Talking to a Mentor rep - from Lana

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Lana,

You conversation with a Mentor rep sounds interesting!

.. . .

I'm afraid what came to mind was a Congressional

assistent I spoke to in Washington, D.C. some years

ago. He listened to very carefully, said all the right

things, but committed to nothing! I've never seen

anyone who could speak so well and say absolutely

nothing! I'm sure he was a Congressman in training.

I'll post your message to . One never

knows what will come of it!

We do want a safe implant! . . . However I hate to see

women used a guinea pigs! There are already way too

many of them! I wonder what will happen as the implant

ages, and begins shedding it's particles into a

woman's system?

Hugs,

Rogene

--- Lana Transue <lanadearest@...> wrote:

> I would like to go to the meeting in Florida but I

> can't go alone. Is anyone

> from your group going?

>

> Rogene,

> I just wanted to let you know that I spoke with a

> person from Mentor today

> about the problems that the kids and I had have with

> the hypersensitivity to

> the silicon dioxide. The gentlemen was very polite

> and reseptive and he gave

> me a chance to speak to him at great lenght about

> the problems with the

> implants. He asked several questions about the

> hypersensitivity and the

> symtoms associated with that. I feel as though it

> was a very postive and

> productive conversation.

>

> Although he and I do not agree as to wether or not

> the silicone filled

> implants should be placed on the market, at least he

> was willing to listen

> to what I had to say, without disputing with me as

> to wether or not implants

> cause problems. I reffered him to Doctor Shanklin's

> and Dr. Smalley's

> research studies.

>

> I know that this is not going to stop them from

> approving or selling the

> silicone gel filled implants but maybe if they run

> with it, it coud help to

> at least lessen some of the medical problems. It

> could also help in getting

> the manufactures to acknowladge the potiential risk

> to the children and

> enable them to see that they need to label the

> implants accordingly. I hope

> it helps.

>

> This gentleman from Mentor informed me that the new

> silicone in the gel

> filled implant is much different and much thicker

> than the old implants.

> Since there is no way we are ever going to be able

> to get them to stop

> selling implants altogether, I think it would be a

> good idea for the support

> groups to start communicating our personal

> experiances with the

> manufacturers through letters that help them to

> understand our areas of

> concern, so than they can come up with the safest

> product possible. I also

> think that one of the support groups should request,

> in writing through

> Mentors partnership program, to be actively involved

> in the research studies

> being conducted with the FDA and Mentor. There are

> several women in your

> group alone that would easily quailfy for a postion

> like that.

>

> You guys are probablly thinking, " SHES NUTS " well I

> am. A simple person and

> simple minded. But the one thing I've found to be

> true my whole life, is you

> never know untill you try and beleive me I have

> acomplished many things in

> my life that have even amazed me!

>

> The manufactures want the profits.

> The women want the implants.

> We, the consummers, want them to be safe.

>

> Why don't one of you write to the manufacture, as

> the head of your support

> group, and request that they send your group some of

> the new silicone gel

> filled implants, so we can see for ourselves how

> long it takes for the

> silicone to either seep or leak out of these " new

> and improved super

> implants. " I would love the read the response and or

> see the results.

>

> Thanks, Lana

>

>