Re: Hi all I'm new here....

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Michele

I am sorry you are dealing with this and yes I definitely agree that your problems could be related to the implants. Mine were very similar in the beginning as yours and progressively got much worse. General achyness, pain and stiffness in my neck and back mainly on one side. Constant muscle spasm in my trap muscles. then started the headaches and then more and more ailments. If I were you I would get an appt as soon as possible to talk about removal before your health deteriorates as much as mine. I waited much too long as I had no idea it was the implants. Also - please be mentally prepared as well for a not so fuzzy welcome from your doctors as many do not like to speak out at all about the issue. It may take you several drs. to get one that truly believes your feelings and illnesses and this gets so very aggravating. Stand up and find the right doc to help you and support you and stick with our group as there is so much information and support we can give you. Whether it is symptoms or needing help finding a good specialists. This group has helpe.d me tremendously every time I needed answers

I know it must be tough if you really love your implants and I am sure that they look great but it is ever worth an entire life of suffering, If I had mine removed a year after (250cc)I would have probably feel fine now. But after having the in for 7 years they ruined health. Not I have the horrible morning stiffness, brain fog, disability, etc. I never thought my life would turn this way at 30 years old with a small child, It is a tough burden to bare wishing I had done more looking and

don't wait until it is too late and wonder only if,,,,,,

shari

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome. Lets say that first of all your symptoms do

sound like many of ours. The timing does not really mean anything, I

mean for me the morning is the worse time of day now, but ahhhh, I am

40 and with arthritis in my family, and a big athlete so acheness is

my middle name some mornings, and yes it usually goes away with a

workout and a hot shower. However, when I was 34 and newly implanted

I don't recall the pain always being worse in the am, I know that it

sounds very much like what your describing. I don['t want to scare

you and I know that when this news first comes in to our lives esp if

we like our implants, it is very discouraging and frightening to say

the least. I feel that it def could be your implants, and that my

first stop would be to a Dr to get some blood work done. You may or

may not want to mention the implants, the best thing might be to say

that rheumatologic diseases run in your family, lie a little if you

have to and get them to refer you to a rhuematologist so that you can

get all the blood work done, for RA,lupus, that kind of stuff. If I

was you I would not wait too long, because for most of us things only

seemed to get worse the more time that went by. I know right now

thinking of getting the implants out is frightening and terrible, but

down the road it may be your only chance of saving your health.

I really wish I could post more but I am still recovering from a

little bug and need to rest somemore, please please listen to the

advise I am sure you will get and know that your not alone. These

supposed safe implants just don't seem to be so safe to all of us. In

fact it seems more and more of us are finding them to be very deadly.

I will pray for you to find more answers. You can also call Dr Feng,

go to www.drfeng.com and talk to her assistant , she can tell

you all kinds of things she knows as they remove thousands of

implants a year there. They are truly professional, and others will I

am sure have some good advice for you too.

I just pray that you will do one thing, listen to your voice and the

fact that god led you to this site, those are two very very strong

things that you need to pay attention to.

I feel that we all ended up here for a reason.

love and blessings

In , " meach35 " <meach35@a...> wrote:

> just was doing a little research ... trying to figure out what the

> heck is wrong with me and I happened on to this site and a few

> others... Let me start by saying that I have not even picked up

the

> phone yet to make an appointment with my family doctor, I guess I'm

> hoping that it will just go away. I have thought for awhile now

that

> maybe these implants are the cause but I love them and hate to even

> think of getting them taken out. I have mcghan saline implants

425cc

> put in on September 17 2003. Not even a year old yet. I noticed

right

> away that my arms felt very achey ... it was not every day it would

> go about 3 days once a month. now I'm feeling nothing but pain just

> about every day. I am depressed and I ache all the time, I can't

> tell if it's my muscels or my bones. It starts in the middle of my

> back up to my neck and down my arms now. I have always had so much

> energy and now I'm dragging my self along, I can not sleep well and

> If i do I still feel tired when I wake up. I feel the best in the

> morning and by 1-2pm I'm feeling achey again.

> Do you girls thing that this could be related to these implants....

> I've noticed some of these symtoms have been mentioned but I do not

> have near as many things going on as I've read and most state they

> feel stiff in the morning ... thats when I feel my best.

> Any feed back would be great.

> Michele

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele:

Welcome.

Your implants may be very well making you sick. If you're worried about your looks of your breasts and you fear ex plant, don't be afraid, because the right plastic surgeon will make you look good.

If you want to see a doctor who can evaluate you for implant illness, see Dr. Vasey at USF in Tampa, or your local rhuematologist. I have an upcoming appointment with Dr. Vasey.

Good luck in whatever you decide. For me, the implants/ex plant experience has changed my life--for the worst. Stick around and learn what they have done to others here.

Take Care. I wish you the best.

-Mariemeach35 <meach35@...> wrote:

just was doing a little research ... trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with me and I happened on to this site and a few others... Let me start by saying that I have not even picked up the phone yet to make an appointment with my family doctor, I guess I'm hoping that it will just go away. I have thought for awhile now that maybe these implants are the cause but I love them and hate to even think of getting them taken out. I have mcghan saline implants 425cc put in on September 17 2003. Not even a year old yet. I noticed right away that my arms felt very achey ... it was not every day it would go about 3 days once a month. now I'm feeling nothing but pain just about every day. I am depressed and I ache all the time, I can't tell if it's my muscels or my bones. It starts in the middle of my back up to my neck and down my arms

now. I have always had so much energy and now I'm dragging my self along, I can not sleep well and If i do I still feel tired when I wake up. I feel the best in the morning and by 1-2pm I'm feeling achey again. Do you girls thing that this could be related to these implants.... I've noticed some of these symtoms have been mentioned but I do not have near as many things going on as I've read and most state they feel stiff in the morning ... thats when I feel my best.Any feed back would be great.Michele

[Guest guest]

Michele, Welcome and please read our stories. Mine is under 's letter to Oprah. They really put a good perspective on the symptoms to look for, and what we have been through. BTW-I look great after explant, and am feeling much better. MUCH BETTER Now if only I hadnt wreaked havoc on my health with the implants in the 1st place, it would have been so much easier. Love

Re: Hi all I'm new here....

Hi Michele:

Welcome.

Your implants may be very well making you sick. If you're worried about your looks of your breasts and you fear ex plant, don't be afraid, because the right plastic surgeon will make you look good.

If you want to see a doctor who can evaluate you for implant illness, see Dr. Vasey at USF in Tampa, or your local rhuematologist. I have an upcoming appointment with Dr. Vasey.

Good luck in whatever you decide. For me, the implants/ex plant experience has changed my life--for the worst. Stick around and learn what they have done to others here.

Take Care. I wish you the best.

-Mariemeach35 <meach35@...> wrote:

just was doing a little research ... trying to figure out what the heck is wrong with me and I happened on to this site and a few others... Let me start by saying that I have not even picked up the phone yet to make an appointment with my family doctor, I guess I'm hoping that it will just go away. I have thought for awhile now that maybe these implants are the cause but I love them and hate to even think of getting them taken out. I have mcghan saline implants 425cc put in on September 17 2003. Not even a year old yet. I noticed right away that my arms felt very achey ... it was not every day it would go about 3 days once a month. now I'm feeling nothing but pain just about every day. I am depressed and I ache all the time, I can't tell if it's my muscels or my bones. It starts in the middle of my back up to my neck and down my arms now. I have always had so much energy and now I'm dragging my self along, I can not sleep well and If i do I still feel tired when I wake up. I feel the best in the morning and by 1-2pm I'm feeling achey again. Do you girls thing that this could be related to these implants.... I've noticed some of these symtoms have been mentioned but I do not have near as many things going on as I've read and most state they feel stiff in the morning ... thats when I feel my best.Any feed back would be great.Michele

[Guest guest]

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Hi. Welcome. Yes, your symptoms are very very typical of the

symptoms people sick from implants have. There is no way to tell for

sure if they are caused by your implants. But if you were feeling

normal before getting the implants and nothing identifiable has

happend to cause your symptoms since, there is good reason to believe

the implants are making you sick. Several women on this site started

having problems almost immediately after implant. Others not for

years. One of the most common complaints of women sick with implants

is fibromyalgia-like symptoms and you are certainly describing those.

If you go to a doctor, most likely he will tell you it is nothing and

even if it was, it couldn't be caused by your implants. If you get

bloodwork, it is often normal, and even if it wasn't and they actually

gave you a diagnosis---lupus, fms, RA or some other autoimmune

illness, it still doesn't mean that it didn't result from your

implants.

The bottom line is that if your implants are making you sick, you will

just continue to worsen and get more and more symptoms as time goes

by. If you get them out you have a chance to recover most of your

health. Many women on this site have recovered significantly after

being explanted and working at regaining their health. I am pretty

sure most women who have been explanted remain convinced that their

implants were making them sick and their recovering health seems to

bare that out.

Like you, I just had this bad feeling my implants were behind my

worsening health problems. I really believe that God led me to this

site, because I had looked many times for some link between saline

implants and my symptoms. However, I could never find any. Everyone

was touting saline as safe. Finally, after much prayer, I was at a

massage therapist's office and picked up one of her professional

magazines while I was waiting. It had an article on how to massage

women who had been explanted and had silicone deposits. Then it had a

contact for implant disease--saline. Her name was Ilene Rosenthal. I

called her and she put me in touch with this group. That was 3 years

ago. I wrote a letter with my symptoms and many women wrote back

saying how my symptoms were like theirs. Within months, I got

explanted. Within weeks, some of my worst symptoms left. It has been

almost 3 years and I continue to improve. My symptoms developed over

a period of 11 years. At first they were intermittent,

but eventually became more chronic and more severe. I truly believe

that had I not gotten out my implants when I did, today I would have a

full blown autoimmune illness. Instead, I feel perfectly normal

alot of the time, though I still have symptoms that cycle in and out

of muscle pain and fatigue. Contrast this to constant and ever

increasing pain, fatigue, dizziness and a multitude of other symptoms

that I was experiencing prior to explant. I think the overwhelming

majority of women who are explanted who feel that their implants are

making them sick, believe they made the right decision. I pray that

God will guide you to the right decision for you.

Hugs, kathy

-- In , " meach35 " <meach35@a...> wrote:

> just was doing a little research ... trying to figure out what the

> heck is wrong with me and I happened on to this site and a few

> others... Let me start by saying that I have not even picked up

the

> phone yet to make an appointment with my family doctor, I guess I'm

> hoping that it will just go away. I have thought for awhile now

that

> maybe these implants are the cause but I love them and hate to even

> think of getting them taken out. I have mcghan saline implants

425cc

> put in on September 17 2003. Not even a year old yet. I noticed

right

> away that my arms felt very achey ... it was not every day it would

> go about 3 days once a month. now I'm feeling nothing but pain just

> about every day. I am depressed and I ache all the time, I can't

> tell if it's my muscels or my bones. It starts in the middle of my

> back up to my neck and down my arms now. I have always had so much

> energy and now I'm dragging my self along, I can not sleep well and

> If i do I still feel tired when I wake up. I feel the best in the

> morning and by 1-2pm I'm feeling achey again.

> Do you girls thing that this could be related to these implants....

> I've noticed some of these symtoms have been mentioned but I do not

> have near as many things going on as I've read and most state they

> feel stiff in the morning ... thats when I feel my best.

> Any feed back would be great.

> Michele