Dr. Blais and microbes...

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Hello again,

I am a bit confused. After my explant procedure my explant doctor

sent my implants, with the capsule aound them, to a pathology lab that

looked at the capsule under a microscope. I also asked her to test

the saline inside for various microbes. She told me that she would do

it but that it never came back positive for any microbes ( the saline

that is). I guess she tested for aerobic and anerobic bacteria.

There was one other culture that took 6 weeks to get back. The

results came back as she stated--negative. It was interesting that

she told me you could put a needle into the implant, extract water,

and it would not bother the implant.

I was puzzled by the lab reports saying there were no microbes because

Dr. Blais told me that the saline was yellowish and there were things

floating in it. I called my explant doc who said that it was because

they became contaminated when going from her office to the pathology

lab and then to Dr. Blais. I still do not know what to think. When I

asked my explant doctor what the problem was if it was not microbes

she told me I had an immune reaction.

Also, by the time Dr.Blais gets implants I do not think he can test

for specific organisms--can he? I think it is his opinion in many

instances and he may very well be correct. Has anyone gotten a report

from him on specific microbes??? Don't they put the implants in

formalin??

He did tell me that I would test positive for " atypical microbes " if I

had a blood test. I could never find a lab that had a test like this

and he never got back to me about it. He said other women had had

this bloodtest.

GT