Re: Hello...looking for some help and info

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Hi ....sounds like trouble...no doctor will ever admit it's your implants. I've been to pain mgmt, ER, Neuro,Gp , Ps's....saline implants cause lots of problems, I only had mine for 2 1/2 years and had lots of problems and got very sick, now 4 months after having removed I am beginning to feel like me again, my advice it to have them removed. Good Luck

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-, I am 40 and had my saline implants in for two years, if you

type in my name the archives will post all my messages so you can

read my story. I had burning in implants, and alot of fatigue and

muscle aches. We all have similar type symptoms and have run from

dr to dr who all tell us that it could not be from implants. I just

had mine removed and am already better, but am still not normal yet,

I expect to be normal again though. You need to find a PS who

believes these can make you sick, my original PS thinks implants are

the safest things in the world, so I had to find someone else. All

at an extra expense. Read the posts on how the explant needs to be

done, using drains and taking out all the capsule material. There

are a list of drs posted on this site. It was not an easy decision

for me either, mine looked fine. But towards the end I became so

sick I felt I could die or get some really horrible disease soon, I

just had to get them out. I feel for you, just read a lot and trust

your instincts. Ask any questions, love Nan

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<sdavis32148@...> wrote:

>

> i am shelly, a 41 y.o. female with saline implants 5 years old.

for the

> past year i have been experiencing some issues that i am afraid

are

> connected to my implants. at this time it has gotten to the point

that

> i know i need to see a physician. i caanot get any info back from

the

> doctor that did my implants via e-mail, snail mail, or

phone....imagine

> that. and i now live many states away. i had them done in

Missouri and

> am now in Florida. what kind of doctor do i start with to get

things

> checked out? do i need an attorney also. i had developed leakage

from

> my nipples that is a dark greenish, brown color, and burning that

was

> only felt occasionally. now i have severe burning right around and

> under my implants and am developing lumps in my neck as well as

> numbness in my left collar bone area. i also have much fatigue and

> nausea. can i just go to a regular MD or do i need to see a

specialist.

> i do not know where to start but know i can not let this go any

> longer.

>

> any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

>

> shelly

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Welcome to our group. I am sorry you are starting to deal with the nastiness that comes with getting sick from implants. I know it is scary, and there are so many questions that need answers. We are here to help as much as we can.

First of all, though you probably want a doctor to be able to help you, we have found, unfortunately, that doctors are pretty much clueless when it comes to implant related illness. Some even treat us poorly when we mention the implants and say that we think we are sick from our implants. They will come back with "implants don't cause illness" and stuff like that. So, I just wanted to caution you about believing that a doctor is going to be of real help.

What they can do is order blood work to see if you have an autoimmune process going on. Many women have results that come back negative for anything, which is nice, but ultimately leaves more questions than answers because you know you are sick, but the doctors cant' find anything. That's when you start the medical merry go round.

You can go to a primary care physician for the basic blood tests. If you want immune system tests, then you would seek a rheumatologist. If you have neurological symptoms, then you would seek a neurologist. In Florida, Dr. Vasey, chief of rheumatology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, is definitely one of the best choices for getting answers about your implant related questions. He wrote a book about implant illness. If you can see him, he's a great start!

http://www.breastimplantinfo.org/what_know/controversy.html

Just be very careful about getting on all kinds of drugs, and seeking to put a bandaid on a major health issue. The MD's are going to want to give you drugs to make you feel better, but in the long run, drugs do not cure, only relieve symptoms. If you want a long term solution, you have to get the implants out.

No need for an attorney. There are no winners in court with breast implant related illness (except the manufacturers.)

The next step is to seek an explanting surgeon. Florida has several that are good. I'll provide the contact info at the end of my letter. You will have to start seeking consultation for proper explant, so please look over our files section on what a good explant entails. Most doctors just want to go in and remove the implants, but you will need to have what is called a total capsulectomy too. It is where the implant capsule, (or scar tissue that you body has developed around the implant), is removed along with the implant, leaving your body as close to the same state as it was before implants. You want to be sure that no residual scar tissue remains inside of your body.

Here is a list of Florida plastic surgeons that you can call about getting an explant. Please read over the explant info before you call them, so you can understand what they are going to do, and make a decision if they are going to do it right.

Hope this helps you get started on the road to recovery.

Patty

FLORIDA

Bridge, M.D. [Plastic Surgery]Bridge Breast & Aesthetic Surgery Center608 Medical Care Dr, Florida 33511Phone: (863) 684-2506Fax: (863) 684-5785 pbridge@...

Dr. Barroso P/S

524 Arthur Godfrey Rd., Miami Beach, FL 33140

(305)674-8586(He is expensive. Obtain in writing from him he will remove your implants "en bloc" and do a total capsulectomy, if at all possible. Only a few women I know have used him and this is why I am a bit leery. Please report any experiences, good or bad, with him.)

J Brueck

3700 Central Avenue, Suite OneFort Myers , FL 33901

813-939-5233

Has an office in Cape Coral also but surgery center is in Fort Myers

DR. HOLLIS CAFFEE, plastic surgeon,

Professor plastic surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine

Box 100286,

Gainesville, FL 32610

(352)395-7972

caffee@...

professor of surgery and chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery

(He will not admit anything is wrong in all probability with breast implants. However, reports are he will remove the implants "en bloc" and a total capuslectomy., If possible; get it in writing from him with his signature he will do both so there can be no misunderstanding plus send him a certified letter you feel these are imperative! )

DR. ARTHUR DEBAISE, plastic surgeon,

1414 Kuhl Ave. 3rd Floor,

Orlando, FL 32806,

DR. A. H. NEZAMI, Plastic surgeon,

Baptist Medical Center820 Prudential Dr. , Suite 702,

ville, FL 32207

1-904-399-5061

E-mail ahnezami@...

http://www.jacksonvillecosmeticsurgery.com/education.html

DR. PAMELA ROSEN, P/S,

Coral Springs, FL,

I am thankful each day that I found a plastic surgeon who recognized the dangers of silicone and saline implants. She has stopped all implantations, except when she can give each patient the entire story and list ALL of the potential risk factors and thepatient requests them anyway due to extreme conditions such as mastectomy.She prefers mastopexy to implant for healthy women and openly discusses herreasoning.......she cares about the health ofher patients: by :Yannijazz@... (check that Dr. Rosen will remove your implants "enbloc," etc.! She is new to our list; let me know what you think of her ifyou decide to see her! Barbara: Suriliimp@.... See below.)

Dr. D. Rotatori P/S

851 W. Morse Blvd. Winter Park, FLA 32789

(407)647-4601

http://www.internetmd.com/

DR. LUIS VINAS, plastic Surgeon

1620 S. Congress Ave.Suite 100,

Palm Springs, FL 33461

1-561-968-7111

http://surgery.org/drlvinas/default.htm

Dr. Vitale- P/S

1229 S. Strawbridge aveMelbourne, FL 32901

(321)676-5543

http://www.melbourneplasticsurgery.com/id2.htm (Make sure she will remove your implants "en bloc" and perform a total capsulectomy if possible)

Dr. Marguerite Barnett P/S

530 S. Nekomis Ave., Suite 6

Venice, FL 34285

941-927-2447

http://www.homestead.com/sosalines/explant.html

Contacts: Marielee3@... (5-26-99 explant),support group leader near Dr. Barnett: Chris: Tanja@...

One woman has reported spill upon explant, 2003. (See post #20374)

Hello...looking for some help and info

i am shelly, a 41 y.o. female with saline implants 5 years old. for the past year i have been experiencing some issues that i am afraid are connected to my implants. at this time it has gotten to the point that i know i need to see a physician. i caanot get any info back from the doctor that did my implants via e-mail, snail mail, or phone....imagine that. and i now live many states away. i had them done in Missouri and am now in Florida. what kind of doctor do i start with to get things checked out? do i need an attorney also. i had developed leakage from my nipples that is a dark greenish, brown color, and burning that was only felt occasionally. now i have severe burning right around and under my implants and am developing lumps in my neck as well as numbness in my left collar bone area. i also have much fatigue and nausea. can i just go to a regular MD or do i need to see a specialist. i do not know where to start

but know i can not let this go any longer. any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!shelly

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[Guest guest]

If you're in Florida, perhaps you could go see Dr. Kolb in Atlanta.

She's very in tune with implant illness and has performed many many

explants. The fact that you see a greenish brown leakage makes me

wonder if you've got some type of infection or perhaps fungus or

bacteria in your implants. I'm sorry you're feeling so poorly, I

was there a little over a year ago and I'm so thankful to have

gotten them out.

Sis

>

> i am shelly, a 41 y.o. female with saline implants 5 years old.

for the

> past year i have been experiencing some issues that i am afraid

are

> connected to my implants. at this time it has gotten to the point

that

> i know i need to see a physician. i caanot get any info back from

the

> doctor that did my implants via e-mail, snail mail, or

phone....imagine

> that. and i now live many states away. i had them done in

Missouri and

> am now in Florida. what kind of doctor do i start with to get

things

> checked out? do i need an attorney also. i had developed leakage

from

> my nipples that is a dark greenish, brown color, and burning that

was

> only felt occasionally. now i have severe burning right around and

> under my implants and am developing lumps in my neck as well as

> numbness in my left collar bone area. i also have much fatigue and

> nausea. can i just go to a regular MD or do i need to see a

specialist.

> i do not know where to start but know i can not let this go any

> longer.

>

> any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

>

> shelly

>

[Guest guest]

thank you i will look forward to hearing from you, i am so scared! why

do they not warn us of these things....well i guess than no one would

want them then either. at least we could have weighed the risk over

vanity at that point. i cannot understand with so many implanted women

with many of the same symtoms they do not see it is the implants?????

will be looking for you....good luck!

shelly

>

> Hey !

> I'm in Flroida as well- I have an appointment wth Dr.

> Margerite barnett on Wednesday morning! I'll let you

> know how it goes- she is in sarasota

> ~Kris