Re: yndromes Associated with Silicone Breast Implants: A Clinical Study and Review for beth

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Beth, I would just ask him to test you for these markers, as you have has implants, and are interested. Why not? And have never felt the same. it’s a risk going there, but the more women that do, the better we all are. Get tested for celiac too ---- Original Message -----

From: bethlakey

Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 8:04 PM

Subject: yndromes Associated with Silicone Breast Implants: A Clinical Study and Review for beth

,Thanks for the article! If I can get into see a neurologist, what do I tell him? How much should I say or not say about the implants?Thanks!Beth> Beth and girls, here is some more info I found on neuropathy and ms like conditions from women with implants. It also lists different treatments you may be interested in doing if not the holistic way. I hope Beth, you find this helpful, and may even print and bring into your doctors to test for these different markers. Love > > > In addition to implant removal, there are other treatments that might be necessary, in particular in patients with polyurethane breast implants, implant rupture and patients with anti-GM1 antibodies and progressive muscular weakness and neuropathy. The use of a cytokine suppressant (bromocriptine) may be used for the symptomatic patient. Consideration should be given to intravenous infusions of gamma-globulin [99, 100]. Many patients, particularly those with a polyneuropathy, benefit from this therapy and usually the symptoms, such as fatigue, weakness, rashes, myalgia, arthralgia and joint stiffness, will improve faster than others, such as memory disturbances, cerebral vasculitis and central nervous system demyelinating disease. Treatment with plaquenil can also be considered, usually 400 mg daily at bedtime. Some patients may benefit from oral prednisone therapy; however, many patients do not accept it because of the Cushing-like side-effects. Methotrexate once a week may benefit some patients. Plasma exchange treatments or bolus therapy with intravenous steroids (methyl-prednisolone 500 mg daily for 5 days) should be considered in patients with a rapidly progressive neurological disease, in particular MS-like syndrome, who require immediate medical intervention. A minority of patients, particularly those with a high titer of anti-GMI progressive neurological disease (motor neuron disease type) and failure to respond to any other form of therapy, may need oral or intravenous cytoxan treatment in an effort to bring the rapidly progressing disease course under control and stabilization [101].> > CONCLUSIONS> > Silicone breast implantation appears to be associated, in some patients at least, with both local and systemic disease syndrome(s). By far the most common is the development of an autoimmune peripheral neuropathy (axonal and demyelinating) associated with a myriad of generalized symptoms. A discussion of the medical conditions that appear after a variable interval and progress to a debilitating illness has been made. In addition, several modes of therapy for this condition have been presented for the practitioner treating these conditions.> > http://implants.clic.net/tony/USA/Katy/s03.html<http://implants.clic.net/tony/USA/Katy/s03.html>