Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says silicone can pass through...

April 3, 2004

Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says

that " silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled

breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast

milk "

OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that

saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?

Pam

> Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this

helps...Colleen

>

> Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:

> Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by

mothers with

> silicone breast implants

>

> J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite

> Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's

Hospital, Long

> Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

New Hyde

> Park, NY 11042.

>

> OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with

silicone

> implants are at increased risk for the development of

sclerodermalike

> esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to

silicone

> implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based

pediatric

> gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0

years;

> range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for

abdominal pain

> who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight

breast-fed

> children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean

age,

> 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with

abdominal pain

> who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children

underwent

> esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal

biopsy

> and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-

70,

> centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.

RESULTS--Six of

> the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants

had

> significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent

peristalsis in

> the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter

> pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.

Compared with

> controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower

> sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These

> manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed

children.

> There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the

> breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or

controls.

> CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding

by

> mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.

Studies

> evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the

extent of

> the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal

disease in

> children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994

(September 14);

> 272(10):767.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> Abstracts from Medline

>

> Title

> Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children

breast

> fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for

macrophage

> activation.

>

> Author

> Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H

>

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

> Schneider Children's Hospital.

> Long Island Jewish Medical Center

> New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

>

> Source

> J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7

>

> Abstract

> OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with

silicone

> implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide

(NO)

> metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with

esophageal

> dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with

silicone

> increases NO synthesis.

>

> METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,

38 BFSI

> children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-

16.5)

> were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-

3.5

> years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess

reaction.

> Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine

macrophages

> were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.

>

> RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in

BFSI

> children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse

> relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of

> esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%

higher in

> macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.

>

> CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation

and this is

> associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the

proposal

> that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96375855

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0315-162X

> Country of Publication CANADA

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> Title

> Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with

silicone

> breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.

>

> Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's

Hospital,

> Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

> New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

> Source

> Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3

>

> Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and

manometric

> follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal

dysmotility,

> who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,

their

> response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage

> activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical

improvement.

> Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.

Biopsies at

> follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild

esophagitis in

> 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not

significantly

> different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly

increased.

> Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent

propagation, and

> wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was

unchanged.

> Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while

urinary

> nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this

group of

> children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system

dysfunction.

> Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The

decreasing

> urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be

improvement

> in esophageal motility.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96354644

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0163-2116

> Country of Publication UNITED STATES

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> this is part of an article from the FDA's site:

> Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies

> by D.

> When Formula's Necessary

> ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some

small studies

> have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later

> development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies

are

> needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-

feed, she

> should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her

child's

> doctor.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> this is part of an article from Mentor's site:

> Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

> Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully

breast-feed.

> With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast

> implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants

who were

> unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The

periareolar

> incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully

> breast-feed.

>

> At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may

diffuse (pass

> through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and

may find

> its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what

effect it may

> have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for

detecting

> silicone levels in breast milk

April 3, 2004

Yep, that is exactly what they are admitting without saying it. ***holes.

Lynda

At 03:33 PM 4/3/2004, you wrote:

>Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says

>that " silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled

>breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast

>milk "

>

>OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that

>saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?

>

>Pam

>

> > Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this

>helps...Colleen

> >

> > Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:

> > Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by

>mothers with

> > silicone breast implants

> >

> > J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite

> > Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's

>Hospital, Long

> > Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

>New Hyde

> > Park, NY 11042.

> >

> > OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with

>silicone

> > implants are at increased risk for the development of

>sclerodermalike

> > esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to

>silicone

> > implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based

>pediatric

> > gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0

>years;

> > range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for

>abdominal pain

> > who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight

>breast-fed

> > children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean

>age,

> > 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with

>abdominal pain

> > who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children

>underwent

> > esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal

>biopsy

> > and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-

>70,

> > centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.

>RESULTS--Six of

> > the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants

>had

> > significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent

>peristalsis in

> > the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter

> > pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.

>Compared with

> > controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower

> > sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These

> > manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed

>children.

> > There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the

> > breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or

>controls.

> > CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding

>by

> > mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.

>Studies

> > evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the

>extent of

> > the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal

>disease in

> > children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994

>(September 14);

> > 272(10):767.

> >

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > Abstracts from Medline

> >

> > Title

> > Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children

>breast

> > fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for

>macrophage

> > activation.

> >

> > Author

> > Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H

> >

> > Address

> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

> > Schneider Children's Hospital.

> > Long Island Jewish Medical Center

> > New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

> >

> > Source

> > J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7

> >

> > Abstract

> > OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with

>silicone

> > implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide

>(NO)

> > metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with

>esophageal

> > dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with

>silicone

> > increases NO synthesis.

> >

> > METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,

>38 BFSI

> > children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-

>16.5)

> > were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-

> 3.5

> > years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess

>reaction.

> > Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine

>macrophages

> > were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.

> >

> > RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in

>BFSI

> > children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse

> > relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of

> > esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%

>higher in

> > macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.

> >

> > CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation

>and this is

> > associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the

>proposal

> > that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.

> >

> > Language of Publication: English

> > Unique Identifier : 96375855

> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> > ISSN 0315-162X

> > Country of Publication CANADA

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > Title

> > Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with

>silicone

> > breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.

> >

> > Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ

> > Address

> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's

>Hospital,

> > Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

> > New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

> > Source

> > Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3

> >

> > Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and

>manometric

> > follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal

>dysmotility,

> > who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,

>their

> > response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage

> > activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical

>improvement.

> > Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.

>Biopsies at

> > follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild

>esophagitis in

> > 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not

>significantly

> > different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly

>increased.

> > Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent

>propagation, and

> > wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was

>unchanged.

> > Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while

>urinary

> > nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this

>group of

> > children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system

>dysfunction.

> > Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The

>decreasing

> > urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be

>improvement

> > in esophageal motility.

> >

> > Language of Publication: English

> > Unique Identifier : 96354644

> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> > ISSN 0163-2116

> > Country of Publication UNITED STATES

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > this is part of an article from the FDA's site:

> > Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies

> > by D.

> > When Formula's Necessary

> > ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some

>small studies

> > have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later

> > development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies

>are

> > needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-

>feed, she

> > should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her

>child's

> > doctor.

> >

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > this is part of an article from Mentor's site:

> > Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

> > Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully

>breast-feed.

> > With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast

> > implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants

>who were

> > unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The

>periareolar

> > incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully

> > breast-feed.

> >

> > At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may

>diffuse (pass

> > through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and

>may find

> > its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what

>effect it may

> > have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for

>detecting

> > silicone levels in breast milk

>

April 4, 2004

I know...I was surprised to see that on the Mentor site too!

From: " Pam " <nannapam3103@...>

Reply-

Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 22:33:15 -0000

Subject: Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says silicone can pass through...

Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says

that " silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled

breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast

milk "

OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that

saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?

Pam

> Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this

helps...Colleen

>

> Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:

> Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by

mothers with

> silicone breast implants

>

> J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite

> Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's

Hospital, Long

> Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

New Hyde

> Park, NY 11042.

>

> OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with

silicone

> implants are at increased risk for the development of

sclerodermalike

> esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to

silicone

> implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based

pediatric

> gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0

years;

> range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for

abdominal pain

> who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight

breast-fed

> children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean

age,

> 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with

abdominal pain

> who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children

underwent

> esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal

biopsy

> and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-

70,

> centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.

RESULTS--Six of

> the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants

had

> significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent

peristalsis in

> the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter

> pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.

Compared with

> controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower

> sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These

> manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed

children.

> There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the

> breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or

controls.

> CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding

by

> mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.

Studies

> evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the

extent of

> the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal

disease in

> children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994

(September 14);

> 272(10):767.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> Abstracts from Medline

>

> Title

> Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children

breast

> fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for

macrophage

> activation.

>

> Author

> Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H

>

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

> Schneider Children's Hospital.

> Long Island Jewish Medical Center

> New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

>

> Source

> J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7

>

> Abstract

> OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with

silicone

> implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide

(NO)

> metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with

esophageal

> dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with

silicone

> increases NO synthesis.

>

> METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,

38 BFSI

> children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-

16.5)

> were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-

3.5

> years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess

reaction.

> Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine

macrophages

> were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.

>

> RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in

BFSI

> children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse

> relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of

> esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%

higher in

> macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.

>

> CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation

and this is

> associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the

proposal

> that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96375855

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0315-162X

> Country of Publication CANADA

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> Title

> Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with

silicone

> breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.

>

> Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's

Hospital,

> Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

> New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

> Source

> Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3

>

> Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and

manometric

> follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal

dysmotility,

> who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,

their

> response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage

> activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical

improvement.

> Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.

Biopsies at

> follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild

esophagitis in

> 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not

significantly

> different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly

increased.

> Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent

propagation, and

> wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was

unchanged.

> Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while

urinary

> nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this

group of

> children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system

dysfunction.

> Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The

decreasing

> urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be

improvement

> in esophageal motility.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96354644

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0163-2116

> Country of Publication UNITED STATES

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> this is part of an article from the FDA's site:

> Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies

> by D.

> When Formula's Necessary

> ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some

small studies

> have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later

> development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies

are

> needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-

feed, she

> should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her

child's

> doctor.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> this is part of an article from Mentor's site:

> Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

> Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully

breast-feed.

> With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast

> implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants

who were

> unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The

periareolar

> incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully

> breast-feed.

>

> At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may

diffuse (pass

> through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and

may find

> its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what

effect it may

> have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for

detecting

> silicone levels in breast milk

April 4, 2004

So should I not breast feed my next child post explant for better immunity on the basis that silicone could still be left in some small amounts in my tissue? I know Dr kolb removed all of it, but realy what is all? Isnt there a chance that I could spread (silicone remnants ) this on to the next child, even after I had them removed? There's gotta be some floating around..or is it better after all to try and breast feed. Which outweighs the other? hmmm...Any advice, or comments would be great.

Would it be good for my child? How about to the breasts of a post explanted woman? Would it be healing, or stir things up? Or bad. Id hate to hear new studies come up afterwards that it is harmful. that’s why implant should not be, they don’t know enough about them long term. God, I hate these companies.

Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says silicone can pass through...

Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says that "silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast milk" OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?Pam> Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this helps...Colleen> > Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:> Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by mothers with> silicone breast implants> > J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite> Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long> Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde> Park, NY 11042. > > OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with silicone> implants are at increased risk for the development of sclerodermalike> esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to silicone> implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based pediatric> gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0 years;> range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for abdominal pain> who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight breast-fed> children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean age,> 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with abdominal pain> who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children underwent> esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal biopsy> and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-70,> centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid. RESULTS--Six of> the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants had> significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent peristalsis in> the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter> pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal. Compared with> controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower> sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These> manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed children.> There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the> breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or controls.> CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding by> mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility. Studies> evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the extent of> the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in> children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994 (September 14);> 272(10):767.> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Abstracts from Medline> > Title> Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children breast> fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for macrophage> activation.> > Author> Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H> > Address> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,> Schneider Children's Hospital.> Long Island Jewish Medical Center> New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.> > Source > J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7> > Abstract> OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with silicone> implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide (NO)> metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with esophageal> dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with silicone> increases NO synthesis.> > METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation, 38 BFSI> children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-16.5)> were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/- 3.5> years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess reaction.> Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine macrophages> were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.> > RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in BFSI> children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse> relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of> esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60% higher in> macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.> > CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation and this is> associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the proposal> that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.> > Language of Publication: English> Unique Identifier : 96375855> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE> ISSN 0315-162X > Country of Publication CANADA> ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Title > Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with silicone> breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.> > Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ> Address > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's Hospital,> Albert Einstein College of Medicine,> New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.> Source > Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3> > Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and manometric> follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal dysmotility,> who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants, their> response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage> activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical improvement.> Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11. Biopsies at> follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild esophagitis in> 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not significantly> different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly increased.> Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent propagation, and> wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was unchanged.> Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while urinary> nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this group of> children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system dysfunction.> Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The decreasing> urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be improvement> in esophageal motility.> > Language of Publication: English> Unique Identifier : 96354644> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE> ISSN 0163-2116 > Country of Publication UNITED STATES> ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > this is part of an article from the FDA's site:> Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies> by D. > When Formula's Necessary> ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some small studies> have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later> development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies are> needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-feed, she> should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her child's> doctor. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > this is part of an article from Mentor's site:> Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?> Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully breast-feed.> With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast> implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants who were> unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The periareolar> incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully> breast-feed.> > At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may diffuse (pass> through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and may find> its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what effect it may> have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for detecting> silicone levels in breast milk

April 4, 2004

I have heard many women say they would not take the chance and

breastfeed. Toxins stay in fat cells a long time, and the breasts are

mainly fatty tissue.

Lynda

At 10:31 PM 4/3/2004, you wrote:

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>So should I not breast feed my next child post explant for better immunity

>on the basis that silicone could still be left in some small amounts in my

>tissue? I know Dr kolb removed all of it, but realy what is all? Isnt

>there a chance that I could spread (silicone remnants ) this on to the

>next child, even after I had them removed? There's gotta be some floating

>around..or is it better after all to try and breast feed. Which outweighs

>the other? hmmm...Any advice, or comments would be great.

>

>Would it be good for my child? How about to the breasts of a post

>explanted woman? Would it be healing, or stir things up? Or bad. Id hate

>to hear new studies come up afterwards that it is harmful. that's why

>implant should not be, they don't know enough about them long term. God, I

>hate these companies.

> Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says

>silicone can pass through...

>

>Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says

>that " silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled

>breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast

>milk "

>

>OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that

>saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?

>

>Pam

>

> > Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this

>helps...Colleen

> >

> > Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:

> > Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by

>mothers with

> > silicone breast implants

> >

> > J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite

> > Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's

>Hospital, Long

> > Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

>New Hyde

> > Park, NY 11042.

> >

> > OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with

>silicone

> > implants are at increased risk for the development of

>sclerodermalike

> > esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to

>silicone

> > implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based

>pediatric

> > gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0

>years;

> > range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for

>abdominal pain

> > who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight

>breast-fed

> > children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean

>age,

> > 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with

>abdominal pain

> > who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children

>underwent

> > esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal

>biopsy

> > and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-

>70,

> > centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.

>RESULTS--Six of

> > the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants

>had

> > significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent

>peristalsis in

> > the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter

> > pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.

>Compared with

> > controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower

> > sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These

> > manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed

>children.

> > There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the

> > breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or

>controls.

> > CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding

>by

> > mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.

>Studies

> > evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the

>extent of

> > the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal

>disease in

> > children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994

>(September 14);

> > 272(10):767.

> >

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > Abstracts from Medline

> >

> > Title

> > Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children

>breast

> > fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for

>macrophage

> > activation.

> >

> > Author

> > Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H

> >

> > Address

> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

> > Schneider Children's Hospital.

> > Long Island Jewish Medical Center

> > New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

> >

> > Source

> > J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7

> >

> > Abstract

> > OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with

>silicone

> > implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide

>(NO)

> > metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with

>esophageal

> > dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with

>silicone

> > increases NO synthesis.

> >

> > METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,

>38 BFSI

> > children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-

>16.5)

> > were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-

> 3.5

> > years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess

>reaction.

> > Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine

>macrophages

> > were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.

> >

> > RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in

>BFSI

> > children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse

> > relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of

> > esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%

>higher in

> > macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.

> >

> > CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation

>and this is

> > associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the

>proposal

> > that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.

> >

> > Language of Publication: English

> > Unique Identifier : 96375855

> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> > ISSN 0315-162X

> > Country of Publication CANADA

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > Title

> > Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with

>silicone

> > breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.

> >

> > Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ

> > Address

> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's

>Hospital,

> > Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

> > New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

> > Source

> > Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3

> >

> > Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and

>manometric

> > follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal

>dysmotility,

> > who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,

>their

> > response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage

> > activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical

>improvement.

> > Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.

>Biopsies at

> > follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild

>esophagitis in

> > 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not

>significantly

> > different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly

>increased.

> > Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent

>propagation, and

> > wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was

>unchanged.

> > Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while

>urinary

> > nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this

>group of

> > children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system

>dysfunction.

> > Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The

>decreasing

> > urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be

>improvement

> > in esophageal motility.

> >

> > Language of Publication: English

> > Unique Identifier : 96354644

> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> > ISSN 0163-2116

> > Country of Publication UNITED STATES

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > this is part of an article from the FDA's site:

> > Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies

> > by D.

> > When Formula's Necessary

> > ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some

>small studies

> > have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later

> > development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies

>are

> > needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-

>feed, she

> > should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her

>child's

> > doctor.

> >

> > --------------------------------------------------------------------

>----

> >

> > this is part of an article from Mentor's site:

> > Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

> > Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully

>breast-feed.

> > With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast

> > implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants

>who were

> > unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The

>periareolar

> > incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully

> > breast-feed.

> >

> > At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may

>diffuse (pass

> > through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and

>may find

> > its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what

>effect it may

> > have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for

>detecting

> > silicone levels in breast milk

>

April 4, 2004

Reading that article made me feel so guilty! How could I believe my obgyn and other Dr.s when they said that my implants weren't the problem, and of course, I should breast feed! They said that it would be so sad for the baby if I didn't. I never had much milk, so after I would nurse, he'd always drink a whole bottle of formula, too. It would take me an hour to pump just a little bit of milk. I should of thought that it was a sign from my body telling me not to nurse!

I really feel that my son has hyperactivity problems because of me. I've been reading about Candida and children, the symptoms are problems with concentration, slow learning, and A.D.D. ( hyper!) My husband says Quinn is just in the terrible 2s, and he is not affected by my health problems.

I would do anything if I could turn back time ,and never had got those poison bags put in me!!

Do you think that he has problems because I had implants when he was born, or because I nursed??

He loves sweets like I do! He would rather eat a cookie than any regular food. I'm trying to cut out most sugars for him. I just feel sick inside for all the problems that affect my husband and son.

I know that we married for sickness and health, but we didn't think that the sickness would start in 1 yr. after our vows, and go on non-stop for 6 yrs. and counting!

I have totally messed up my detox this weekend. On one of my good days last month, I offered to have a baby shower for a friend at my house. It turned out to be very hard for me to do by myself. The amount of $ spent on decorations, food, games, and prizes were more than I ever dreamed.

She wanted it at 11AM, and I should have told her NO, that is too early because of my health problems. She knows that we get up at 9:30,and it takes a few hrs. to get over the worst pain of the day. It turned out to fun though, but my muscles ached so badly and I was exhausted 2 hrs. after people started coming.

I couldn't resist some of the sweets guests brought to the shower. I had been doing pretty well before today. There was this punch made with rasberry sherbert, and home made brownies and choc. chip cookies. When I eat stuff like that, it tastes so good, it 's like I almost get giddy.It's over so quick though, and then I'm so mad at mysefl! All the Easter candy around isn't helping much either!

I wish that I could resist all that junk easier! I'm really struggling and my body is craving it so badly!

Thanks, Daryl

Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says >silicone can pass through...>>Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says>that "silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled>breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast>milk">>OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that>saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?>>Pam>>>> > Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this>helps...Colleen> >> > Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:> > Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by>mothers with> > silicone breast implants> >> > J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite> > Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's>Hospital, Long> > Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,>New Hyde> > Park, NY 11042.> >> > OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with>silicone> > implants are at increased risk for the development of>sclerodermalike> > esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to>silicone> > implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based>pediatric> > gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0>years;> > range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for>abdominal pain> > who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight>breast-fed> > children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean>age,> > 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with>abdominal pain> > who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children>underwent> > esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal>biopsy> > and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl->70,> > centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.>RESULTS--Six of> > the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants>had> > significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent>peristalsis in> > the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter> > pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.>Compared with> > controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower> > sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These> > manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed>children.> > There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the> > breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or>controls.> > CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding>by> > mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.>Studies> > evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the>extent of> > the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal>disease in> > children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994>(September 14);> > 272(10):767.> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------->----> >> > Abstracts from Medline> >> > Title> > Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children>breast> > fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for>macrophage> > activation.> >> > Author> > Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H> >> > Address> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,> > Schneider Children's Hospital.> > Long Island Jewish Medical Center> > New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.> >> > Source> > J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7> >> > Abstract> > OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with>silicone> > implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide>(NO)> > metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with>esophageal> > dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with>silicone> > increases NO synthesis.> >> > METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,>38 BFSI> > children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5->16.5)> > were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-> 3.5> > years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess>reaction.> > Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine>macrophages> > were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.> >> > RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in>BFSI> > children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse> > relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of> > esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%>higher in> > macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.> >> > CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation>and this is> > associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the>proposal> > that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.> >> > Language of Publication: English> > Unique Identifier : 96375855> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE> > ISSN 0315-162X> > Country of Publication CANADA> > -------------------------------------------------------------------->----> >> > Title> > Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with>silicone> > breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.> >> > Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ> > Address> > Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's>Hospital,> > Albert Einstein College of Medicine,> > New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.> > Source> > Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3> >> > Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and>manometric> > follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal>dysmotility,> > who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,>their> > response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage> > activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical>improvement.> > Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.>Biopsies at> > follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild>esophagitis in> > 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not>significantly> > different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly>increased.> > Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent>propagation, and> > wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was>unchanged.> > Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while>urinary> > nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this>group of> > children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system>dysfunction.> > Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The>decreasing> > urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be>improvement> > in esophageal motility.> >> > Language of Publication: English> > Unique Identifier : 96354644> > Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE> > ISSN 0163-2116> > Country of Publication UNITED STATES> > -------------------------------------------------------------------->----> >> > this is part of an article from the FDA's site:> > Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies> > by D. > > When Formula's Necessary> > ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some>small studies> > have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later> > development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies>are> > needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast->feed, she> > should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her>child's> > doctor.> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------->----> >> > this is part of an article from Mentor's site:> > Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?> > Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully>breast-feed.> > With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast> > implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants>who were> > unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The>periareolar> > incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully> > breast-feed.> >> > At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may>diffuse (pass> > through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and>may find> > its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what>effect it may> > have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for>detecting> > silicone levels in breast milk>>>>

April 5, 2004

For me personally, if I'm able to have a baby (we're going to start trying in a year or two...hopefully) I will not breast feed. Just the CHANCE of passing something to the baby is enough for me to not do it. I know there are lots of benefits of breast feeding, but I don't think I could get past the idea that it might make my baby sick....I may change my mind when the time comes, of course, but I doubt it.

From: " JOSEPH PALANCA " <juliejp61@...>

Reply-

Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 23:31:00 -0600

< >

Subject: Re: Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says silicone can pass through...

So should I not breast feed my next child post explant for better immunity on the basis that silicone could still be left in some small amounts in my tissue? I know Dr kolb removed all of it, but realy what is all? Isnt there a chance that I could spread (silicone remnants ) this on to the next child, even after I had them removed? There's gotta be some floating around..or is it better after all to try and breast feed. Which outweighs the other? hmmm...Any advice, or comments would be great.

Would it be good for my child? How about to the breasts of a post explanted woman? Would it be healing, or stir things up? Or bad. Id hate to hear new studies come up afterwards that it is harmful. that’s why implant should not be, they don’t know enough about them long term. God, I hate these companies.

Re: Implants & Breast Feeding Mentor's site says silicone can pass through...

Colleen, you got that straight from Mentor's site? It says

that " silicone actually may diffuse (pass through) the saline-filled

breast implant silicone shell and may find its way into breast

milk "

OMG, I didn't think they admitted that that could happen. Isn't that

saying basically that the silicone passes into our systems?

Pam

> Here are some articles and abstracts I found. Hope this

helps...Colleen

>

> Abstract from The Journal of the American Medical Association:

> Sclerodermalike esophageal disease in children breast-fed by

mothers with

> silicone breast implants

>

> J. J. Levine and N. T. Ilowite

> Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Schneider Children's

Hospital, Long

> Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

New Hyde

> Park, NY 11042.

>

> OBJECTIVE--To determine whether breast-fed children of mothers with

silicone

> implants are at increased risk for the development of

sclerodermalike

> esophageal involvement compared with children not exposed to

silicone

> implants. DESIGN--Case-series [corrected]. SETTING--Referral-based

pediatric

> gastroenterology clinic. PATIENTS--Eleven children (mean age, 6.0

years;

> range, 1.5 to 13 years; six boys and five girls) referred for

abdominal pain

> who were born to mothers who had silicone breast implants (eight

breast-fed

> children and three bottle-fed) were compared with 17 patients (mean

age,

> 10.7 years; range, 2 to 18 years; 11 boys and six girls) with

abdominal pain

> who were not exposed to silicone implants. METHODS--All children

underwent

> esophageal manometry and upper intestinal endoscopy with esophageal

biopsy

> and were tested for antinuclear antibody and autoantibodies to Scl-

70,

> centromere, ribonucleoprotein, Sm, Ro, La, and phospholipid.

RESULTS--Six of

> the eight breast-fed children from mothers with silicone implants

had

> significantly abnormal esophageal motility with nearly absent

peristalsis in

> the distal two thirds of the esophagus and decreased lower sphincter

> pressure. Upper esophageal pressures and motility were normal.

Compared with

> controls, the breast-fed children had significantly decreased lower

> sphincter pressure and abnormal esophageal wave propagation. These

> manometric abnormalities were not seen in the three bottle-fed

children.

> There was no difference in the expression of autoantibodies in the

> breast-fed children compared with the bottle-fed children or

controls.

> CONCLUSIONS--A relationship appears to exist between breast-feeding

by

> mothers with silicone implants and abnormal esophageal motility.

Studies

> evaluating larger numbers of children are needed to determine the

extent of

> the risk. Bartel, D.R. To the Editor--Sclerodermalike esophageal

disease in

> children of mothers with silicone breast implants. JAMA 1994

(September 14);

> 272(10):767.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

----

>

> Abstracts from Medline

>

> Title

> Increased urinary NO3(-) + NO2- and neopterin excretion in children

breast

> fed by mothers with silicone breast implants: evidence for

macrophage

> activation.

>

> Author

> Levine JJ; Ilowite NT; Pettei MJ; Trachtman H

>

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition,

> Schneider Children's Hospital.

> Long Island Jewish Medical Center

> New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.

>

> Source

> J Rheumatol, 1996 Jun, 23:6, 1083-7

>

> Abstract

> OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children breast fed by mothers with

silicone

> implants (BFSI) have increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide

(NO)

> metabolites and neopterin, whether these are associated with

esophageal

> dysmotility, and whether in vitro incubation of macrophages with

silicone

> increases NO synthesis.

>

> METHODS: In a case-control study based on laboratory investigation,

38 BFSI

> children (17 male, 21 female, mean age 7.1 +/- 3.6 years, range 0.5-

16.5)

> were compared with 30 controls (14 male, 16 female, mean age 8.4 +/-

3.5

> years, range 2.5-17). Urinary NO was quantitated using the Griess

reaction.

> Urinary neopterin was determined by radioimmunoassay. Murine

macrophages

> were cultured with or without silicone and NO production assayed.

>

> RESULTS: Urinary NO and neopterin were significantly increased in

BFSI

> children compared with controls. There was a significant inverse

> relationship between urinary neopterin excretion and the severity of

> esophageal dysfunction. In vitro nitrite production was nearly 60%

higher in

> macrophages grown on silicone compared to other growth conditions.

>

> CONCLUSION: BFSI children have evidence of macrophage activation

and this is

> associated with esophageal dysmotility. In vitro data support the

proposal

> that silicone exposure causes macrophage activation.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96375855

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0315-162X

> Country of Publication CANADA

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

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>

> Title

> Esophageal dysmotility in children breast-fed by mothers with

silicone

> breast implants. Long-term follow-up and response to treatment.

>

> Author Levine JJ; Trachtman H; Gold DM; Pettei MJ

> Address

> Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's

Hospital,

> Albert Einstein College of Medicine,

> New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA.

> Source

> Dig Dis Sci, 1996 Aug, 41:8, 1600-3

>

> Abstract Our aims were to determine the long-term clinical and

manometric

> follow-up of 11 children with previously documented esophageal

dysmotility,

> who had been breast-fed by mothers with silicone breast implants,

their

> response to prokinetic agents, and to analyze changes in macrophage

> activation. Seven of 11 children had subjective clinical

improvement.

> Weight/ height ratios remained the same or improved in 9/11.

Biopsies at

> follow-up endoscopy were either normal or demonstrated mild

esophagitis in

> 8/10. LES and UES pressures and percent propagation were not

significantly

> different at follow-up, while wave amplitude significantly

increased.

> Following intravenous metoclopramide, LES pressure, percent

propagation, and

> wave amplitude significantly increased while UES pressure was

unchanged.

> Urinary neopterin significantly decreased at follow-up, while

urinary

> nitrates were unchanged. Esophageal dysmotility is chronic in this

group of

> children, suggesting persistent autonomic nervous system

dysfunction.

> Prokinetic agents may be useful in long-term management. The

decreasing

> urinary neopterin levels suggest that, ultimately, there may be

improvement

> in esophageal motility.

>

> Language of Publication: English

> Unique Identifier : 96354644

> Publication Type JOURNAL ARTICLE

> ISSN 0163-2116

> Country of Publication UNITED STATES

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>

> this is part of an article from the FDA's site:

> Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies

> by D.

> When Formula's Necessary

> ...there is some concern that silicone may harm the baby. Some

small studies

> have suggested a link between breast-feeding with implants and later

> development of problems with the child's esophagus. Further studies

are

> needed in this area. But if a woman with implants wants to breast-

feed, she

> should first discuss the potential benefits and risks with her

child's

> doctor.

>

> --------------------------------------------------------------------

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>

> this is part of an article from Mentor's site:

> Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

> Breast implants may interfere with your ability to successfully

breast-feed.

> With respect to the ability to successfully breast-feed after breast

> implantation, one study reported up to 64% of women with implants

who were

> unable to breast feed compared to 7% without implants. The

periareolar

> incision site may significantly reduce the ability to successfully

> breast-feed.

>

> At this time it is not known if a small amount of silicone may

diffuse (pass

> through) from the saline-filled breast implant silicone shell and

may find

> its way into breast milk. If this occurs, it is not known what

effect it may

> have on the nursing infant. There are no current methods for

detecting

> silicone levels in breast milk

April 5, 2004

Daryl, you CAN NOT blame yourself for breastfeeding your little boy...just like we can't blame ourselves for getting implants in the first place...we were SO misinformed! Hyperactivity and A.D.D. are so common in kids, please don't blame yourself!...you don't need that guilt on top of EVERYTHING ELSE! Love you, girl! Colleen

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 05:44:34 -0700