Re: 17 yr saline implants

[Guest guest]

, Unfortunately, no. There aren't any specific tests to see if

you're sick from your implants, but your implants are WAY over the

recommended time frame that they should be replaced and if you are

sick, they need to be removed. Chances are great that your implants

have become contaminated w/either bacteria, fungus or mold(common in

old saline implants) and that those contaminants are leaking into your

body through your fill valve(which were/are defective, esp. in older

implants). Check out Plastikos.com for in depth information from Dr.

Kolb, who specializes in explant and treating women with saline implant

illnesses.

We're here to give you all the information and support we can!

Keep asking, researching and we'll be here to help every step of the

way!

Hugs & Welcome,

Cheryl

[Guest guest]

Oh how I wish there were....it would make our lives alot easier! And

we would definitely be winning in court if such a test existed!

I am quite certain that the manufacturer's of breast implants have a

vested interest in making sure that such a test is never developed

either.

Almost all of us who have been implanted and gotten sick have had to

rely on that intuitive feeling that comes when you realize lots and

lots of women are getting sick with the same symptoms after receiving

breast implants. Way too many to be coincidental. Some women get sick

right away or within a relatively short time frame (such as 6-8

months), while others spend years with a slowly declining immune

system that eventually crumbles--and when it does, it is sudden and

drastic. New symptoms develop within weeks of each other and life

comes to a halt as formerly known.

Many times blood tests come out normal, which makes it all the more

frustrating. Something is devastatingly wrong with us, and yet

doctors can't find anything. At that point we usually hear words

like " You need a psychiatrist " or there's nothing wrong with you.

Family members have a hard time understanding our illness as well

because we look basically healthy. Nobody can really see that we feel

like dying inside....because we feel poisoned.

Desperation usually leads us to find answers on our own. And that is

where this group comes in. We have found that women can get their

lives back once explanted, get on a detoxification program, and live a

healthy lifestyle. We have quite a large number of women who

have " graduated " from this group and gone on to live normal lives

again, getting jobs, getting married, having babies.

It can be done!

But there is a path that should be followed. It is a natural path

that causes you to change how you live. It means giving up drugs as

a " cure " because in reality, they are simply a bandaid. They don't

fix, they cover symptoms. The less drugs you take, the better your

chances of healing. We understand that at times drugs are needed for

relief or comfort, but in the long run, the goal should be to get off

of them completely.

Natural healing allows your body to dump the toxic chemicals that have

resided in your body and allow your organs to function well again.

Detoxification urges your body to get rid of stuff that wouldn't

normally be eliminated until prompted to do so through therapies

designed to cleanse.

I know this is a long answer to a short question....I wish I could

have answered yes! But the truth is that if you are sick from your

implants, you will have to start thinking outside the box....doctors

are not going to find the answers for you because they don't believe

implants make women ill. We have to take our health into our own

hands...once we do, we get our future back.

Take care,

Patty

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> Is there a specific " test " to see if it is my implants making me

sick?

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