Re: want explantation - help

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to our group.....I am glad that being a part of this forum

has allowed you to feel like you are in good company. It is so hard

to be alone with implant associated illness, and you certainly don't

have to be. There are so many of us.

We have had several women from the bay area on our group, but so

far, nobody has shared the name of a good doctor in that part of

California. Most have had to travel to Southern Ca, or out of state.

Have you looked over our list of explanting surgeons for California?

Hopefully you will be able to find someone. Otherwise, if you can't

travel, you may have to start making some phone calls in the bay

area and see if you can track down someone who understands the need

for an en bloc procedure and drains, in order to do a good explant.

I would certainly ask how many they have done and not settle for

someone who is inexperienced at this important surgery.

Let me know if you can't find our list. Look in the files section,

and I think there is a folder called Explant. Our list is actually

in more than one place, so keep looking.

Insurance coverage can be a little difficult to get, but it can be

done with the right wording and the right doctor who will go to bat

for you.

I wish you didn't have to be looking at more surgery, but

unfortunately, with implants, that is what we end up with. It isn't

over until they are just plain gone.

I hope we can help you get this set up soon! Please let us know how

you are doing with your various health issues.

Take care,

Patty

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> Hello everyone!

> i have been reading through the posts and it makes me feel good to

not

> be so alone. i was wondering if anyone knew of a doctor in the bay

> area (CA) that can help out with having insurance pay for some? a

good

> explantation doctor. i have been reading about specific procedures

to

> ask for through your posts (i.e. en bloc) and i will definitely ask

> about that. i need these things out of me, but i don't know how to

> look for a doctor that is good. i don't have any resources - i

asked

> my OBGYN for references, but i haven't heard back from her yet. i

> can't afford an expensive surgery... but i might just have to put

it

> on my credit card. any advice? thank you so much!

>

> nicole

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome !

I'm sorry you need the group - but happy you found

your way here! I shudder to think of all the women who

are sick and don't have a clue!

I can't help but think there must be a good plastic

surgeon in the Bay area! . . . It make take dozens of

phone calls, and a few office visits. Just be sure you

feel right about the doctor before signing on. I

wouldn't waste time on doctors who charge for initial

consulations but won't commit to en bloc and drains.

However, if you can't find one . . . Dr. Huang in

Denver is very reasonable . . .and I think you can

find inexpensive flights between SF and Denver.

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm glad you found this site. While I don't have information on

doctors in your area, I can say that I was willing to do whatever it

took to get the implants out of my body, including charging it. I

think most of us come here with similar issues - nobody tells us to

start saving up for additional surgeries when we get implants, but

they really should because the only guarantee with implants is that

more surgery is in your future.

How long have you had your implants, and are you having symptoms?

Sis

>

> Hello everyone!

> i have been reading through the posts and it makes me feel good to

not

> be so alone. i was wondering if anyone knew of a doctor in the bay

> area (CA) that can help out with having insurance pay for some? a

good

> explantation doctor. i have been reading about specific procedures

to

> ask for through your posts (i.e. en bloc) and i will definitely ask

> about that. i need these things out of me, but i don't know how to

> look for a doctor that is good. i don't have any resources - i

asked

> my OBGYN for references, but i haven't heard back from her yet. i

> can't afford an expensive surgery... but i might just have to put

it

> on my credit card. any advice? thank you so much!

>

> nicole

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Rogene:thank you so much for responding. i am actually contacting the doctor that put them in and he is the only one that called me back - he called me back himself. i know it's terrible, but that is just so rare. i don't know, i'll see how much he charges, he doesn't take any insurance, so i don't know what i'll do. but this is important to me.thanks for the referral... we'll see what happens with this doctor, if he is good, i will post him for everyone to see. i will definitley ask him about en bloc.thanks:) nicoleRogene S <saxony01@...> wrote: Welcome ! I'm sorry you need the group - but happy you found your way here! I shudder to think of all the women who are sick and don't have a clue! I can't help but think there must be a good plastic surgeon in the Bay area!

.. . . It make take dozens of phone calls, and a few office visits. Just be sure you feel right about the doctor before signing on. I wouldn't waste time on doctors who charge for initial consulations but won't commit to en bloc and drains. However, if you can't find one . . . Dr. Huang in Denver is very reasonable . . .and I think you can find inexpensive flights between SF and Denver. Hugs and prayers, Rogene

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hello sis:yeah... i didn't know it would cost so much. i have had my implants for 8 years... since around 98 and i just feel done. how about you? did you have the surgery? nicoleauntsisnj <auntsisnj@...> wrote: Hi , I'm glad you found this site. While I don't have information on doctors in your area, I can say that I was willing to do whatever it took to get the implants out of my body, including charging it. I think most of us come here with similar issues - nobody tells us to start saving up for additional surgeries when we get implants, but they really should because the only guarantee with implants is that more surgery is in your future. How long have you had your implants, and are you having symptoms? Sis > > Hello everyone! > i have been reading through the posts and it makes me feel good to not > be so alone. i was wondering if anyone knew of a doctor in the bay > area (CA) that can help out with having insurance pay for some? a good > explantation doctor. i have been reading about specific procedures to > ask for through your posts (i.e. en bloc) and i will definitely ask > about that. i need these things out of me, but i don't know how to > look for a doctor that is good. i don't have any resources - i asked > my OBGYN for references, but i haven't heard back from her yet. i > can't afford an expensive surgery... but i might just have to put it > on my credit card. any advice? thank you so much! > > nicole > 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) See our photos website! Enter "implants" for access at this link: http://.shutterfly.com/action/

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes, I had my explant done in November, 2005. I had the implants

put in in May 2005, and got sick right away. Things escalated

quickly and I knew they had to go. The worst decision I've ever

made was to have the implants put in, and the best decision I ever

made was to have them taken out. I'm still struggling to get well,

but I don't regret having them out for one minute.

Sis

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> > Hello everyone!

> > i have been reading through the posts and it makes me feel good

to

> not

> > be so alone. i was wondering if anyone knew of a doctor in the

bay

> > area (CA) that can help out with having insurance pay for some?

a

> good

> > explantation doctor. i have been reading about specific

procedures

> to

> > ask for through your posts (i.e. en bloc) and i will definitely

ask

> > about that. i need these things out of me, but i don't know how

to

> > look for a doctor that is good. i don't have any resources - i

> asked

> > my OBGYN for references, but i haven't heard back from her yet.

i

> > can't afford an expensive surgery... but i might just have to

put

> it

> > on my credit card. any advice? thank you so much!

> >

> > nicole

> >

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> 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)

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> See our photos website! Enter " implants " for access at this link:

> http://.shutterfly.com/action/

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