Re: New Member and Have Some Questions

[Guest guest]

I had my implants removed in April 2004. I am just recently starting to feel

considerably

better. Fibro alone is plenty- it can be debilitating. I understand your

impatience to get

back to your life. I was very active physically and mentally before I got sick.

It is

depressing. The best thing I can suggest is to recognize that you can get

better, but it

takes work...I also realize that it isn't easy, especially when you feel rotten.

I am just

starting on those things that I know I have to do -- like lose weight, diet,

more exercise

etc.

> Hi,

>

> I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can answer them for

me.

>

> I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of work. I've

been reading

through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm not as sick as

some. I

do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and that god awful

brain fog

along with depression.

>

> I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the hell long does

it

actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get back to my life.

>

> Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your reply. Sorry to hear what you have been through but it sounds like you've pretty much kept a positive attitude about all of this. I have so many aches and pains and just recently started losing my hair a bit more than normal. I can't understand this as it has been a while since explant. I don't have the weight problems and I just tackled the yeast problem which was a MAJOR accomplishment. I've heard that alot of women that have the implants end of having weight problems due to them affecting their thryroid.

Do you still have the terrible fatigue and have you experienced any hair loss? Oh, one other thing, when does the brain fog go away? Does it EVER???

Thanks in advance.

DarleneMollyBloom54 <mollyb54@...> wrote:

I had my implants removed in April 2004. I am just recently starting to feel considerably better. Fibro alone is plenty- it can be debilitating. I understand your impatience to get back to your life. I was very active physically and mentally before I got sick. It is depressing. The best thing I can suggest is to recognize that you can get better, but it takes work...I also realize that it isn't easy, especially when you feel rotten. I am just starting on those things that I know I have to do -- like lose weight, diet, more exercise etc.> Hi,> > I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can answer them for me. > > I had my explant last

year. Still feeling ill and still out of work. I've been reading through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm not as sick as some. I do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and that god awful brain fog along with depression.> > I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the hell long does it actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get back to my life.> > Any comments would be greatly appreciated.> > Thank you.> > > ---------------------------------> for Good> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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[Guest guest]

Hi Darlene,

You are so welcome. We all have been through a lot. I was sufficiently

depressed to be

hospitalized for it. It was horrible - I saw my health, my life just go up in

smoke, as well

as everything I had worked so hard to do. Thank God I am better now. And as

far as the

brain fog...

There were whole conversations I couldn't remember, and it was embarrassing. I

would

lose things, forget everything if I didn't write it down...

I deferred a bar exam (for law) for two years, because of my health. I knew I

couldn't

concentrate and remember enought to study for it.

However, last April, I was feeling better. I did start studying. That was a

year after

explant. I took the exam in July, and I passed it!! In fact, I passed it 20

points above what

was needed to pass, which is a very good score. Yes, my brain fog is clearing.

I still have

my moments, but not like I did. The biggest problem I have now is fatigue. I

took the

exam out of town (it is only given in one place in the state). When I came

home, I just

collapsed, for weeks.

> > Hi,

> >

> > I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can answer them

for

me.

> >

> > I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of work. I've

been reading

> through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm not as sick

as some. I

> do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and that god

awful brain

fog

> along with depression.

> >

> > I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the hell long

does it

> actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get back to my

life.

> >

> > Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > for Good

> > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

>

>

> 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 Darlene,

I know I am really late in replying to your post (I'm trying to

catch up on all the posts I missed over the weekend!), but I wanted

to let you know that it took me quite awhile to get better. In

fact, it took me about 4 years to get my health back. I know that

sounds a bit depressing, but not everyone heals in the same way or

at the same pace, so your experience may be a little quicker. At the

same time, I wanted you to not stress over the fact that you've been

explanted for about a year and not healing as quickly as you

thought. I went through that too.

I had my implants in my body for only a total of about 9 months, so

I was under the impression that I would get better really fast.

Wrong! I don't think it has as much to do with how long you've had

implants in, but rather how affected your immune system has become.

In some of us, the immune system gets really whacked out and damage

occurs to a greater degree, hence it takes longer to recover. It is

as variable as the length of time it takes each of us to become

ill. Some women don't get sick for years; others right away.

In any case, if you are focusing on detoxing and getting your body

back into a state of health, you should continue to see improvements

at a steady pace. I did and then hit a plateau, which I jump

started again through a regular fasting program. Overall, I saw

pretty gradual improvement until I was finally diagnosed with

Hashimoto's and once that was treated, I felt pretty much 100% back

to normal.

Be patient. I know how hard that is. I cried lots of tears, and

will even admit to an anger fit directed at God once or twice

because I wasn't healing fast enough. But I got over it and

realized that He had blessed me in many great ways, and sure enough,

in time my healing came and it has continued to the point that I

live a totally, completely normal life once again. My big challenge

came this summer when I went to India on a 2 week mission trip, and

I came out of that unscathed and my health intact. I knew then that

I was as good as new finally!

You'll get there. Just be patient, be tenacious, and have faith.

Being hopeful of the future goes a long way toward complete healing.

Stay positive and good things will happen!

Hugs,

Patty

--- In , Darlene <darlene916@y...>

wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can

answer them for me.

>

> I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of

work. I've been reading through some of the posts and I guess I

should be happy that I'm not as sick as some. I do have Fibro, rib

pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and that god awful brain

fog along with depression.

>

> I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the

hell long does it actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit

anxious to get back to my life.

>

> Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thank you.

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> for Good

> Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

[Guest guest]

Darlene,

My brain fog was the last symptom to go away. It was dreadful. It

sounds like you are in the same boat as I was.

I did end up with thyroid problems, and yes, I have gained a few

pounds. Not too many, but enough that I feel like I need to watch

what I eat, which is so not fair because I used to be able to eat

anything I wanted, at any time, and in any quantity and not gain

weight! I want my old body back!

Hair loss goes along with thyroid issues, so make sure you are not

having a thyroid problem. Did I mention in my last letter that my

Hashimoto's was not diagnosed until about 4 years post explant? I

think these things can be brewing in our systems for a few years

before finally making themselves known on blood tests.

Patty

> I had my implants removed in April 2004. I am just recently

starting to feel considerably

> better. Fibro alone is plenty- it can be debilitating. I

understand your impatience to get

> back to your life. I was very active physically and mentally

before I got sick. It is

> depressing. The best thing I can suggest is to recognize that you

can get better, but it

> takes work...I also realize that it isn't easy, especially when

you feel rotten. I am just

> starting on those things that I know I have to do -- like lose

weight, diet, more exercise

> etc.

>

> --- In , Darlene <darlene916@y...>

wrote:

> > Hi,

> >

> > I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can

answer them for me.

> >

> > I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of

work. I've been reading

> through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm

not as sick as some. I

> do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and

that god awful brain fog

> along with depression.

> >

> > I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the

hell long does it

> actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get

back to my life.

> >

> > Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

> >

> > Thank you.

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > for Good

> > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

>

>

>

>

> 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]

Patty, Darlene,

Hashimoto's was the first thing I was diagnosed with. My doctor said I had

gained weight

faster than anyone she had ever seen. ;-(

I asked her if that explained the high ANA, and she said she thought there was

something

else wrong...that started trips to the neurologist, rheumatologist etc ....

I just thought I was stressed, had bad carpel tunnel, and probably getting

arthritis.

Then my health took a nose dive... and I found out my implants were ruptured...

I am still struggling with thyroid, balancing it...I need to find a doctor who

can prescribe

armour - my doctor prescribes it but said she doesn't know how to 'titrate' it.

To be fair, life ain't fair. hmmm

and we are all getting older. The metabolism isn't what it was when we were 25,

with or

without implants.

I am resigned to having to change my eating. I am looking at it - or trying to

look at it- as

a positive, telling myself how much better I will feel. I KNOW I will feel

better when I lose

weight. I never have been anywhere close to this heavy.

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can

> answer them for me.

> > >

> > > I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of

> work. I've been reading

> > through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm

> not as sick as some. I

> > do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and

> that god awful brain fog

> > along with depression.

> > >

> > > I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the

> hell long does it

> > actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get

> back to my life.

> > >

> > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

> > >

> > > Thank you.

> > >

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

> > > for Good

> > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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]

I still have brain fog, and I still am extremely tired. My Hashimoto's was the

first thing to

be diagnosed - before I discovered my implants were ruptured.

My doc is still having a hard time balancing my thyroid. I am taking Armour,

but she says

she doesn't know how to 'titrate' it. I need to find a doc on my insurance who

does.

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > I'm a new member and have some questions. Hoping someone can

> answer them for me.

> > >

> > > I had my explant last year. Still feeling ill and still out of

> work. I've been reading

> > through some of the posts and I guess I should be happy that I'm

> not as sick as some. I

> > do have Fibro, rib pain, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances and

> that god awful brain fog

> > along with depression.

> > >

> > > I have improved greatly since explant but I'm wondering how the

> hell long does it

> > actually take to get better? I guess I'm a bit anxious to get

> back to my life.

> > >

> > > Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

> > >

> > > Thank you.

> > >

> > >

> > > ---------------------------------

> > > for Good

> > > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > 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)

> >

> >