Guest guest Posted April 21, 2001 Report Share Posted April 21, 2001 Welcome e! Wow, you are lucky to be alive by the sounds of it. How are you managing now? Are you able to work? You are too young to have any of this happen to you. What a scare right from the get go that must have been. We are happy to have you aboard. I still have my Dow Corning Silastic II implants and am waiting anxiously for my surgery date of May 28th. I have had them for 12 yrs now and just want them out of me. My health has steadily gone downhill for the past 5 yrs with my complaints too numberous to mention. I'm hoping I'll see a great improvement after surgery. The bacteria you have mentioned is something I have fought for about 5 yrs now....its probably been there from the beginning but its been most noticeable in the past 5 yrs. Good luck with your lawsuit. I have put my name in for the class action lawsuit again Dow Corning. Take care. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: cvrn8@... Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:48 PM Subject: New subscriber Hello everyone!! I have just subscribed to this group, although many of you may know me from other saline support groups. However, I just wanted to let those of you who don't know me that I am a survivor of saline implants. I had mine placed in Oct '96 and they were McGhan textured. I had them removed in Feb because of multiple health problems, including lupus, fibromyalgia, degenerative disk disease, Raynaud's, & Sjogren's. In addition, I had a stroke, open heart surgery, and a cervical spinal fusion. The latter all occurred in the period of 1 yr. I am only 31 yrs old. I had my implants sent to Pierre Blais after explantation, and the findings were astonishing. One of my implants had a slow leak, the other had leaked silicone from the capsule and my ps had to do some serious scraping to remove silicone pieces, and both implants grew out Staph epi, Aspergillis niger, and Aspergillis bouffardi. In addition, I found out that the particular style of McGhan's I had were defective, were manufactured incorrectly, and that the valve was not proportioned right. Pierre said that I had the implants removed shortly before there would have been separation of key pieces, leading to rapid deflation (within hrs) followed by a severe infective episode, more than likely fighting for my life. For this reason, I am bringing a lawsuit against McGhan, and 4 other women have joined me in my fight. I invite any woman who has or had McGhan saline implants to join me in the lawsuit. I have made the decision to do my best to educate women on the dangers of implants, and help them make an informed decision. Because I am a registered nurse, I also have the medical knowledge some women need and desire, as well as the knowledge needed to work with insurance companies to get the surgery covered. I have been able to help many women successfully get their insurance to pay for the surgery by educating them on how to deal with and speak to their insurance company, and I have written many letters to insurance companies explaining the importance of getting implants removed. Because I am also a legal nurse consultant, insurance companies tend to listen to what I have to say. So, for anyone out there who needs help or info please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have. You may contact me here, or at my personal email Cvrn8@.... Sincerely, e, RN, BSN, LNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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