Re: Discharge from eyes???

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

Aahh, Sjogren's. A frequent uninvited visitor to many implanted women. I believe Kim in New Jersey wrote most of all about her terrible eye problems, constantly red and inflamed. (Kim, did you leave us?) She was still implanted as well. Rogene knows all about this one too. I never had the dry eyes, although my eyes stung for a little bit once in awhile and felt tired. I am praying that this will all go away for you.

It will be interesting to find out what condition your capsules are in. I know my breast implants felt hot and fevered at one time, and made strange squeaky noises (like rubbing a balloon! That squeaky noise!) I believe there was infection present. One of the girls here in Vegas said when she was opened up, her implants were sitting in a sea of green ooze. Not a pretty picture. I think 's implants were also a goopy mess. It could be that you have some infection in there? Hopefully if that is the case, once you are explanted, you can attack that problem (which I would recommend anyway, just to be on the safe side. I think we should all assume we are fighting bacteria, fungus or viruses of some sort) and your healing will come.

Hugs,

Patty

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

From: Pam

Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 6:50 AM

Subject: Discharge from eyes???

It's just me again...another weird thing I've had over the last several years is what seems to be recurring eye infections. Mostly in my right eye. I remember now that it started shortly after getting the implants. I thought I had an eye infection and already had drops so I used them and it seemed to go away. Then it came back again and again. I had Lasik eye surgery in 1998 (the year before the implants) so I blamed it on that. Lately the "infections" come more and more regularly and whether I use medicine or not, it goes away. I've changed make-up, gone without make-up, I've tried everything. I constantly feel like I have goop in my right eye. Has anyone else had that happen? I've also been diagnosed with Sjogren's due to dry eyes and dry mouth which I did not have before the Lasik otherwise they would not have done the surgery. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.Pam

[Guest guest]

Sjorgren oh yeah, it is very common in implant women, but it can get

better. I suggest however, don't bother checking labs till at least 6

months post explant, It only served to upset me when they were so

high 8 weeks after explant, but my Dr explained to me that surgery

can really stir up the ANA in even people that never had a problem

with it. It is common, so wait till your body has simmered down, then

check the labs, for me after 6 months they were down to borderling

positive, after 1 year they were negative and have remained that way.

Now I am at the point where I don't even think about it anymore,

since I don't have any symptoms I don't want to get stuck all the

time HEE HEE!

> Hi Pam,

> Aahh, Sjogren's. A frequent uninvited visitor to many implanted

women. I believe Kim in New Jersey wrote most of all about her

terrible eye problems, constantly red and inflamed. (Kim, did you

leave us?) She was still implanted as well. Rogene knows all about

this one too. I never had the dry eyes, although my eyes stung for a

little bit once in awhile and felt tired. I am praying that this

will all go away for you.

>

> It will be interesting to find out what condition your capsules are

in. I know my breast implants felt hot and fevered at one time, and

made strange squeaky noises (like rubbing a balloon! That squeaky

noise!) I believe there was infection present. One of the girls

here in Vegas said when she was opened up, her implants were sitting

in a sea of green ooze. Not a pretty picture. I think 's

implants were also a goopy mess. It could be that you have some

infection in there? Hopefully if that is the case, once you are

explanted, you can attack that problem (which I would recommend

anyway, just to be on the safe side. I think we should all assume we

are fighting bacteria, fungus or viruses of some sort) and your

healing will come.

>

> Hugs,

> Patty

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Pam

>

> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 6:50 AM

> Subject: Discharge from eyes???

>

>

> It's just me again...another weird thing I've had over the last

> several years is what seems to be recurring eye infections.

Mostly

> in my right eye. I remember now that it started shortly after

> getting the implants. I thought I had an eye infection and

already

> had drops so I used them and it seemed to go away. Then it came

back

> again and again. I had Lasik eye surgery in 1998 (the year

before

> the implants) so I blamed it on that. Lately the " infections "

come

> more and more regularly and whether I use medicine or not, it

goes

> away. I've changed make-up, gone without make-up, I've tried

> everything. I constantly feel like I have goop in my right eye.

Has

> anyone else had that happen? I've also been diagnosed with

Sjogren's

> due to dry eyes and dry mouth which I did not have before the

Lasik

> otherwise they would not have done the surgery.

>

> I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

>

> Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

I'm just wondering if your doctor ever labled your eye infections

as " iritis " ? If he did use this term, my eye doctor told me that

have of his patients that come in with " iritis " also have an

autoimmune disease; thus he tells them to get their blood tested. I

had " iritis " once after being implanted, and I was such a textbook

case for the autoimmune disease connection that he called his nurses

in there to take a look. Not encouraging, as I frequently feel like

a guinea pig/science experiement whenever I go to the doctor I

guess it's the whole " practicing medicine " thing that I've been

realizing over the past year or so. I have to say, I liked it much

better when I thought that doctors were next to God and could cure

anything. I mean, now if I get sick I'm like, " Great....just hope

God wants me to live 'cause these guys sure won't help anything. "

Oh, a little off subject but just some fyi (and this is not meant to

scare you at all!)....I was reading a testimony of some silicone-gel

survivors at an FDA hearing and this lady was saying that silicone

was gushing out of her eyes. A little extreme, but I don't think

it's completely rare. Our eyes are just another way that toxins can

be excreted.

Don't know if any of this helped.....

Kacey

> Hi Pam,

> Aahh, Sjogren's. A frequent uninvited visitor to many implanted

women. I believe Kim in New Jersey wrote most of all about her

terrible eye problems, constantly red and inflamed. (Kim, did you

leave us?) She was still implanted as well. Rogene knows all about

this one too. I never had the dry eyes, although my eyes stung for

a little bit once in awhile and felt tired. I am praying that this

will all go away for you.

>

> It will be interesting to find out what condition your capsules

are in. I know my breast implants felt hot and fevered at one time,

and made strange squeaky noises (like rubbing a balloon! That

squeaky noise!) I believe there was infection present. One of the

girls here in Vegas said when she was opened up, her implants were

sitting in a sea of green ooze. Not a pretty picture. I think

's implants were also a goopy mess. It could be that you have

some infection in there? Hopefully if that is the case, once you

are explanted, you can attack that problem (which I would recommend

anyway, just to be on the safe side. I think we should all assume

we are fighting bacteria, fungus or viruses of some sort) and your

healing will come.

>

> Hugs,

> Patty

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: Pam

>

> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 6:50 AM

> Subject: Discharge from eyes???

>

>

> It's just me again...another weird thing I've had over the last

> several years is what seems to be recurring eye infections.

Mostly

> in my right eye. I remember now that it started shortly after

> getting the implants. I thought I had an eye infection and

already

> had drops so I used them and it seemed to go away. Then it came

back

> again and again. I had Lasik eye surgery in 1998 (the year

before

> the implants) so I blamed it on that. Lately the " infections "

come

> more and more regularly and whether I use medicine or not, it

goes

> away. I've changed make-up, gone without make-up, I've tried

> everything. I constantly feel like I have goop in my right

eye. Has

> anyone else had that happen? I've also been diagnosed with

Sjogren's

> due to dry eyes and dry mouth which I did not have before the

Lasik

> otherwise they would not have done the surgery.

>

> I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

>

> Pam