Re: Re: Help re: Dr Blais Patty

[Guest guest]

Ann,

Tell your PS to put them in a sterile container and send them home with you! That is what my explanting surgeon did. He only sent a piece of the scar tissue to the pathologist, but the implants came home with me. Pathology did not need to have the implants. You can then send them on to Blais with no contamination if they are properly packaged from the point they are taken out. Whatever you do, make sure your PS understands you want them back and have him sign a letter or something stating he understands your wishes and will abide by them. Make sure you get this clearly agreed before you go into surgery, so that there is no misunderstanding and then the implants get "lost."

I agree, Shari had some great advice!

Patty

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

From: nantynannie

Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:32 PM

Subject: Re: Help re: Dr Blais Patty

Patty,My PS says that they pay even if I don't reimplant only if the implants were leaking. I am also not sure about this because I had heard that they only replace the implant, no $$$. He swears that they will, but you know...he might be lying.I think what Shari said was good advice also, that even if I took the $$1200 I would have to sign away any rights to sue or whatever, so I think I will take your collective advice and not send to Mcgahn (SP?) Not that there have been any successful suits, but you never know what can happen in the future. Besides, I can just imagine my implants getting lost in the twilight zone and "accidentally" being destroyed... My PS insists that they have to go to pathology before I take them to send to Blais. I told my PS that Blais helped girls get $$$ from medical insurance reimbursement if the implants were contaminated. I think he believes me, but who knows? I hope they don't get lost or whatever.Thanks again,Ann

[Guest guest]

ann - I think he is full of poopy - I made it very clear to me doc, nurse and any one else that would listen when I went for my explant that I wanted them. They sent them to a small lab in the hospital to be put into secure containers, weighed, and labeled but I left with them that day. I would be very firm about this...

shari

[Guest guest]

Absolutely, as many " get lost " after removal. Seems to have been an

epidemic of this from some specific doctors in the past. I would not trust

any of them unless it was in writing.

Lynda

At 05:14 PM 3/5/2004, you wrote:

>Ann,

>Tell your PS to put them in a sterile container and send them home with

>you! That is what my explanting surgeon did. He only sent a piece of the

>scar tissue to the pathologist, but the implants came home with

>me. Pathology did not need to have the implants. You can then send them

>on to Blais with no contamination if they are properly packaged from the

>point they are taken out. Whatever you do, make sure your PS understands

>you want them back and have him sign a letter or something stating he

>understands your wishes and will abide by them. Make sure you get this

>clearly agreed before you go into surgery, so that there is no

>misunderstanding and then the implants get " lost. "

>

>I agree, Shari had some great advice!

>Patty

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

>From: <mailto:nantynannie@...>nantynannie

><mailto: >

>Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:32 PM

>Subject: Re: Help re: Dr Blais Patty

>

>Patty,

>

>My PS says that they pay even if I don't reimplant only if the

>implants were leaking. I am also not sure about this because I had

>heard that they only replace the implant, no $$$. He swears that

>they will, but you know...he might be lying.

>

>I think what Shari said was good advice also, that even if I took the

>$$1200 I would have to sign away any rights to sue or whatever, so I

>think I will take your collective advice and not send to Mcgahn

>(SP?) Not that there have been any successful suits, but you never

>know what can happen in the future. Besides, I can just imagine my

>implants getting lost in the twilight zone and " accidentally " being

>destroyed...

>

>My PS insists that they have to go to pathology before I take them to

>send to Blais. I told my PS that Blais helped girls get $$$ from

>medical insurance reimbursement if the implants were contaminated. I

>think he believes me, but who knows? I hope they don't get lost or

>whatever.

>

>Thanks again,

>

>Ann

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

The fixative is a formalin solution, and this would be the best way to keep

them from growing molds and stuff. Many hospitals insist that implants go

to pathology, but you must insist that they not damage them any more than

they are.

Lynda

At 05:21 PM 3/5/2004, you wrote:

>Patty,

>

>The PS says he will put them in fixative, does that sound right???

>He is making a huge deal about the fixative being very dangerous,

>etc. He does not want me to take the implants of course. He is

>insisting that they MUST go to pathology first before I get them,

>does that sound right???

>

>Thanks,

>

>Ann

>

>

>--- In , " ~*Patty*~ " <redeemed7@c...>

>wrote:

> > Ann,

> > Tell your PS to put them in a sterile container and send them home

>with you! That is what my explanting surgeon did. He only sent a

>piece of the scar tissue to the pathologist, but the implants came

>home with me. Pathology did not need to have the implants. You can

>then send them on to Blais with no contamination if they are properly

>packaged from the point they are taken out. Whatever you do, make

>sure your PS understands you want them back and have him sign a

>letter or something stating he understands your wishes and will abide

>by them. Make sure you get this clearly agreed before you go into

>surgery, so that there is no misunderstanding and then the implants

>get " lost. "

> >

> > I agree, Shari had some great advice!

> > Patty

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

> > From: nantynannie

> >

> > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:32 PM

> > Subject: Re: Help re: Dr Blais Patty

> >

> >

> > Patty,

> >

> > My PS says that they pay even if I don't reimplant only if the

> > implants were leaking. I am also not sure about this because I

>had

> > heard that they only replace the implant, no $$$. He swears that

> > they will, but you know...he might be lying.

> >

> > I think what Shari said was good advice also, that even if I took

>the

> > $$1200 I would have to sign away any rights to sue or whatever,

>so I

> > think I will take your collective advice and not send to Mcgahn

> > (SP?) Not that there have been any successful suits, but you

>never

> > know what can happen in the future. Besides, I can just imagine

>my

> > implants getting lost in the twilight zone and " accidentally "

>being

> > destroyed...

> >

> > My PS insists that they have to go to pathology before I take

>them to

> > send to Blais. I told my PS that Blais helped girls get $$$ from

> > medical insurance reimbursement if the implants were

>contaminated. I

> > think he believes me, but who knows? I hope they don't get lost

>or

> > whatever.

> >

> > Thanks again,

> >

> > Ann

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Don't even put them in a fixative, that is my opinion anyway. Just have them take them out of the body, put in a sterile container, seal it, and them take them home with you to ship to Dr. Blais.

Patty

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

From: nantynannie

Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:21 PM

Subject: Re: Help re: Dr Blais Patty

Patty,The PS says he will put them in fixative, does that sound right??? He is making a huge deal about the fixative being very dangerous, etc. He does not want me to take the implants of course. He is insisting that they MUST go to pathology first before I get them, does that sound right???Thanks,Ann