Fw: Re: Re: Quest Diagnostics: Our History

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From: " ilena rose " <ilena2000@...>

Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:04 AM

Subject: Re: Re: Re: Quest Diagnostics: Our History

> So good to see old friends names on this thread ... thanks so much Sami

>

> Wonderful to read your comments too

>

> Made me realize what incredible, monumental strength Dr. Kessler had to do

> what he did in 1992.

>

> Bravo to him!

>

> It's not over ...

>

> the FDA does NOT have to accept the panel's recommendation ...

>

> plastic surgeons voting themselves a lifetime silicone " annuity " isn't

about

> science ...

>

> We've had some amazing press ... thank God ... and Dr. Zuckerman ... and

all

> the wonderful women who gave interviews and all the powerful Groups now

> supporting this issue publicly.

>

> Wanted to make sure everyone saw Dr. Zuckerman's PBS interview ...

>

> http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec03/implants_10-16.html

>

> Since it's very difficult for me to do much email now ... I'm keeping my

> website as updated as possible with powerful links like that above and Dr.

> Wolfe's statements from Public Citizen and Dow updates.

>

> The TCC page has a good statement on this just up now, too.

>

> http://www.tortcomm.org/

>

> As some of you know, I'm in Costa Rica writing and raising awareness here

> ... the PS's are very aggressive and infuenced by the Junk Science

Campaign

> here in Latin America too ... Spanish TV is filled with women with

implants

> too ...

>

> Right now I'm working with some Spanish magazines now as well as English

> speaking ones.

>

> PS's are BIG advertisers here ... so those challenges are inherent in

> getting honest press ...

>

> Finally, I do believe that enormous public pressure on the FDA before

they

> make this fatal mistake is the answer ... and the women's stories and the

> facts are the way.

>

> My best always,

> Ilena

>

>

>

>

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> Subject: Re: Re: Re: Quest Diagnostics: Our History

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> I love you Lea!

> I'm trying to keep my head up, but if you could see my face today, it's

> swollen and blue from all the dental work that I had done this past two

> weeks, but do you think they would ever accept silicone played a large

> roll in my pain, now way!

> I have had bone repaired, teeth break off, taken out, and still I'm in soo

> much pain, on antibotics, Medrol(prednisone steriods) lost 4lbs. My

> Dentist starting doing my teeth, had to quit last week as he couldn't give

> me any more injections as I'm now allergic to the injections they usually

> give one to numb the mouth, he gave me something else and it didn't last

> long enough to keep my mouth numb so he could finish, plus my heart beat

> soo fast he was afraid to try and finish, he couldn't give me any more

> injections any way according to my weight, I now weigh less than a 100

> pounds.

> Have you ever seen anyone take prednisone that didn't gain weight, I sure

> haven't, and I've taken that for a long time, and had three what they call

> A 6pack the last month, 21 pills in each pack, and still hurting.

> I can't believe FDA has done this to us allowing silicone breast implants

> back on the market, we worked soo hard to get them off of the market, but

> then more than half of the Scientist there

> work for the manufactures on the side, so go guess!

> Thanks Lea, you make my day!

> much love,

> Sam

>

> p.s. after Kessler some knew they to could be replaced, money counts in

> everthing today, even our Goverment getting a piece of the pie! I thought

> we could trust them!!!

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