Re: My 20 yr old silicone, and no probs..... BA scheduled for 11/24

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But then, why are you here?

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From: harliedavidsun

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 8:15 PM

Subject: My 20 yr old silicone, and no probs..... BA scheduled for 11/24

I am so sorry to hear about problems people are having.

Just know, not every single person has had problems.

I have had silicone implants for 20 years,

They never ruptured, but did get a bit hard over the years, (encapsulation, scar tissue) and i decided to have new ones.

Since I already had silicone, i had the option (that very few women have) and I chose again, to have silicone. (under the muscle this time)

I am very happy with them.

Just wanted to let everyone know, not everyone has bad stories.

I hear in europe, silicone is the preferred choice.

good luck to all of you.

wishing you all well.

any question, please, ask,

but alls I ask in return, is no bashing..

my choice.

thanks,

good luck!

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Hi,

I have had my implants for five years and I'm getting them removed. I have not had health problems either, but that doesn't mean I won't in the future if I keep them in. There are never any guarantees and you cannot be sure that you will not have problems. For me, rupture and hardening of the breast are serious problems even if I don't get other illnesses. However I respect your decision to keep your implants in. I believe it is a personal decision and if it makes you happy, I wish you the best of luck. After all, I know where you are coming from since I almost decided to get smaller implants rather than having them removed. In the end I felt like the risks and guarantee of future surgeries were not worth it.

As far as your observation about silicone in Europe goes, I don't think implants are popular there yet and I hope it stays that way. I studied abroad in Spain for six months and the only women I noticed with implants were American students. Most of the women there actually had very small breasts and I've heard the same is true for France. I've also heard that in Brazil implants are not popular, but breast reductions are. The view of implants is different for different cultures.

Please note that I am only stating a different view and I am not trying to bash your decision. If the implants make you happy, I can relate because I felt that way at one point too. So I really feel that I am in no position to judge anyone harshly. Good luck!

harliedavidsun <harliedavidsun@...> wrote:

I am so sorry to hear about problems people are having.

Just know, not every single person has had problems.

I have had silicone implants for 20 years,

They never ruptured, but did get a bit hard over the years, (encapsulation, scar tissue) and i decided to have new ones.

Since I already had silicone, i had the option (that very few women have) and I chose again, to have silicone. (under the muscle this time)

I am very happy with them.

Just wanted to let everyone know, not everyone has bad stories.

I hear in europe, silicone is the preferred choice.

good luck to all of you.

wishing you all well.

any question, please, ask,

but alls I ask in return, is no bashing..

my choice.

thanks,

good luck!

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

From: michelle king

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 7:48 PM

Subject: Re: New to site, my BA scheduled for 11/24

Dear , everyone on this sight has self esteem problems, and yours sounds more like a real need to have the surgery than vanity. I understand. me too, i breastfed for 4 years and had 82 yr. old womens, flat breasts and really needed implnats. But, theres no lower self esteem than not being able to work, no one believing you're really in pain and suffereing. Your PS will NEVER TELL YOU THE TRUTH, HE PROBABLY DOSEN'T WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH HIMSELF. So far I do not think it can be proven that even a ruptured silicone breast implants cause Lupus, but other studies we read says there is a correlation. For somereason, the message isn't getting through. The FDA knows that there is a lot of us out here that suffer but they attrubute it to the normal average that would develpop these symptoms anyway. You know what, breast implants are unnatural, feel unnatural and you may not want your boyfriend even toucing them. They look

nice, but it wont be the same. It'll be another thning to be imbarrassed about. Problems, locally but more so all over joint pain and chornic fatigue that is dabilitating. Look, alls I can say is your life will be 10 times worse after implnats. You'll be grateful just to have health. Save your money. Use it wisely. Glorify God, Find true peace that only comes from knowing Jesus. Grow old naturally, not 40 years taken off your life. I'm now a 44 year old women, but I've suffered like an 82 year old women. Some of my elders have been stronger than I am. And I was always the hulk. Big time. Super human strength. I struggle to regain some strength by walking every day. Its hard I haven't worked in 3 years. Please don't poison yourself. Please pray to God. If your boyfriend reads this and he lets you do this I'd question his love for you. He should try to tlak you out

of it. It will be the DUMBEST MISTAKE IN YOUR LIFE. YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK ONCE THE DAMBAGE IS DONE. YOU DON'T KNOW PAIN UNTIL YOU'RE CRIPPLED AT AN EARLY AGE, Find out your inner self get intouch with insecurities and be greatful you have a boyfriend who loves you. Get married put God first. Hey alot of us on here find God because we've been so humbled. Find him before you have to suffer. Now we're grateful for the health we are regaining and relize how little looks mean, if we could only walk again, think clearly, work all day, Stop, Stop the process, go on a trip. something. thank God you found us, he has a plan for you. Hugs, . Serbe <nonstopmx6@...> wrote:

Hi Teri,

Thank you for your reply, I am almost 21 yrs old...I have wanted implants since the age of 15 or so, I am not a petite person yet my breasts are. I feel extremely dis-portioned, not only am I small chested but I have been classified as "tuberous" - the breast tissue I do have is behind the nipple so I am also very unhappy with the way they look. I KNOW I SHOULD have confidence in my body and not care how others view me but I am to the point that I wear extremely padded bras/bathing suits and will never go bra-less (even though I don't need to wear a bra) even in my PJ's if my family/friends are around. I read "Patty's Story" and that does scare me. She mentioned that getting implants is like playing Russian Roulette, however in my mind, I guess I look at it like, well if I have to get them removed at least I took a chance, and I won't end up much worse than when I started. My boyfriend of 4 yrs, whom I live with, is very supportive but also is very concerned with the health

risks. I just feel that I was cheated in some way by my shape, I wish that I could just be happy with my health and other good features and not focus so much on my chest but I can't help it. We refinanced our house a few months ago to get the $ for the procedure, I already put my deposit down, I guess I will just pray for the best...I think I do blame it on society for making me so self-conscious, and BELIEVE ME I wish I didn't buy into it, but I can't change the way I think and feel. I don't even want to get big implants, just enough to feel proportioned. My freshman year of high school, my friends would tease me and call me the president of the "Itty bitty titty committee" horrible, huh? It's like my smallness has been implanted in my brain since about sixth grade, when girls started developing and I didn't...I am sure many that have had implants and then explants want to shake some sense into me, I don't want health problems due to vanity issues...but that "It won't happen

to me" hope is still in my mind.

Sincerely,

Teri <coolchickie@...> wrote:

Hi ,

You are doing the right thing and that is researching BA and knowing all the facts. I wish I would have done that before I had my BA because things would have been alot different. Can I ask you WHY you are getting breast implants? I wish I could go back because I would cherish my uneven small breasts and get MORE SELF ESTEEM AND SELF CONFIDENCE and realize that VANITY is not as important as being REAL AND AUTHENTIC. I don't blame society or that people put so much stress on us to look better. I BLAME MYSELF FOR BUYING IN TO ALL OF THAT. I know I am a much stronger person and woman than that or at least I thought so. When you know WHO YOU ARE and you are a GOOD PERSON inside and you have faith in a higher power, it doesn't matter what you look like outside, YOU WILL LOOK BEAUTIFUL TO EVERYONE. Everyone that is authentic and real and good.

I got sick as everybody on this website has from implants. Saline implants have a SILICONE SHELL. Just the word silicone should make every woman's skin crawl if you were even breathing in the 80's and 90's.

I BEG YOU TO really really think about what you are doing because YOUR BODY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. I wish I could have by perky small uneven breasts back but they are gone for good.

You will make the right decision if you really research implants.

Teri

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

From: nonstopmx6

Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 5:30 PM

Subject: New to site, my BA scheduled for 11/24

Hi, I haven't gotten a chance to search the site as much as I would like, but so far I am really glad to see the "other side" as I am used to hearing only positive feedback from breastimplants411.com. I feel I have done substantial research, but real experiences have more weight...please offer insight as to what went wrong as to cause needing implant removal...or if it was due to other reasons (non-health related)I have my pre-op appt. 10/30 and want to be very prepared to questions I should ask my PS. Thank you all so much!