Livid With Anger! Re: Ricki Lake Show 12-28-00

[Guest guest]

I posted my story and told Ricki lake what I think of her show and

did it with class of course!

In egroups, " MARTHA " <MAM-NSIF@P...> wrote:

> Well now, I do indeed believe we all should contribute " The Truth "

in

> response to this show. I will also copy Rosie O'Donnell, Montel

&

> Oprah Winfrey with my message!

>

> Thanks for the Info, Lany,

>

> MM

> Martha Murdock, Director

> National Silicone Implant Foundation

> Dallas, Texas Headquarters

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: lany (by way of ilena rose) <lany25@w...>

> Recipient List Suppressed:; <Recipient List Suppressed:;>

> Date: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 3:24 AM

> Subject: Livid With Anger! Re: Ricki Lake Show 12-28-00

>

>

> >Dear Ladies,

> >Tonight, as I was writing a letter to answer a lady's questions

about

> >her poor health due to her breast implants, I was flipping through

the

> >TV channels, as I usually do while online, and I came across The

Ricki

> >Lake Show. I seldom ever watch her show because her topics are

usually

> >quite shallow: " I was a Nerd in Highschool...Look at me

Now!, " " You're

> >the Father of my Baby and I'll Prove it, " and and other subjects

that

> >usually appeal to a younger age group which is exactly why I am so

upset

> >right now.

> >

> >The title to her show today was, " I Hate the Size of My Breasts. "

It

> >was an update from a previous program and was showing results from

the

> >augmentation surgeries of some very young girls...I would guess in

their

> >late teens to very early twenties. Her guest speaker was Dr. Alan

> >Engler, plastic surgeon and author of the book, " Body Sculpture. "

> >The show sickened me. Here I was writing to a lady who was

terrified

> >about losing her health from the effects of her breast implants,

and

> >Ricki Lake was praising the wonderful work Dr. Engler had done by

> >implantng these young girls with the very same kind of implants.

> >

> >She made statements such as:

> >(To one of the young girls who had augmentation surgery:) " WOW!,

you

> >look so FANTASTIC, NOW!! Do you notice guys looking at you

differently

> >now? "

> >

> >When a female audience member asked the panel why they would have

an

> >unnecessary surgery since they had augmentation for cosmetic

reasons,

> >and not to replace a lost breast, Ricki Lake interjected: " They

had it

> >done for the same reasons someone would wear braces or have a mole

> >removed. "

> >

> >When another audience member asked the panel if they were concerned

> >about the side-effects she had heard of, like infection...one of

the

> >girls on the panel, said she was a little concerned about getting a

> >leak, Ricki interrupted and said, let's ask the doctor what he

> >thinks....and, the doctor said: " rupture or leaks these days is

VERY

> >RARE. It was more common THIRTY years ago, but now is a very rare

> >occurrence. If they were to leak or rupture, the saline water

would

> >simply be absorbed by the body and an new implant would be used as

a

> >replacement. "

> >No mention of algae, mold, fungi, bacteria, or toxic chemicals.

> >Absolutely no mention was made of any of the health risks involved,

> >either.

> >

> >When one mother saw her daughter's results after her augmentation

for

> >the first time...she jumped up and hugged her daughter,

saying, " oh, you

> >look so wonderful. " She was choked up and was crying with

happiness.

> >Obviously, she was very pleased with her daughter's new ample

bustline.

> >

> >What really got to me was when Ricki Lake plugged the doctor's

book, and

> >told him: " What a great line of work you're in! You can sleep

well at

> >night, because you've done a great thing for these girls. I nearly

> >choked.

> >

> >They showed an augmentation surgery being performed on one of the

girls

> >on the panel by Dr. Engler, with the breasts blurred by the camera.

> >When Ricki asked the young girl how the surgery was, the girl told

her

> >that she had no regrets at all, she had researched breast

implants, and

> >was completely pleased with her results. She told the audience

that

> >they surgery was a very easy process and she only required a

Tylenol

> >afterward...she said she was vomiting after the surgery, and Ricki

> >quickly said, " oh, that was just from the anesthesia, right? " The

girl

> >shook her head in agreement.

> >

> >I could not believe that this show was being aired in this day and

age

> >after all of the adverse reports that have been made from women

who have

> >had implants, and with all of the work all of us have done trying

to get

> >the truth out over the past several years. It appalled me that

the show

> >had such a positive attitude about breast implants. I could not

count

> >all of the wonderful adjectives that were used to describe them.

> >Absolutely nothing negative was brought up, and when the audience

> >members did mention a few things, Ricki quickly defended the

implants.

> >

> >I thought that this surely had to be a rerun from several years

ago, but

> >when I went to her site: www.ricki.com I found that it was,

indeed,

> >today's show. I felt both discouraged and angry at the same

time. I

> >felt that all the hours I have spent trying to educate other

ladies, and

> >all of the letters I have written about the horrors of implants

had done

> >nothing and that it was going to be impossible to ever get the

truth out

> >to the public, especially when shows like this continue to

> >air...especially ones aimed at a younger viewing audience. I felt

like

> >giving up...for a second. Then, I got angry, and realized I had to

> >fight this, too. That's why I am writing to all of you. We need

to

> >write to her show and let her know how she has made a poisonous,

toxic

> >medical device seem very appealing and safe to her viewers, and

that she

> >is now responsible for the girls/women who will now be implanted

from

> >being swayed by all of her bragging and gushing about how

beautiful the

> >girls looked now that they had implants. I guess they weren't

beautiful

> >before they had their breasts enlarged.

> >

> >I watched for her advertisers, but I had only caught the last half

of

> >the show, and there were some of those lusty " call me " phone girls

> >advertising phone sex. I didn't catch any major advertisers, but

I will

> >next time, and plan to boycott their products. I'm sure my meager

> >boycott will not even be noticed, but if everyone boycotted them

and let

> >the show and advertisers know this, it would make them take

notice...if

> >enough of us did it. We can't just remain silent about programs

like

> >this...just like with Stossel and all of the others, we have to

let them

> >know that they are just as guilty of murder as the manufacturers

and

> >plastic surgeons if they continue to support this type of

programming.

> >

> >We should insist that they produce programs that tell what has

happened

> >to us (and our children), reveal the truths we know, like the

chemical

> >composition of the gel and shells, and the diseases caused from

breast

> >implants be aired in all fairness to the women of their viewing

audience

> >who are being influenced by their programs.

> >

> >Ricki Lake's web site has a place on it entitled: " Give a shout to

the

> >show, " where you can write to the show and tell her (or her

producers)

> >what you think of their programs. I think everyone should write

to her

> >and let her know just what implants do to the human body and that

her

> >programming should be aimed at the dangers of implants...not how

> >wonderful they are...if she is truly trying to do a service to her

> >viewers. I seriously doubt she is because it's all about money,

and I

> >guess our reality is not a money-making proposition...especially

when it

> >comes to her advertisers that support her show.

> >

> >Here is part of what the link from today's show said:

> >UPDATE: I HATE MY BREAST SIZE! YOU SAY YOU'LL LEAVE ME IF I HAVE

SURGERY

> >. . . WELL, THERE'S THE DOOR!

> >On today's instant update, the breast augmentations are unveiled.

For

> >those women who went through with the surgery, we'll find out

whether or

> >not their mates are out looking for new dates. Ricki gets the low

down

> >on how the post-op girls feel about their new images.

> >Watch a clip of this show!

> >Select speed: 56K | 100K | 300K

> >

> >www.ricki.com Look for the small-printed box, " Give a shout to

the

> >show, " and give them a SHOUT!

> >

> >Some of us were just talking about contacting everyone we could

think of

> >and blasting the airwaves with our stories and with the truth in an

> >effort to receive the justice we deserve and to protect future

implant

> >candidates from becoming the manufacturers' and plastic surgeons'

prey.

> >

> >Dr. Alan Engler, who Ricki Lake could not praise enough, has a web

site,

> >too. It's

> >www.bodysculpture.com . I think he could use a few letters from

us,

> >too.

> >

> >I'm going to write a generic letter that summarizes what has

happened to

> >me and how I feel about implants and send it to every single

address I

> >can find in an effort to do what good I can, no matter how little

of a

> >difference it may make. If we all do this, just maybe, we might

be able

> >to make a difference. If we continue to remain silent, or start

> > " slacking " and turning a deaf ear to these programs...they are

going to

> >further convince more of the public and members of the medical

community

> >that implants are fantastic looking, appealing, and completely

safe with

> >virtually no complications or side-effects.

> >

> >Please include The Ricki Lake Show when you send out your

letters. And,

> > isn't any better!!

> >

> >I would really love to hear what all of you think about this and

whether

> >or not you agree with me. Please let me know.

> >Do you think we have a chance of defeating them at all? Do you

think

> >our voices will be heard? Or, are we up against something so much

> >larger than we are that we don't stand a chance of making a

difference?

> >

> >I must close, as I still have many more ladies to write, updates

that

> >need to be made to my web site, and lots of research to do. And,

> >somewhere in there I have to try to get some rest.

> >

> >I love you all dearly and hope you are staying warm and avoiding

> >flare-ups in this cold weather.

> >

> >I look forward to hearing your opinions about this and whether or

not

> >you think we should start another letter-writing campaign.

> >

> >God bless each of you,

> >Lany

> >

> >

> >