Guest guest Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Kacey, Way to go girl! I am also going to Dr. Melmed to have these awful things taken out! I live in Dallas and on October 3rd I will be seeing Dr. to take tests and after that will be setting my appt with Dr. Melmed. I just had my implants replaced again for the 2nd time in 5 years last month, so I have to let my body heal. I was very naive and ignorant to all the signs my body was telling me and didn't research on implants. I am SO GLAD TO HEAR you had a great experience with Dr. Melmed. It sure helps me not be so scared. If you need me for support or to drive and get you anything let me know. Since I live in Dallas, I will be glad to help out. There are a couple of us that live here and I will be glad to help all of you. Since I have to wait until I heal to get these out, anybody that needs help just please let me know. I am glad to hear everything went well! Teri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi, I'm Daryl from Las Vegas and I have so much empathy for you! at least I was lucky enough to have my implants for 9 yrs. before I got sick. That's why I was so confused if it was the implants or not that was causing all my body pain and depression. I have been to dozens of Dr.s and 5 differents hospitals and they have ALL said that my implants are fine and I should NOT have them removed. The biggest thing I heard was "Silicone is in everything, knee replacements, pace makers, etc.Would we be using all that if it was bad?" I was terribly ill for 4 yrs. before I found Patty on the internet. She came to my house the next day and told me everything she had gone through. I felt relieved that I found out my problem but I was so scared to get them out. What if I didn't feel any better? Where am I going to get the $ from? How is my body going to look? I had them out last year and I don't feel as tired anymore but the body pain is awful! I know what you mean by saying that your life has been wrecked. I had just gotten married 1 yr. before I got sick and my husb. is so frustrated with my illness. I'm not the happy, confident girl that he married. I'm very angry all the time and spend all week reading about chronic pain and talking about it. It's such a bummer! Well, now I'm dealing with the Candida, another problem that all my Dr.s say is Bull. I can't find a Dr. to give me alot of Diflucin. I'm so happy for you that your health has improved already. That's what I was hoping for. It's been difficult for me to stay on the candida diet and take all the supplements and garlic because I feel so crummy all day. But, I'm going to try and keep my hopes up! How did you get tested for silicone poisoning? I would love to do that! Will you let me know? Thanks so much. Love, Daryl Kacey's Story is posted in the archives! My name is Kacey, I'm 21 years old, and received my saline breast implants two years ago, when I was 19. To sum up, I graduated college at the age of 20, played every sport in high school, and was the epitome of health until I received my implants. I thought that my body was too "bottom" heavy. I was a "barely B" and I told my plastic surgeon to make me "perfect". So, to him, "perfect" meant going from a size B to a D. I thought this man knew everything; afterall, my friend had been working for him for 12 years, just got saline breast implants herself, and said no one had ever complained of problems because afterall, "they are just salt water". Immediately after surgery, I began experiencing weird, shooting arm pains. Then slowly, every joint/bone/muscle in my body was in excruciating pain. I was exhausted all of the time, had no energy, experienced hair loss, had chest and heart, and rib pains, and had trouble remembering things and thinking clearly (the list goes on and on---before implants, I just had allergies).Then I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondilitis (arthritis of the neck and spine), Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Systemic Silicone Poisoning. I lived in doctor's offices, I was bed-ridden, and I was disabled (I've got the handicapped parking pass and am waiting on my lawyer's appeal for my disability claim). My "safe" saline breast implants cost me everything. The surgery to put them in cost $4500, and to take them out was the best $6400 my parents could have spent...yep, my parents, as I am still paying on the cost to have them put in.I never thought about my implants being dangerous. Almost all of my doctors would consistently tell me that my health problems were not related to implants. The fact is, these saline implants are encased in silicone....and silicone is HARMFUL to your body! The silicone shell IS enough to cause autoimmune diseases and various health problems. I was tested for silicone poisoning, and I came up positive. I had my breast implants removed a month ago today, and my health has improved dramatically. I feel like I will eventually get my life back, but it won't be without a fight and a continuous struggle.I have seen what saline breast implants are capable of, and I have decided to do whatever I can to warn other women of the dangers. Just last night I turned my restaurant check over and wrote a quick note to the waitress.....just anything I can do to get this issue out. Currently, I'm working with MTV to do a segment on the dangers of plastic surgery (which airs in March. 2004) and also a British documentary (airs early Summer 2004). I wish I would have found websites like 's Saline Support Group two years ago. I wish I had known what I was getting myself into...but if women knew about all of this stuff, there is NO WAY that breast implants would be in as high of a demand. I'm not totally against plastic surgery; I'm against implanting foreign objects into your body (and DEFINITELY if they are silicone)...it's not natural, and unless it's absolutely necessary to live--I WOULDN'T DO IT. Maybe there is a way to see if a surgeon would be able to work with the breast tissue a woman already has in order to enhance their appearance. There just has to be a better option. After my breast implants were taken out, my bra size is a 36C. Yep, a whole size larger than the ones I was born with (to recap: 34B/34D/36C). This may have to do with the fact that our breasts still grow in our early 20's (I didn't know this one either)...and it may have to do with the fact that I had an awesome explanting (P/S that took them out) surgeon, Dr. Melmed in Dallas, TX.Additional information about me can be found at my website: www.implantsout.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi Daryl! Dr. Gonino (an osteopathic specialist--you can find his contact info on my site www.implantsout.com) of Rowlett, Texas tested me for systemic silicone poisoning. He used a dark-film Microscopy test (he pricked my finger and looked at the blood under a microscope that was connected to a t.v. screen). I could view the results right away. It took two pricks on two different fingers for the silicone to show up, as the silicone moves through your body and may not be in that one drop of blood. I'm sorry to hear about your experience as well. The candida diet is not fun stuff I'm trying to do that as well. Best of luck and thanks for writing, Kacey > Hi, I'm Daryl from Las Vegas and I have so much empathy for you! at least I was lucky enough to have my implants for 9 yrs. before I got sick. That's why I was so confused if it was the implants or not that was causing all my body pain and depression. I have been to dozens of Dr.s and 5 differents hospitals and they have ALL said that my implants are fine and I should NOT have them removed. The biggest thing I heard was " Silicone is in everything, knee replacements, pace makers, etc.Would we be using all that if it was bad? " > > I was terribly ill for 4 yrs. before I found Patty on the internet. She came to my house the next day and told me everything she had gone through. I felt relieved that I found out my problem but I was so scared to get them out. What if I didn't feel any better? Where am I going to get the $ from? How is my body going to look? I had them out last year and I don't feel as tired anymore but the body pain is awful! I know what you mean by saying that your life has been wrecked. I had just gotten married 1 yr. before I got sick and my husb. is so frustrated with my illness. I'm not the happy, confident girl that he married. I'm very angry all the time and spend all week reading about chronic pain and talking about it. It's such a bummer! > > Well, now I'm dealing with the Candida, another problem that all my Dr.s say is Bull. I can't find a Dr. to give me alot of Diflucin. I'm so happy for you that your health has improved already. That's what I was hoping for. It's been difficult for me to stay on the candida diet and take all the supplements and garlic because I feel so crummy all day. But, I'm going to try and keep my hopes up! > > How did you get tested for silicone poisoning? I would love to do that! Will you let me know? Thanks so much. > Love, Daryl > Kacey's Story is posted in the archives! > > > My name is Kacey, I'm 21 years old, and received my saline breast > implants two years ago, when I was 19. To sum up, I graduated > college at the age of 20, played every sport in high school, and was > the epitome of health until I received my implants. I thought that > my body was too " bottom " heavy. I was a " barely B " and I told my > plastic surgeon to make me " perfect " . So, to him, " perfect " meant > going from a size B to a D. I thought this man knew everything; > afterall, my friend had been working for him for 12 years, just got > saline breast implants herself, and said no one had ever complained > of problems because afterall, " they are just salt water " . > > Immediately after surgery, I began experiencing weird, shooting arm > pains. Then slowly, every joint/bone/muscle in my body was in > excruciating pain. I was exhausted all of the time, had no energy, > experienced hair loss, had chest and heart, and rib pains, and had > trouble remembering things and thinking clearly (the list goes on > and on---before implants, I just had allergies).Then I was diagnosed > with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondilitis (arthritis of > the neck and spine), Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and > Systemic Silicone Poisoning. I lived in doctor's offices, I was bed- > ridden, and I was disabled (I've got the handicapped parking pass > and am waiting on my lawyer's appeal for my disability claim). > My " safe " saline breast implants cost me everything. The surgery to > put them in cost $4500, and to take them out was the best $6400 my > parents could have spent...yep, my parents, as I am still paying on > the cost to have them put in. > > I never thought about my implants being dangerous. Almost all of my > doctors would consistently tell me that my health problems were not > related to implants. The fact is, these saline implants are encased > in silicone....and silicone is HARMFUL to your body! The silicone > shell IS enough to cause autoimmune diseases and various health > problems. I was tested for silicone poisoning, and I came up > positive. I had my breast implants removed a month ago today, and > my health has improved dramatically. I feel like I will eventually > get my life back, but it won't be without a fight and a continuous > struggle. > > I have seen what saline breast implants are capable of, and I have > decided to do whatever I can to warn other women of the dangers. > Just last night I turned my restaurant check over and wrote a quick > note to the waitress.....just anything I can do to get this issue > out. Currently, I'm working with MTV to do a segment on the dangers > of plastic surgery (which airs in March. 2004) and also a British > documentary (airs early Summer 2004). I wish I would have found > websites like 's Saline Support Group two years ago. I wish I > had known what I was getting myself into...but if women knew about > all of this stuff, there is NO WAY that breast implants would be in > as high of a demand. I'm not totally against plastic surgery; I'm > against implanting foreign objects into your body (and DEFINITELY if > they are silicone)...it's not natural, and unless it's absolutely > necessary to live--I WOULDN'T DO IT. Maybe there is a way to see if > a surgeon would be able to work with the breast tissue a woman > already has in order to enhance their appearance. There just has to > be a better option. > > After my breast implants were taken out, my bra size is a 36C. Yep, > a whole size larger than the ones I was born with (to recap: > 34B/34D/36C). This may have to do with the fact that our breasts > still grow in our early 20's (I didn't know this one either)...and > it may have to do with the fact that I had an awesome explanting > (P/S that took them out) surgeon, Dr. Melmed in Dallas, TX. > > Additional information about me can be found at my website: > www.implantsout.com > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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