Re: A message from a silent sister -

[Guest guest]

Rogene,

I've contacted them a couple of times, every time a major new issue

unfolds. I got involved with the " we are the study " letters, too.

Sis

>

> I received a message from one of our silent sisters.

> She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset

> enough to contact their congressmen/women regarding

> breast implant issues? . . . Especially since there is

> now a study that indicates the levels of platinum is

> very high in the women and their offspring.

>

> Has anyone written, or called their congressmen/women?

> I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't feel

> comfortable posting this to the group.

>

> We must all become activists if we're going to see an

> end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on 40

> years now - with no end in sight!

>

> Hugs,

>

> Rogene

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> > Rogene

> >

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

> >

> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

> > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or Saline

> > >

> > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether the

> > filler was silicone or

> > saline.

> > >

> > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA for

> > approval they provided

> > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the

> > public meetings to see if

> > there is some information on saline implants (go to

> > our website at

> > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org>

> > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the

> > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing

> > transcripts). If you want info

> > for silicone gel implants (from last year's hearing)

> > let me know -- we have

> > that in the office and we'll look for it for you.

> > >

> >

> > >

> > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President

> > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women

> > & Families

> > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 Washington,

> > DC 20006

> > 202 223-4000 Ph

> > <http://www.center4policy.org/>

> > www.center4policy.org

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > From Ilena 12/21/03

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >

> >

> <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc>

> >

> http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc.

> >

> > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used to

> > manufacture the

> > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer for

> > both gel-filled

> > and saline-filled implants was platinum chloride, a

> > highly reactive

> > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent

> > cisplatin. The

> > chemistry of the polymerization process says that

> > the platinum in

> > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive

> > elemental form. This,

> > however, does not correlate with the amount of

> > platinum found in

> > tissues both proximate and distant from the implant

> > site.

>

[Guest guest]

I have. I doubt if it will do any good, though. I believe that implants will

someday be like

cigarettes in the US. Legal, but with serious warnings about health

consequences.

There is simply too much money in implants.

>

> I received a message from one of our silent sisters.

> She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset

> enough to contact their congressmen/women regarding

> breast implant issues? . . . Especially since there is

> now a study that indicates the levels of platinum is

> very high in the women and their offspring.

>

> Has anyone written, or called their congressmen/women?

> I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't feel

> comfortable posting this to the group.

>

> We must all become activists if we're going to see an

> end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on 40

> years now - with no end in sight!

>

> Hugs,

>

> Rogene

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> > Rogene

> >

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

> >

> > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

> > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or Saline

> > >

> > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether the

> > filler was silicone or

> > saline.

> > >

> > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA for

> > approval they provided

> > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the

> > public meetings to see if

> > there is some information on saline implants (go to

> > our website at

> > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org>

> > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the

> > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing

> > transcripts). If you want info

> > for silicone gel implants (from last year's hearing)

> > let me know -- we have

> > that in the office and we'll look for it for you.

> > >

> >

> > >

> > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President

> > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women

> > & Families

> > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 Washington,

> > DC 20006

> > 202 223-4000 Ph

> > <http://www.center4policy.org/>

> > www.center4policy.org

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > From Ilena 12/21/03

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >

> >

> <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc>

> >

> http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc.

> >

> > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used to

> > manufacture the

> > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer for

> > both gel-filled

> > and saline-filled implants was platinum chloride, a

> > highly reactive

> > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent

> > cisplatin. The

> > chemistry of the polymerization process says that

> > the platinum in

> > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive

> > elemental form. This,

> > however, does not correlate with the amount of

> > platinum found in

> > tissues both proximate and distant from the implant

> > site.

>

[Guest guest]

I'm still believing that sanity will prevail and it's NOT a done

deal!

As huge as the silicone bucks behind them are ... there is NO

definition of 'safe' that goes with breast implants!

Love to all

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

> >

> > I received a message from one of our silent sisters.

> > She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset

> > enough to contact their congressmen/women regarding

> > breast implant issues? . . . Especially since there is

> > now a study that indicates the levels of platinum is

> > very high in the women and their offspring.

> >

> > Has anyone written, or called their congressmen/women?

> > I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't feel

> > comfortable posting this to the group.

> >

> > We must all become activists if we're going to see an

> > end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on 40

> > years now - with no end in sight!

> >

> > Hugs,

> >

> > Rogene

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > > Rogene

> > >

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

> > >

> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

> > > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or Saline

> > > >

> > > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether the

> > > filler was silicone or

> > > saline.

> > > >

> > > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA for

> > > approval they provided

> > > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the

> > > public meetings to see if

> > > there is some information on saline implants (go to

> > > our website at

> > > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org>

> > > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the

> > > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing

> > > transcripts). If you want info

> > > for silicone gel implants (from last year's hearing)

> > > let me know -- we have

> > > that in the office and we'll look for it for you.

> > > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President

> > > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women

> > > & Families

> > > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 Washington,

> > > DC 20006

> > > 202 223-4000 Ph

> > > <http://www.center4policy.org/>

> > > www.center4policy.org

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > From Ilena 12/21/03

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc>

> > >

> > http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc.

> > >

> > > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used to

> > > manufacture the

> > > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer for

> > > both gel-filled

> > > and saline-filled implants was platinum chloride, a

> > > highly reactive

> > > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent

> > > cisplatin. The

> > > chemistry of the polymerization process says that

> > > the platinum in

> > > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive

> > > elemental form. This,

> > > however, does not correlate with the amount of

> > > platinum found in

> > > tissues both proximate and distant from the implant

> > > site.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I hope you are right, Ilena.

> > >

> > > I received a message from one of our silent sisters.

> > > She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset

> > > enough to contact their congressmen/women regarding

> > > breast implant issues? . . . Especially since there is

> > > now a study that indicates the levels of platinum is

> > > very high in the women and their offspring.

> > >

> > > Has anyone written, or called their congressmen/women?

> > > I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't feel

> > > comfortable posting this to the group.

> > >

> > > We must all become activists if we're going to see an

> > > end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on 40

> > > years now - with no end in sight!

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > >

> > > Rogene

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > >

> > > > Rogene

> > > >

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

> > > >

> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

> > > > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or Saline

> > > > >

> > > > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether the

> > > > filler was silicone or

> > > > saline.

> > > > >

> > > > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA for

> > > > approval they provided

> > > > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the

> > > > public meetings to see if

> > > > there is some information on saline implants (go to

> > > > our website at

> > > > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org>

> > > > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the

> > > > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing

> > > > transcripts). If you want info

> > > > for silicone gel implants (from last year's hearing)

> > > > let me know -- we have

> > > > that in the office and we'll look for it for you.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President

> > > > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women

> > > > & Families

> > > > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 Washington,

> > > > DC 20006

> > > > 202 223-4000 Ph

> > > > <http://www.center4policy.org/>

> > > > www.center4policy.org

> > > >

> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > > From Ilena 12/21/03

> > > >

> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc>

> > > >

> > > http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc.

> > > >

> > > > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used to

> > > > manufacture the

> > > > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer for

> > > > both gel-filled

> > > > and saline-filled implants was platinum chloride, a

> > > > highly reactive

> > > > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent

> > > > cisplatin. The

> > > > chemistry of the polymerization process says that

> > > > the platinum in

> > > > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive

> > > > elemental form. This,

> > > > however, does not correlate with the amount of

> > > > platinum found in

> > > > tissues both proximate and distant from the implant

> > > > site.

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I hope you are right, Ilena.

> > >

> > > I received a message from one of our silent sisters.

> > > She (and I) are wondering why women aren't upset

> > > enough to contact their congressmen/women regarding

> > > breast implant issues? . . . Especially since there is

> > > now a study that indicates the levels of platinum is

> > > very high in the women and their offspring.

> > >

> > > Has anyone written, or called their congressmen/women?

> > > I'd really appreciate a private note if you don't feel

> > > comfortable posting this to the group.

> > >

> > > We must all become activists if we're going to see an

> > > end to this in our lifetimes! It's been going on 40

> > > years now - with no end in sight!

> > >

> > > Hugs,

> > >

> > > Rogene

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > >

> > > > Rogene

> > > >

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

> > > >

> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004

> > > > Subject: Platinum in all shells/Silicone or Saline

> > > > >

> > > > Yes, there is platinum in all shells, whether the

> > > > filler was silicone or

> > > > saline.

> > > > >

> > > > When Inamed (McGhan) and Mentor applied to FDA for

> > > > approval they provided

> > > > all that info. Look at the transcripts of the

> > > > public meetings to see if

> > > > there is some information on saline implants (go to

> > > > our website at

> > > > <http://www.breastimplantinfo.org>

> > > > www.breastimplantinfo.org and go to the

> > > > section on FDA and click the 2000 hearing

> > > > transcripts). If you want info

> > > > for silicone gel implants (from last year's hearing)

> > > > let me know -- we have

> > > > that in the office and we'll look for it for you.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > Zuckerman, Ph.D. President

> > > > National Center for Policy Research (CPR) for Women

> > > > & Families

> > > > 1901 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 901 Washington,

> > > > DC 20006

> > > > 202 223-4000 Ph

> > > > <http://www.center4policy.org/>

> > > > www.center4policy.org

> > > >

> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > > From Ilena 12/21/03

> > > >

> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > <http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc>

> > > >

> > > http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/02/transcripts/3876t2.doc.

> > > >

> > > > I was astounded to learn that the catalyst used to

> > > > manufacture the

> > > > silicone for silicone gel and silicone elastomer for

> > > > both gel-filled

> > > > and saline-filled implants was platinum chloride, a

> > > > highly reactive

> > > > molecule and precursor to the chemotherapy agent

> > > > cisplatin. The

> > > > chemistry of the polymerization process says that

> > > > the platinum in

> > > > ideal proportions is reduced to its inactive

> > > > elemental form. This,

> > > > however, does not correlate with the amount of

> > > > platinum found in

> > > > tissues both proximate and distant from the implant

> > > > site.

> > >

> >

>