Kristi's story

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This is from our archives, message number 1584. Kristi's letter was originally posted on 's board because of course, that is a positive site and they were raking Kristi pretty good over the coals for her part in the MTV show.

From: "Patty " <faussettdp@...> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2000 10:55 amSubject: Kristi's post to 's board

Kristi has been so brave to tell her story on MTV, and wouldn't ya know that there are girls out there who just don't want to hear it????What a shame that Kristi has to defend herself from morons like that. She made her point though, and it is the truth: It is time to stop denying that saline implants are dangerous!Pattyhttp://www.implantinfo.com/cgi-local/index.cgi?read=282374HERE'S MY FULL STORYPosted By: kristi <SAPHIRE435@...>Date: Friday, 15 December 2000, at 11:18 p.m.I know many people are aggrivated with my story and I think alot of it isbecause people are worried. Tons of you have written me and wanted to knowalot of things, so I am going to tell the group my story here so everyonecan read it. I had my implants put in May of 1996. I had to prior medicalproblems and was very active, no allergies or anything. Six months after Igot my implants my blood pressure started suddenly dropping and I wouldpass out. Finally to the point that I was clinically dead for a fewminutes. My cardiologist put me on meds which worked for awhile, but Isteadily became worse. Eventually I was fainting again. Next the doctorsfound and ulcer, so I was treated for that. Then my vision started gettingreally bad and I was having terrible headaches. So my prescription waschanging every few months. Well by 1998 I was having seizure like spellsand diagnosed with epilepsy. I didnt believe I had epilepsy so I ended upmaking an appt with one of the best neurologists in the U.S. He saw noepileptic activity. Once again I was told it was my blood pressure. Bythis point I was seeing doctors all over the south. By the summer of 99 Icould not even function. My hair had fallen out like crazy, I could notremember anything. Went from a 4.0 to a 2.0, eventually got to the pointwhere I would not even recognize my parents. (I was back living at home bythis time) So my parents packed me up and brought me to Houston to adiagnostic center. After many doctors, tons of tests and 18 tubes ofblood.. The doctors told me that I had an autoimmune disease caused fromsilicone and that I needed to have my implants removed. I had them removedabout a month later and now a year later I am fine. I have not passed outin over a year, i no longer need glasses. I graduate college tomorrow andI feel great. I left out many episodes in here like the heart attack. I amgetting ambushed for telling my story and all I wanted to do was toeducate. I don't expect for women to stop getting implants because theyare dangerous. I mean smoking kills too, but everyone smokes... I know Iam just an unlucky one, but I think people need to stop denying that thisis dangerous. Have you ever read the chemical makeup of an implant andactually looked up each ingredient? I have and its horrible! Take time