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Dearest Friends:

This is proof that some things are getting better because I'm no longer on a nebulizer. I still have GERD, but I take Losec for this.

Love always....Lea

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Re: Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Leah, I also have a very bad case of gerd and I had prior and since explant Esophageal Spasms, makes you think that you are haveing a heart attack, (very scary) been to the hospital twice thinking I was having a Heart Attack. I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and in the back of my mind think that it is very possible that the Meds I have taken could have at least made a contribution to this problem, ( If not the culprit). We haven't really been Horn---------- by the IOM or The FDA as we don't beleive the conclusions they sraw although it does hurt us when we seek medical care for our problems, no one see the same cause as we do. Edna In a message dated 4/13/01 11:14:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, devans@... writes: PLEASE POST Dear Ladies and Ilena: Please, let's not dismiss the Harbut study, because it does make sense. We know that most of the sick women have Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), which leads to Asthma, Bronchitis and Pneumonia if untreated. That is what has happened to me...I hope that somebody is listening! This is my theory only, because I'm not a doctor, but I believe that the women who were studied by Dr. Harbut were seen by him possibly after they had developed GERD! He was then faced with women who had full-blown Asthma, or could it be Silicosis...silicone converts to silica...doesn't it? I have a peer-reviewed article that talks about GERD that has been caused by silicone breast implants. Why won't someone listen; we have been hornswoggled by the IOM and the FDA...and, for that matter, Health Canada! My tongue burned violently after being explanted, and before that I was having the worst gastrointestinal (GI)attacks on earth. In fact, the nasal infections started twenty years ago after being implanted with breast implants. Over a year ago, I developed a dry, nonproductive cough, which progressively got worse, particularly with increased shortness of breath, and yet I have never smoked. Then, last August, I finally went into respiratory distress. I had been tested for reflux disease before then and put on Losec. As many of you know, I was in hospital last Christmas with Pneumonia and Asthma, plus another Silicone Fluid-induced Pulmonary Embolism. I am now on a nebulizer continually, and have been since last August. I suffer from dyspnea--and have for years--and I am also positive for MGUS. I am so confused. Most all of the women I support have severe GI problems! Who is protecting whom regarding all this? Please help to sort this mess out. I am not trying to hurt anyone, but we need some answers. Most of the doctors who are helping on this forum have not had breast implants; therefore, they really don't know what we are suffering from. They must respect and be prepared to listen to what their peers are telling them. With love and respect...Lea

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Dear Ladies:

This is old; however, it is just as important today.

Love to all..........Lea

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Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Leah, I also have a very bad case of gerd and I had prior and since explant Esophageal Spasms, makes you think that you are haveing a heart attack, (very scary) been to the hospital twice thinking I was having a Heart Attack. I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, and in the back of my mind think that it is very possible that the Meds I have taken could have at least made a contribution to this problem, ( If not the culprit). We haven't really been Horn---------- by the IOM or The FDA as we don't beleive the conclusions they sraw although it does hurt us when we seek medical care for our problems, no one see the same cause as we do. Edna In a message dated 4/13/01 11:14:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, devans@... writes: PLEASE POST Dear Ladies and Ilena: Please, let's not dismiss the Harbut study, because it does make sense. We know that most of the sick women have Gastrointestinal Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), which leads to Asthma, Bronchitis and Pneumonia if untreated. That is what has happened to me...I hope that somebody is listening! This is my theory only, because I'm not a doctor, but I believe that the women who were studied by Dr. Harbut were seen by him possibly after they had developed GERD! He was then faced with women who had full-blown Asthma, or could it be Silicosis...silicone converts to silica...doesn't it? I have a peer-reviewed article that talks about GERD that has been caused by silicone breast implants. Why won't someone listen; we have been hornswoggled by the IOM and the FDA...and, for that matter, Health Canada! My tongue burned violently after being explanted, and before that I was having the worst gastrointestinal (GI)attacks on earth. In fact, the nasal infections started twenty years ago after being implanted with breast implants. Over a year ago, I developed a dry, nonproductive cough, which progressively got worse, particularly with increased shortness of breath, and yet I have never smoked. Then, last August, I finally went into respiratory distress. I had been tested for reflux disease before then and put on Losec. As many of you know, I was in hospital last Christmas with Pneumonia and Asthma, plus another Silicone Fluid-induced Pulmonary Embolism. I am now on a nebulizer continually, and have been since last August. I suffer from dyspnea--and have for years--and I am also positive for MGUS. I am so confused. Most all of the women I support have severe GI problems! Who is protecting whom regarding all this? Please help to sort this mess out. I am not trying to hurt anyone, but we need some answers. Most of the doctors who are helping on this forum have not had breast implants; therefore, they really don't know what we are suffering from. They must respect and be prepared to listen to what their peers are telling them. With love and respect...Lea