Re: The truth of it all

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Hi Dawn...your email made me laugh a little. One of my best friends is an RN for UCLA. She has been with me through this whole journey. And yes, she is still my friend. She has flat saggy breastfed boobs as well. She wanted to get implants after I did. Everyone did. I was the ginny pig for my circle of friends. They though if I could do it than anyone could. Not to brag, but just to tell the story...I am a third degree black belt in Shotokan Karate. I am not your typical girly girl into the make-up and pretty face thing. I am more of an athlete type that leans towards the natural side. That's what shocked so many of my friends when I did this. They thought if I could do it and still do karate and run and live a normal life, than heck, why couldn't they.

Well, come full circle...None of them want implants anymore! I have my friend Kathy, the RN, totally freaked out. She has been asking around the hospital for help and info for me and has not been able to come up with any answers. I have shown her the amounts of hair I have lost and even though she believes me, she is sick and tired of hearing my crap (excuse the French) about losing my hair! They all are! They just want me to find out what is wrong so they don't have to hear me complain about it anymore.

My husband always makes jokes about it. He thinks it will be nice if I get to the point where I have to wear a wig. I will be like Garner from Alias. He'll have a new wife every day. Real cute huh! He is only joking, and very supportive.

Again, we only have each other to vent upon. Every normal non-implanted woman never understands! My thanks to all of you for listening, sharing and having compassion for one another.

Marie

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From: Dawn A

Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 2:44 AM

Subject: The truth of it all

Hi All,Well, ya know, I am not happy that we are all sick, but I must say, I thought I was convinced before I found you all, but now I am even more convinced that these implants are the root of my health problems.How could we all have these same symptoms and problems? How could it be that all of out symptoms occured post implantation? This is really horrific... it's the real deal. I am totally convinced.. especially now with Marie... all along she had an underlying thyroid disorder.. I'm not happy that she has it, but it just goes to show ME that .... this is absolutely unbelievable.I was apprehensive about this upcoming explantation. Crying and feeling sorry for myself.. not now.My vanity has been getting the best of me these last few days, as the big day draws near. My thoughts were oh, okay, great, so now, not only will I be fat (by about 10lbs), with crappy dry, red, skin, thin flat hair....... Now I will have no boobs! How depressing is that? I fail to remind myself that the reason I am fat with bad skin and a balding head is due to the boobs... hopefully remove the boobs and I will have the others back... I will I know it.This is a really lonely experience, for me atleast. Who is there to really talk to about this, ofcourse you guys... but in the flesh.. no one wants to hear this crap. I talk to my husband and I can tell he's fading out as I speak, I hate that... I am very in tune to whether a person is actually listening or not.Thank God for you all,DawnOpinions 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)