Questions about class action suit, my trip to Dr. Kolb, etc.

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Hi everyone,

I have a question about the class action suit for silicone breast

implants: why isn't there one for saline implants and what would it

take to get one started? I was so angry about this whole situation

after leaving Dr. Kolb's office in Atlants last night.I never

would've put myself in this kind of fix if the plastic surgeon who

put these time bombs in me hadn't told me these were the safe

kind,the silicone implants were the unsafe ones.however, I do blame

myself for all of this because I chose to do this, it wasn't

necessary. Dr. Kolb told me that I'm very ill. I have swollen lymph

glands all over my body,indicating that the infection isn't just

localized anymore.Things have gotten so much worse over the last few

days. I can longer walk on my own without difficulty due to extreme

fatigue,weakness, muscle and joint tenderness,etc. I can't remember

anything for more than a minute. Dr. Kolb finally had to just tell my

husband the info and instructions and I couldn't remember a lot of

informations on the questions she was asking me. My surgery is

scheduled for Dec. 29th pending our being able to get one of the

financing plans she gave us to apply for.In all, with all the meds,

tests, surgery plus mastopexy(if needed-she's going to check during

surgery after she removes implants to see if I need this first)it's

going to cost about 13,000. she told me that the mild symmastia

wouldn't need repair but taking out the implants would be enough to

correct it.I spent about $500 yesterday for the dr.visit, tests,

meds.I still got to pay for an ultrasound of my breasts but I don't

think i can even tolerate anything touching them right now. needless

to say, I had to tell my children that they wouldn't have any

christmas this year but hopefully they would still have a mother,

even if a very sick one. the money i had in the bank for next month's

budget is mostly gone since all i had was college loan money. i

haven't been able to work for awhile now.so my husband has to try and

find extra income which means he also won't be at home to help me.I

won't get my next college loan check until Jan. 31st. I've never felt

so sick nor been so scared in my whole life. It's not the surgery

that scares me. I've had 24 surgeries already, the hysterectomy I had

with complications was one of the worst but this is worse than that

to me. I can't afford all the expensive supplements Dr. Kolb wants me

to take. I was able to get the cipro only because the pharmacist

didn't charge me the quoted $171 for it. when my husband came home, i

found that he was charged only $7. I thought there must be some

mistake but my husband said no, that is what he sold it to him for. I

know this man from church and all I can say is that God must've been

looking out for me for that pharmacist to not have charged me all

that.I have no idea how we'll be able to afford a $400 or more

payment every month for the financing- the interest is really high on

some of those plans she gave us-19-24% or more.Has anyone else here

had such a severe infection with the implants? I really think the

manufacturers should be held accountable for these implants same as

the silicone ones. That plastic surgeon who put these in in 1995

never told me they weren't FDA approved. how could they be allowed to

use them if they werent approved until 2000? I just dont understand

it at all.can anybody explain this to me?