Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 So glad that you liked Dr. Lee. I have spoken to him on the phone when I was out there visiting Joanne and Ilena, and liked his attitude very much. Lynda At 08:20 PM 11/18/2004, you wrote: >Dr. Lee was VERY nice. I really liked him. He told me pretty much >what I already knew through all of you here in the group and my >research. He said there is a percentage of women who do have >autoimmune problems because of the implants. He also told me mine >were very hard and on a scale of 1 to 4 (4 being the worst) I had >about a 3 1/2. He was surprised I did not have some pain in them. >He asked me if I had seen a Rheumi (SP?) which I told him because of >the stupid HMO's I had not yet but that I had changed primary >doctors so that I could skip the referral (which the HMO would not >give me) and go to another primary in my area who is a rheumy as >well. He told me to make sure and have him do all the tests he >could on me first before I decide to take them out because he did >not want to make my hopes high that it was a sure fire cure. He >said about 75% of women who have them out feel better and the other >25% have some chronic disease that might not ever go away. He told >me to make sure I did not fall into that 25% category. I told him I >had already had blood, urine and bone scans done but he said there >are several other diseases that closely match the symptoms I was >describing. My appointment with the rheumy is Dec 10th so I will go >from there. I have already decided to get them out. They are all >hard and ugly anyway and as long as I have to have them out, I might >as well do it now while I am in my 40's rather than wait until I am >so sick it cannot be reversed and in my 50's!! I know the rheumy >tests will all come back negative so we will see. I just want to be >well again. I jurt all the time and am plenty sick of it!!! Crabby >too!!! Love to all and thanks for your thoughts and prayers. > >Kathy > > > > > > > I am out the door to see a Dr. Lee here in San Diego about my > > explantation. I am nervous. Thanks to those of you who >recommended > > hhis office. That makes me feel a lot better. Hopefully when >this > > is all over, I can get back to living a normal life again free of > > pain. My little girls deserve it, my husband deserves it and so >do > > I. > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Excellent news Kathy, Sounds like you're in very good hands. He will do enbloc then? Hugs, Kathy <onepaintmom@...> wrote: He was very honest with me and did not have an attitude (which is what I expected). LOTS of experience with this type of surgery and gave me an accurate picture of what I would look like when he was finished. Now I just have to cough up the bucks!! He aint cheep!!> > >> > > I am out the door to see a Dr. Lee here in San Diego about my> > > explantation. I am nervous. Thanks to those of you who> >recommended> > > hhis office. That makes me feel a lot better. Hopefully when> >this> > > is all over, I can get back to living a normal life again free of> > > pain. My little girls deserve it, my husband deserves it and so> >do> > > I.> > >> > > Kathy> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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