Re: Implanting Surgeon's Advice

[Guest guest]

Wow, a doctor who would admit the implants may be the cause! Who is the internist and rheumatologist, if you don't mind me asking? Or maybe you want to protect them, as these heros that go against the flow usually suffer backlash....if you would recommend them, think about possibly having us include them on a list of recommended doctors.

Thanks Lena! You were so right to go with your instincts. Women's intuition is always trustworthy! : )

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: lena_beckk

Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:58 AM

Subject: Implanting Surgeon's Advice

I agree about not necessarily following your implanting surgeon's advice. I had suspected my implants were making me ill and I knew they hurt terribly, so I first went to the original implanting doctor. He was VERY defensive and hostile. Before even taking a glance at my breasts, he immediately told me in no uncertain terms that my breasts were not hurting from implants and that they were not making me sick. He actually seemed so angry about it that I felt a bit scared. When he did finally check them he just looked at them for about 10 seconds (without even feeling them) and said, "Oh, they look fine. There's no problem." He even took pictures again to show that they looked fine after ten years. It was very weird. I went on for a couple of months ignoring my gut feeling, trying to go by what he said- after all, he is a doctor. Eventually the internist and rheumatologist I go to said they thought they were definately causing the pain and possibly were making me ill and to get them removed. I didn't even contact the original doctor again and went directly to Dr. Huang. When she heard the symptoms she immediately said they needed to come out. She was able to go through my original incisions and didn't do a lift. I am happier with them each day. Even though they are two different sizes (which they were before implants) they don't look like pancakes (at least not yet- I'm hoping they remain somewhat perky) as a lot of people fear they might, and they feel so much softer. I'm so excited for those who are going to be explanted, because it is such a good feeling to literally "get these things off your chest."

[Guest guest]

Dr. Kassan is the rheumatologist- I can't say enough good about him.

He wrote the letter that convinced my insurance to pay for explant.

He's very thorough and really takes his patient's complaints

seriously. Dr. Breen is the internist.

> Wow, a doctor who would admit the implants may be the cause! Who

is the internist and rheumatologist, if you don't mind me asking?

Or maybe you want to protect them, as these heros that go against

the flow usually suffer backlash....if you would recommend them,

think about possibly having us include them on a list of recommended

doctors.

> Thanks Lena! You were so right to go with your instincts.

Women's intuition is always trustworthy! : )

> Patty

>

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

> From: lena_beckk

>

> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:58 AM

> Subject: Implanting Surgeon's Advice

>

>

>

> I agree about not necessarily following your implanting

surgeon's

> advice. I had suspected my implants were making me ill and I

knew

> they hurt terribly, so I first went to the original implanting

> doctor. He was VERY defensive and hostile. Before even taking a

> glance at my breasts, he immediately told me in no uncertain

terms

> that my breasts were not hurting from implants and that they

were

> not making me sick. He actually seemed so angry about it that I

felt

> a bit scared. When he did finally check them he just looked at

them

> for about 10 seconds (without even feeling them) and said, " Oh,

they

> look fine. There's no problem. " He even took pictures again to

show

> that they looked fine after ten years. It was very weird. I went

on

> for a couple of months ignoring my gut feeling, trying to go by

what

> he said- after all, he is a doctor.

>

> Eventually the internist and rheumatologist I go to said they

> thought they were definately causing the pain and possibly were

> making me ill and to get them removed. I didn't even contact the

> original doctor again and went directly to Dr. Huang. When she

heard

> the symptoms she immediately said they needed to come out. She

was

> able to go through my original incisions and didn't do a lift. I

am

> happier with them each day. Even though they are two different

sizes

> (which they were before implants) they don't look like pancakes

(at

> least not yet- I'm hoping they remain somewhat perky) as a lot

of

> people fear they might, and they feel so much softer. I'm so

excited

> for those who are going to be explanted, because it is such a

good

> feeling to literally " get these things off your chest. "

[Guest guest]

Oops, I meant " patients' complaints "

> > Wow, a doctor who would admit the implants may be the cause! Who

> is the internist and rheumatologist, if you don't mind me asking?

> Or maybe you want to protect them, as these heros that go against

> the flow usually suffer backlash....if you would recommend them,

> think about possibly having us include them on a list of

recommended

> doctors.

> > Thanks Lena! You were so right to go with your instincts.

> Women's intuition is always trustworthy! : )

> > Patty

> >

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

> > From: lena_beckk

> >

> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:58 AM

> > Subject: Implanting Surgeon's Advice

> >

> >

> >

> > I agree about not necessarily following your implanting

> surgeon's

> > advice. I had suspected my implants were making me ill and I

> knew

> > they hurt terribly, so I first went to the original implanting

> > doctor. He was VERY defensive and hostile. Before even taking

a

> > glance at my breasts, he immediately told me in no uncertain

> terms

> > that my breasts were not hurting from implants and that they

> were

> > not making me sick. He actually seemed so angry about it that

I

> felt

> > a bit scared. When he did finally check them he just looked at

> them

> > for about 10 seconds (without even feeling them) and

said, " Oh,

> they

> > look fine. There's no problem. " He even took pictures again to

> show

> > that they looked fine after ten years. It was very weird. I

went

> on

> > for a couple of months ignoring my gut feeling, trying to go

by

> what

> > he said- after all, he is a doctor.

> >

> > Eventually the internist and rheumatologist I go to said they

> > thought they were definately causing the pain and possibly

were

> > making me ill and to get them removed. I didn't even contact

the

> > original doctor again and went directly to Dr. Huang. When she

> heard

> > the symptoms she immediately said they needed to come out. She

> was

> > able to go through my original incisions and didn't do a lift.

I

> am

> > happier with them each day. Even though they are two different

> sizes

> > (which they were before implants) they don't look like

pancakes

> (at

> > least not yet- I'm hoping they remain somewhat perky) as a lot

> of

> > people fear they might, and they feel so much softer. I'm so

> excited

> > for those who are going to be explanted, because it is such a

> good

> > feeling to literally " get these things off your chest. "