Help for explant procedure and national exposure!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My name is Kacey, I am 21 years old, and I am very ill due to my

saline breast implants (which I've had for two year). I have

rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondyilitis (arthritis of the

neck and spine) and can barely get out of bed most days. I found a

wonderful plastic surgeon in the Dallas, TX area named Dr. Melmed and

he has agreed that my problems are due to my implants and wants to

take them out. The only problem is that my insurance just turned

down my claim and will not pay for the $4150 surgery.

This poses a huge problem as MTV is scheduled to do a documentary on

me and my surgery starting Sept. 16 (my surgery is scheduled for

Sept. 17). MTV's documentary will be a True Life segment featuring

the negative aspects of plastic surgery. This is a wonderful

opportunity to get exposure for the dangers associated with breast

implants and MTV is more than willing to help me broadcast the

story. I am the oldest of 8 children and I got very sick right as I

was graduating from college, thus I have not worked full-time, EVER.

My family is burdened with my extra financial costs as it is, and

they truly do not have the money to cover such an expensive surgery

(not to mention the fact that I still have about $2000 left to pay on

my breast augmentation surgery). Is there any guidance or help you

can provide? I want to be able to inform as many people as possible

of the dangers of breast implants, but I fear that my opportuntiy to

do so might be shaken due to the fact that I cannot pay for my

explant surgery. Please, please help.

Thank you very much,

Kacey (kaceyalong@...)

972-342-9242

[Guest guest]

Kacey I am so happy to hear that your going to do the MTV show. I

would say that in your situtation you should just borrow the money if

you have to and get the implants out. It sucks to have to be in dept

but at this point it is your only hope to get well. I do believe once

you get them out your health will return slowly and surely and you

will be able to get a job and pay back the money if need be. But you

cannot ever hope to get well with implants in. I say beg, borrow, get

a loan whatever it is that you need to and get them out. Dr Mehlmed

is great, so he will do an awesome job. I am so so sorry to hear of

your illness's but I do believe you can get well or at least better

and that will be enough to get you out and working again. I had to

work through out my illness because I was single and there was no one

to help me pay for my home, etc, and it was so hard some days, but I

got through it. I know you can too.

As for the MTV show, I am so PROUD of you for having the guts to do

this, I would have LOVED this opportunity but they were looking for

younger women to do this show, at 39 I guess I am considered too old

for the MTV crowd. If they would have let me I would have loved to do

it, as it is something that really needs to be told. I hope that it

goes well and I cannot wait to hear about it and see it on tv.

Please please keep us up to date on things

hugs

In , " kaceybu02 " <kaceyalong@h...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> My name is Kacey, I am 21 years old, and I am very ill due to my

> saline breast implants (which I've had for two year). I have

> rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondyilitis (arthritis of the

> neck and spine) and can barely get out of bed most days. I found a

> wonderful plastic surgeon in the Dallas, TX area named Dr. Melmed

and

> he has agreed that my problems are due to my implants and wants to

> take them out. The only problem is that my insurance just turned

> down my claim and will not pay for the $4150 surgery.

>

> This poses a huge problem as MTV is scheduled to do a documentary

on

> me and my surgery starting Sept. 16 (my surgery is scheduled for

> Sept. 17). MTV's documentary will be a True Life segment featuring

> the negative aspects of plastic surgery. This is a wonderful

> opportunity to get exposure for the dangers associated with breast

> implants and MTV is more than willing to help me broadcast the

> story. I am the oldest of 8 children and I got very sick right as

I

> was graduating from college, thus I have not worked full-time,

EVER.

> My family is burdened with my extra financial costs as it is, and

> they truly do not have the money to cover such an expensive surgery

> (not to mention the fact that I still have about $2000 left to pay

on

> my breast augmentation surgery). Is there any guidance or help you

> can provide? I want to be able to inform as many people as

possible

> of the dangers of breast implants, but I fear that my opportuntiy

to

> do so might be shaken due to the fact that I cannot pay for my

> explant surgery. Please, please help.

>

> Thank you very much,

>

> Kacey (kaceyalong@h...)

> 972-342-9242