Re: Ladies Please Help.......

July 11, 2005

Hello and welcome to the group.

First off don't loose hope, you have made the first step to getting well and your life back.

MY ADVISE WOULD BE FIND A GOOD EXPLANTING SURGEON IN YOUR AREA, THE LADIES HERE WILL BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND SOMEONE TO YOU WHO IS HOPEFULLY CLOSE BY.

You have found a wonderful group of ladies who will be able to guide you every step of the way. You can write to us any time and we will help you, the one thing we can guarantee is you will feel better than you do at the moment as we have all been where you are today. I am able to go back to work after having my implants out something I never thought would happen, one of our ladies is having a baby, most of us are much much better so don't give up hope.

love sue.

July 11, 2005

Dawn your message brought tears to my eyes, I'm so very sorry you

had to go through all of that! How awful, I only had implants in for

6 months but they made me so very sick with every symptom you can

think of MS, Fibro. etc like symptoms, you need to find a PS who

will remove your implants en bloc, or travel to Dr Feng or Melmed,

and I suggest detoxing, herbal supplents, eating organic when

possible etc. its been a long road 11 months after my explant but

I'm almost back to my old self healthwise & you will be too in time,

the ladies here are great & we will help you every step.

Jen

--- In , " dmm0118 " <dmm0118@y...>

wrote:

> Hello my name is Dawn and I am new here. Thank God I found all of

> you. I've been searching for months for a support group and had

> almost given up. I am at my wits end. I have yet to post my story

or

> download my pics. I'll have time for that later (I hope). I've

been

> hear all night reading all of your stories and I cannot believe

that

> I am one of you. For years (10+) I have been suffering with no

> answers ...still am suffering. Every symptom everyone has here

> listed plus more. I know that I am at deaths door. So weak, so

> tired, so thirsty. So many doctors, so many specialists, so many

> diagnosis', so much medication, so many side effects, and so much

> pain. Mental, Emotional, Physical, Psychological. 4 surgeries,

> silicone, saline, necrosis (still healing 2 yrs. later). Lost my

> job, lost my marriage, lost my friends, lost my house, lost my

car,

> currently on long term disability and I almost lost my mind (one

> suicide attempt).

> So much info on this site...I don't know where to start. Contact

my

> surgeon?, Detoxify?, Explant Surgery? Please someone help me get

> started on a road to recovery. I have a great family, they try but

> no one understands what I am going through. I would give anything

to

> be the energetic, self-sufficent, professional, happy, person I

was

> so long ago.

> I have a small amount of hope left......

July 11, 2005

Dawn

I am so happy you found us - your message sounded like me two years ago before I found this group!! I am glad you stayed up to read all the stories - that was the most convincing part for me - almost every story had a piece of me in it!!!

So sorry to hear about all you have lost... we have all been there one way or another and know how hard it is - just know now you have found a ton of friends who understand you, believe you, and can help you!!

the very first thing you need to think of is getting those nasty implants out.... we have a ton of recommended surgeons on the site - they are not all the same, trust me. you do not want to just go anywhere to have it done. What area of the country are you in? we can help navigate you to the best place for you and your budget. Of course detoxing will be the way to go but it won't help much if you do not remove the source.

I was the same as you - years and years with millions of doc visits with no answers - I had my implants a total of 7 years - been explanted for 2 now. You have come to the right place - there are many women her is different stages of healing that can offer you much support and help. Please know that you can come her for answers!!!

welcome

love

shari

www.breastimplantawareness.org/shari.htm

July 11, 2005

Hi

and I am so glad that you found our group!! You need to get your

implants out as soon as you can find a qualified plastic surgeon who

will remove them carefully and properly. By properly, I mean a

total capsulectomy (taking the capsule your body formed around each

implant out also.) You will also need to detoxify your body

aggressively for pathogens, silicone, and any metals present. That

is usually started after explanting. Until that time arrives

though, you can still drink lots of pure water, make changes in your

diet by cutting out sugar, processed foods and increasing raw

vegetables. Juicing is especially beneficial in getting necessary

enzymes into your body. It sounds like you have been through a

lot. I too, felt like I was dying before I got my implants out

almost four years ago. Today I am doing really well. I had my

saline implants in eleven years before I figured out how sick they

were making me. For most of that time, there was a gradual

deteriation in health that I attributed to my fms. But then all of

a sudden things took off in a terrifying direction with my

developing over twenty different weird symptoms over a period of

weeks. I had so much brain dysfunction that almost 100% of the time

I felt like I was drunk and couldn't concentrate on the simplest

thing. This terrible symptom was the first symptom to leave after I

got my explant. Virtually within 2 weeks I was back at the mall

shopping with my daughter. Before that, I lay down most of each day

and was not even able to concentrate on watching a movie--both

because

of my brain dysfunction and because I was so distracted by the

constant pain in my hands, arms and feet. Be encouraged,there is

hope for you...and a light at the end of the tunnel! We are here to

help you any way we can.

Blessings,

kathy