Fw: To help clarify my situation............

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Subject: Fw: To help clarify my situation............

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> To help clarify my situation............

>

>

> > Thank you to all who have written! Your encouragement and advice

mean

> > more than you will ever know!

> >

> > I was implanted in '78 with Surgitek polyerathanes. In '80 I began

> > losing my ability to get a spoon, cup or fork to my mouth and

actually

> > hit it without spilling and my legs would just give out for no

reason.

> > There would be weeks go by when I could barely stand let alone walk

or

> > straighten up. After a ton of tests and many types of doctors, they

> > concurred that it was a form of collagen vascular but could not

identify

> > as it seemed to be a mix of almost all and some unknown but that it

was

> > progressive and non fatal. They said they really could not do much

to

> > help except to treat symptoms. I had many periods of remissions and

did

> > fairly well until '93 when one implant was ruptured during a

mammogram.

> > I went to ER about four hours after the imaging in my first full

blown

> > asthma attack only to be laughed at and stared at and sent home

saying

> > noting need be done except to keep it packed in ice to keep it from

> > moving while it settled. I called my cousin who worked for a PS and

she

> > told me that he told her when she got her implants that if they ever

> > ruptured to get to a hospital and have them and the residuals

removed

> > ASAP because it could kill her. I called my doctor at the time and

he

> > said he would get me into a PS but just keep it packed and wait, (he

was

> > angry with the call but did have the tech who did the mammo fired)

> >

> > It took 6 months to get the insurance to ok removal. I was able to

find

> > a loop hole but had to really fight. It was a four hour surgery

because

> > I had the implants attached to the chest wall and there was alot of

> > scrapping and sanding done he said. Most of the silicone had

(230cc)

> > had migrated away and he could not do anything about that even

though we

> > could see it clearly through ultra sound and mri. At that time the

> > recommended removal was to break down the capsule to enable it to

> > deteriorate and be thrown off by the body or harmlessly absorbed

into

> > the body. HA!!

> >

> > We can now see it through out the diaphragm, stomach, liver, ribs,

> > chest, heart, throat, stomach, and colon not to mention all the

abscess

> > like and tumor like growths through out my body.

> > I have since been from 80-90% disabled, bouncing back and forth and

an

> > occasional 60-70%. I am unable to breathe, My internal body is in

a

> > constant stand of chronic inflammation (organs included) as I am

> > allergic to silicone. What a turn about........ caused by break

down

> > in the immune system. A suffer almost a 85% state of anaphylaxis at

> > some level. My current testing show that I have a hypersensitive

rate

> > of 96% over the average. My blood does not transport oxygen as it

> > should, starvingmy tissues, muscles and organs of this necessary

> > element. This is caused by the hypersensitivity and chemical

poisoning.

> > My IgM runs 150 - 180 and over and my compliment CH is usually

around 5

> > or 8. Blood gases are good and lungs are clear and moving air at

times

> > but the blood just cannot carry it being hindered from the chemical

> damage.

> >

> > The seizures and tremors have stopped for the most part, just

tremors

> > occasionally now. I still pass out if I raise my arms or try to hold

or

> > carry anything.

> >

> > I have regularly detoxed and maintain an organic lifestyle for

years,

> > have had my blood filter a few times and cannot take antibiotics

unless

> > absolutely have to because I have a terrible yeast/fungus problem.

> > Antibiotics always cause a sever bout of thrush swelling my throat

even

> > more. I also have become sensitive or allergic to many antibiotics.

As I

> > suffer many bouts of pneumonia, it is best to leave what there is

for

> > emergencies since our bodies have a tendency to become immune to

them

> > after much use. I have even had bouts of fungus growing in large

> > patches up and down my legs and feet that would not respond to

> > treatment. After a week of heavy dosing with Diflucan it will clear

for

> > 6 months to a year but always comes back.

> >

> > As with many of you, I have no support and little if any help. I

have a

> > 10 year old granddaughter who does help me bathe on weekends and

tries

> > to pick up alittle but you know how they are at that age.......my

> > husband is here but will only help in menial ways if at that and is

of

> > no support at all. (that is a whole other story) One daughter lives

far

> > away and it would be a tremendous hardship for her to even visit and

the

> > other is here but I can truly say she has barely a minute for

herself. I

> > raised three of my granddaughters for 10 years and they do what they

can

> > in the little time they are ever here but live away now and cannot

get

> > back. My mother was vibrant until she had silicone implant post

> > mastectomy in '93 against my advice and now she has great difficulty

> > breathing enough to barely help herself. Up top that time, she

cleaned

> > offices and homes and moved furniture on a regular basis, strong,

> > vibrant and able, health as could be and years younger than her age

but

> > now ....well you know how that goes. She is in denial that it might

even

> > be the implant. My sister had Surgitk in '82. She is in remission

> > right now and doing very well but went through 5 years where she

could

> > not leave her home very often, she was unable to walk, scooted up

and

> > down stairs on her knees or butt and her ankles would swell so that

they

> > fell over the tops of her shoes. She does now have severe cardio

and

> > cardio vascular damage. She to is in denial of the implant

connection.

> >

> > For the most part I treat symptoms organically and with as much

exercise

> > (ha!) as I can give my body in ANYWAY I can. I have a continuing

> > ability to become sensitive to almost every drug I take, which could

be

> > God's way of telling me enough! Depend on Me

alone.................We

> > need doctors, they are his gift to us, his hands inthe earth but

they

> > are human and they have been lied to and the truths hidden from

them,

> > research has been so limited and the only thing we have left after

God

> > is each other, coming together and sharing what works for us, what

does

> > not work, and any information we can gather and taking this and

> > educating whoever we can.

> >

> > I do believe in the body's ability to heal itself and that 95% of it

is

> > a matter of a healthy spirit and mind, being positive, refusing

> > negativity and I do believe in my heart that I will see victory over

> > this, getting through it is not easy but...........

> > as long as you let nothing rob you of gratitude for what you have,

joy

> > of just being alive and faith, then it cannot devour you.

> >

> > I love you!

> > Kathi

> >

> >

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