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January 4, 2008

Hi Traci. I am in Brampton. Have you had saline implants before? Have a nice day. CristinTM McIntosh <prowlermeow@...> wrote: Hi Cristin,Where are you? I'm in Mississauga just outside of Toronto.Hugs,Tracicristinfilipuzzi7 <cristinfilipuzzi7 (DOT) ca> wrote: Hello everyone. My name is Cristin. I live in Ontario, Canada. I had saline breast

implants put in about 6 years ago now. I had them removed 1 and a half years later. It was a terrible experience. I was only 22 at the time. The only reason I wanted to have the surgery was to have my breasts look like they did before I was breastfeeding. I should have had a lift. The size was fine. The surgeon told me that implants would definitly be a better choice. Not only would it look like a lift but they would also look more full and rounded. And I listened to him. After the surgery I was in so much pain. I could not look after my daughter for a while. I would need help lieing down and sitting up long after the doctor said I would be in pain. When I finanlly removed the bandages, I was disquested. They looked terrible. They were huge and covered in veins. I cried and cried and went into depression for a while. The surgeon said that he has never seen this happen before. And that over time it should get better. I

wanted them out. But then I was scared. I looked on the interenet for photos and experiences of this. They were not good. The surgeon told me that the best thing to be done was to have another surgery to make them smaller and cut out the biggest vein that was showing. I had this done. More pain. Depression. They did look a little bit better, but not much. After a little bit, the right implant would fall all the way down to the right side when I would lie down. And when I was standing, it was still moved over a considerable amount. The pain got worse. To make all of this so much worse, I started experiencing sympoms of Erythromelalgia. First in my feet, where my feet got red and all of the veins came out. As well as alot of pain. This spread to my hands, legs, arms, face. Basically my whole body. I wanted the implants out. I had the surgery to have them removed. Even though I was extrememly scared of the outcome,

and whether or not there would be anything left, I went throught with it. When I saw the result, I was astonished at first, because they were alot smaller then I was used to. An A cup. I was a C 36 before any surgeries. So I was not used to this. After a couple of weeks, the size miraculously increased abit. I guess all of the tissue was pushed in and tender. Anyways I am very happy that I had them removed. I have no more pain in my breast. But I do have Erythromelalgia. Which is a very painful and dibilitating condition. The doctors dont know how to help me. I will help myself. The worst decision that I made, was the decision to have breast implants put in. Has anyone else had Erythromelalgia as a result of the implant surgery? Have a wonderful day.Cristin FilipuzziNo hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.

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Hi Lynda. Thank-you very much for this information. I will look it up. I have seen so many doctors and specialists. Many of them never even hearing of erythromelalga before. I have been to the mayo clinic in the U.S. as well. I was also given a prostaglandin infusion in the hospital which was no help. I have tried so many different medications for erythromelalgia. None were of any help. Thank-you. CristinLynda Roth <coss@...> wrote: Cristin:Check this

link for hyperbarics for your condition.http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/803Lynda

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Hi Lynda. Thank-you very much for this information. I will look it up. I have seen so many doctors and specialists. Many of them never even hearing of erythromelalga before. I have been to the mayo clinic in the U.S. as well. I was also given a prostaglandin infusion in the hospital which was no help. I have tried so many different medications for erythromelalgia. None were of any help. Thank-you. CristinLynda Roth <coss@...> wrote: Cristin:Check this

link for hyperbarics for your condition.http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/803Lynda

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Thank-you Patty for your advice. I am sorry to everyone for sending the whole group of messages. I went to my groups to look for the saline support group and could not find it. I am not sure how to make a post seperately. Cristinglory2glory1401 <glory2glory1401@...> wrote: Hi Cristin,My, my, what an ordeal you have been through! First of all, I want to congratulate you and being smart enough to make a decision to get rid of the implants fairly soon after you got

them. We often fall prey to the persuasive words of those doctors, who sell implants like used car salesmen, and try to convince us that all the problems will resolve. They often don't, and get worse.Second, yes, there are women who experience the pain and burning in the hands and feet, and some women not only have extremity pain, but burning pain through their body. I have heard that often, mostly with women who have had silicone gel, but it has been an issue women have dealt with.I believe that this condition can go into remission, like many autoimmune diseases can, but it depends on alot of factors, like diet, stress, your detoxing efforts, and your mental state (having a positive outlook and remaining hopeful).Do you know if the entire capsule surrounding the implant was removed at explant? This is one aspect of explant that is really important, but often overlooked by most doctors. A residual

capsule can harbor bacteria and silicone degradation products that can keep the immune system exerted in a negative way.You are in good company in Ontario Canada! Dr. Pierre Blais, one of our most admired supporters in this ugly implant battle, lives and works in Ontario. You can see his articles regarding implants in our files and many places on the internet. If you do a search for his name, I am sure you will find tons. It would be nice if you could be in contact with him, but he is not a practicing doctor, but a medical scientist and researcher. He can tell you more about a retained scar capsule.So, that is the first thing I would find out. If you can get a copy of your operative report, you can search it for clues and a discussion of what was done with your scar capsule.Stay hopeful that you can win this battle~ if there is any possibility that this condition can go into remission, (and there

is), then keep that as your goal always, and you'll get there!Patty>> Hello everyone. My name is Cristin. I live in Ontario, Canada. I > had saline breast implants put in about 6 years ago now. I had them > removed 1 and a half years later. It was a terrible experience. I > was only 22 at the time. The only reason I wanted to have the > surgery was to have my breasts look like they did before I was > breastfeeding. I should have had a lift. The size was fine. The > surgeon told me that implants would definitly be a better choice. > Not only would it look like a lift but they would also look more > full and rounded. And I listened to him. After the surgery I was > in so much pain. I could not look after my daughter

for a while. I > would need help lieing down and sitting up long after the doctor > said I would be in pain. When I finanlly removed the bandages, I > was disquested. They looked terrible. They were huge and covered > in veins. I cried and cried and went into depression for a while. > The surgeon said that he has never seen this happen before. And > that over time it should get better. I wanted them out. But then I > was scared. I looked on the interenet for photos and experiences of > this. They were not good. The surgeon told me that the best thing > to be done was to have another surgery to make them smaller and cut > out the biggest vein that was showing. I had this done. More > pain. Depression. They did look a little bit better, but not > much. After a little bit, the right implant would fall all the way > down to the right side when I would lie down. And when I was

> standing, it was still moved over a considerable amount. The pain > got worse. To make all of this so much worse, I started > experiencing sympoms of Erythromelalgia. First in my feet, where my > feet got red and all of the veins came out. As well as alot of > pain. This spread to my hands, legs, arms, face. Basically my > whole body. I wanted the implants out. > I had the surgery to have them removed. > Even though I was extrememly scared of the outcome, and whether or > not there would be anything left, I went throught with it. > When I saw the result, I was astonished at first, because they were > alot smaller then I was used to. An A cup. I was a C 36 before any > surgeries. So I was not used to this. After a couple of weeks, the > size miraculously increased abit. I guess all of the tissue was > pushed in and tender. Anyways I am very happy that I had them

> removed. I have no more pain in my breast. But I do have > Erythromelalgia. Which is a very painful and dibilitating > condition. The doctors dont know how to help me. I will help > myself. The worst decision that I made, was the decision to have > breast implants put in. > Has anyone else had Erythromelalgia as a result of the implant > surgery? > Have a wonderful day.> Cristin Filipuzzi>

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