Re: Kacey, my sister's fibro...

[Guest guest]

Kacey, you're right about the lipo. I almost threw up when I saw one

being done on tv. I really thought it was a nice gentle vacuum thing

and then I saw it - wow - no wonder people are in so much pain and so

bruised after they have it done. It seems like they go way to far!

I think my sister and I are both reacting to the foreign bodies

inside of us and the procedures that put them there!

Pam

> > Hey ladies, I went to my gyn who - believe it or not - suggested

I

> > have the test for mycoplasmas over a year ago. One of his

> patients

> > had brought in some info to him and he found a place in

California

> > that does the testing. But, I thought he was nuts at the time.

> My

> > sister had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and she had the test

> > done. Hers was negative, had it been positive, I would have gone

> > ahead with it. I didn't know then what I know now about the

> implants

> > and the more likely it is for me to have mycos than her. Is

there

> > more than one place that does the test now? Does anyone know

what

> > the cost is? I want to get it done before I get the implants out

> if

> > possible.

> >

> > Weird coincidence though...I had my implants done in 8/99 and my

> > sister had lipo a couple years later - by the same doctor, same

> > surgery center, same nurse! She was diagnosed with fibro around

> the

> > same time I was. Anyone think there may be a possibility of a

> link?

> > She is very heavy though - she's 5'2 " and over 250. Her pain is

> in

> > her back and lower - hips, knees, ankles...she never had pain in

> the

> > upper 2 quadrants. Fibro is supposed to be the diagnosis only

> when

> > all 4 quadrants are affected, I thought. I'm no doctor, but I

> don't

> > think she has it. She also had a gastric bypass (several of

them)

> > and has some foreign bodies inside of her (not sure what all

> besides

> > staples). But those surgeries were done at least 10 years ago.

> >

> > Thanks...God bless...Pam

[Guest guest]

They say that fibro can actually be brought on by any trauma to the

body, even a car accident or the death of a loved one, so yeah I

would say it is def possible, lipo has never been something that I

wanted. I guess because I don't dislike any part of my body except

the extra skin, that is why the boob job and the tummy tuck are the

two things that appealed to me.

I am too scared to do that tummy tuck though yuck!

In , " Pam " <nannapam37@y...> wrote:

> Kacey, you're right about the lipo. I almost threw up when I saw

one

> being done on tv. I really thought it was a nice gentle vacuum

thing

> and then I saw it - wow - no wonder people are in so much pain and

so

> bruised after they have it done. It seems like they go way to

far!

> I think my sister and I are both reacting to the foreign bodies

> inside of us and the procedures that put them there!

>

> Pam

>

>

> > Hi Pam,

> >

> > About your sister's fibro....after having all of these problems

> with

> > saline implants...I'm skeptical of ALL elective procedures. I

> mean,

> > how much research has truly been done concerning lipo? If breast

> > implants can cause autoimmune diseases, why couldn't another

> > procedure cause something else. I just worry about lipo because

> > surgeons aggressively move the suction in and out of your

> > skin....when I saw the procedure on t.v. it made me concerned

> > because I thought it was a much more precise procedure. In

> reality,

> > they just suck and suck....what really happens while they are in

> > there? Too, maybe they cause cells to open up, which invites

> > bacteria in, which could trigger some type of symptom/disease if

a

> > person is already susceptible? I don't know.

> >

> > I wish you and your sister the best!

> > Kacey

> >

> > --- In , " Pam " <nannapam37@y...>

wrote:

> > > Hey ladies, I went to my gyn who - believe it or not -

suggested

> I

> > > have the test for mycoplasmas over a year ago. One of his

> > patients

> > > had brought in some info to him and he found a place in

> California

> > > that does the testing. But, I thought he was nuts at the

time.

> > My

> > > sister had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and she had the

test

> > > done. Hers was negative, had it been positive, I would have

gone

> > > ahead with it. I didn't know then what I know now about the

> > implants

> > > and the more likely it is for me to have mycos than her. Is

> there

> > > more than one place that does the test now? Does anyone know

> what

> > > the cost is? I want to get it done before I get the implants

out

> > if

> > > possible.

> > >

> > > Weird coincidence though...I had my implants done in 8/99 and

my

> > > sister had lipo a couple years later - by the same doctor, same

> > > surgery center, same nurse! She was diagnosed with fibro

around

> > the

> > > same time I was. Anyone think there may be a possibility of a

> > link?

> > > She is very heavy though - she's 5'2 " and over 250. Her pain

is

> > in

> > > her back and lower - hips, knees, ankles...she never had pain

in

> > the

> > > upper 2 quadrants. Fibro is supposed to be the diagnosis only

> > when

> > > all 4 quadrants are affected, I thought. I'm no doctor, but I

> > don't

> > > think she has it. She also had a gastric bypass (several of

> them)

> > > and has some foreign bodies inside of her (not sure what all

> > besides

> > > staples). But those surgeries were done at least 10 years ago.

> > >

> > > Thanks...God bless...Pam

[Guest guest]

Wow! I didn't know that fibro could be brought on by traumatic

events. This completely makes sense because my 17 year old sister

was diagnosed with it not too long ago. She had a bicycle accident

(ran straight into a brick wall) when she was younger and woke up

the next morning not being able to straighten her neck. Afterwards

she was constantly at the chiropractor. I, on the other hand, do

not have fibro...just RA. Before I knew my breast implants were the

cause of my disease, I thought that maybe my sis and I just were

genetically unlucky. But then I connected my breast implants to my

RA....and it just makes sense that her fibro came from her accident.

As for lipo...I have ALWAYS wanted this as well...anywhere the

doctor wanted to suction would be fine with me. There's just always

those hard to tighten areas. I actually did have lipo on the fat in

the crease of my arms when I had my breast implants put in. The

doctor decided to do it when I was on the table, saying that it

would make his work look better. Sometimes I wonder if the lipo I

had done sped up my body's reaction to the silicone shell....you

know, because it opened up/moved around tissues. Who knows. I just

know that now I'm skeptical about every unnecessary procedure. I

mean, does anyone really know what the long term effects of lipo

are? In 10-20 years I hope we don't hear about women who can no

longer walk due to the lipo they had done in their hips/legs/thighs.

Take care,

Kacey

> > > > Hey ladies, I went to my gyn who - believe it or not -

> suggested

> > I

> > > > have the test for mycoplasmas over a year ago. One of his

> > > patients

> > > > had brought in some info to him and he found a place in

> > California

> > > > that does the testing. But, I thought he was nuts at the

> time.

> > > My

> > > > sister had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and she had the

> test

> > > > done. Hers was negative, had it been positive, I would have

> gone

> > > > ahead with it. I didn't know then what I know now about the

> > > implants

> > > > and the more likely it is for me to have mycos than her. Is

> > there

> > > > more than one place that does the test now? Does anyone

know

> > what

> > > > the cost is? I want to get it done before I get the

implants

> out

> > > if

> > > > possible.

> > > >

> > > > Weird coincidence though...I had my implants done in 8/99

and

> my

> > > > sister had lipo a couple years later - by the same doctor,

same

> > > > surgery center, same nurse! She was diagnosed with fibro

> around

> > > the

> > > > same time I was. Anyone think there may be a possibility of

a

> > > link?

> > > > She is very heavy though - she's 5'2 " and over 250. Her

pain

> is

> > > in

> > > > her back and lower - hips, knees, ankles...she never had

pain

> in

> > > the

> > > > upper 2 quadrants. Fibro is supposed to be the diagnosis

only

> > > when

> > > > all 4 quadrants are affected, I thought. I'm no doctor, but

I

> > > don't

> > > > think she has it. She also had a gastric bypass (several of

> > them)

> > > > and has some foreign bodies inside of her (not sure what all

> > > besides

> > > > staples). But those surgeries were done at least 10 years

ago.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks...God bless...Pam