Guest guest Posted January 27, 2001 Report Share Posted January 27, 2001 Hi Kim, A quick hello. I hope every thing works out smoothly for you! Be sure and pop us a note when you can, and don't stay gone any longer than you have to! We'll miss ya! Hugs, Rainy Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 Here is a letter I found in my files about a woman who had eye problems from her implants: posted on alt.support.breast-implantIt is my opinion we are not alone in having silicone-related corneaproblems. It would be helpful to hear from others. After a mastectomy, and 4yrs of a Dow, I was suddently diagnosed with a degenerative corneal disease,in the mid-80's and told I would require corneal transplants, in both eyes.Within a few years, the cornea opthamologist said it must be done. Anartist, I was also very concerned. When I learned about silicone in '91, Ifiled a lawsuit. Although it took about 4 yrs, (several operations includingcataract implants and a long lasting recovery period due to excessive dryeye) my sight was corrected. We do heal but silicone robs us of years anddecades of a normal lifestyle and activities. You must find a way to have itdone.No one in God's wide world, will every be able to convince me that thisdegenerative eye condition wasn't brought on by silicone toxins no matterhow many studies the mfgs. buy.If only a record could be be kept of brief stories about different bodyparts that have and are being affected by silicone. I would also have to addto my corneal implant story, my history of two, not one (notice everythingis bilateral, silicone covers both sides of the body) total hip replacements15 yrs.after silicone at a relatively young age brought on by avascularnecrosis. In lieu of any record keeping, perhaps we can exhange ourdisastrous health histories on this newsgroup.It would be more informativethan reading or responding to the moronic postings by, I would suspect, paidindividuals that only serve to clutter up this newsgroup.Ilena Rose wrote in message ...>Ganvo@... wrote:>>>IIena, I was diagnosed with Cornea dystrophy over three yrs. ago. It is>supposed to be a hereditary disease but there is Not Any in my family>history. I am on a waiting list (at least I have applied) through theLion's>Club of Louisiana for cornea transplants, although I have recently movedto>NC.>>I have no health ins. and I have been diagnosed as 100 disabled by dr.>Espinosa of LSU in New Orleans. I'm wondering if anyone else has the eye>problems related to this. My feeling is that it is an oil slick on myeyes.>They are getting much worse and it is making it almost imposible to paint(my>only joy left), drive or do much else. I am worried however about the>surgery itself since our ability to heal is so hampered by the silicone>poisoning.>>My sister died last Nov. after multiple surgeries related to her>implants. She had lots of eye and teeth problems as well and we are theonly>two of nine siblings to have these strange health related problems. I havea>right, leaking implant which was found through imaging over a year ago but>have not been able to have it removed because of finances and also fear of>non healing.>Any feedback????>> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2003 Report Share Posted July 28, 2003 Not ALL women are fortunate enough to have breasts. I think Kim feels that if she has her implants removed she will be breast-less. I think that is the point. I can relate as I am a breastless woman.....let me tell ya, it sucks! ----- Original Message ----- From: *~Patty~* Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:20 AM Subject: Re: kim Kim, I am not sure how to help you, other than to let you know I think the best thing you can do for your future is to remove the implants, and do not fear what you will look like. It is definitely your own decision, and one you have to feel totally and completely comfortable about. Sometimes we don't realize how free and liberated we will feel until we actually do it, and this may be the case for you...you may feel a huge relief, a huge weight lifted off your shoulders after explant. But of course, it depends on how convinced you are that you will not be emotionally dependent upon having those implants. You are much more than your breasts, you know. I know how hard it is to get beyond that idea, but once you understand the truth of that, and realize that the only man worth having in your life is one that sees you for more than your breasts, you will realize how silly it is to care so much about them to begin with. Men love breasts of all shapes and sizes and I would venture to say that they love real soft, natural ones alot more than fake, hard ones. I wish you the best! Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: kim przybylski Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:58 PM Subject: kim i went on explantation website and some of the girls pictures on there scared me to death, i am pratically sitting in a puddle of sweat. i am definitly not ready mentally to take them out, i am too affraid to look like a pancake with scars. help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 If an explant is done properly by an experienced surgeon like Feng there is no reason why someone should lose their breasts. I am not sure what happened to you, I would love to know why your without breasts. Sorry to hear about this, I had no idea of your story. take care In , " DepoDeeva " <DepoReporter@c...> wrote: > Not ALL women are fortunate enough to have breasts. I think Kim feels that if she has her implants removed she will be breast-less. I think that is the point. I can relate as I am a breastless woman.....let me tell ya, it sucks! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: *~Patty~* > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: kim > > > Kim, > I am not sure how to help you, other than to let you know I think the best thing you can do for your future is to remove the implants, and do not fear what you will look like. It is definitely your own decision, and one you have to feel totally and completely comfortable about. Sometimes we don't realize how free and liberated we will feel until we actually do it, and this may be the case for you...you may feel a huge relief, a huge weight lifted off your shoulders after explant. > > But of course, it depends on how convinced you are that you will not be emotionally dependent upon having those implants. You are much more than your breasts, you know. I know how hard it is to get beyond that idea, but once you understand the truth of that, and realize that the only man worth having in your life is one that sees you for more than your breasts, you will realize how silly it is to care so much about them to begin with. Men love breasts of all shapes and sizes and I would venture to say that they love real soft, natural ones alot more than fake, hard ones. > > I wish you the best! > Patty > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kim przybylski > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:58 PM > Subject: kim > > > i went on explantation website and some of the girls pictures on there scared me to death, i am pratically sitting in a puddle of sweat. i am definitly not ready mentally to take them out, i am too affraid to look like a pancake with scars. help. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 I'm without breast because that is the way God made me. I was a small "A" then I nursed my son and was a "D" while nursing. When I stopped nursing, POOF! they were gone. I got implants because I had NO breasts -- not teeny-tiny ones but NOTHING! If I had had small soft "A" breasts, I NEVER would have gotten implants. I see some women's before and after pics and I don't get it -- don't understand why they got implants. I think little "As" look great.....wish I had 'em! It's a bit easier for some to say "Get them out," or "I love being me again with my small soft breast." I'm so happy for you all but some of us don't have any breasts. Kim had 3 surgeries whereupon they removed breast tissue each time due to capsules. She was small to begin with. Her concern is "Is there anything left?" I can relate is my point -- I can relate to that feeling that goes along with the thought of, "Oh, my, I'm going to be breastless. What do I do?" Panic totally sets in. I don't think some women realize that when some of us say "flat," we literally mean "FLAT!!!" But, of course, the bottom line is health before boobs.....there is no option. She must get her implants out as I must as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: naturalbeauty38 Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:51 PM Subject: Re: kim If an explant is done properly by an experienced surgeon like Feng there is no reason why someone should lose their breasts. I am not sure what happened to you, I would love to know why your without breasts. Sorry to hear about this, I had no idea of your story.take careIn , "DepoDeeva" <DepoReporter@c...> wrote:> Not ALL women are fortunate enough to have breasts. I think Kim feels that if she has her implants removed she will be breast-less. I think that is the point. I can relate as I am a breastless woman.....let me tell ya, it sucks!> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: *~Patty~* > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:20 AM> Subject: Re: kim> > > Kim,> I am not sure how to help you, other than to let you know I think the best thing you can do for your future is to remove the implants, and do not fear what you will look like. It is definitely your own decision, and one you have to feel totally and completely comfortable about. Sometimes we don't realize how free and liberated we will feel until we actually do it, and this may be the case for you...you may feel a huge relief, a huge weight lifted off your shoulders after explant. > > But of course, it depends on how convinced you are that you will not be emotionally dependent upon having those implants. You are much more than your breasts, you know. I know how hard it is to get beyond that idea, but once you understand the truth of that, and realize that the only man worth having in your life is one that sees you for more than your breasts, you will realize how silly it is to care so much about them to begin with. Men love breasts of all shapes and sizes and I would venture to say that they love real soft, natural ones alot more than fake, hard ones.> > I wish you the best!> Patty> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kim przybylski > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:58 PM> Subject: kim> > > i went on explantation website and some of the girls pictures on there scared me to death, i am pratically sitting in a puddle of sweat. i am definitly not ready mentally to take them out, i am too affraid to look like a pancake with scars. help. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Well I do understand as I am flat as well. If you look at my pictures they look like i have some breast but in reality if I wear anything with no bra I am just basically nipples too. However unless someone has had a mastectomy I just still think of them as having breasts. I mean I am not unsympathetic, that is why I have told Kim she needs to see the best Dr out there, because if you want to have a good outcome you need a good surgeon. Period. That is the only way. You just cannot run out to any PS and get good results. But I do believe you can still look good after explant, even if your flat and health is what matter most. It sucks , but what else is there to do about it? Good luck In , " DepoDeeva " <DepoReporter@c...> wrote: > I'm without breast because that is the way God made me. > I was a small " A " then I nursed my son and was a " D " while nursing. When I stopped nursing, POOF! they were gone. I got implants because I had NO breasts -- not teeny-tiny ones but NOTHING! If I had had small soft " A " breasts, I NEVER would have gotten implants. I see some women's before and after pics and I don't get it -- don't understand why they got implants. I think little " As " look great.....wish I had 'em! > It's a bit easier for some to say " Get them out, " or " I love being me again with my small soft breast. " I'm so happy for you all but some of us don't have any breasts. > Kim had 3 surgeries whereupon they removed breast tissue each time due to capsules. She was small to begin with. Her concern is " Is there anything left? " I can relate is my point -- I can relate to that feeling that goes along with the thought of, " Oh, my, I'm going to be breastless. What do I do? " Panic totally sets in. I don't think some women realize that when some of us say " flat, " we literally mean " FLAT!!! " > But, of course, the bottom line is health before boobs.....there is no option. She must get her implants out as I must as well. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: naturalbeauty38 > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 8:51 PM > Subject: Re: kim > > > If an explant is done properly by an experienced surgeon like Feng > there is no reason why someone should lose their breasts. I am not > sure what happened to you, I would love to know why your without > breasts. Sorry to hear about this, I had no idea of your story. > > take care > > > > > > > > In , " DepoDeeva " <DepoReporter@c...> > wrote: > > Not ALL women are fortunate enough to have breasts. I think Kim > feels that if she has her implants removed she will be breast- less. > I think that is the point. I can relate as I am a breastless > woman.....let me tell ya, it sucks! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: *~Patty~* > > > > Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:20 AM > > Subject: Re: kim > > > > > > Kim, > > I am not sure how to help you, other than to let you know I think > the best thing you can do for your future is to remove the implants, > and do not fear what you will look like. It is definitely your own > decision, and one you have to feel totally and completely comfortable > about. Sometimes we don't realize how free and liberated we will > feel until we actually do it, and this may be the case for you...you > may feel a huge relief, a huge weight lifted off your shoulders > after explant. > > > > But of course, it depends on how convinced you are that you will > not be emotionally dependent upon having those implants. You are > much more than your breasts, you know. I know how hard it is to get > beyond that idea, but once you understand the truth of that, and > realize that the only man worth having in your life is one that sees > you for more than your breasts, you will realize how silly it is to > care so much about them to begin with. Men love breasts of all > shapes and sizes and I would venture to say that they love real soft, > natural ones alot more than fake, hard ones. > > > > I wish you the best! > > Patty > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: kim przybylski > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:58 PM > > Subject: kim > > > > > > i went on explantation website and some of the girls pictures > on there scared me to death, i am pratically sitting in a puddle of > sweat. i am definitly not ready mentally to take them out, i am too > affraid to look like a pancake with scars. help. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2003 Report Share Posted August 1, 2003 Kim, Don't know about others, my blood vessels were very visible in one eye, and five weeks after explant that is almost completely gone. No eye drops since then! kim przybylski <kimp885@...> wrote: thanks. do you still have sjourens after explants. how is it doing? do you have blood vessels from your eyes being so dry in your whites of eye. can they be lasered out or something, i hate them and they never go away.lena_beckk <lena_beckk@...> wrote: Kim,I did find the eye plugs uncomfortable at first, but much less so now. It took a few months for me to really adjust, but nothing helped like the Restasis and I also use an eye gel for nightime which I find really helps. Have you tried those? Genteal has been good for me- I even use it in the day sometimes rather than the artificial tears if I have to do a lot of reading. I'm sure you've already researched it plenty because I know it's a very annoying symptom, but I thought this site was helpful for little tips. http://eyecare.freeyellow.com/dryeye.htmLena--- In , kim przybylski <kimp885@y...> wrote:> no nothing else is dry just the eyes. I have not been diagnosed the the syndrome. my blood work was neg. do you findx the plugs alittle painful when you look to the sides?> > lena_beckk <lena_beckk@y...> wrote:Kim,> I have the eye plugs- Sjogren's here too. I have an appt. in an hour > with the rheumatologist to get blood work myself. The restastis has > really helped me much more than the plugs. Do you have dry mouth and > the cracked tongue too?> > > > > > > > > > Lena,> > > > Even a tiny amount may cause you problems, in my humble > opinion. > > > Once you are reacting to something, it doesn't take much to > trigger > > > immune responses. Think about a tiny bee sting, or a sliver, > I'm > > > sure those plugs are bigger than that. I don't want to scare > you, > > > but just remember how cavalier these doctors can be > about "little > > > bits of this and little bits of that can't hurt you."> > > > > > > > Uh-huh. > > > > > > > > I'd rather err on the side of caution. Are the plugs really > > > helping you?> > > > > > > > My mother in law has those silicone tear duct plugs and her > eyes > > > are always red-rimmed and look irritated. I can't help but > blame > > > the silicone. Yes, call me biased, but for good reason!> > > > Patty> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: lena_beckk > > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 7:08 AM> > > > Subject: Re: Face and Teeth Pain> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for posting that. I will be careful. I do sleep with > a > > > night > > > > guard because I was grinding my teeth so the dentist thought > > > maybe > > > > that's why I had cracked some teeth all of the sudden. > > Sometimes > > > it > > > > seems to help,but other times it does seem to make it hurt > > more. > > > I > > > > will definately not get a teflon implant now- I'm glad you > told > > > us > > > > that because I had never even heard of that. I have eye > plugs > > > in my > > > > eyes (for Sjogren's) put in a few months ago with a minute > > > amount of > > > > silicone, which they say is such a tiny amount that it > couldn't > > > harm > > > > a person- so I hope that's true. I don't want to micro-> manage > > > > myself but at the same time I want to feel better.> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Kim, Yes, my life has been wonderful since LDN (and my divorce!!) Keeping in mind also, that once he was gone, although I had to adjust to being on my own, and all that went with that in "starting completley over" ( i told you about the fire) .... the stress of "him" was no longer with me either. I saw changes within the first few days, but major changes by the first month...that's when I put my cane down for good. I do hope you see the same effects. Give it some time. 9 days is just the beginning! Have you noticed any changes so far?? Keep in touch with me to let me know your progress. I have been keeping you in my prayers. God Bless Have a Suny Day!! Carol ~~~ true love is neither physical nor romantic. ~~~ true love is the acceptance of all that Is, Has been, and Will be.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hi Carol, Would you tell me how long you've been on LDN? I too wish you every happiness in the world with this new marriage...and LDN. I do have a great husband..and have had ms for about 35 years. My youngest daughter is was born in 1968, the Dr. told my husband not to have any more kids because I had something going on. He never told me that..either the Doc or my husband. I thought we were going to try for a boy,,,we have 3 girls. But I thought we just never got around to it...with 3 little girls and all. I would Love to hear from you... bbjtwo@....,,,if you want to .. Thanks, BJ -------Original Message------- From: low dose naltrexone Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:21:07 low dose naltrexone Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re:KIM Kim, Yes, my life has been wonderful since LDN (and my divorce!!) Keeping in mind also, that once he was gone, although I had to adjust to being on my own, and all that went with that in "starting completley over" ( i told you about the fire) .... the stress of "him" was no longer with me either. I saw changes within the first few days, but major changes by the first month...that's when I put my cane down for good. I do hope you see the same effects. Give it some time. 9 days is just the beginning! Have you noticed any changes so far?? Keep in touch with me to let me know your progress. I have been keeping you in my prayers. God Bless Have a Suny Day!! Carol ~~~ true love is neither physical nor romantic. ~~~ true love is the acceptance of all that Is, Has been, and Will be.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 CAROL, YOU'VE GIVEN ME SUCH HOPE THAT GOOD THINGS ARE COMING. I DID NOTICE YESTERDAY THAT MY WALKING SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER. TODAY I WENT FOOD SHOPPING AND THAT ALWAYS WIPES ME OUT. OF COURSE IT'S REALLY WARM OUT TODAY (ABOUT 84 & HUMID) IT'S THE HUMIDITY THAT DOES IT. RIGHT NOW I'M IN THE AIR CONDITIONING AND RESTING. TONIGHT I'LL START TO FEEL BETTER. GOOD TALKING TO YOU. TAKE CARE, GOD BLESS, KIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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