Re: McCalls Magazine article

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I think Rosie O'Donnell is taking over " McCalls Magazine " , instead of

starting her own as Oprah did. I think this was effective as of January

1st, 2001. So, check for the Editor-In-Chief's name. I will try to grab a

copy tomorrow, yet I'm not 'officially walking yet' -- from my surgeries a

month ago.

Please let me know what you find -- if Rosie's name is there yet; or not!

Just in case I cannot get out -- haven't even been able to drive for a month

due to surgery on right leg ('my driving leg)!

Many thanks,

MM

Martha Murdock, Director

National Silicone Implant Foundation

Dallas, Texas Headquarters

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From: <carina063@...>

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Date: Thursday, January 04, 2001 11:33 PM

Subject: McCalls Magazine article

>I am so pissed off right now!!! AH! I was at my moms house tonight

>and she subscribes to McCalls magazine...well she told me there was

>an article about breast implants in there but that it was all pretty

>much positive stuff....I read it and couldn't believe how ignorant

>they were for some of the content of this article. How in this day

>and age can they be so stupid. Of course they did have a tiny little

>blurb at the end about possible unknown risks but stated as they

>always do that they do not see more of these " autoimmune diseases " in

>women with implants than without, and that further studies are

>needed. If further studies are needed why did the FDA approve these

>things? More importantly why were they even available to me when I

>got them if they weren't FDA approved. Not that I don't understand

>why, and of course take my own responsiblilty here, however I feel I

>was also mislead by the implant companies and my PS as to how " safe "

>implants are. Well the article also states that the procedure is so

>much safer than it used to be and that submuscular placement has a

>much quicker recovery time, this statement imparticulary made me

>soooo angry considering how much pain and how long it took for me to

>stop hurting from my original surgery...under the muscle placement is

>definitly the more painful and more legnthy recovery, even I knew

>that going into my surgery(but I was told this was the far superior

>placement) yeah far superior for more difficulty should they need to

>be removed and add the textured covering to that and you have a real

>nightmare.......ARG! ok I will try to calm down but when I look at

>all that this has cost me, my family, and others who I know of it

>pisses me off when I read this crap. Why is it suddenly becoming such

>a big thing? I know why, cause they look so good and people now adays

>figure it's really for anyone, not just actresses anymore. Well I am

>glad I got rid of mine....I am shunning society's whole steriotypical

>crap....too bad.....I will just be what I am and that is it...I will

>not hide my small boobs from anyone anymore...I go to work and face

>people who stare at my chest and I feel like just saying, " Yeah "

>there gone. In fact today a girl I have known for years saw me and

>she said " did you take out your implants " and I said " yep " I didn't

>get into details of being ill simply because I don't want allot of

>people at work knowing I ever got sick, but I did tell her they were

>a mistake, a nightmare and that she should never ever get them. She

>smiled and said " you are so beautiful you don't need them " and

>that felt good. THe other funny thing is that since I got my implants

>out, several men whom never even spoke to me, have been introducing

>themselves to me in the hallways at work...it is funny, is it a

>coincidence? Could it be that some men actually prefer natural women?

>Well who knows eh? I am proud for being strong, and even though I am

>still fighting the battle for my health, I am beautiful, and I look

>good, and I will continue to get through this with the help of the

>women I have met on the net........godbless all of you!

>

> To better days, and health

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

, I am so pleased for you. Your girlfriend is right. Good for you for your honesty. I can't tell you how many times I have admired the woman in my everyday life for not caving to the pressure but more importantly the woman in TV who have remained small breasted and confidently strut their stuff. I'm sure there are a lot of men out there that prefer a 'natural woman'. You've got a good attitude girlfriend and it can only get better from here.

Jackie

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Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 9:28 PM

Subject: McCalls Magazine article

I am so pissed off right now!!! AH! I was at my moms house tonight and she subscribes to McCalls magazine...well she told me there was an article about breast implants in there but that it was all pretty much positive stuff....I read it and couldn't believe how ignorant they were for some of the content of this article. How in this day and age can they be so stupid. Of course they did have a tiny little blurb at the end about possible unknown risks but stated as they always do that they do not see more of these "autoimmune diseases" in women with implants than without, and that further studies are needed. If further studies are needed why did the FDA approve these things? More importantly why were they even available to me when I got them if they weren't FDA approved. Not that I don't understand why, and of course take my own responsiblilty here, however I feel I was also mislead by the implant companies and my PS as to how "safe" implants are. Well the article also states that the procedure is so much safer than it used to be and that submuscular placement has a much quicker recovery time, this statement imparticulary made me soooo angry considering how much pain and how long it took for me to stop hurting from my original surgery...under the muscle placement is definitly the more painful and more legnthy recovery, even I knew that going into my surgery(but I was told this was the far superior placement) yeah far superior for more difficulty should they need to be removed and add the textured covering to that and you have a real nightmare.......ARG! ok I will try to calm down but when I look at all that this has cost me, my family, and others who I know of it pisses me off when I read this crap. Why is it suddenly becoming such a big thing? I know why, cause they look so good and people now adays figure it's really for anyone, not just actresses anymore. Well I am glad I got rid of mine....I am shunning society's whole steriotypical crap....too bad.....I will just be what I am and that is it...I will not hide my small boobs from anyone anymore...I go to work and face people who stare at my chest and I feel like just saying, "Yeah" there gone. In fact today a girl I have known for years saw me and she said" did you take out your implants" and I said "yep" I didn't get into details of being ill simply because I don't want allot of people at work knowing I ever got sick, but I did tell her they were a mistake, a nightmare and that she should never ever get them. She smiled and said " you are so beautiful you don't need them" and that felt good. THe other funny thing is that since I got my implants out, several men whom never even spoke to me, have been introducing themselves to me in the hallways at work...it is funny, is it a coincidence? Could it be that some men actually prefer natural women? Well who knows eh? I am proud for being strong, and even though I am still fighting the battle for my health, I am beautiful, and I look good, and I will continue to get through this with the help of the women I have met on the net........godbless all of you! To better days, and health