Lupus and my saline implants, reply to Rogene

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Hello Rogene and God bless you for answering my call for help,

I get confused about the whole message/reply system but I'm sure

I'll figure it out as I learn it. My name is Carol and I am from a

suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have been to so many doctors

lately who don't say they actually doubt that the implants are making

me sick, but don't lend it much value either. I have seen a natural

doc in July who believed it to be true and has helped me with candida

due to six rounds of antibiotics (that has been the average per-year

for the last ten years of my life)since this spring, which has

helped. The problem is,of course, money. My husband lost his job

last friday so I will not be able to go back to the natural doc for a

while. We have one month left of paid insurance coverage before we

have to make the premium payments of 1,147.17 per month until he

finds another job with benefits. I have been a part-time student and

stay-home mom so we have no other income until he does find work.

I saw a PS tuesday who said he would remove the implants and write

the insurance company, and seemed to think, given my circumstances,

the surgery would be approved. I saw the rhuematologist yesterday,

as I said in my first message, who poo-pood the antibody/implant

connection and said that there was a recent study that disproved

there was a link! Well, I know that is a load of mularky! It just

depends on what manufacturer is funding the study.

Today I saw the pulmonary nurse, who, after alot of discussion

agrred to get me a cat-scan next thursday to see why my chest and

(feel like) lungs have been hurting for so long. Has any one else

that you know of had a cat-scan? And do they show anything pertaining

to the implants?

I appreciate your time and hope all is well...

Carol

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Carol,

You're doing fine with the messaging system!

I'm very sorry to hear your hubby lost his job. . .

The money is one thing, but even more importantly,

we've found that we don't do well with stress. Please

do everything you can to keep things relaxed! . . .

I'm glad to hear you're working with a naturopath.

They are usually the best a treating us. Finding a

good one can be like finding a needle in a haystack.

But, when you do, they are incredible!

Diet is an essential part of controling Candida. . .

Check the book " The Maker's Diet " and an old book " The

Yeast Connection " (or one like it). Sugar feeds fungal

organisms, making it impossible to control with

medication or supplements alone. Other dietary

precautions are no refined grains (whole grains fine)

and no processed foods. Eat as organic as possible. If

organic veggies aren't available, frozen veggies are

good.

When you talk to your doctor about removing your

implants, be sure you doctor understands that you need

to have your implants removed en bloc. Also, using

drains can prevent later complications. En bloc means

the doctor will remove the capsules with your implants

still inside. This is to prevent the possiblity that

contaminated fluid will be spilled in your chest

cavity.

If you need to convince your plastic surgeon, we have

plenty of articles/papers on the subject that you can

take to your doctor.

You plastic surgeon can get preapproval from your

insurance company so you don't have to wonder if they

will pay. If they say no, don't take that as a final

answer though! . . . It will cost them far more to

keep you sick than to remove your implants.

Rhuematologists are the worst when it comes to

acknowledging an association between implants and

illness. . . It's very interesting . . . It's as if

they are all reading from the same script! I wonder

why?

I'm afraid I can't help you with info about a CAT

scan. . . Maybe someone else can help you with that.

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene