Re: Breast Implant Sickness- New To The Group(imrafaela)

[Guest guest]

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Tammy

Its great to hear how you recovered so well. I was wondering, did

you ever have any relapses, feel like you were regressing? Thanks

- In , " imrafaela " <tamm001@c...> wrote:

>

> Dear ,

>

> Wow! I'm not sure what I could say to help, since you have spent

> some time monitoring the posts on this wonderfully informative

site

> and listening to so many women who have faced similar symptoms. I

> guess the only thing I wanted to tell you is that you should

probably

> follow your instincts to remove the implants (and capsules) and

give

> your body a chance to recover. If that fails, and you don't feel

any

> better, you could always put them back in at some point if you

wanted

> to. My gut feeling is that you will feel better, and maybe

> completely recover. I did.

>

> Are your implants saline or silicone? Mine were saline, I

developed

> sever Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren Syndrome and muscle twitches.

> After being on disability for the best part of a year, given only

a

> 2% chance of recovery by my RA doctor, I finally followed my

instinct

> that I needed them removed, after these wonderful women shared

their

> stories with me, and also after looking at the resources they

provide

> here, etc. Upon explant, I started feeling about 50% better.

Within

> the next few weeks I was about 75% better and within a few months,

I

> was completely better, and have been completely healed for about 9

> months now. The lab that examined my implants came back with a

> report that verified that both of my implants had faulty valves

and

> was leaking contaminated fluid into my body. I'm so glad I didn't

> just go on taking the tons of medication I was on, and never

working

> again! Because my implants were under the muscle, my little

breasts

> went back to the way they looked before, and I didn't even need a

> lift.

>

> I was one of the women who had an opportunity to travel to

Washington

> DC and protest at the FDA against the approval of silicone

implants.

> While I was there, I met a lovely lady named Sheryl. She has

> silicone implants that have been leaking into her body (visible

> bubbles of silicone under her breasts) and she has symptoms that

> sound just like yours. She is trying to decide how she can get

them

> removed (no insurance), and if she really wants to do it, because

she

> originally got them because of a low image of her double AA

breast.

> As her pain and suffering continues to elevate, she has shared

with

> me that she has now decided to get them out in a month or so.

>

> We all know how hard this decision is, but sometimes the pain gets

to

> the point where you can't go further and you give this option a

try.

> There are no guarantees that it will solve your problems, but

there

> are hundreds that will stand with me to say that they are better

> because they tried this possibility.

>

> I will keep you in my prayers. I know when I asked the Lord if

this

> was what I should do, he sent several people the next day to tell

me

> to try it. A few weeks later when I was waffling on whether or

not

> to do it, I asked Him again. This time He sent my sister (who

lives

> in Australia and who I only talk to once a year if I'm lucky). She

> sent me an e-mail about a girls' weekend she had attended where

there

> was a women who had suffered problems like me, was very sick, had

her

> implants removed, and who had totally recovered (and received a

large

> sum of money from the implant company).......I said, " O.K. Lord, I

> get the message! " , and had them immediately removed. I would

suggest

> you also continue to pray, He is so faithful to give us help, He

is

> the Great Physician!

>

> All the best,

> Tammy (a)

>

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Hi Girls! I have read your stories for months and now I feel

like I

> > need to tell mine. I am considering getting my breast implants

> > removed in a few weeks. It all began in May 2003 when I got my

> > breast implants put in. I was 22 yrs old and had always had

small

> > breasts and the nipples were tubular shaped. In Jan 2004 I began

> > feeling very tired all the time but I was planning for my

wedding

> in

> > St. Lucia which was in Feburary so I thought I may just be tired

> > from all the planing so I didn't think anything of it. Once I

got

> to

> > St. Lucia is when I all began, it was 3 days before my wedding

and

> I

> > woke up one morning and got ready to go to breakfast. I started

> > feeling very dizzy and when we got down to the breakfast area I

> > almost passed out. I spent the next day in the room crying

because

> I

> > didn't know what was wrong with me. I am so lucky because my

husband

> > (to be at the time) was so wonderful, he has taken care of me

ever

> > since and I felt great on my wedding day. My flight back home to

> > Atlanta Ga, I had 105 temp and felt like I had the worst case of

> the

> > flu. I had a headache for about 1 week that I cannot describe. I

> > went to doctors adn they tested my blood. At that time they told

me

> > I was alittle anemic, this was a first, adn they even thought

about

> > putting me in the hopital. I then got sent to an infectious

disease

> > doctor who said nothing was wrong with me. A few months later I

> came

> > back to her with a lump under my right arm pit, she said once

again

> > it was nothing and shot something in it. A week later it was

bigger

> > and even more painful than before so I went to my PS who I have

> > known becuase he put implants in my mother 10 yrs earlier. He

sent

> > me to the breast specialists at Peidmont Hospital who were going

to

> > biopsy it but my PS said he would remove the lump because it

didn't

> > need to be in there. At that time I also got lipo on both legs.

> When

> > my PS removed the lump he described it as a golf ball of key

lime

> > pie and sent it off to the lab. The results: MRSA a terrible

staff

> > infection! This was in June 2004. Since Jan 2003 to June 2004 I

had

> > hardly worked, and slept, or wanted to sleep most of the time(my

> > daughter was 4 at the time). I never felt right, my heart would

> > race, I would feel dizzy and like I was going to faint all the

> time.

> > I criedalmost every day. I should mention that before this I

have

> > never been sick, never even felt bad! I have always been very

> > healthy. In Sept of 2004 I began having joint pains through my

> arms,

> > legs, fingers etc. At this time I had a physical at which

> everything

> > came out normal again. I have my ANA checked along with many

other

> > things. Does any of this sounf familer? I have spent Sept of

2004

> up

> > until now waking up in the morning hoping that I won't feel to

bad.

> > In June 2005 I was put on Lexepro which has helped alittle. Now

> when

> > I wake up my main pain is leg soreness, from my calfs all the

way

> > around. I don't know what to do. I know I have left so much out

of

> > this story but I could write for days about the pain that I have

> > been through in the past few years. So now I think I am to my

> > pointm, although I do not want to do it and I have talked myself

> out

> > of it several times I guess I am going to try it, pray that it

> > works, and get my breast implants removed. Doctors say that this

is

> > not from breast implants, but my PS says he will remove them if

I

> > want him to. Thank you so mcyh for letting me read your stories

and

> > for listening to mine.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello to all, and Rogene I too wish we had more time to spend in DC.

It was great to be able to share our breast cancer and implant

information!

Regarding the question below, no, I have not experienced any

relapses. I began walking normally and being able to go up and down

stairs again, shortly after surgery. I then began to work out every

other day, and now I'm starting to run about 1/2 mile, walk a 1/2

mile, and run a 1/2 mile (for about 3 miles total) every other day.

The joints spent so much time not doing anything when I had all the

fluid on them, that I have to take it slowly on building up, and want

to get back to being able to run for 3 miles straight through.

I only had my implants in for about 2 years total, and I had a great

surgeon remove them completely in tact with capsules, so that might

be why I was able to recover as well as I have.

Hope that helps, Love to all, keep up the great work!!

> > >

> > > Hi Girls! I have read your stories for months and now I feel

> like I

> > > need to tell mine. I am considering getting my breast implants

> > > removed in a few weeks. It all began in May 2003 when I got my

> > > breast implants put in. I was 22 yrs old and had always had

> small

> > > breasts and the nipples were tubular shaped. In Jan 2004 I

began

> > > feeling very tired all the time but I was planning for my

> wedding

> > in

> > > St. Lucia which was in Feburary so I thought I may just be

tired

> > > from all the planing so I didn't think anything of it. Once I

> got

> > to

> > > St. Lucia is when I all began, it was 3 days before my wedding

> and

> > I

> > > woke up one morning and got ready to go to breakfast. I started

> > > feeling very dizzy and when we got down to the breakfast area I

> > > almost passed out. I spent the next day in the room crying

> because

> > I

> > > didn't know what was wrong with me. I am so lucky because my

> husband

> > > (to be at the time) was so wonderful, he has taken care of me

> ever

> > > since and I felt great on my wedding day. My flight back home

to

> > > Atlanta Ga, I had 105 temp and felt like I had the worst case

of

> > the

> > > flu. I had a headache for about 1 week that I cannot describe.

I

> > > went to doctors adn they tested my blood. At that time they

told

> me

> > > I was alittle anemic, this was a first, adn they even thought

> about

> > > putting me in the hopital. I then got sent to an infectious

> disease

> > > doctor who said nothing was wrong with me. A few months later I

> > came

> > > back to her with a lump under my right arm pit, she said once

> again

> > > it was nothing and shot something in it. A week later it was

> bigger

> > > and even more painful than before so I went to my PS who I have

> > > known becuase he put implants in my mother 10 yrs earlier. He

> sent

> > > me to the breast specialists at Peidmont Hospital who were

going

> to

> > > biopsy it but my PS said he would remove the lump because it

> didn't

> > > need to be in there. At that time I also got lipo on both legs.

> > When

> > > my PS removed the lump he described it as a golf ball of key

> lime

> > > pie and sent it off to the lab. The results: MRSA a terrible

> staff

> > > infection! This was in June 2004. Since Jan 2003 to June 2004 I

> had

> > > hardly worked, and slept, or wanted to sleep most of the time

(my

> > > daughter was 4 at the time). I never felt right, my heart would

> > > race, I would feel dizzy and like I was going to faint all the

> > time.

> > > I criedalmost every day. I should mention that before this I

> have

> > > never been sick, never even felt bad! I have always been very

> > > healthy. In Sept of 2004 I began having joint pains through my

> > arms,

> > > legs, fingers etc. At this time I had a physical at which

> > everything

> > > came out normal again. I have my ANA checked along with many

> other

> > > things. Does any of this sounf familer? I have spent Sept of

> 2004

> > up

> > > until now waking up in the morning hoping that I won't feel to

> bad.

> > > In June 2005 I was put on Lexepro which has helped alittle. Now

> > when

> > > I wake up my main pain is leg soreness, from my calfs all the

> way

> > > around. I don't know what to do. I know I have left so much out

> of

> > > this story but I could write for days about the pain that I

have

> > > been through in the past few years. So now I think I am to my

> > > pointm, although I do not want to do it and I have talked

myself

> > out

> > > of it several times I guess I am going to try it, pray that it

> > > works, and get my breast implants removed. Doctors say that

this

> is

> > > not from breast implants, but my PS says he will remove them if

> I

> > > want him to. Thank you so mcyh for letting me read your stories

> and

> > > for listening to mine.

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Tammy, who was your surgeon?

kathy

> > > >

> > > > Hi Girls! I have read your stories for months and now I feel

> > like I

> > > > need to tell mine. I am considering getting my breast

implants

> > > > removed in a few weeks. It all began in May 2003 when I got

my

> > > > breast implants put in. I was 22 yrs old and had always had

> > small

> > > > breasts and the nipples were tubular shaped. In Jan 2004 I

> began

> > > > feeling very tired all the time but I was planning for my

> > wedding

> > > in

> > > > St. Lucia which was in Feburary so I thought I may just be

> tired

> > > > from all the planing so I didn't think anything of it. Once

I

> > got

> > > to

> > > > St. Lucia is when I all began, it was 3 days before my

wedding

> > and

> > > I

> > > > woke up one morning and got ready to go to breakfast. I

started

> > > > feeling very dizzy and when we got down to the breakfast

area I

> > > > almost passed out. I spent the next day in the room crying

> > because

> > > I

> > > > didn't know what was wrong with me. I am so lucky because my

> > husband

> > > > (to be at the time) was so wonderful, he has taken care of

me

> > ever

> > > > since and I felt great on my wedding day. My flight back

home

> to

> > > > Atlanta Ga, I had 105 temp and felt like I had the worst

case

> of

> > > the

> > > > flu. I had a headache for about 1 week that I cannot

describe.

> I

> > > > went to doctors adn they tested my blood. At that time they

> told

> > me

> > > > I was alittle anemic, this was a first, adn they even

thought

> > about

> > > > putting me in the hopital. I then got sent to an infectious

> > disease

> > > > doctor who said nothing was wrong with me. A few months

later I

> > > came

> > > > back to her with a lump under my right arm pit, she said

once

> > again

> > > > it was nothing and shot something in it. A week later it was

> > bigger

> > > > and even more painful than before so I went to my PS who I

have

> > > > known becuase he put implants in my mother 10 yrs earlier.

He

> > sent

> > > > me to the breast specialists at Peidmont Hospital who were

> going

> > to

> > > > biopsy it but my PS said he would remove the lump because it

> > didn't

> > > > need to be in there. At that time I also got lipo on both

legs.

> > > When

> > > > my PS removed the lump he described it as a golf ball of key

> > lime

> > > > pie and sent it off to the lab. The results: MRSA a terrible

> > staff

> > > > infection! This was in June 2004. Since Jan 2003 to June

2004 I

> > had

> > > > hardly worked, and slept, or wanted to sleep most of the time

> (my

> > > > daughter was 4 at the time). I never felt right, my heart

would

> > > > race, I would feel dizzy and like I was going to faint all

the

> > > time.

> > > > I criedalmost every day. I should mention that before this I

> > have

> > > > never been sick, never even felt bad! I have always been

very

> > > > healthy. In Sept of 2004 I began having joint pains through

my

> > > arms,

> > > > legs, fingers etc. At this time I had a physical at which

> > > everything

> > > > came out normal again. I have my ANA checked along with many

> > other

> > > > things. Does any of this sounf familer? I have spent Sept of

> > 2004

> > > up

> > > > until now waking up in the morning hoping that I won't feel

to

> > bad.

> > > > In June 2005 I was put on Lexepro which has helped alittle.

Now

> > > when

> > > > I wake up my main pain is leg soreness, from my calfs all

the

> > way

> > > > around. I don't know what to do. I know I have left so much

out

> > of

> > > > this story but I could write for days about the pain that I

> have

> > > > been through in the past few years. So now I think I am to

my

> > > > pointm, although I do not want to do it and I have talked

> myself

> > > out

> > > > of it several times I guess I am going to try it, pray that

it

> > > > works, and get my breast implants removed. Doctors say that

> this

> > is

> > > > not from breast implants, but my PS says he will remove them

if

> > I

> > > > want him to. Thank you so mcyh for letting me read your

stories

> > and

> > > > for listening to mine.

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>