Re: So confused

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn,

Good to hear from you again, and sorry you're having these issues.

I think some of the doctors here are listed because someone used

them, and had good results, and perhaps the doctor performed the en

bloc procedure. I don't think all the doctors listed believe

implants make us sick. Perhaps you should place a call to Dr. Kolb

or e-mail her. She takes the time to speak with women who are

having problems, and she's seen alot of this so she really is an

expert. Her office is also quite good at getting some health plans

to cover explant, or at least a portion of it. I don't think she

herself is on most plans, but I believe her surgical facility is.

Dr. Feng in Ohio and Dr. Melmed in Texas are also doctors who

believe implants make us sick.

I've seen many women posting about hair loss after getting implants,

along with muscle twitches, and I've personally had the other

symptoms that you mention. I'm glad that you've found relief for

some of your problems, but honestly you probably won't be able to

alleviate all of the problems while the implants are still in your

body. I didn't worry much about what my body would look like after

explant, although it looks pretty good, I worried about how I felt,

which was much more important to me.

Sis

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> everything out. I've been having some medical issues that brought

> me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I have

> had input from everyone around me about taking my saline implants

> out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

but

> the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

randomly

> on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

fatigue.

> The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast! It

> started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

had

> every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

getting

> thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's here

> and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she does

> not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

think

> about it before taking them out. I have something called

restricted

> breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

take

> them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't have

> much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do anything.

> Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out I

> guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> telling me it's not the problem.

>

> Thanks,

> Lynn

>

[Guest guest]

Absolutely women are having hair loss issues after getting breast

implants. For some women, it is their most troubling symptom. In

fact, we have photos in our photo file on the website from a woman

who had very visible bald spots on her head from the excessive hair

loss.

There is also a website for breast implants and hair loss. I guess

if there is a whole website dedicated to this issue, then it must be

a problem!

http://www.pharmahg.co.uk/f173breast/discfem173_toc.htm

I was doing some research and found something that might be

telling. I noticed that symptoms of excessive levels of minerals in

the body, such as selenium, include hair loss. Would it be a

stretch to think that excessive silicone could do the same thing?

Maybe not. By the way, we had a recent discussion about the

differences between silica and silicone. You may want to review

that discussion.

But we really don't know why women are losing hair after getting

breast implants. It could be many things, either individually, or

all wrapped up into one ugly package:

1) Stress

2) Hormonal imbalances

3) Hypothyroidism

4) Mineral imbalances

4) Heavy metal toxicity

5) Autoimmunity

I hope you can find answers to your situation. I know one for

sure...that the implants need to come out. That will set things

back on a path toward balance and healing. One woman stated that a

homeopathic remedy helped her immensely. Surprisingly, it is based

on silica, called silicea. You may want to give that a shot.

Here's a link to check it out:

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2603/is_0006/ai_2603000663

Patty

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> everything out. I've been having some medical issues that brought

> me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I have

> had input from everyone around me about taking my saline implants

> out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

but

> the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

randomly

> on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

fatigue.

> The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast! It

> started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

had

> every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

getting

> thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's here

> and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she does

> not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

think

> about it before taking them out. I have something called

restricted

> breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

take

> them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't have

> much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do anything.

> Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out I

> guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> telling me it's not the problem.

>

> Thanks,

> Lynn

>

[Guest guest]

By the way, before you run out and buy the silicea homeopathic with

your implants in your body, read this precaution!

Precautions

Homeopaths recommend that anyone with implants or artificial body

components avoid silica because of its tendency to cause foreign

materials to be expelled from the body.

So, please use this for hair loss AFTER you have been explanted!

Patty

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> > everything out. I've been having some medical issues that

brought

> > me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I

have

> > had input from everyone around me about taking my saline

implants

> > out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> > also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

> but

> > the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

> randomly

> > on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

> fatigue.

> > The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast!

It

> > started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

> had

> > every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> > been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

> getting

> > thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> > sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's

here

> > and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she

does

> > not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

> think

> > about it before taking them out. I have something called

> restricted

> > breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

> take

> > them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't

have

> > much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do

anything.

> > Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> > else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> > implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out

I

> > guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> > telling me it's not the problem.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Lynn

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm glad to hear that your symptoms are getting better. I was just

reading about the conversations everyone had here on silca. I just

started talking it a few weeks ago thinking it will help my hair and

now I wonder if it made it worse. Do you still follow the makers

diet? What are the supplements and herbs you take?

All the info here helps a lot,

Lynn

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> > everything out. I've been having some medical issues that

brought

> > me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I

have

> > had input from everyone around me about taking my saline

implants

> > out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> > also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

> but

> > the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

> randomly

> > on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

> fatigue.

> > The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast!

It

> > started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

> had

> > every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> > been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

> getting

> > thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> > sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's

here

> > and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she

does

> > not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

> think

> > about it before taking them out. I have something called

> restricted

> > breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

> take

> > them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't

have

> > much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do

anything.

> > Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> > else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> > implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out

I

> > guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> > telling me it's not the problem.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Lynn

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

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>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the information

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> > everything out. I've been having some medical issues that

brought

> > me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I

have

> > had input from everyone around me about taking my saline

implants

> > out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> > also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

> but

> > the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

> randomly

> > on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

> fatigue.

> > The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast!

It

> > started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

> had

> > every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> > been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

> getting

> > thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> > sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's

here

> > and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she

does

> > not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

> think

> > about it before taking them out. I have something called

> restricted

> > breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

> take

> > them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't

have

> > much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do

anything.

> > Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> > else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> > implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out

I

> > guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> > telling me it's not the problem.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Lynn

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sis,

It's nice to hear from you, I have spoken to Dr. Kolb and she told

me she would take them out. The problem is that my insurance is an

HMO and I can't go to her. I don't have the money to do it on my

own so I have to go with someone on the plan. Dr. Copeland said she

would do it for me but she was convincing me that she did research

and felt it was not the implants making me sick. So it just put

some doubt in my mind. At this point though the doubt is gone and I

know I have to do it. I did not have time to read through much of

the posts so I hope your feeling okay.

Take care,

Lynn

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> > everything out. I've been having some medical issues that

brought

> > me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I

have

> > had input from everyone around me about taking my saline

implants

> > out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> > also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

> but

> > the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

> randomly

> > on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

> fatigue.

> > The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast!

It

> > started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

> had

> > every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> > been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

> getting

> > thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> > sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's

here

> > and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she

does

> > not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

> think

> > about it before taking them out. I have something called

> restricted

> > breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

> take

> > them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't

have

> > much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do

anything.

> > Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> > else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> > implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out

I

> > guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> > telling me it's not the problem.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Lynn

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Lynn,

If Dr. Copeland does the en bloc procedure, and the insurance will

cover your surgery, it sounds like that's your best option. So many

of us have the same symptoms, it just can't be a coincidence. I

know I went back and forth at first, one day I'd be convinced it

wasn't the implants, and then the next I was certain. I went back

and forth like that until about a month before my explant, and then

I just knew I had to get them out.

Keep us posted,

Sis

> > >

> > > Hi everyone,

> > >

> > > It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> > > everything out. I've been having some medical issues that

> brought

> > > me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I

> have

> > > had input from everyone around me about taking my saline

> implants

> > > out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I

had

> > > also started feeling better and felt it may not be the

implants

> > but

> > > the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

> > randomly

> > > on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

> > fatigue.

> > > The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast!

> It

> > > started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad.

I've

> > had

> > > every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All

I've

> > > been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

> > getting

> > > thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made

me

> > > sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's

> here

> > > and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she

> does

> > > not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

> > think

> > > about it before taking them out. I have something called

> > restricted

> > > breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

> > take

> > > them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't

> have

> > > much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do

> anything.

> > > Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did

anyone

> > > else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> > > implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them

out

> I

> > > guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around

me

> > > telling me it's not the problem.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Lynn

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn,

I too had several people around me telling me that my implants were

not making me sick or they would ask me if I was sure about my

findings. I went to lots of DR's. I don't know where you live, but

I doctored at the renound Mayo Clinic and still doctor there. I got

my implants in 2000 and my health took a huge dive about a year

ago. I really puzzled the doctors. I found the information about

implants in January and had my implants removed March 1st by Dr

Feng. My family physcian along with a few other doctors feel that

there may be a lot of truth about implants causing illness.

said something that made a lot of sense. She brought up

how some people have allergies to latex. Have you ever gone to the

doctor and been asked if you have this allergy? There aren't A LOT

of people that do have the allergy, but the ones that do get VERY

ill that is why they ask. I feel the same way about implants. I

know that there are people out there that have implants and maybe

are fine. I wasn't so lucky, but I feel truely blessed to have

found the information about implants making woman sick. I feel

extra blessed to have this saline support group. At first I really

wanted to believe that my implants weren't making me sick, but it

just made too much sense. Nothing else made any sense, like why at

the age of 30 I was so ill. I remember the PS that put in my

implants had me sign a release before I had my surgery -- it was

something that discussed the ill effects of implants like auto

immune diseases. I was told that it was because of the scare of the

silicone gel implants, but those were safe and it was only a few

woman that brought on the lawsuit that took them off the market. I

now cry when I read the stories of all the many many woman who's

lives were ruined from implants. How sad!!

I wish I could tell you what tomorrow will bring and if taking out

your implants will make you happy. Myself I knew after finding out

all the information about the ill effects of implants that I no

longer wanted to have them. Hind sight is 20/20. I loved having a

nice figure, but to me having my health means much much more. It

has been and is hard adjusting to my new figure, but I am

adjusting. It is amazing what us woman are capable of accomplishing

once we set our minds to doing something. I wish you all the best.

Hugs, MK

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> It's been a while since I was on the site, trying to sort

> everything out. I've been having some medical issues that brought

> me here initially and felt I found the answer. Since than I have

> had input from everyone around me about taking my saline implants

> out. I have also change my diet and lifestyle radically. I had

> also started feeling better and felt it may not be the implants

but

> the main things not gone are the muscle twitches that I get

randomly

> on a daily basis, periodic brain fog and muscle aches and

fatigue.

> The scariest thing is that at 38 my hair is falling out fast! It

> started slow but in the past month has gotten really bad. I've

had

> every blood test and other test and no reason for why. All I've

> been told is it may just be normal for me but it's not just

getting

> thinner it's falling out. They put me on rogane but it made me

> sick. So I went to Dr. Copeland (she is on the list of Dr's here

> and the only one that will take my insurance) she told me she does

> not think that implants make you ill and that I should really

think

> about it before taking them out. I have something called

restricted

> breasts which is why I got the implants to begin with and if I

take

> them out chances are they will not look to great and I don't have

> much breast tissue left. So I have been hesitant to do anything.

> Would if I take them out and they are not the cause? Did anyone

> else have the same problem with thier hair? Obviously if the

> implants are making me ill I will not hesitate to take them out I

> guess it's just hard not knowing for sure and everyone around me

> telling me it's not the problem.

>

> Thanks,

> Lynn

>