To Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

You can call me Lo, I joined the group a few months ago when I by

chance and a ton of luck found this site. I was starting to get

rheumatory arthritis type symptoms, first just in my hands and wrist

and then everywhere. I didn't think it was my breasts until I saw a

special on MTV about a girl my age (I'm only 21) who had salines and

was getting very very ill from her implants and improved so much

after removal. I finaly made the connection, but within the couple

more months I had to wait until I could get the surgery of explant

(a week ago), I got incredibly worse. I started having muscle

twitches, weird light headed feelings and very strange headaches,

and I would shake all the time. I urge you to get explanted because

if you already have arthritis I guarantee it will make it worse.

This is because you have foreign objects in your body and your body

will almost inevitabily have a reaction to them sooner or later and

it will be an autoimmune type response. My joint pain I blame

completely on my body fighting the saline implants, since I had none

at all prior to implantation, and is already improved within the

week I've been explanted. I feel that it may have been damaging my

nerves as well because of all the shaking, I still am getting weird

heat waves in my thighs and vibrations but have heard many women on

this site having all these symptoms have total recovery and

extinction of them post explant. It's been emphasized throughly by

these women that the capsule and scar tissue must be removed because

they can harbor bacteria and the silicone shell the saline implants

are made of could of contaminated the scar tissue and scar capsule

that forms around the implants as well. The removal is more

expensive as well as a more extensive surgery but it's well worth it

in the long run to know that you are eliminating everything that

comes along with those dangerous sacks, because symptoms could

contiune leaving the scar tissue in. The surgery was really not a

big deal, I felt in pain for about 2 days and it was very bearable

with the vicodin I was prescribed and now they are just a little

achy a week later. I don't feel it is a dangerous operation

compared to probably any you have been through (way less painful

then implantation) I completely understand self esteem issues,

being young, and having been in an accident when I was younger that

left me with some scars, I have always had body issues. I am going

to be pretty flat again when the swelling goes completly down soon

and I look forward to embrasing it because I got sick of looking at

my fake boobs because they looked fake and because they have made me

so miserable and sick at such a young age. I am very sorry you have

been through so much with the breast cancer and arthritis but I feel

the breast implants are instigating much more arthritis pain because

your body is fighting your own muscles and joints! Please

reconsider, I am sure it's scary to try to tell your husband that

you will be flat, but what are boobs but just 2 lumps on your chest

(in our cases eventually toxic lumps)? You sound like a very nice

woman and I'm sure your husband is a nice man and if you explan this

to your husband I think he might be very understanding that it is

important to your health, and I'm sure your husband would rather

have a wonderful wife who is heathly enough to enjoy things with him

then an unhealthy one with a nice chest. If you have any questions

just write. I hope this helped, and I hope you get on the right

path to recovery.

-Lo