Re: Opinion on MTV Show - Kenda

[Guest guest]

Hi Kenda,

This is a very good point that you have brought to everyone's

attention.

Before I became ill, I was working as a computer expert. Back

in 1995 when I was doing my research on saline, the only thing

that I could find was about silicone. However, I think that it was

just too soon for information about saline implants to be available. That me re-phrase that...negative information about

saline implants.

I was sick for 2 1/2 years before going back online to see if I

could find information. Everyone (doctors mainly) had convinced me that I was sick due to stress and overwork. Not because of my implants. They are safe after all. Ha! What a joke!! I have always gone to newsgroups for information. That is how I found this group. I did searches through newsgroups on breast implants.

Beth S. Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote:

Since I have been researching breast implants recently because I was considering getting them, I wonder if there is a way to get this list to come up when doing a Google search. I searched for days and found nothing. It wasn’t until I did an ANA breast implant search that Cindi’s story came up. I read Cindi’s story which mentioned this list. For someone searching for saline information it’s extremely tough to get any information that is negative. I was convinced after weeks of searching that saline implants were safe. Just a thought to help get the word out.KendaYes and I think that it is about time that the truth be told. I think that it takes more than 3 minutes of air time for the truth to be told. If I were a teenager and was thinking about getting implants, the program would make me feel as though it is 'rare' to have complications. The story focused on the

'happy ending'. However, if the world isn't ready for the truth then there isn't much that anyone can do about that. I'm hoping that those 3 minutes of air time can lead to more opportunities for all of us to speak out and let everyone know what pain we have been through. Beth S.Lea <devans@...> wrote:

My Dear Beth: I agree with you. These shows just help the plastic surgeons to get rich. They just make me angry. Love you....Lea~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~````````````````````

Opinion on MTV Show - EveryoneHi Everyone, I hope that nobody will take this the wrong way but I just must say it. I was so disappointed with the MTV show. I just cannot believe that most of the air time was given to and basically ended with her being happy and getting exactly what she wanted. We all know that this really isn't what cosmetic surgery is all about. Our girl got what....3 minutes of air time????? I just couldn't believe this. I think that it should have focused on the negative and not so much the positive. My heart goes out to anyone that gets the surgery and becomes sick. When they showed her having difficulty walking down the steps I

saw myself. I wanted to hear more about her and what she is doing to improve her health. Anyway, why on earth did the 22 year old need to have the huge breasts? To look like Carmen Electra??? I think that she was much more attractive than CE! I couldn't help but think what her life will be like in a few years??? Does anyone feel the same way as I do??? I just had to speak up and give my opinion. Beth S.__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi Beth,

If this group was easier to find, more people mind find it. I don’t know how Cindi got her bio to come up with Google but if more of you could do that or if this list could come up, you might be surprised how many women like me show up. I searched for hours on end for weeks and never found anything negatively relating to saline. It was because of this that I booked my 4/21 surgery date. I belong to other lists for soap making, can’t believe I didn’t even think to check for implant lists.

Kenda

Hi Kenda,

This is a very good point that you have brought to everyone's

attention.

Before I became ill, I was working as a computer expert. Back

in 1995 when I was doing my research on saline, the only thing

that I could find was about silicone. However, I think that it was

just too soon for information about saline implants to be available. That me re-phrase that...negative information about

saline implants.

I was sick for 2 1/2 years before going back online to see if I

could find information. Everyone (doctors mainly) had convinced me that I was sick due to stress and overwork. Not because of my implants. They are safe after all. Ha! What a joke!! I have always gone to newsgroups for information. That is how I found this group. I did searches through newsgroups on breast implants.

Beth S.

Kenda Skaggs <kdskaggs@...> wrote:

Since I have been researching breast implants recently because I was considering getting them, I wonder if there is a way to get this list to come up when doing a Google search. I searched for days and found nothing. It wasn’t until I did an ANA breast implant search that Cindi’s story came up. I read Cindi’s story which mentioned this list. For someone searching for saline information it’s extremely tough to get any information that is negative. I was convinced after weeks of searching that saline implants were safe.

Just a thought to help get the word out.

Kenda

Yes and I think that it is about time that the truth be told. I think that it takes more than 3 minutes of air time for the truth to be told. If I were a teenager and was thinking about getting implants, the program would make me feel as though it is 'rare' to have complications. The story focused o n the 'happy ending'.

However, if the world isn't ready for the truth then there isn't much that anyone can do about that. I'm hoping that those 3 minutes of air time can lead to more opportunities for all of us to speak out and let everyone know what pain we have been through.

Beth S.

Lea <devans@...> wrote:

My Dear Beth:

I agree with you. These shows just help the plastic surgeons to get rich. They just make me angry.

Love you....Lea

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Opinion on MTV Show - Everyone

Hi Everyone,

I hope that nobody will take this the wrong way but I just must say it. I was so disappointed with the MTV show. I just cannot believe that most of the air time was given to and basically ended with her being happy and getting exactly what she wanted.

We all know that this really isn't what cosmetic surgery is all about. Our girl got what....3 minutes of air time????? I just couldn't believe this. I think that it should have focused on the negative and not so much the positive. My heart goes out to anyone that gets the surgery and becomes sick. When they showed her having difficulty walking down the steps I saw myself. I wanted to hear more about her and what she is doing to improve her health. Anyway, why on earth did the 22 year old need to have the huge breasts? To look like Carmen Electra??? I think that she was much more attractive than CE! I couldn't help but think what her life will be like in a few years???

Does anyone feel the same way as I do??? I just had to speak up and give my opinion.

Beth S.

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