Fwd: Please Welcome our 'new' women to our Support Group ... and much much more this New Moon, 2006

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Dearest Friends,

With the New Moon today and the full eclipse of the Sun yesterday ... things are indeed spinning.

Please note below the very important request to call into the FDA TODAY and/or APRIL 5th to voice your concerns about the safety of silicone breast implants.

I've spoken with several 'new' women in the last few days ... and as hard as it to believe, as April 2006 dawns ... it is still almost impossible to find open minded Medical Deities (I mean Doctors) who put together the true science surrounding breast implants.

No longer able to deny the rupture rate, now the 'company line' is "Yeah, they rupture, but so what? There's no proof of immune diseases."

Prayers are asked for Jane in Canada on her first visit to a Plastic Surgeon to finally the remove the last of three sets of failed implants ...

For a wonderful comedic presentation of the State of Conventional Medicine (Allopathic or Con-Med) ... please enjoy the wonderful a co-creation of http://www.newstarget.com and the incredible Dr. Mercola's animation here:

http://www.mercola.com/townofallopath/index.htm

Our good friend Shirley Oster wants to make sure all our group sees the petitions listed at the bottom on this message.

We would also like to welcome Maggie ... and , looking for good information for her cousin.

Tonite on PBS is "The New Medicine" ... seemingly with open minded scientists and physicians ... daring to speak out of the con-med box.

http://www.pbs.org/thenewmedicine/interview.html

One last note ... kudos to Lana and Rogene for continuing to educate the FDA. She found a glaring 'misrepresentation' in the Mentor ... please see correspondence from Rogene below. And prayers continue for Rogene and her recovery from her recent breast cancer surgery etc.

With love to all from Ilena

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

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Please put me on your e-mail list my name is Maggie,and I am just an other woman who has had the misfortune to tamper with her body ,because she wasn't perfect.

My first implants were silicone and they were put in my mid 40's and only to discover that one was leaking ,and then I put saline implants in now I am 58 and on my second set of saline that have lasted only 7 years each .

Any woman who tells me that they want to put implants in I tell them the truth . This third time I just had them sedate me ,because I will be doing this a few more times .

My e-mail is ; peterpan@...

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From : <Sweetpetite797@...> Sent : Sunday, March 26, 2006 2:00 PM To : ilena2000@... Subject : help please I am looking fro advice please. My 35 year old cousin had implants done when she was 18. One got very hard when she was about 25. She had them redone with saline. For the past few years she has been constantly sick. She has irritable bowl, numbness in her hands, fatigue, heart palpitations, respiratory illnesses, muscles spasms in her back and legs, and lately she noticed marks all over her breast and arms they look like beauty marks but they are bright red. She has confided in me and asked me to do some research for her. Please we don't know where to start. She goes to the Dr. all the time but she is always sick they put her on medicine and send her home. Please please help us we don't know where to turn. She has 4 children and they need a healthy mom. We live in NJ do you have any advice on what to do? I desperately want to help her she's like my sister.

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From: From: Pamatintheknow@...

We need your help again in this important call alert tomorrow. Thanks for making the calls. Let us know how they were received.

Thanks.

and Pam

Virtual Phone Bank Call Alert

Subject: Nationwide Action Alert: Call FDA Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach and your elected officials on Thursday, March 30th and on Wednesday, April 5th

Background:

As you may know, two whistleblowers have come forward alleging that the rupture rate provided to the FDA by Mentor was skewed. One of the whistleblowers claims that textured silicone gel breast implants made by Mentor have a design flaw that results in a higher rupture rate than smooth shell implant. He also claims that the higher rupture rate has not been accurately reported to the FDA. Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach has requested an investigation by the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI). We believe this is an important first step in assessing the veracity of these allegations. However, FDA may approve Mentor’s silicone breast implants BEFORE the investigation is complete.

Therefore, it is time to turn up the heat on FDA Commissioner von Eschenbach and Congress. So on Thursday, March 30 and Wednesday April 5 we would like your help for a national phone-in protest.

That’s right, on Thursday, March 30 we want all our activists to call the FDA and Congress. Let’s see if we can flood their switchboards. Then let’s do it all over again on Wednesday April 5. We need to let them know that we aren’t going away.

We are asking you to make three phone calls, one to Commissioner von Eschenbach’s office and to each of your Senators to voice your objections to FDA approval for silicone breast implants. And spread the word to you friends and families to make calls too!

Phone Numbers:

FDA Commissioner Dr. von Eschenbach: 1-888-463-6332; then press option 3 “contact employee” and ask the operator for von Eschenbach’s office.

Congress – alan can you fill in with switchboard number, ask for your Senator’s office and then ask to speak to the Health Legislative Assistant.

Message Text:

And here’s what you should say to von Eschenbach’s office:

I am calling to voice my concern that the FDA has expressed its intent to approve silicone breast implants made by Mentor Corporation-- despite the lack of safety data and despite serious allegations that the company misrepresented safety information. Please DO NOT issue a final decision on approval before ALL allegations have been thoroughly investigated. Women’s health and lives depend on it.

Here’s what you should tell your Senate office:

I am calling to voice my concern that the FDA has expressed its intent to approve silicone breast implants made by Mentor Corporation-- despite the lack of safety data and despite serious allegations that the company misrepresented safety information. Please ask Acting Commissioner von Eschenbach to NOT issue a final decision on approval before ALL allegations have been thoroughly investigated. Women’s health and lives depend on it.

After you make you calls, please email us at info@... to tell us you made the call and what the response was.

Thank you for stepping up your activity to help us as we approach the FDA’s decision day.

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Ilena, Idon't know if you are aware of two pending bills. They areattacking our rights to use vitamins and natural hormones again.Congess has a bill moving thru named "adverse event reporting", or (AER),yet another back-door attempt to blame all sorts of medical problems onour vitamins, as before this is just another blatent attempt by the drugcompanies to get control of our vitqmins and require us to have aprescription and buy them from pharmaceutical companies so they cancharge us outrageous prices. Senator Dick Durbin (ILL0 is behind thisbill. Please have the ladies fax him at 1-202-228-0400 and tell him howunhappy you are with this bill.Senators who have supported us on the vitamins before are Senator TomHarkin (Iowa) at 1-202-224-9369 and Senator Orin Hatch (Utah) at1-202-224-6331. Fax them and ask them to support us again. Also VERY, VERY, IMPORTANT, ACT FAST! Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, makers ofPremarin and Prempro has filed a citizens petition with the FDA askingFDA to impose harmful restrictions on (BHRT) the compounding anddispensing of natural hormones. Wyeth is attempting to stop women fromusing natural hormones and forcing them to use Wyeth's Premarin whichcontains horse hormones. PLEASE RUSH FAXES ON THIS ONE! NEEDRESPONSES BY APRIL 4th, MAIL IS TOO SLOW! FAX 1-301-827-6870DIVISION OF DOCKETS MANAGEMENTFOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION5630 FISHERS LANE, ROOM 1061 (HFA-305)ROCKVILLE, MD. 20852 SHIRLEY OSTER

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From: saxony01@... Rogene

"Mentor claims the gel doesn't migrate out side of the breast area" ????

Does anyone know anything about this study? . . . It'sobviously flawed! . . . Rogene------------------------------------------------http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/04/apr04/041304/04d-0002-c00009-vol1.pdfCheck out some of this information at the FDA aboutthe animal studies done by Mentor for the currentapplications. I think others who are more educatedthan myself need to read some of these documents. Thefirst thing I read was a lie. Mentor claims the geldoesn't migrate out side of the breast area so they shouldn't have to do a tissue study on theanimals with ruptured implants.Do you know of anyone who is familiar with thesestudies? Lana <lanadearest@...>,