Re: What test did Dr. Blais do on your implants?Patty

[Guest guest]

Patty, the report he gave me went into great detail about how the

implants had started to break down and how the faulty valves caused

fluid to move in and out. He describes the fluid and what's floating

in it and stuck in the valves, but doesn't say what it is. He told

me personally that if I wanted to find out what was " growing " in them

I would have to " sacrifice " an implant and have it tested. He said I

would have to send it to a lab that specialized in microbiology. He

told me that if I was going to try to make a claim against the

company, the implants would have to stay in tact in order to have

proof that they were faulty when they were taken out. ???? I'll

call him sometime this week. If anyone has any thoughts, let me know.

Pam

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

wrote:

> Pam,

> Did you pay for a report? I got a preliminary report from him, but

since I was not intending to do any legal stuff, I declined to get

further testing. You may need to clarify for him exactly what you

want him to test for and order a special report. It would be very

helpful to know exactly what organisms are involved so you can treat

accordingly, I agree, but I was also under the impression that he did

the testing for these organisms. Could you please clarify for us

what he says when you talk to him?

> Thanks Pam,

> Patty

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

> From: nannapam3103

>

> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:05 PM

> Subject: What test did Dr. Blais do on your

implants?

>

>

> Some of you have mentioned the names of the organisms that were

> growing in your implants that were identified by Dr. Blais. I'm

> really confused! He tested mine for faulty valves which they

both

> had and for the shell integrity and they were both definitely

> breaking down. He described the floating debris inside the

implant

> and the stuff stuck in the valves but didn't test any of it. He

told

> me if I wanted that done I would have to send the implants

somewhere

> else. I'm so confused...I couldn't wait to get the report

because I

> figured it was going to tell me what kind of micro-organisms or

mold

> or whatever was in there but that didn't happen. Did I ask him

for

> the wrong report??? I talked to his assistant when I " ordered "

the

> report.

>

> Pam

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah, I do. So, I'm not sure what to do. I definitely plan to file

suit whether it's a class-action with Sawyer and those of us here who

want to or if it ends up that I have to on my own. One way or the

other I'm going to. Those implants never should have been put inside

of me or anyone else. They were not fit for testing on rats!

Pam

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

wrote:

> Gosh, that sure sounds like a catch-22!

>

> Do you intend to litigate?

>

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

> From: nannapam3103

>

> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:53 PM

> Subject: Re: What test did Dr. Blais do on your

implants?Patty

>

>

> Patty, the report he gave me went into great detail about how the

> implants had started to break down and how the faulty valves

caused

> fluid to move in and out. He describes the fluid and what's

floating

> in it and stuck in the valves, but doesn't say what it is. He

told

> me personally that if I wanted to find out what was " growing " in

them

> I would have to " sacrifice " an implant and have it tested. He

said I

> would have to send it to a lab that specialized in microbiology.

He

> told me that if I was going to try to make a claim against the

> company, the implants would have to stay in tact in order to have

> proof that they were faulty when they were taken out. ???? I'll

> call him sometime this week. If anyone has any thoughts, let me

know.

>

> Pam