Guest guest Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Lynda - I'm soooooo looking forward to having this second implant gone - I will be totally flat chested after that, but the benefits will outweigh any vanity issues. I'm 55 now and can honestly say that I will feel "free" after my surgery next week. I'm wondering how you "detoxed" yourself? My implants are saline filled / but the outside of the implant is silicone. My health has been a nightmare. Thanks Lynda. Live WellLove Much Laugh Often Re: New Member I had two implants consecutively after a modified radical mastectomy for stage II breast cancer.One implant ruptured after 3 1/2 months (double lumen, combination silicone and saline) and when it was removed, the plastic surgeon left my chest full of silicone. It was replaced, and then I had it removed a year later. I became so ill after the first implant removal that I knew what it was. There were several women back then that had just started publicity about implants, in 1990.I started a group that year. I was severely ill and even my doctors did not think I would live. But, I fooled them. I went on a detox diet, very strict, and cleaned out my system. It took until 1995 for me to think I might have a life of any kind.I am so glad that I got rid of the implant. I think I would be dead if I had not done so.LyndaAt 06:32 AM 1/4/2007, you wrote:>I joined this group yesterday..........wow - I really need some >support right now.>>This is my story in brief:>>I had a double prophylactic mastectomy in 1994 with saline implants >put in right after the surgery. I had severe fibrocystic breast >problems with a multitude of biopsies The very last biopsy was a >"pre-cancerous" tumor instead of a cyst and I remember laying on the >table waiting to be rolled into surgery. The surgery list was on >the wall (imagine that - before the times of "right to privacy". My >name was there and next to it was "probable radical mastectomy". I >was having so many biopsies and with a family history of breast >cancer the doctor talked to me about having the prophylactic >mastectomies. Several years later I made the decision to do it.>>I thought it would solve huge potential issues - nothing could have >prepared me for the nightmare I have lived with since then.>>I had additional surgery to help with a scar tissue situation that >developed around the implants. Five years ago I had the right side >implant removed due to some type of infection/inflammation that >wouldn't go away.>>In the meantime I found myself going back to my general doctor with >complaints of pain - pain everywhere / pain that would come and go >from all parts of my body / muscle pain, joint pain, you name >it. Foggy brain feeling / dizziness / generally feeling >lousy. After a whole host of tests that came back negative my >doctor finally told me he thought I had fibromyalgia. Ah finally a >name for it - now I can deal with this I thought.>>Now the left implant has been painful and I went to my plastic >surgeon yesterday and I am going to have it removed next week. He >asked me during the exam if I had noticed any "rheumatoid" issues - >ya think???????? Yes, yes and yes!>>I haven't searched the archives yet to try to find answers for all >my questions. I can't help but think that these implants are at >least partly responsible for my ill health over the years.>>Has anyone else here had the implants after mastectomy surgery?>>I'm anxious to share my experience with others who understand.>>Thanks for your support.>>>Live Well>Love Much>Laugh Often> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I did an avoidance diet, no red meat, no dairy, no sugars of any kind, no white starches including potatoes, etc. And I took lots of all natural supplements. I ate organic fruits and veggies, no caffeine. Absolutely no artificial sweeteners. I drank at least 8 glasses of reverse osmosis filtered water a day. It was a long haul, but it worked. I am now 65. Lynda At 09:25 AM 1/4/2007, you wrote: >Lynda - >I'm soooooo looking forward to having this second implant gone - I >will be totally flat chested after that, but the benefits will >outweigh any vanity issues. I'm 55 now and can honestly say that I >will feel " free " after my surgery next week. I'm wondering how you > " detoxed " yourself? My implants are saline filled / but the outside >of the implant is silicone. My health has been a nightmare. >Thanks Lynda. > > >Live Well >Love Much >Laugh Often > Re: New Member > >I had two implants consecutively after a modified radical mastectomy >for stage II breast cancer. > >One implant ruptured after 3 1/2 months (double lumen, combination >silicone and saline) and when it was removed, the plastic surgeon >left my chest full of silicone. It was replaced, and then I had it >removed a year later. I became so ill after the first implant >removal that I knew what it was. There were several women back then >that had just started publicity about implants, in 1990. > >I started a group that year. I was severely ill and even my doctors >did not think I would live. But, I fooled them. I went on a detox >diet, very strict, and cleaned out my system. It took until 1995 for >me to think I might have a life of any kind. > >I am so glad that I got rid of the implant. I think I would be dead >if I had not done so. > >Lynda > >At 06:32 AM 1/4/2007, you wrote: > > >I joined this group yesterday..........wow - I really need some > >support right now. > > > >This is my story in brief: > > > >I had a double prophylactic mastectomy in 1994 with saline implants > >put in right after the surgery. I had severe fibrocystic breast > >problems with a multitude of biopsies The very last biopsy was a > > " pre-cancerous " tumor instead of a cyst and I remember laying on the > >table waiting to be rolled into surgery. The surgery list was on > >the wall (imagine that - before the times of " right to privacy " . My > >name was there and next to it was " probable radical mastectomy " . I > >was having so many biopsies and with a family history of breast > >cancer the doctor talked to me about having the prophylactic > >mastectomies. Several years later I made the decision to do it. > > > >I thought it would solve huge potential issues - nothing could have > >prepared me for the nightmare I have lived with since then. > > > >I had additional surgery to help with a scar tissue situation that > >developed around the implants. Five years ago I had the right side > >implant removed due to some type of infection/inflammation that > >wouldn't go away. > > > >In the meantime I found myself going back to my general doctor with > >complaints of pain - pain everywhere / pain that would come and go > >from all parts of my body / muscle pain, joint pain, you name > >it. Foggy brain feeling / dizziness / generally feeling > >lousy. After a whole host of tests that came back negative my > >doctor finally told me he thought I had fibromyalgia. Ah finally a > >name for it - now I can deal with this I thought. > > > >Now the left implant has been painful and I went to my plastic > >surgeon yesterday and I am going to have it removed next week. He > >asked me during the exam if I had noticed any " rheumatoid " issues - > >ya think???????? Yes, yes and yes! > > > >I haven't searched the archives yet to try to find answers for all > >my questions. I can't help but think that these implants are at > >least partly responsible for my ill health over the years. > > > >Has anyone else here had the implants after mastectomy surgery? > > > >I'm anxious to share my experience with others who understand. > > > >Thanks for your support. > > > > > >Live Well > >Love Much > >Laugh Often > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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