Re: Re: , Hi I have lots of questions about implants and am new here

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Dear , you mention not being sure if you'd like them. After I got mine, my boyfriend felt threatened that othermen would want me, he wanted me the way I was. In addition, we later broke up. I was always embarrassed about having them. I didn't want anyone to touch them. They wer nice to look at, but don't touch them. I was always afraid of them rupturing, so definately can't sleep on your stomach. Did you read Kacey's article? from Parade magazine.

To answer your question about Dr. Kolb. She is very aware of the problems and is monitoring herself closely. I think you should call her office and ask her. But you should also read her website where she explicitly states they are dangerous. I suppose she can also afford to under different surgeries. She can problaby afford to have her bloodwork checked regularly. She can afford the alternative medical practices that aren't available through most insurances. You would have to pay out of pocket for them. Even in the best situations you won't get 5 years out of them. Look at Kacey, within 1 and 1/2 years has Rhematoid Arthritis at 20 years old. Is that the risk you're willing to take knowing what you do? Please Child reconsider. Love, K.brenda_franz <brenda_franz@...> wrote:

Thankyou . You know I really don't feel insecure about my body so much as I want to enhance it and to balance it out. But I sure do worry about my health. I also worry that i won't like them, I have never felt an implant and am concerned they will feel hard or uncomfortable.I would never be comfortable with gel implants, which my PS in Texas says he could get me in the study for the new gummy gel types. Has anyone heard of these? They are supposed to be better cause they don't leak if they break, but they still make me nervous.Anyhow I am sorry for all you went through. I really wish that this did not have to be such a hard thing for all of us. I just may have to get used to wearing this silly padded bras forever! thanks dearIn , "JOSEPH

PALANCA" <juliejp61@m...> wrote:> , thank you for coming here. I am a 29 year old mother of a 4 year old. I can remember the time you are going through all too well. I got implants at the age of 19, and I was waitressing (I had to take off 3 weeks, as they place them under your muscle and I could not lift no tray for quite a while, let me tell you, very painful and sore) going to college, and working out a lot. Like you I was a jogger. I got them ,as I was very thin, worked out hard, felt I needed them as I was always a little hippy, and had that butt too! I thought I really needed them to balance out. I know look back and know I was so insecure. If only I hadnt.> There wasn't much info on saline, this was 1994, I had no internet access, all that was out there (info) was silicone . I got them and never thought about the repercussions on when I would one day, want to have a kid. There is no illness in

my family, and I know know I took my health for granted. I never thought I would get sick by them, it was only "salt water' as my ps told me. > So about 6 years into having them, I got pregnant and after a great pregnancy, I was getting these stiff joints and hair loss, dizzy spells and headaches! I thought maybe it was the pregnancy or something. just hormones. But things got bad, very fast. To sum it up, within a year-I was diagnosed, me a young, attractive healthy girl, with a new husband, the man of my dreams, and a new baby that I feel in love with, at the age of 26 with rheumatoid arthritis and hashimoto;s disease (thyroid auto immune disease) I was also showing symptoms of multiple sclerosis, went through about many horrific tests to rule it out, as it was highly suspected, and had a bells palsy attack, its like a stroke on your face. I was scared to death, All the docs kept telling me was that it

wasn't the implants. Couldn't be. Yet, they didn't even know, they were in silicone shells. So, they knew nothing about them. But I had this feeling it was, as I was the only patient often in the waiting rooms, under 50. It was so strange. I had two auto immune illnesses at 26! Come on! I got all these infections, and I could not get rid of these damn ear infections and yeast infections. I started gaining all this weight, and no matter how hard I worked out, I couldn't stoop gaining. I Work out 50 min a day! And I was gaining like 15 pounds per year. No one in my family had thyroid issues or auto immune illnesses. So it wasn't genetic. I was getting sick very fast. I felt very fatigued, and had all these muscle twitches everywhere.> > So, I went through hell, who has the time? I work , I have a family a house to take care of, big extended family- I found this support group, and everyone had the

same exact symptoms I did. That was Enough for me- fought my insurance for three months to get it covered (its a lot more $$ to get those puppies out , then in) , researched like mad, traveled from IL to Georgia to get them out properly. My 2 hour explant surgery took almost 7 hours. I had infections everywhere. My ribs had to be manually scraped, yucky capsules formed around them, filling with gloppy dead tissue and full of infectious crap. Had I known what the inside of a implanted women's body looked like, I would have never gotten them. YUCK!> I have more scars, a lot less money and sickness to fight because of them. And guess what? I have my small breasts again. So why did I ever do it? I am back at square one, little breasts and now with more damage. I would tell you, they are not approved yet, they are high maintenance, they are hard to sleep with, they are weird feeling. I never slept one good night with them. No

more belly sleeping! > I couldn't breast feed, nobody knows the damage it does these babies born to implanted women, all we do know is that silicone is one of the few to cross the placenta, and is carcinogenetic. They are a lot of upkeep, time of work to replace when ruptured, most do by 6 years. Who has time? No long term studies have ever been done on them, as they got in ,before certain standards were started in the FDA. And now, we are finding, a little too late- most of them have leaky valves, making women very ill with infections that trigger disease. Its like russion roulette to me. I wished I never got them .That's why I stay here over two years to help others get the other side, I never did. its just so wrong. > I have proof they were making me ill, too. The rheumatoid arthritis went into remission a year after the were removed ,and my blood work showed huge improvements on my thyroid disease.

Now all the doctors believe me. (I did have two that did believe me towards the end, before I got them out, as I was so ill)I am on my way to remission. Listen any foreign object in your body, faulty or not, can trigger auto immune illnesses. Why risk it? I wish I had the options, as you do, and I would have never gotten them. Wondering, will I ever get cancer, as the NCCI states we are at a three time risk higher for cancers, or if Tyler will one day pay a price for being in a toxic mother, but all I can do is pray and hope. I am getting better. Love yourself, forget society, stay beautiful and real. You will thank yourself for the rest of your life! Love > Re: Hi I have lots of questions about implants and am new here> > > We are here only to help. I don't want to scare you away by being too boldly so I will try identifying with you first. I was 30 when I got my implants and landed some money also. I can understand you wanting to increase your bust size to even yourself out. First, though 105 lbs is ultra tiny. Before Breast implants I was 118, after I got them I went up to 127-130. Over the years my thyroid went bad which is a well known complication of saline or silicone breast implants. I now weigh 165, but was at my worst 207. At 44 is when I hit the big 207, but have dropped to 156, but went back up. Amongst, my problems I have a thyroid problem and can't loose weight now. > > You are so young and have so much to look

forward to. You're in college, how nice. After two years of my implants I was diagnoses with Attention Deficit Disorder, then depression. Breast implants affect your mental cognition and you can loose your short term memory. I had other emotional problems I relate to implants. Right after I put my implants in I had to have sinus surgery, never having sinus trouble before. I also developed asthma, which is a similar symptom like the mine workers who developed siliconosis. Look it up its been documented for years. > > Any of us here have numerous articles concerning how implants increase your risks for painful conditions such as fibromyalgia (which I have, and is very disabiling,) unspecific arthritis, and Lupus. It's not a matter of IF you will get sick it's when you will get sick. I had initial warning signs but had "no clue" until I was

debilitated. I had mine for 15 years. Do not think they are safe for any minute though. We've had women on this sight sho have immediate reactions to them. There are so many women with problems and all the same kinds, I would not risk putting those things in my chest for ALL the money in the world. You are luck you came here first. I wish I would have been so lucky. > > We only want to save others lives. If you were to wait to see if you had a reaction to the implants it could be too late. By the time you know you may never ever regain your complete health. It affects our immune system. You must worry not to catch a cold or it could turn into asthmatic bronchitis, sinusitis or worse. And I have chronic sinusitis. Not to mention the migraines. Those who have had implants for less amount of time, with the least amount of

symptoms, without ruptures have had greater success for improvement. Usually. However, Kacey never even had a rupture, and can''t even get in and out of the bathtub without help. > > Not only is the silicone bad but a foreign body in your body is enough to cause an autoimmune response. In addition, the implants are being made with faulty valves. What happens is, they leak. They leak bacteria into the body. Because if the valves are faulty bacteria can also get in.> > In addition, lets say you kept the implants in for 5 years TOPS and didn't notice any problems, you'd be super lucky, and unlikely to occur, but they are not for a life time that they told us, and you'll have to pay for removal. Removal by a trained Plastic Surgeon is at least 6,500.00. So you're looking at an added cost then. And at that time you'll want a lift

which could then run you up to 15,000 for taking implants out and the lift. You'd be lucky if you could get the ins. to take them out but by then you'd have to have capsular contracture of 3 or 4 and if you did you have the other symptoms I'd mentioned above. > > These are the symptoms that go along with Breast Implants: but check with our moderator Patty and Kacey for confirmaiton. Generalized pain (fibromyalgia, or arthritis), Chronic fatigue, cognitive impairment, short term memory problems, nuerological problems, thyroid disorders, vision changes, migraines, irritable bowel problems, mental health changes from irratability, depression, suicidal ideations, bipolar disorder, attention deficit disorder, candiditis and fungul problems, weakened immune systems, sinus and lung problems (astma) skins eruptions and rashes (malar rashes, similar to Lupus), photosensitvity, cold painful

extremities, can't tolerate hot or cold, insomnia and other sleep disorders, dry eyes. And you can ask 25 other women here and they confirm that at one time they experienced to a certain extent most of these problems. This is a syndrome of problems and it is systemic (affecting the entire body). I wouldn't want to test my fate with it. I use to be an athlete and landscaper but I'm not able to work now. We only want to help you. Should you decide to go ahead with the augmentation and experience problems, we are always here to help. God be with you in your decision. K. > > brenda_franz <brenda_franz@y...> wrote:> > Hi everyone, My name is and I am from Dallas Texas.> I heard about Kacey's story through a mutual friend and wanted to > find out more about

implants.> I am a single female 27 years old and have not had any kids. I do > have a boyfriend but he doesnt think I should get implants. I am > looking for some feedback on this group and any other others that > anyone can recomend me to.> I need to hear the truth not just the "candy coated" stuff I have > heard from the plastic surgeons i have aleady consulted with.> I really want to get the implants because I am very tiny on top with > big hips ( i am only 105 pounds and because of that am worried about > going to big) I was thinking of a small C cup, but just enough to > balance out thise Jlo body I have going on around the butt hip

area.> Anyhow I am also very into running, would this make my running harder > to have the implants? I work right now as a waitress so I am also > wondering how much time one needs to take off of work etc.> I am a part time student, still having to find what I really want to > do in life.> I have changed my major 3 times already. I am considering again a big > chance and going for a business degree maybe even earning my CPA! > What a big decision this is right now.> I inherited a small amount of money from my grandmother who passed > away last year, and while it is not allot , it is just about enough > to cover the

cost of surgery and the little Jeep that I just bought.> Anyhow I am hoping someone can help me here.> I am asking for advice and am a little nervous that I might get > preached too, so please just try to be nice about this.> I am coming to you for information, the other side of the coin but in > the end the final decision of course will have to be mine.> thank you for your honest replies> > > > > > >