Message from

May 11, 2006

Maybe will answer . . . I don't think she reads

the group all the time . . . She lives in the Canary

Islands off Spain . . .

As I understand it, found a doctor near her who

willing to do the surgery en bloc. She also had a

lift. . . Whether or not the doctor was able to do the

en bloc, I don't know.

Rogene

--- BSBanshee1@... wrote:

> ,

>

> Just curious to whom did you explant surgery. Did

> you get a lift or just

> removal and en-bloc?

>

> Donna

>

May 12, 2006

Hello Donna,

I live in the Canary islands and my surgeon came highly recommended and I checked to make sure that this one was properly qualified, unlike my surgeon who did the original implants.

I had everything removed including the capsular and had a lift at the same time.

This was necessary as I has Soja Trilucent implants in first and had to have them removed they then implanted me with Silicone. When the put the silicone implants in, they had removed lots of tissue so when they removed the Silicone, I had nothing much left in the way of tissue which would have left me just hanging, so to speak. I haven't much left, AA cup only but I really don't mind. Like you, I have symptoms from the very beginning.

Once I had had an Eco Scan proving that they were ruptured, I joined this wonderful site and began to self heal before my operation. I am certain that this has helped me heal so quickly and the surgeon is very impressed with my recovery/healing.

My main concern was my arms. I had dreadful itching/burning, skin eruptions, and my hands, well, I cannot begin to tell you. The itching has gone and also the eruptions!!! I also had chemical sensitivity and could not drink coffee, eat chocolate, white bread to name but a few. This is now not a problem though I am not being silly and have changed my diet considerably and am sticking to it. I am still taking the supplements religiously, NCD and L Glutamin being my favourite. Cochran is helping me with my skin by advising me of the correct supplements as my skin became loose and saggy having lost all elasticity and my muscles in my arms had wasted away.

The arthritis I was diagnosed with 4 years ago is also now gone!!! I thank the glutamin for this.

I am 2,1/2 weeks post explant and am almost back to normal. I have gone back to work but my surgeon will not let me drive yet though I dare say I would if my Sister would allow me to!!!

I am wearing lovely water bras during the day which gives me back my bust and I wear a sports bra for bed.

I have to say, I thought I was dying before I found out for sure that my implants had ruptured and although it is only a few months ago, it seems a life time away now when I was so sick.

There is hope out there Donna.

Please stay positive and strong. Just know that you will get better..............easy to say I know but I thought I would never get through this. In fact, had I not found this site, I don't think I would have. I would never have known how to self-heal and would not have been aware of the en-bloc procedure and my surgeon would have just removed the implants and not the capsular, which he wanted to do. I had to insist he took everything away!!

The surgeon now seems to hold me in great esteem. He is very impressed with me and knows I was right!!

You are in the RIGHT PLACE Donna to get well.

Hope this helps,

Love

.

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,

Just curious to whom did you explant surgery. Did you get a lift or just removal and en-bloc?

Donna

May 12, 2006

,

I am so thankful that you are well so soon after ex plant. Yaaa OMG I can't wait. Thanks for giving me the strength I need to get through this. I wondered was you sick shortly after getting your implants in or did that come later on after implants ruptured. I would love to hear others stories on how they get so much better after implants are removed. I appreciate your support. I however won't be able to afford a lift, I am scared about that issue. I hope it doesn't look like empty socks or I may just die right then and there. I wonder does anyone else get a low grade fever every night like I do??

Thanks,

Donna

May 12, 2006

Lynda,

I bet you would be a great social worker for implant survivors. I been told I am crazy, nothing wrong with me but nerves. However, I never really had a care in the world since my divorce was final back in 1997. I was free from abusive relationship and I tell ya I was great from that day on until BA. I know I am not nervous at all. I tell DR's that and they still insist Saline is safe go see psycho Dr. I am exhausted! Thank God I found this site. I am getting Dr. Kolb to remove my implants on May 24th to see if I get well or not. I got good suspicion that I will get well after ex plant. I can't wait to see if I feel better. I am scared about the procedure but I hope it works for me. I got BA on Feb 22 2005, so have not had them that long. I have 33 symptoms and every test I take comes back normal. I am sick of being sick.

Thanks for the support girls I appreciate it so much,

Donna

May 12, 2006

Yes, isn't it wonderful how women can share and help each other

through this trauma. It just does this old social worker's heart some good.

Lynda

At 05:00 PM 5/12/2006, you wrote:

>,

>

>I am so thankful that you are well so soon after ex

>plant. Yaaa OMG I can't wait. Thanks for giving me the strength

>I need to get through this. I wondered was you sick shortly after

>getting your implants in or did that come later on after implants

>ruptured. I would love to hear others stories on how they get so

>much better after implants are removed. I appreciate your

>support. I however won't be able to afford a lift, I am scared

>about that issue. I hope it doesn't look like empty socks or I may

>just die right then and there. I wonder does anyone else get a low

>grade fever every night like I do??

>

>Thanks,

>

>Donna

>

>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:

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May 12, 2006

Donna,

Give yourself a little time and do some basic detoxing, and I am sure

you will be much better within 6 months to a year, some are better much sooner.

Lynda

At 05:22 PM 5/12/2006, you wrote:

>Lynda,

>

>I bet you would be a great social worker for implant survivors. I

>been told I am crazy, nothing wrong with me but nerves. However, I

>never really had a care in the world since my divorce was final back

>in 1997. I was free from abusive relationship and I tell ya I was

>great from that day on until BA. I know I am not nervous at all. I

>tell DR's that and they still insist Saline is safe go see psycho

>Dr. I am exhausted! Thank God I found this site. I am getting Dr.

>Kolb to remove my implants on May 24th to see if I get well or

>not. I got good suspicion that I will get well after ex plant. I

>can't wait to see if I feel better. I am scared about the procedure

>but I hope it works for me. I got BA on Feb 22 2005, so have not

>had them that long. I have 33 symptoms and every test I take comes

>back normal. I am sick of being sick.

>

>Thanks for the support girls I appreciate it so much,

>

>Donna

>

>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/>http://.shutterfly.co\

m/action/

>

May 13, 2006

,

Thanks for the inspiration I needed that so bad. I have not to much longer til ex plant. Yaaaa

Donna

May 13, 2006

Hi Donna,

Yes, I began with the itching immediately and then MCS. In a later post, you said you are getting small red, raised spots. I get these from my elbows down to my hands, worse on my hands. I have looked it up on the net and I believe it to be bleeding under the skin. If I knock if or rub or scratch the areas, they come up. They take days to go and look awful.

I was getting the hard skin, (thickening of the skin) across my knuckles, since explant, this is beginning to soften and I am hoping it just gets better and better. The itching in my arms and the prickly burning sensation has certainly improved ten fold, no more sleepless nights either. I had eruptions on my arms similar to Christene, these dissapeared overnight and I haven't had one since. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

I have never experienced low grade fever though but I know Christene has.

Is it Sherry who is having trouble with her bones??

Well, I was having the same problems. In three months I was at casualty three times, twice my foot gave way and I was strapped up and on crutches and then my thumb joint gave way. The pain is indescribable. The hospital was baffled. Then I developed a abcess at the top of my leg and couldn't walk. All this happened so quickly and it was then I knew I was falling to pieces. I thought I was dying too like so many of you must feel.

I was sick of the specialists not finding anything conclusive and I knew in my own mind that it was the implants. After my Eco Scan, detailing the ruptures I decided to sort my self out.

I began taking the supplements recommended on this site along with L Glutamin in a high dose and after three weeks, my arthritic pains had almost gone, certainly to a point where they did not restrict me in any way. Now I am explanted and still taking the supplements I have never felt so well. I no longer feel sick inside. I still have a long way to go in order to get back to how I was before explant but I know I will get there eventually. My biggest fight is to build up my wasted arm muscles and improve the elasticity in the skin but this will come as soon as I can begin excersising again.

Hang on in there Donna, you too Sherry. You have an advantage over me in that you are in your own country. I am in a foreign country and don't fully understand the language and have no knowledge of the best doctors and hospitals but I have muddled through.

The other nice thing is, people say I look fab and better with small boobs, more suiting to my size. Small boobs are an understatement but I don't honestly mind and my partner certainly doesn't. I only let him look briefly last night for the first time. He wasn't here when I had the operation but I took some photos after three days when the bandages came off, it wasn't a pretty site but I wanted him to see them and then I decided to show him how I looked now. He had only seen my in nice bras so didn't really know. He said I was beautiful!!! My Sister tells me I am beautiful on the inside as well as the outside and that its more important to be beautiful on the inside and she is right.

Oh, by the way, I received an e mail from Christene yesterday. She is still with us but think she is having a few personal problems right now which may be the reason she hasn't been posting much.

I am waiting for her to post me her phone number so I can call her. What a lovely girl she is.

Love

.

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,

I am so thankful that you are well so soon after ex plant. Yaaa OMG I can't wait. Thanks for giving me the strength I need to get through this. I wondered was you sick shortly after getting your implants in or did that come later on after implants ruptured. I would love to hear others stories on how they get so much better after implants are removed. I appreciate your support. I however won't be able to afford a lift, I am scared about that issue. I hope it doesn't look like empty socks or I may just die right then and there. I wonder does anyone else get a low grade fever every night like I do??

Thanks,

Donna

May 13, 2006

,

You are truly an inspiration to the women coming here for help. I'm

so happy to hear that you're doing so well. Thanks for the update

on Christene, too - I had the feeling she was going through alot and

that's why we haven't seen her. Tell her we've been asking about

her.

One thing I'm wondering about - I used to highlight my hair, and

haven't had it done for about a year because I was worried that my

body might react negatively. One of my friends owns a salon and

suggested putting high and low lights in my hair (essentially using

dye in 3 different colors). I like the idea however I'm worried

that my body will react negatively to the hair dye. She says she

uses a mesh so that the dye never touches your head, but I'm

skeptical, because I feel that somehow there will still be some dye

that touches me in some way. Does anyone post-explant color their

hair, and if so, did you notice any reactions?

Sis

>

> Hi Donna,

>

> Yes, I began with the itching immediately and then MCS. In a

later post,

> you said you are getting small red, raised spots. I get these

from my

> elbows down to my hands, worse on my hands. I have looked it up

on the net

> and I believe it to be bleeding under the skin. If I knock if or

rub or

> scratch the areas, they come up. They take days to go and look

awful.

> I was getting the hard skin, (thickening of the skin) across my

knuckles,

> since explant, this is beginning to soften and I am hoping it just

gets

> better and better. The itching in my arms and the prickly burning

> sensation has certainly improved ten fold, no more sleepless

nights either.

> I had eruptions on my arms similar to Christene, these dissapeared

overnight

> and I haven't had one since. There is light at the end of the

tunnel.

>

> I have never experienced low grade fever though but I know

Christene has.

>

> Is it Sherry who is having trouble with her bones??

> Well, I was having the same problems. In three months I was at

casualty

> three times, twice my foot gave way and I was strapped up and on

crutches

> and then my thumb joint gave way. The pain is indescribable. The

hospital

> was baffled. Then I developed a abcess at the top of my leg and

couldn't

> walk. All this happened so quickly and it was then I knew I was

falling to

> pieces. I thought I was dying too like so many of you must feel.

>

> I was sick of the specialists not finding anything conclusive and

I knew in

> my own mind that it was the implants. After my Eco Scan,

detailing the

> ruptures I decided to sort my self out.

> I began taking the supplements recommended on this site along with

L

> Glutamin in a high dose and after three weeks, my arthritic pains

had almost

> gone, certainly to a point where they did not restrict me in any

way. Now I

> am explanted and still taking the supplements I have never felt so

well. I

> no longer feel sick inside. I still have a long way to go in

order to get

> back to how I was before explant but I know I will get there

eventually. My

> biggest fight is to build up my wasted arm muscles and improve the

> elasticity in the skin but this will come as soon as I can begin

excersising

> again.

>

> Hang on in there Donna, you too Sherry. You have an advantage

over me in

> that you are in your own country. I am in a foreign country and

don't fully

> understand the language and have no knowledge of the best doctors

and

> hospitals but I have muddled through.

>

> The other nice thing is, people say I look fab and better with

small boobs,

> more suiting to my size. Small boobs are an understatement but I

don't

> honestly mind and my partner certainly doesn't. I only let him

look briefly

> last night for the first time. He wasn't here when I had the

operation but

> I took some photos after three days when the bandages came off, it

wasn't a

> pretty site but I wanted him to see them and then I decided to

show him how

> I looked now. He had only seen my in nice bras so didn't really

know. He

> said I was beautiful!!! My Sister tells me I am beautiful on the

inside as

> well as the outside and that its more important to be beautiful on

the

> inside and she is right.

>

> Oh, by the way, I received an e mail from Christene yesterday.

She is still

> with us but think she is having a few personal problems right now

which may

> be the reason she hasn't been posting much.

> I am waiting for her to post me her phone number so I can call

her. What a

> lovely girl she is.

>

> Love

> .

>

> -- Re: Re: Message from

>

> ,

>

> I am so thankful that you are well so soon after ex plant. Yaaa

OMG I

> can't wait. Thanks for giving me the strength I need to get

through this.

> I wondered was you sick shortly after getting your implants in or

did that

> come later on after implants ruptured. I would love to hear

others stories

> on how they get so much better after implants are removed. I

appreciate

> your support. I however won't be able to afford a lift, I am

scared about

> that issue. I hope it doesn't look like empty socks or I may just

die right

> then and there. I wonder does anyone else get a low grade fever

every night

> like I do??

>

> Thanks,

>

> Donna

>

> 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/

>

May 13, 2006

and all,

Today I got the test results from the Organic Acids Test, which I'll

be reviewing with the holistic practitioner on Monday. I scored high

for yeast/fungal, low for Pyridoxic Acid (a major metabolite of

Vitamin B-6) which indicates a Vitamin B-6 deficiency, low Pantothenic

Acid, another B vitamin, and here's something quite interesting: Low

pyroglutamic acid, a metabolite of glutathione. Glutathione serves as

an antioxidant and also removes toxins such as mercury and other toxic

chemicals. Low values are due to either oxidative stress or chemical

exposure. The recommendation is to supplement using N-acetyl L-

cystein, lipoic acid and a few others such as vitamin C and E.

Actually my Vitamin C level was great, it must come from the juice I

drink (which is probably also feeding the Candida!!). I think I

remember using L-Glutamine or something along that line and

noticing marked improvement.

Sis

>

> ,

>

> Thanks for the inspiration I needed that so bad. I have not to much

longer

> til ex plant. Yaaaa

>

> Donna

>

May 15, 2006

Hi Sis,

I never used to highlight my hair, living in a hot country it wasn't always necessary and since my implants my hair has never been in such good condition, however, 4 months ago I decided to highlight my hair and tried to do it myself. I messed it up big time!!! I can laugh now but I have had some really strange colours and tried to correct it and it came out even worse.

I went to a salon and they had three attempts to put it right. I had highlights using foil which also do not touch the head. I think I itched a bit in my arms after but being sensitive to so many things it was easy to blame the colour but it could have just as easily have been the coffee we went to have afterwards. I went back for a fourth visit and had really dark highlights put through as I was too blond. I don't remember reacting each time. It did make me feel better though. You hair is very important and the first thing people notice about you (not our boobs eh hehe) so I would say, take a deep breath and go for it. It really makes you feel good about yourself and we all need that.

I am going again soon now that my itching is almost non-existent and now that I'm explanted.

You could always ask your naturopath.

Love

amanda.

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>

> ,

>

> I am so thankful that you are well so soon after ex plant. Yaaa

OMG I

> can't wait. Thanks for giving me the strength I need to get

through this.

> I wondered was you sick shortly after getting your implants in or

did that

> come later on after implants ruptured. I would love to hear

others stories

> on how they get so much better after implants are removed. I

appreciate

> your support. I however won't be able to afford a lift, I am

scared about

> that issue. I hope it doesn't look like empty socks or I may just

die right

> then and there. I wonder does anyone else get a low grade fever

every night

> like I do??

>

> Thanks,

>

> Donna

>

> 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/

>

May 15, 2006

Hey Sis,

This is remarkable.

This is what I have been harping on about that I know has made so much improvement to me.

L_Glutamin increases Glutathione.

I also take with it L_Cystine and Lipoic Acid among others but it interesting to see that what I have been taking, they have recommended for you.

I take L_Glutamin in the powder form as the capsules have very little content and you do need a high dose, more than whats recommended. I take approx 10grams a day, three tablespoons.

Oh, I am so excited for you,

Love

amanda.

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