Re: desperate and need help ladies...

[Guest guest]

,

Don't panic. Your body has just gone through a whole lot of trama.

It takes time. Have any of your symptoms gone away? I am 14 months

out and just this last week had the burning skin thing going on. It

took a least six months before I had better days than bad ones. Now

most of my days are good. Hang in there and don't give up hope. You

will get better. Just think of it as your body is really pissed off

at you right now. Try to calm it down with espon salt baths and

maybe get a massage. And you are going to have to start detoxing.

The first one I did was a blood cleanse. That seemed to do wonders.

Jim Brodsky said to cleanse the blood first and than do a liver

cleanse, etc. one at a time.

We are here with you and have all gone though it. You'll make it.

Love Cricket

> hello, as some of you may know i was recently explanted on june

30th

> (12 days ago). since then the pain i had been experiencing in my

> body has gotten worse. my worst fear was going through with the

> surgery and still feeling the pain. well, it is still here, in

fact

> the pain has worsened in severity, it has spread to more parts of

my

> body, and is more constant. i feel like i'm going through a

> downward spiral and i'm about to lose control. i was hoping to

get

> some feedback from all of you, a sort of recovery/healing

timeline.

> how you felt before your explant, and how soon or later you felt

> improvement in your conditions. basically, i'm trying to figure

out

> if it's going to take a long time or if i should have seen

> improvement by now. and also if there's anyone out there that has

> gone through my similar scenario.

>

> to breifly recap, i had saline filled implants in 1998 (for 6

> years). my pain location is in my wrist, elbows and knees (worse

> esp. when i bend my limbs), recently burning in both heels of my

> feet, and also prickly/burning pain in random spots all over my

arms

> and legs. they don't worsen if you press on them. anyone out

there

> that sounds similar to this?

>

> any input would help so much. i feel so depressed and in

despair.

> my hopes going into the explant were so high that i never imagined

i

> would be here as i am today. i don't want to lose all hope,

because

> once that happens... i can't even fathom how my life will be.

>

> thank you all,

> lisa

[Guest guest]

It took me a couple of years, but detoxing did the trick.

Lynda

At 07:52 PM 7/12/2004, you wrote:

>,

>

>Don't panic. Your body has just gone through a whole lot of trama.

>It takes time. Have any of your symptoms gone away? I am 14 months

>out and just this last week had the burning skin thing going on. It

>took a least six months before I had better days than bad ones. Now

>most of my days are good. Hang in there and don't give up hope. You

>will get better. Just think of it as your body is really pissed off

>at you right now. Try to calm it down with espon salt baths and

>maybe get a massage. And you are going to have to start detoxing.

>The first one I did was a blood cleanse. That seemed to do wonders.

>Jim Brodsky said to cleanse the blood first and than do a liver

>cleanse, etc. one at a time.

>

>We are here with you and have all gone though it. You'll make it.

>

>Love Cricket

>

>

> > hello, as some of you may know i was recently explanted on june

>30th

> > (12 days ago). since then the pain i had been experiencing in my

> > body has gotten worse. my worst fear was going through with the

> > surgery and still feeling the pain. well, it is still here, in

>fact

> > the pain has worsened in severity, it has spread to more parts of

>my

> > body, and is more constant. i feel like i'm going through a

> > downward spiral and i'm about to lose control. i was hoping to

>get

> > some feedback from all of you, a sort of recovery/healing

>timeline.

> > how you felt before your explant, and how soon or later you felt

> > improvement in your conditions. basically, i'm trying to figure

>out

> > if it's going to take a long time or if i should have seen

> > improvement by now. and also if there's anyone out there that has

> > gone through my similar scenario.

> >

> > to breifly recap, i had saline filled implants in 1998 (for 6

> > years). my pain location is in my wrist, elbows and knees (worse

> > esp. when i bend my limbs), recently burning in both heels of my

> > feet, and also prickly/burning pain in random spots all over my

>arms

> > and legs. they don't worsen if you press on them. anyone out

>there

> > that sounds similar to this?

> >

> > any input would help so much. i feel so depressed and in

>despair.

> > my hopes going into the explant were so high that i never imagined

>i

> > would be here as i am today. i don't want to lose all hope,

>because

> > once that happens... i can't even fathom how my life will be.

> >

> > thank you all,

> > lisa

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

:

Twelve days is way too soon. Healing takes months and years. Give it time

Tejedor

[Guest guest]

, Please don't lose hope. That happened to me too. For 3 weeks

after the surgery I felt fantastic. I was out doing things I hadn't

done in years. I was at the mall almost every day Christmas shopping

and doing tons of other stuff to prepare for our family get

together. Then I crashed...I started feeling so bad I thought I was

going to die. I almost regretted getting the implants out. I

started questioning why I did what I did. I went into a deep

depression and started sleeping all the time and just crying for

hours at a time. I'm sure if I went back in the archives I could

find some of my desperate posts!

But, the good thing is...I'm now 7 months Post-Explant and I'm doing

great. I still have pain, fatigue, brain fog, and some

anxiety/depression issues, but they're nothing compared to what they

were.

I was taking antidepressants and so many meds I lost track of all of

them. Now I'm only on pain meds and 1 xanax at night for sleep and

I'm in the process of reducing the amount of pain meds I take.

It does get better. Just hang in there. Your body is freaking out

right now, but it will calm down. Keep drinking plenty of water and

try to relax a bit. You will make it through!

I'm praying for you. God will give you His strength when you have

none of your own. Count on HIM!

Love ya!

Pam

-- In , " holymary1974 "

<holymary1974@y...> wrote:

> hello, as some of you may know i was recently explanted on june

30th

> (12 days ago). since then the pain i had been experiencing in my

> body has gotten worse. my worst fear was going through with the

> surgery and still feeling the pain. well, it is still here, in

fact

> the pain has worsened in severity, it has spread to more parts of

my

> body, and is more constant. i feel like i'm going through a

> downward spiral and i'm about to lose control. i was hoping to get

> some feedback from all of you, a sort of recovery/healing

timeline.

> how you felt before your explant, and how soon or later you felt

> improvement in your conditions. basically, i'm trying to figure

out

> if it's going to take a long time or if i should have seen

> improvement by now. and also if there's anyone out there that has

> gone through my similar scenario.

>

> to breifly recap, i had saline filled implants in 1998 (for 6

> years). my pain location is in my wrist, elbows and knees (worse

> esp. when i bend my limbs), recently burning in both heels of my

> feet, and also prickly/burning pain in random spots all over my

arms

> and legs. they don't worsen if you press on them. anyone out there

> that sounds similar to this?

>

> any input would help so much. i feel so depressed and in despair.

> my hopes going into the explant were so high that i never imagined

i

> would be here as i am today. i don't want to lose all hope,

because

> once that happens... i can't even fathom how my life will be.

>

> thank you all,

> lisa

[Guest guest]

,

After my explant I didnt experience more pain, but I definately was completely weak and couldnt even leave the house . I too was also so discouraged and people were so worried about me , I kept losing weight, and just got worse, but now 10 months later it has gotten so much better. Last summer I hardly left the house due to my debilating fatigue and joint pain and I couldnt enjoy anything , I couldnt even drive. Thank God I can now once again do things that I couldnt do before, like laugh,drive,go places, etc. Dont get me wrong I still get aches when I overdo it but it is so much better than it was, I can manage so much better than before explant. But it is such a slow process and just give yourself time and dont lose hope . Also, were you ever tested for mycoplasma?

Barby

[Guest guest]

lisa

I have almost the same story - please trust me that it will get better. I think that your implants being removed stirred up the silicone chunks that were in your capsules and that is why you are feeling bad. I just went to my rhummy today and he said the same thing - please email me personally and I will give you my #. I have a TON of good info to help you feel better - some I just heard today!! give your # to me and I will call, OK?

love

shari

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I just wrote Crystal on this very subject, so I hope you read that post.....patience, patience girlie, that is definitely a virtue you will want to cultivate right now!

I remember when I got explanted I was like, okay, any day now this blasted brain fog is going to go away as quickly as it came, and I will be totally healed and have my health back! And I couldn't wait for that day because the brain fog was driving me to insanity...I don't know what I would have done if someone had a crystal ball and would have told me that I would struggle with that brain fog for the next 4 years....it probably would have really sent me over the edge. But I bravely battled on to get my health back, looking for every clue that would be my magic bullet, and make me win my battle.

I only won my battle through letting go and letting God. He is the only One who could heal me and it was in His own timing. I guess He had some lessons He wanted me to learn first. Spiritual growth lessons. Oh, I am so glad He did! He is too awesome!

So, fast forward from 1998 when I was in the pit of despair to 2004, when I finally have my energy back, my full and productive life back, and I can see in hindsight it was a long, long road I travelled. I had to work very hard, yes, detoxing, detoxing, detoxing, was key. And sometimes it came in baby steps and sometimes I made long strides. But there was no doubt I had to stay focused on healthy eating, while at the same time resting in knowing that time would be the one thing I could not control. It just had to pass.

Rest easy. Let time heal you. Detox, detox, detox. And trust God.

Hugs,

Patty

holymary1974 <holymary1974@...> wrote:

hello, as some of you may know i was recently explanted on june 30th (12 days ago). since then the pain i had been experiencing in my body has gotten worse. my worst fear was going through with the surgery and still feeling the pain. well, it is still here, in fact the pain has worsened in severity, it has spread to more parts of my body, and is more constant. i feel like i'm going through a downward spiral and i'm about to lose control. i was hoping to get some feedback from all of you, a sort of recovery/healing timeline. how you felt before your explant, and how soon or later you felt improvement in your conditions. basically, i'm trying to figure out if it's going to take a long time or if i should have seen improvement by now. and also if there's anyone out there that has gone

through my similar scenario.to breifly recap, i had saline filled implants in 1998 (for 6 years). my pain location is in my wrist, elbows and knees (worse esp. when i bend my limbs), recently burning in both heels of my feet, and also prickly/burning pain in random spots all over my arms and legs. they don't worsen if you press on them. anyone out there that sounds similar to this?any input would help so much. i feel so depressed and in despair. my hopes going into the explant were so high that i never imagined i would be here as i am today. i don't want to lose all hope, because once that happens... i can't even fathom how my life will be.thank you all,lisa