Re: I have direct phone number to Dr. 1-512-220-2434 ext. 9

[Guest guest]

Oh darn, now don't go getting upset over this...I think Lynda's

intentions are good, and I think she is being careful enough to say

what she has experienced, just like we have encouraged everyone to

do when they have experiences that are worth sharing, positive or

negative. She did say that Dr. was the one who was able to

diagnose her fine neurological damage, and that was a very positive

thing. She has seen him, been his patient. She knows probably more

about him than we do. Certainly more than I do.

I think we need to be careful of jumping on a bandwagon that we

don't have all the answers to. Of course we want to be studied, and

we want to be validated. But what about the questions...what do we

know about this study? Do we know for certain that there are no

costs involved? Where is the funding coming from? These are

questions I have, and I am glad someone is trying to do this, but

let's stay calm and collected about it. Remember that studies

designed to find answers about implants have at times been used

against us!

I would love to be part of a study, but I guess I feel like my time

is past....I am healing. If I was going to be studied, I would

rather have been studied before I was implanted, while implanted,

and then after I got sick to show what was going on and how implants

were a part of that. If that is the goal of this study and the

researchers are footing the bill, then that is great. I hope they

find out all the answers we are looking for, about why we get sick,

and how we heal.

However, what I think Lynda is being honest about (and I know her

heart, because we emailed back and forth about this first) is that

there may be costs involved that are way more than what most women

can bear, and just not to get our hopes up too high only to be

disappointed. I think that is healthy. Remember, Dr. has

been around for a long time, and involved in this issue for many

years....the answers may not be arrived at in the manner we hope

for. Surely he has experience with implanted women, but also

remember that he is an MD, trained to use drugs and surgery as his

arsenals. Perhaps that is what Lynda was referring to. Most of us

would rather heal naturally.

I don't want to burst anyone's bubble, and I am really sorry that

these words were exchanged. I think any study that wants to find

answers for us could be a great thing, but please, let's not be

getting frustrated with each other, but realize that truth and

honesty are always good when discussing what can be experienced,

based on what we've known to be true in our own lives. Above all,

trust God first!

Hugs to all,

Patty

> what we lack is proof, we need proof. A good research study will

> randomly sample the entire population, he is a researcher and a

> doctor. What our community lacks now is enough scientific

evidence.

> Studies of this nature can only help our case. why wouldn't we

want

> to tell our story. the article is right to the point. No ones

> asking for anyones money here. this is research. the article is

> right, that's all that really matters. I don't want his therapy,

or

> whatever, maybe but that's not the point, its research. you for

one

> should be wanting to rally this I would think. You've been

horribly

> affected. Every women should be apart of this who have been

> affected. What could there possibly be to loose. How can you

> possibly down something that is so good. Now I'm pissed off. why

> don't you go defend Huang somemore!