Re: Removal of silicone implants - Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

First of all my heart goes out to you. I didn't have a mastectomy

but I had saline implants in 1996. I started getting tired and achy a few years later but thought it was due to stress. Finally realized just last summer after getting so ill that I couldn't work, that it was due to the implants.

Before getting the implants, I was very thin and was lucky to be able to fit into a 34A bra. After everything I've been through, I'd do ANYTHING to be back to where I was before getting the damn implants.

Also, I've got to say that if your husband will leave you because you don't have big breasts or any breasts then he really isn't worth having!

I hope you aren't offended by the bluntness but I think that your health is much more important than anything else. Listen to the people in this group, they really know alot about the poison bags and have been through so much.

Take care,

Beth S.SHARON Estes <squidgymom@...> wrote:

Hello!

My name is Sharon Estes, and I am new to your group (although I've already heard from some of you-thanks!). I have had my silicone implants since mastectomy surgeries in 1999. Actually, I had saline ones from 1/00 to 1/02, then silicone because the first result was horrible cosmetically. I'm not sure I'm having any problems YET, just aches and pains (I had arthritis prior to the breast cancer), joint stiffness, fatigue (chronic insomnia)-that sort of thing. I've just started investigating a possible link between these symptoms and the implants. I guess my biggest concern is, should I have them removed, I will be totally flat and am not a candidate for the other types of reconstruction. What will this do to my self esteem and my marriage (which is shaky right now anyhow)? Also, after reading some of the web sites, the explantation with removal of the capsules and scar tissue is scary.

Anyhow, I'm really torn about what to do, but have contacted Dr. Rotatori's office in Winter Park, Florida, about a possible consult to answer some of my questions.

I would love to hear from any mastectomy patients, especially, to hear what you did in this situation and how you're doing now.

Thanks so much to everyone who has responded.

Sharon

SHARON Estes

squidgymom@...

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[Guest guest]

Beth S-

No offense taken. It's just really complicated when things were rocky to start. Now this to deal with. Just a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

Thanks.

Sharon

Re: Removal of silicone implants - Sharon

Hi Sharon,

First of all my heart goes out to you. I didn't have a mastectomy

but I had saline implants in 1996. I started getting tired and achy a few years later but thought it was due to stress. Finally realized just last summer after getting so ill that I couldn't work, that it was due to the implants.

Before getting the implants, I was very thin and was lucky to be able to fit into a 34A bra. After everything I've been through, I'd do ANYTHING to be back to where I was before getting the damn implants.

Also, I've got to say that if your husband will leave you because you don't have big breasts or any breasts then he really isn't worth having!

I hope you aren't offended by the bluntness but I think that your health is much more important than anything else. Listen to the people in this group, they really know alot about the poison bags and have been through so much.

Take care,

Beth S.SHARON Estes <squidgymom@...> wrote:

Hello!

My name is Sharon Estes, and I am new to your group (although I've already heard from some of you-thanks!). I have had my silicone implants since mastectomy surgeries in 1999. Actually, I had saline ones from 1/00 to 1/02, then silicone because the first result was horrible cosmetically. I'm not sure I'm having any problems YET, just aches and pains (I had arthritis prior to the breast cancer), joint stiffness, fatigue (chronic insomnia)-that sort of thing. I've just started investigating a possible link between these symptoms and the implants. I guess my biggest concern is, should I have them removed, I will be totally flat and am not a candidate for the other types of reconstruction. What will this do to my self esteem and my marriage (which is shaky right now anyhow)? Also, after reading some of the web sites, the explantation with removal of the capsules and scar tissue is scary.

Anyhow, I'm really torn about what to do, but have contacted Dr. Rotatori's office in Winter Park, Florida, about a possible consult to answer some of my questions.

I would love to hear from any mastectomy patients, especially, to hear what you did in this situation and how you're doing now.

Thanks so much to everyone who has responded.

Sharon

SHARON Estes

squidgymom@...

EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Opinions 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)

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon,

I do hope that everything works out for you, I truly do.

Beth S.SHARON Estes <squidgymom@...> wrote:

Beth S-

No offense taken. It's just really complicated when things were rocky to start. Now this to deal with. Just a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

Thanks.

Sharon

Re: Removal of silicone implants - Sharon

Hi Sharon,

First of all my heart goes out to you. I didn't have a mastectomy

but I had saline implants in 1996. I started getting tired and achy a few years later but thought it was due to stress. Finally realized just last summer after getting so ill that I couldn't work, that it was due to the implants.

Before getting the implants, I was very thin and was lucky to be able to fit into a 34A bra. After everything I've been through, I'd do ANYTHING to be back to where I was before getting the damn implants.

Also, I've got to say that if your husband will leave you because you don't have big breasts or any breasts then he really isn't worth having!

I hope you aren't offended by the bluntness but I think that your health is much more important than anything else. Listen to the people in this group, they really know alot about the poison bags and have been through so much.

Take care,

Beth S.SHARON Estes <squidgymom@...> wrote:

Hello!

My name is Sharon Estes, and I am new to your group (although I've already heard from some of you-thanks!). I have had my silicone implants since mastectomy surgeries in 1999. Actually, I had saline ones from 1/00 to 1/02, then silicone because the first result was horrible cosmetically. I'm not sure I'm having any problems YET, just aches and pains (I had arthritis prior to the breast cancer), joint stiffness, fatigue (chronic insomnia)-that sort of thing. I've just started investigating a possible link between these symptoms and the implants. I guess my biggest concern is, should I have them removed, I will be totally flat and am not a candidate for the other types of reconstruction. What will this do to my self esteem and my marriage (which is shaky right now anyhow)? Also, after reading some of the web sites, the explantation with removal of the capsules and scar tissue is scary.

Anyhow, I'm really torn about what to do, but have contacted Dr. Rotatori's office in Winter Park, Florida, about a possible consult to answer some of my questions.

I would love to hear from any mastectomy patients, especially, to hear what you did in this situation and how you're doing now.

Thanks so much to everyone who has responded.

Sharon

SHARON Estes

squidgymom@...

EarthLink Revolves Around You.

Opinions 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)