Some thoughts

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Hello,

Thank you to all of you who took time to respond to my question. I thought I'd briefly answer some of the respones. They're way down the line now, and as I received digest, my original post/respones aren't easily found unless I look into archives. Anyway...

Rogene, thank you. I would like proof for the same reason anyone would want proof about any sort of strong opinion and symtpoms described here. It's perfectly reasonable to ask for actual evidence in many cases. Sometimes, however, I know that's hard to provide. We look at the symptoms and make our best guess. But if I could have actual hard evidence that implants are the absolute cause of sudden disease, it would at least help me form a more definitive conclusion.

Group, there is no argument that you have experienced trauma, tragedy, and difficulty on receiving, during, or after implantation. My questions are whether you know that the implants actually caused your troubles. It's reasonable that you can conclude that they have. Yet, there are many similar prostheses that people have put in yearly, such as hip replacements, toothe replacements, eye replacements, any joint replacement, pacemakers, or any such device. Yet, I don't read anything along those lines causing difficulties or diseases.

There are a percentage of women who get these diseases, a rather small percentage. And there are those who experience virtually no problems, no disease from breast implants. I know a lady personally who has had them for 20 years. She has had no reported or known problems. I'm sorry that this does not corroborate the reason for this forum.

I tried to convey my sympathy and respect for the many of you whose situation is validly expressed here. I'd do nothing to demean you. I wrote someone here offlist, who also kindly responded. Yet, what I read from her response was similar to " It's just a matter of time. " My friend, however, is among several I know who experience no grave health problems.

Again, according to what I know, the studies show only that the percentage contracting a disease is small. If we can't prove that each and every woman with implants, whether saline or silicone, will get a life-threatening disease or health problem, why should we decide that every woman with implants will?

I know my statements may cause you some raised emotions here. Please try to understand what I'm saying. Please be calm in your answers. I'm not presenting my argument to cause you any more grief than you're now experiencing; I'm not invalidating what you believe. I'd be the first to support any woman who contracted problems with respect for her, her feelings, her experience and trauma as result of implantation, IF i *knew without a shadow of reasonable doubt* that the above was caused by breast implantation. I say this because many of us are genetically prone to some of the difficulties incurred. Many of us would have marital problems, arthrosis, or any other health issue.

And to decided that you know that those of us with no serious health problems who have implants do not value our health, let me tell you, you are completely wrong. I know of no woman who doesn't value her health, as do I. But for me to go around predicting that all women with implants *will* experience severe health problems is erroneous. If I can provide actual scientific evidence, whatever that may be, that only a percentage of precious women will experience severe problems, then it's reasonable to say. If I can't provide evidence that all women will get sick, then it might be better to present statements along these lines, rather than deciding that I have this prediction correctly.

My friend, with the implants for 20 years and who has no problems, including others that I know, proves that some women do not experience problems from breast implants. You are the percentage of women who are. This is tragic.

Elenii