Guest guest Posted November 9, 2001 Report Share Posted November 9, 2001 Here is his contact info: Dr. Pierre Blais Innoval 496 Westminster Ave. Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2A 2V1 613-728-8688 Good luck, they are nice people when I talked to them on the phone I was impressed! In @y..., " Beverley Smalley " <kokomo@b...> wrote: > How can I get ahold of him? > Beverley Smalley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <cjheer@i...> > < @y...> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 6:01 PM > Subject: Re: confused!!! > > > > he can analyze them but I am not sure if they would show anything if > > they have been in the fridge or handled, unfortunatly they are not > > supposed to be kept cold, it kills things I think. > > > > Check out some of the posts further back I think his info is there I > > think it is around 200 or 300 bucks and it depends on how much you > > want done. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In @y..., " Beverley Smalley " <kokomo@b...> wrote: > > > Can Dr. Blais analyze my implant that I have had for over 3 years > > and kept > > > in the refrigerator? (nice when you have company) What is the > > procedure and > > > the cost? > > > Beverley Smalley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <cjheer@i...> > > > < @y...> > > > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 2:32 PM > > > Subject: Re: confused!!! > > > > > > > > > > First of all I would contact Dr blais and find out how he wants > > them > > > > sent to him, second I would talk to your explanting surgeon > > > > beforehand to make sure he knows that you want your implants to be > > > > packaged properly after explant so that they can be sent to Dr > > Blais > > > > for ananlysis, I would be sure that he understands you want > > pictures > > > > of the implants with the capsules on them before they are sent > > > > anywhere, if he is offended by this I wouldn't trust him to do the > > > > job right. I would explain to him that you have heard of women not > > > > having capsules taken out and getting sicker and that you just > > want > > > > to be extremely careful, also get it in writting. > > > > > > > > I wouldn't worry so much about the time scheduled as I would about > > > > all this other stuff, because if the surgery runs over schedule > > they > > > > are usually prepared for that, however if you are having any > > second > > > > thoughts about this PS I would be careful, you do not want to > > have to > > > > have more surgeries down the road. > > > > > > > > Call him and discuss these issues asap, to put your mind at ease, > > and > > > > yes usually an explant and capsulectomy would take longer than an > > > > hour and a half, but who knows, most of us had lifts too. > > > > > > > > What incision is he using? > > > > > > > > Good luck and keep us posted! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In @y..., cpannarale@y... wrote: > > > > > Hello! > > > > > > > > > > I am slightly confused at what I should do for my explantation. > > > > > > > > > > First, are my implants and capsules sent to a pathologist > > > > > automatically or do I do this? > > > > > > > > > > Next, does dr. blais do this or does he just examine the > > implants > > > > > after pathology or before? > > > > > > > > > > Finally, I don't know if I missed the post but did Dr. Kolb post > > > > how > > > > > long an explantation usually takes? Because I'm suppose to be > > > > having > > > > > a complete capsulectomy no mastopexy and it's only scheduled > > for 1 > > > > > 1/2 hours while most of you seem to have had 3 hour > > surgeries!!!! > > > > > > > > > > Can I expect my surgeon to be offended by asking him to take > > > > pictures > > > > > or videotaping the procedure? Whats the best way of trying to > > > > > guarantee that the capsules be taken out? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Charlene > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 The pain in your right side is REAL and is called Upper Right Quadrant Pain. The liver is encased in a membrane..which has nerve endings. When the liver is inflammed, it pushes against that membrane and causes the pain. It is widely accepted that this is not an imaginary pain. As for your White blood cells, the Ribavirin WILL cause them to drop. Are you not getting copies of your labs? If not, tell your Doctor you want copies from now on, and get the past copies. This way you can keep tabs on what is going on. If your white blood cells drop below 5.0, they should either stop the Ribavirin completely, or lower the dosage. The white blood cells WILL come back up once the Ribavirin is stopped, or lowered. Many people have to take a lower dosage of the pills because of this. As for your attorney, call him twice a day until you speak to him. Better yet, go to his office and sit in the waiting room until he sees you. Check in your city for any kind of assistance programs you may qualify for. There must be something or someway that can help you. Have you flied for Social Security yet? If you have at least Stage 3 fibrosis, you may qualify. Hope this helps, LeighAnn http://www.geocities.com/1Leighann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 As I said before, responding to treatment really depends on your Genotype. If your doctor hasn't done this test, tell him you want one. Even if you only have a 50% chance of responding, while you are on treatment it will stop the liver from being damaged more. When I first started treatment in 1998, there was a 14% chance of responding. I didn't. I've done every treatment out there, and have not responded to any of them. BUT...I can tell you that in the last 2 years, since I did the Pegasys and Ribavirin, my liver did not become more damaged. I know the treatment will help your liver, and whether or not we have the virus should be second to stopping liver damage that could wind up causing us to have a transplant. So hang in there with the treatment. Let the dr lower the Ribavirin and watch the labs closely. Better to take a smaller dosage than none at all. LeighAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 As I said before, responding to treatment really depends on your Genotype. If your doctor hasn't done this test, tell him you want one. Even if you only have a 50% chance of responding, while you are on treatment it will stop the liver from being damaged more. When I first started treatment in 1998, there was a 14% chance of responding. I didn't. I've done every treatment out there, and have not responded to any of them. BUT...I can tell you that in the last 2 years, since I did the Pegasys and Ribavirin, my liver did not become more damaged. I know the treatment will help your liver, and whether or not we have the virus should be second to stopping liver damage that could wind up causing us to have a transplant. So hang in there with the treatment. Let the dr lower the Ribavirin and watch the labs closely. Better to take a smaller dosage than none at all. LeighAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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