> > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > >>> > > > >>> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Kenda, Yes, we know Kacey! She is originally from our group, and we got her connected to MTV. After they did her story, she set out on a whirlwind media blitz with her implant nightmare, appearing on many shows and in magazines. She is on a University tour currently, sharing her story with college students, which is awesome. We are all so proud of her accomplishments, and speaking out for all of us. Her website is at www.implantsout.com MTV also did Kristi's story several years ago, and they did a great job. Both Kacey and Kristi got a bit more air time than le did. I will be interested to see how the other girls stories go that are upcoming...I know that they filmed Shari, Colleen, and , all from our group. I am so pleased you are going to share in our mission of getting the truth out about implants! You are too cool...thanks for being here and being such a wonderful participant. Knowing that you have been able to overcome your fibromyalgia through detoxing is a great source of encouragement not only to me, but to many others here, I am sure. And of course, I am delighted that you've changed your mind about getting implants. I appreciate all the info you've been able to share about your healing from fibromyalgia. Hugs, Patty --- In , Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@c...> wrote: > > Kathy, > > > > I just wrote him. I¹ll let you know if he responds. Have you ever seen this: > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has received a lot of > > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know who she is? > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > > > > Kenda ‹ who is now on your mission to get the truth out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Patty, Thank you, you are so kind. I was beginning to feel like it was time for me to leave, since I don’t have implants, haven’t and won’t. If there is any way I can help, please let me know. Detoxing seems to be an ongoing effort for those of us challenged in this way. Initially when I started taking the AdvaClear, I felt worse but this is a symptom of a toxic liver. I cut back the dose until I could tolerate it and gradually increased it. My doctor has added different supplements and taken them away when he felt it necessary. I first started about 5 years ago, kicked the fibro but have decided to continue because from time to time I feel like it could come back. It used to scare the heck out of me but I now know if I take care of myself, it won’t. In my genetic testing it showed that I have a weak detoxing system so I guess that’s why I’m the way I am. I eat a mostly organic diet, all organic at home, not when I go out. I know it’s impossible to work out when you feel so sick but as soon as I was able, I got into the gym with a trainer — five years ago. I had a herniated disc, no energy and felt sick but was determined. About a year later I started a yoga class. I weight train three days a week, do cardio three days and yoga twice and occasionally mountain bike ride when the weather is nice. I really believe exercise is important in getting the toxins out and to feeling better. Yoga, even gentle yoga is so good for the spirit and adds flexibility, something fibro robbed my body of. Even a short walk outside can do wonders for you, it’s great exercise and being outside always brightens my mood. There really is hope for all of you with toxic bodies. I lived with fibro and all sorts of other “diseases” for more than five years. I truly thought I was dying and even had an AIDS test! It was back when AIDS was first getting airtime and the commercials suggested everyone get tested. I thought this must be it, I contracted it a different, new way the doctors don’t even know about — maybe from a restaurant. Of course the test was negative. One question I have is did any of you have autoimmune symptoms before implants or did the implants trigger your first episode? I know the implant companies claim that women who develop autoimmune problems post implants would have anyway in their lifetime so the implant isn’t at fault. In my case that may be true because I have a history of autoimmune problems. I am symptom free now but the implants could have triggered the problems to come back. Kenda Hi Kenda, Yes, we know Kacey! She is originally from our group, and we got her connected to MTV. After they did her story, she set out on a whirlwind media blitz with her implant nightmare, appearing on many shows and in magazines. She is on a University tour currently, sharing her story with college students, which is awesome. We are all so proud of her accomplishments, and speaking out for all of us. Her website is at www.implantsout.com MTV also did Kristi's story several years ago, and they did a great job. Both Kacey and Kristi got a bit more air time than le did. I will be interested to see how the other girls stories go that are upcoming...I know that they filmed Shari, Colleen, and , all from our group. I am so pleased you are going to share in our mission of getting the truth out about implants! You are too cool...thanks for being here and being such a wonderful participant. Knowing that you have been able to overcome your fibromyalgia through detoxing is a great source of encouragement not only to me, but to many others here, I am sure. And of course, I am delighted that you've changed your mind about getting implants. I appreciate all the info you've been able to share about your healing from fibromyalgia. Hugs, Patty --- In , Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@c...> wrote: > > Kathy, > > > > I just wrote him. I’ll let you know if he responds. Have you ever seen this: > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has received a lot of > > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know who she is? > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > > > > Kenda — who is now on your mission to get the truth out Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Kenda, Nope, no autoimmune problems in my family, yet I became critically ill anyway. It sounds like you have alot to offer this group even though you haven't had implants.. thank god.. you made the right choice. So, keep sharing. DawnKenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote: Hi Patty,Thank you, you are so kind. I was beginning to feel like it was time for me to leave, since I don’t have implants, haven’t and won’t. If there is any way I can help, please let me know. Detoxing seems to be an ongoing effort for those of us challenged in this way. Initially when I started taking the AdvaClear, I felt worse but this is a symptom of a toxic liver. I cut back the dose until I could tolerate it and gradually increased it. My doctor has added different supplements and taken them away when he felt it necessary. I first started about 5 years ago, kicked the fibro but have decided to continue because from time to time I feel like it could come back. It used to scare the heck out of me but I now know if I take care of myself, it won’t. In my genetic testing it showed that I have a weak detoxing system so I guess that’s why I’m the way I am. I eat a mostly organic diet, all organic at home, not when I go out. I know it’s impossible to work out when you feel so sick but as soon as I was able, I got into the gym with a trainer — five years ago. I had a herniated disc, no energy and felt sick but was determined. About a year later I started a yoga class. I weight train three days a week, do cardio three days and yoga twice and occasionally mountain bike ride when the weather is nice. I really believe exercise is important in getting the toxins out and to feeling better. Yoga, even gentle yoga is so good for the spirit and adds flexibility, something fibro robbed my body of. Even a short walk outside can do wonders for you, it’s great exercise and being outside always brightens my mood. There really is hope for all of you with toxic bodies. I lived with fibro and all sorts of other “diseases” for more than five years. I truly thought I was dying and even had an AIDS test! It was back when AIDS was first getting airtime and the commercials suggested everyone get tested. I thought this must be it, I contracted it a different, new way the doctors don’t even know about — maybe from a restaurant. Of course the test was negative. :)One question I have is did any of you have autoimmune symptoms before implants or did the implants trigger your first episode? I know the implant companies claim that women who develop autoimmune problems post implants would have anyway in their lifetime so the implant isn’t at fault. In my case that may be true because I have a history of autoimmune problems. I am symptom free now but the implants could have triggered the problems to come back.Kenda Hi Kenda,Yes, we know Kacey! She is originally from our group, and we got her connected to MTV. After they did her story, she set out on a whirlwind media blitz with her implant nightmare, appearing on many shows and in magazines. She is on a University tour currently, sharing her story with college students, which is awesome. We are all so proud of her accomplishments, and speaking out for all of us. Her website is at www.implantsout.comMTV also did Kristi's story several years ago, and they did a great job. Both Kacey and Kristi got a bit more air time than le did. I will be interested to see how the other girls stories go that are upcoming...I know that they filmed Shari, Colleen, and , all from our group.I am so pleased you are going to share in our mission of getting the truth out about implants! You are too cool...thanks for being here and being such a wonderful participant. Knowing that you have been able to overcome your fibromyalgia through detoxing is a great source of encouragement not only to me, but to many others here, I am sure. And of course, I am delighted that you've changed your mind about getting implants. I appreciate all the info you've been able to share about your healing from fibromyalgia.Hugs,Patty> > Kathy,> > > > I just wrote him. I’ll let you know if he responds. Have you ever seen this:> > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has received a lot of> > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know who she is?> > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too?> > > > Kenda — who is now on your mission to get the truth out :)Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. "Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. 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Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Thank you, Dawn. I am so thankful I’m not having the surgery. I cancelled with my plastic surgeon yesterday. I’ll share what I can. Kenda Hi Kenda, Nope, no autoimmune problems in my family, yet I became critically ill anyway. It sounds like you have alot to offer this group even though you haven't had implants.. thank god.. you made the right choice. So, keep sharing. Dawn Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote: Hi Patty, Thank you, you are so kind. I was beginning to feel like it was time for me to leave, since I don’t have implants, haven’t and won’t. If there is any way I can help, please let me know. Detoxing seems to be an ongoing effort for those of us challenged in this way. Initially when I started taking the AdvaClear, I felt worse but this is a symptom of a toxic liver. I cut back the dose until I could tolerate it and gradually increased it. My doctor has added different supplements and taken them away when he felt it necessary. I first started about 5 years ago, kicked the fibro but have decided to continue because from time to time I feel like it could come back. It used to scare the heck out of me but I now know if I take care of myself, it won’t. In my genetic testing it showed that I have a weak detoxing system so I guess that’s why I’m the way I am. I eat a mostly organic diet, all organic at home, not when I go out. I know it’s impossible to work out when you feel so sick but as soon as I was able, I got into the gym with a trainer — five years ago. I had a herniated disc, no energy and felt sick but was determined. About a year later I started a yoga class. I weight train three days a week, do cardio three days and yoga twice and occasionally mountain bike ride when the weather is nice. I really believe exercise is important in getting the toxins out and to feeling better. Yoga, even gentle yoga is so good for the spirit and adds flexibility, something fibro robbed my body of. Even a short walk outside can do wonders for you, it’s great exercise and being outside always brightens my mood. There really is hope for all of you with toxic bodies. I lived with fibro and all sorts of other “diseases” for more than five years. I truly thought I was dying and even had an AIDS test! It was back when AIDS was first getting airtime and the commercials suggested everyone get tested. I thought this must be it, I contracted it a different, new way the doctors don’t even know about — maybe from a restaurant. Of course the test was negative. One question I have is did any of you have autoimmune symptoms before implants or did the implants trigger your first episode? I know the implant companies claim that women who develop autoimmune problems post implants would have anyway in their lifetime so the implant isn’t at fault. In my case that may be true because I have a history of autoimmune problems. I am symptom free now but the implants could have triggered the problems to come back. Kenda Hi Kenda, Yes, we know Kacey! She is originally from our group, and we got her connected to MTV. After they did her story, she set out on a whirlwind media blitz with her implant nightmare, appearing on many shows and in magazines. She is on a University tour currently, sharing her story with college students, which is awesome. We are all so proud of her accomplishments, and speaking out for all of us. Her website is at www.implantsout.com MTV also did Kristi's story several years ago, and they did a great job. Both Kacey and Kristi got a bit more air time than le did. I will be interested to see how the other girls stories go that are upcoming...I know that they filmed Shari, Colleen, and , all from our group. I am so pleased you are going to share in our mission of getting the truth out about implants! You are too cool...thanks fo r being here and being such a wonderful participant. Knowing that you have been able to overcome your fibromyalgia through detoxing is a great source of encouragement not only to me, but to many others here, I am sure. And of course, I am delighted that you've changed your mind about getting implants. I appreciate all the info you've been able to share about your healing from fibromyalgia. Hugs, Patty --- In , Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@c...> wrote: > > Kathy, > > > > I just wrote him. I’ll let you know if he responds. Have you ever seen this: > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has received a lot of > > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know who she is? > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > > > > Kenda — who is now on your m ission to get the truth out Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi, I'm new to this post and saw your message. I don't know your whole story though but if you could rehash with me what you had and how you cured it. I have autoimmune hashimotos and frankly think I did have this prior to my implants. My first symptoms were in 95--96 when I started to develop white spots to my skin esp. on my neck and chest area. My husband first noticed it. I didn't do anything about it, it never occurred to me then, I thought it was just part of me. Then in 96 right around menopause I lost a chunk of hair center front. Since I have so much no one else noticed it and I thought it was from menopause and would grow back. Well, it's almost 9 yrs and it hasn't. Then I had the implants in 98, and I see from photos now that my hair looked flat and dull afterwards....I was diagnosed hashimotos in 02 but can honestly say I don't know if it was from implants, saline, because my mother has hypothyroid but not hashis. From then it was downhill, I could and have never been regulated with meds.....I live out of the US and every dr here puts me on the same levythroxine. My hair was continuing to fallout but in Dec 04, I went to a homeopath and he put me on silica and then stopped the (visible) hairloss. However, there is no regrowth so my hair looks weak and thin on top and temples. Now I am worried this is AGA because it seems like the pattern. I still have lots of hair on back and sides but the top is very thin. I am almost losing underarm and you-know-where hair, much thinner. My skin is very dry as well. For the month few months I have felt really awful, now I can barely get through the day...I have no energy and feel like I'm dying really, just wasting away...yesterday I had blood work and my iron came out ok (109), I am waiting for the testosterone results. My thryoid antibodies have been increasing and I can't regulate my meds. I was considering going on armour rather than the synthetic meds.. and I am considering removing the implants although I am completely flat which was ok when I was young, now I think I will look deformed, and I can honestly say I don't know if these are the cause of my problems.....Perhaps detoxing is the answer, or can you help me out here? PS: A naturopath dr gave me adrenal and liver detox drops but when I take them, it seems to interfere with my thyroid meds because my tsh always increases. Also, I don't feel good while taking them as well. A homeopath dr here just prescribed thyroidium, and pulsatilla but I don't know if I should take as well. Any thoughts would be appreciated. (Sorry it's so long, I'm just getting it all out)... --- Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote: > Hi Patty, > > Thank you, you are so kind. I was beginning to feel > like it was time for me > to leave, since I don¹t have implants, haven¹t and > won¹t. If there is any > way I can help, please let me know. > > Detoxing seems to be an ongoing effort for those of > us challenged in this > way. Initially when I started taking the > AdvaClear, I felt worse but this > is a symptom of a toxic liver. I cut back the dose > until I could tolerate > it and gradually increased it. My doctor has added > different supplements > and taken them away when he felt it necessary. I > first started about 5 > years ago, kicked the fibro but have decided to > continue because from time > to time I feel like it could come back. It used to > scare the heck out of me > but I now know if I take care of myself, it won¹t. > In my genetic testing it > showed that I have a weak detoxing system so I guess > that¹s why I¹m the way > I am. I eat a mostly organic diet, all organic at > home, not when I go out. > > I know it¹s impossible to work out when you feel so > sick but as soon as I > was able, I got into the gym with a trainer ‹ five > years ago. I had a > herniated disc, no energy and felt sick but was > determined. About a year > later I started a yoga class. I weight train three > days a week, do cardio > three days and yoga twice and occasionally mountain > bike ride when the > weather is nice. I really believe exercise is > important in getting the > toxins out and to feeling better. Yoga, even gentle > yoga is so good for the > spirit and adds flexibility, something fibro robbed > my body of. Even a > short walk outside can do wonders for you, it¹s > great exercise and being > outside always brightens my mood. > > There really is hope for all of you with toxic > bodies. I lived with fibro > and all sorts of other ³diseases² for more than five > years. I truly thought > I was dying and even had an AIDS test! It was back > when AIDS was first > getting airtime and the commercials suggested > everyone get tested. I > thought this must be it, I contracted it a > different, new way the doctors > don¹t even know about ‹ maybe from a restaurant. Of > course the test was > negative. > > One question I have is did any of you have > autoimmune symptoms before > implants or did the implants trigger your first > episode? I know the implant > companies claim that women who develop autoimmune > problems post implants > would have anyway in their lifetime so the implant > isn¹t at fault. In my > case that may be true because I have a history of > autoimmune problems. I am > symptom free now but the implants could have > triggered the problems to come > back. > > Kenda > > > > > > Hi Kenda, > > Yes, we know Kacey! She is originally from our > group, and we got her > > connected to MTV. After they did her story, she > set out on a > > whirlwind media blitz with her implant nightmare, > appearing on many > > shows and in magazines. She is on a University > tour currently, > > sharing her story with college students, which is > awesome. We are > > all so proud of her accomplishments, and speaking > out for all of > > us. Her website is at www.implantsout.com > > > > MTV also did Kristi's story several years ago, and > they did a great > > job. Both Kacey and Kristi got a bit more air > time than le > > did. I will be interested to see how the other > girls stories go > > that are upcoming...I know that they filmed Shari, > Colleen, and > > , all from our group. > > > > I am so pleased you are going to share in our > mission of getting the > > truth out about implants! You are too > cool...thanks for being here > > and being such a wonderful participant. Knowing > that you have been > > able to overcome your fibromyalgia through > detoxing is a great > > source of encouragement not only to me, but to > many others here, I > > am sure. And of course, I am delighted that > you've changed your > > mind about getting implants. I appreciate all the > info you've been > > able to share about your healing from > fibromyalgia. > > Hugs, > > Patty > > > > > > > >>> > > Kathy, > >>> > > > >>> > > I just wrote him. I¹ll let you know if he > responds. Have you > > ever seen this: > >>> > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? > This woman has > > received a lot of > >>> > > airtime, including having her explanation > filmed. Do you know > > who she is? > >>> > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > >>> > > > >>> > > Kenda ‹ who is now on your mission to get > the truth out > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place > of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician > or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical > treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the > politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own > decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - > Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Kenda, It seems that women who have a family history of autoimmune problems are more likely to develop problems. ey, who had breast implants for a deformity at 18 had four children who were progressively more ill. . . She did extensive genetic testing on her entire family and learned they had a genetic propensity for autoimmune problems. She considers that implants were the trigger. .. Especially the chemicals that the particular batch number that her implants were made from. Here's an article on her daughter . Hillary has dramatic health issues. But that hasn't stopped her from helping others. http://www.komu.com/html/htmlsStories/bigheart032905.htm I recently started a support group for the families of children affected by implants. Siliconekids. is a member of the group. She's knows a number of other families with affected children. She tells me that her daughter, , is not the most seriously affected! It's all so terribly sad! Hugs, Rogene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Kenda That is great news about how you kicked your fibro. It really can take alot of work! I might look into the advaclear. I definitely have detoxification problems! I can't eliminate toxins well! You asked if people who get sick from implants already had autoimmune problems first. Some do, I did. I had had fibromyalgia for at least eight years before that. But the implants not only made it worse, I then developed mixed connective tissue disease--which is basically autoimmune disease with no clear features of any one in particular. But it appears that I am in the minority of the women here with most of them having had no knowledge of any prior problems. Most claim to have been wonderfully healthy until after getting implants. I would say that implants definitely tax the immune system and women predisposed to that kind of thing, it will be the straw that broke the camel's back. Most of us, with the right amount of triggers, can develop autoimmune problems. Sure, there are women out there with a strong genetic background who probably will never get sick from implants, but there is no way to identify who upfront who will and who won't get sick from implants. Besides,it isn't all about immunity. Some women will get sick because their implants become contaminated. And there is no way to predict that either. The safest thing is just not to provoke our bodies by putting foreign objects intend to them! I am so glad you decided not to and that you are compassionate enough to want to prevent other women from making that mistake even when you could just forget all about it now that you have made your decision. Keep up the good work! Hugs kathy > >>> > > Kathy, > >>> > > > >>> > > I just wrote him. I¹ll let you know if he responds. Have you > > ever seen this: > >>> > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has > > received a lot of > >>> > > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know > > who she is? > >>> > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > >>> > > > >>> > > Kenda ‹ who is now on your mission to get the truth out > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Rogene, This is exactly how Mentor and other implant companies get off the hook, they claim that the women were “sick”’ to begin with. I’d love to see a blood test for ANA on every woman considering implants. Let the government monitor the women and see if there is a higher incidence of implant-related disease in high ANA women. This could be one way to predict illness in women. If women knew a high ANA prior to implantation meant that they had a greater risk for disease, they might give implants more thought. I was told I had a less than 1% chance of developing any problems related to implants and that it was “not proven” that implants can cause any autoimmune problems by three plastic surgeons. I felt extremely comfortable with a 1% chance of problems. It wasn’t until Dr. Leu asked me about past ANA tests that I became concerned. He tested me and it was normal but I recalled a past ANA being positive and ordered a copy of the lab. I had two abnormal ANA tests, one 10 years ago, the other 12 years ago. Implants seem to be safe for a large number of women. The government needs to figure out why they aren’t safe for ALL women and expose the truth. I have many friends and family members who thankfully have had no complications of any kind with their implants but that doesn’t mean that they are safe for everyone. The FDA bans drugs that harm people, why not implants? Obviously it’s because they are such a large money maker. I was talking to a friend yesterday who was telling me about a friend of hers who has three children. The last of the three was conceived and born while the mother had silicone implants. She breastfed the baby. Today, that one child has many, many health problems. She’s convinced it’s the implants. Seems pretty likely. Kenda Kenda, It seems that women who have a family history of autoimmune problems are more likely to develop problems. ey, who had breast implants for a deformity at 18 had four children who were progressively more ill. . . She did extensive genetic testing on her entire family and learned they had a genetic propensity for autoimmune problems. She considers that implants were the trigger. .. Especially the chemicals that the particular batch number that her implants were made from. Here's an article on her daughter . Hillary has dramatic health issues. But that hasn't stopped her from helping others. http://www.komu.com/html/htmlsStories/bigheart032905.htm I recently started a support group for the families of children affected by implants. Siliconekids. is a member of the group. She's knows a number of other families with affected children. She tells me that her daughter, , is not the most seriously affected! It's all so terribly sad! Hugs, Rogene Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care professional before commencing any medical treatment. " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi Kathy! There are so many commonalities between the women on this list. It sure seems that a study could be done to determine what is going on with implants that are supposed to be safe. Why are women developing infections? Is it the surgeon, is it the implant? Or maybe it’s the woman’s body? Answers need to be found out! I had a feeling implants weren’t a good thing but you all have convinced me of how bad they can be. I think all women deserve to know what they are getting themselves into before the surgery. It outrages me that we are told we have a 1% chance of developing any complication and that autoimmune problems are not caused by implants. They can use whatever verbiage they want, maybe autoimmune problems aren’t “caused” by implants but they sure seem to be a catalyst. Kenda Kenda That is great news about how you kicked your fibro. It really can take alot of work! I might look into the advaclear. I definitely have detoxification problems! I can't eliminate toxins well! You asked if people who get sick from implants already had autoimmune problems first. Some do, I did. I had had fibromyalgia for at least eight years before that. But the implants not only made it worse, I then developed mixed connective tissue disease--which is basically autoimmune disease with no clear features of any one in particular. But it appears that I am in the minority of the women here with most of them having had no knowledge of any prior problems. Most claim to have been wonderfully healthy until after getting implants. I would say that implants definitely tax the immune system and women predisposed to that kind of thing, it will be the straw that broke the camel's back. Most of us, with the right amount of triggers, can develop autoimmune problems. Sure, there are women out there with a strong genetic background who probably will never get sick from implants, but there is no way to identify who upfront who will and who won't get sick from implants. Besides,it isn't all about immunity. Some women will get sick because their implants become contaminated. And there is no way to predict that either. The safest thing is just not to provoke our bodies by putting foreign objects intend to them! I am so glad you decided not to and that you are compassionate enough to want to prevent other women from making that mistake even when you could just forget all about it now that you have made your decision. Keep up the good work! Hugs kathy > >>> > > Kathy, > >>> > > > >>> > > I just wrote him. I’ll let you know if he responds. Have you > > ever seen this: > >>> > > http://www.aboutmytalk.com/t175518/s & .html ? This woman has > > received a lot of > >>> > > airtime, including having her explanation filmed. Do you know > > who she is? > >>> > > Perhaps she would like to talk to Oprah too? > >>> > > > >>> > > Kenda — who is now on your mission to get the truth out > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Where is this Dr.Leu located, in Oklahoma? --- Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote: > Hi Rogene, > > This is exactly how Mentor and other implant > companies get off the hook, > they claim that the women were ³sick²¹ to begin > with. I¹d love to see a > blood test for ANA on every woman considering > implants. Let the government > monitor the women and see if there is a higher > incidence of implant-related > disease in high ANA women. This could be one way to > predict illness in > women. If women knew a high ANA prior to > implantation meant that they had a > greater risk for disease, they might give implants > more thought. I was told > I had a less than 1% chance of developing any > problems related to implants > and that it was ³not proven² that implants can cause > any autoimmune problems > by three plastic surgeons. I felt extremely > comfortable with a 1% chance of > problems. It wasn¹t until Dr. Leu asked me about > past ANA tests that I > became concerned. He tested me and it was normal > but I recalled a past ANA > being positive and ordered a copy of the lab. I had > two abnormal ANA tests, > one 10 years ago, the other 12 years ago. > > Implants seem to be safe for a large number of > women. The government needs > to figure out why they aren¹t safe for ALL women and > expose the truth. I > have many friends and family members who thankfully > have had no > complications of any kind with their implants but > that doesn¹t mean that > they are safe for everyone. The FDA bans drugs that > harm people, why not > implants? Obviously it¹s because they are such a > large money maker. > > I was talking to a friend yesterday who was telling > me about a friend of > hers who has three children. The last of the three > was conceived and born > while the mother had silicone implants. She > breastfed the baby. Today, > that one child has many, many health problems. > She¹s convinced it¹s the > implants. Seems pretty likely. > > Kenda > > > > Kenda, > > > > It seems that women who have a family history of > > autoimmune problems are more likely to develop > > problems. > > > > ey, who had breast implants for a > > deformity at 18 had four children who were > > progressively more ill. . . She did extensive > genetic > > testing on her entire family and learned they had > a > > genetic propensity for autoimmune problems. She > > considers that implants were the trigger. .. > > Especially the chemicals that the particular batch > > number that her implants were made from. > > > > Here's an article on her daughter . Hillary > has > > dramatic health issues. But that hasn't stopped > her > > from helping others. > > > http://www.komu.com/html/htmlsStories/bigheart032905.htm > > > > I recently started a support group for the > families of > > children affected by implants. Siliconekids. > is > > a member of the group. She's knows a number of > other > > families with affected children. She tells me that > her > > daughter, , is not the most seriously > affected! > > > > It's all so terribly sad! > > > > Hugs, > > > > Rogene > > > > > > > > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place > of advice given by licensed > > health care professionals. Consult your physician > or licensed health care > > professional before commencing any medical > treatment. > > > > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the > politicians mislead you. > > Find out what the facts are, and make your own > decisions about how to live a > > happy life and how to work for a better world. " - > Linus ing, two-time > > Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry; 1963, Peace) > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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