Re: explant after reconstruction following mastectomy

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Who wrote the last message? concerned that there would not be ins. and feeling like cutting implants out herself? I can respond to the last sentence. Do you know I would feel so bad, something would come over me and I would feel the aura of the pain coming, the maddness in my head coming, panicicing that I had to get near someone or that I might jump out the window. My head screamed of an insanity I don't know where it came from. My body was so in pain every sensory was over stimulated. I was extremely bad for 1 to 2 years. I was diagnosed two years ago with Fibromyalgia. I am now 5 months post explant and there is hope for us. I no longer take anti-depressants. and let me tell you I was in mental health wards. I'm applying for SSD however dought if I'll get it. I plan to return to college and finish my master's them plan to work in about 1 year, maybe less, depending on how fast I get my school work done.

When your're at you're worst you know it. I think it finally hits you and your whole system goes out of wack, its extreme, so extreme you can't explain it and the only hope I think is a pain specialist and psychiatrist ASAP!!!!!! and getting them out. Also by the way here in PA. I'm on welfare and they paid for my explant removal. Have you ever thought of quitting your job until you got better? I had to!!!! If you've got Fibromyalgia symptoms you should be able to get them out. Fiona, I had silicone implants, both ruptures extracapsular and were spilling in me for 2 years. I'm so dense I never thought it was the implants. Honey, don't get overwhelmed and paniced. Even though you don't have all the ansewr now how you'll afford to get them out, God will reveal it to you. You're feeling that sense of panic and I wish he'd (the PS) would just take off my whole breast so I wouldn't have any endanger of them

oisoning me anymore. I still have hard spots in my breast tissue. By I did have enbloc surgery and do think he did a good job. I haven't gone back for my 3 month check because he is so far, but will very soon! I will also get a second opinion. Pray to God. Listen you've come this far. Truely, this is your turning point. You've finally found the ansewr for your problem, therefore be glad, not sad, the anwer will come, consider ALL your options. God Bless, Fiona Parkinson <fionap@...> wrote:

Dear ,I'm a newbie here and have found some wonderful answers from people likePatty and others. Although I can't answer your question directly, waitingfor my explantation at the end of Feb, I can say that you might want to lookat Candida as being one of the causes for your panic/anxiety attacks. I hadterrible ones when I had systemic Candida, they were worsened if I ateanything with sugar in it....it and the other toxins definitely made meprone to anxiety attacks. My immune system was running at emergency speedall the time, thereby tiring out my adrenal glands, thereby making me jumpyand nervous/fearful. I took DHEA supplements which helped a LOT, in additionto getting rid of Candida. Please be aware though that DHEA can cause toomuch Oestrogen to be made, and in some countries you cannot buy it OTC. Ithelped me heaps though,

that and going off refined foods like sugar, and anyrefined carbs etc.... Are you having any other symptoms ?Fiona----- Original Message -----From: karen <nannybrister@...>< >Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:07 AMSubject: explant after reconstruction following mastectomy> Have any of you had explant after having reconstruction following> mastectomy? What did you do about having only loose skin left? Am I> making sense? The more I read in this support group, the more I'm> thinking that I have to have these saline implants removed! Of> course, there's no insurance; so that's a big problem. The more> informed I'm getting, the more nervous I am! As it is, I've often in> the past 8 years felt claustrophobic/panicked and felt like taking a> knife and cutting them out myself! I'm so angry with

myself for> being so vain that I had to have implants.......>>>

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I haven't checked my email in a while, so I'm just now getting around to responding to this post...

The reason why I got implants in the first place was to correct a congenital deformity...I only had one breast (I never developed a right breast). I am responding to tell you that my breast implants were large C, small D and when I was explanted this past August, the skin went right back to normal. I'm sure it has alot to do with how long you had your implants and how old you are (I'd assume that younger skin would " bounce back " better). If you do have excess skin, I'm sure the surgeon could remove it at the same time as your explant.

I had the same anxiety feelings. I was so sick and just wanted to get those things out of me. Hang in there.

From: " karen " <nannybrister@...>

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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:07:20 -0000

Subject: explant after reconstruction following mastectomy

Have any of you had explant after having reconstruction following

mastectomy? What did you do about having only loose skin left? Am I

making sense? The more I read in this support group, the more I'm

thinking that I have to have these saline implants removed! Of

course, there's no insurance; so that's a big problem. The more

informed I'm getting, the more nervous I am! As it is, I've often in

the past 8 years felt claustrophobic/panicked and felt like taking a

knife and cutting them out myself! I'm so angry with myself for

being so vain that I had to have implants.......

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How long did you have your implants? Why did you explant?

Deb

> I haven't checked my email in a while, so I'm just now getting

around to

> responding to this post...

>

> The reason why I got implants in the first place was to correct a

congenital

> deformity...I only had one breast (I never developed a right

breast). I am

> responding to tell you that my breast implants were large C, small

D and

> when I was explanted this past August, the skin went right back to

normal.

> I'm sure it has alot to do with how long you had your implants and

how old

> you are (I'd assume that younger skin would " bounce back " better).

If you do

> have excess skin, I'm sure the surgeon could remove it at the same

time as

> your explant.

>

> I had the same anxiety feelings. I was so sick and just wanted to

get those

> things out of me. Hang in there.

>

> From: " karen " <nannybrister@y...>

> Reply-

> Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 04:07:20 -0000

>

> Subject: explant after reconstruction following

mastectomy

>

>

> Have any of you had explant after having reconstruction following

> mastectomy? What did you do about having only loose skin left? Am

I

> making sense? The more I read in this support group, the more I'm

> thinking that I have to have these saline implants removed! Of

> course, there's no insurance; so that's a big problem. The more

> informed I'm getting, the more nervous I am! As it is, I've often

in

> the past 8 years felt claustrophobic/panicked and felt like taking

a

> knife and cutting them out myself! I'm so angry with myself for

> being so vain that I had to have implants.......

>

>

>

>

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I just received mine for cosmetic reasons but I went from a AA to a large C cup - had the implants for years and I did not need a lift - my skin looks pretty normal. Good luck!!

shari