Re: reimplanted and now I feel worse

[Guest guest]

Liz,

OMG you poor thing. Please get help by a qualified doctor immediately. I feel for you girl so bad. I just got explant last Wednesday. I had Saline implants for one year and 4 months. I was sick from jump. My PS wouldn't help me. I also heard a lot of talk if you just get a redo it will fix you. This is so far from true. Did you have silicone or saline? Did the PS send off to be tested? I am worried about you. I also had that pain in my right side neck arm etc. right after surgery. Then it got worse, I had 33 symptoms when I went last week to get these toxic bags out of me. I go to the new PS who is Dr. Kolb a specialist in Atlanta, Georgia, she knew just by feeling my right implant that I was infected. When she took the implants out the left one was OK the right one was infected and had stuff floating in it. I don't have the result of what was floating in it yet, but it was deadly to me. I am so sick and hope that I will regain my health back some day. Number one get a specialist to help you immediately or just a second opinion. You can also read a list of stuff that can be in your implants. If your PS left your capsule in then you are probably still infected. I feel so bad for you and I know where you are coming from trust us we all do here on this site. Please write back and get more information and this site will send you to the proper care. There is a list of doctor to choose from and some will take your insurance for the procedure. Good Luck and take care of yourself.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Liz,

I'm so sorry! . . . You've found the right group - but

a little late I'm afraid! . . .

You'll find a lot of information here about the

symptoms women experience from breast implants . . .

Please read through as many as possible.

You'll find that we stress very strongly that implants

MUST be removed properly . . . That means removing the

entire capsule - a capsulectomy. You should be able to

get a copy of your post-surgery report. See if the

doctor mentions doing a capsulectomy.

The thing is that, especially when a woman is

symptomatic, the capsule is likely to hold bacteria

and/or fungus that, when cut open, can spill into ones

body. Putting new implants in on top of the old

capsule just makes matters worse.

I hope you're looking for a straight answer . . . What

I suggest is that you have your new implants removed

as soon as possible - along with the capsules from

your old implants. We have a list of doctors who we

trust to remove implants. Maybe one is near you - and

we have files explaining why. Maybe you can find a

doctor who willing to do the surgery right . . . I

doubt your plastic surgeon is going to be the right

doctor.

You might try reporting him - but, right now, take

care of yourself!

In the meantime, you might be able to reduce your

symptoms by taking antibiotics, followed by

antifungals as well as an excellent diet . . . I'd

suggest " The Maker's Diet " Rubin. . . You can find it

online easily. www.iherb.com has it.

Please let us know how you're doing! We've seen many

women come to the group like you, and worse. We

understand what you're going through. As bad as it is

right now, it can get worse! . . . That's why taking

immediate action is important!

The good news is that you can get much better and

enjoy life again! . . .

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

---Hi, Liz - my name is Sunny. Welcome to the site! I've been a

member for a short few months, and have received countless messages

of support. I've had implants for 20 yrs. and am being explanted on

July 26th. Woo Hoo! I am so happy for the early surgery date. I've

been sick for years, but didn't connect to the implants, as I was

told, like many of us they were safe, and would last a lifetime.

Mine are the Saline Outer/Silicone Inner ones. I forget the

technical name for them. Anyway, read the messages and look up the

stories - that'll help too.

Keep the Faith,

Sunny

In , " swfloridany " <swfloridany@...>

wrote:

>

> For years I have had unexplained symptoms. I did reach out and got

> some great advice from support groups and websites. I followed up

on

> the original doctor that put in my implants send and emails and he

> did not even have the respect to call me back or email. After

> deciding that if I had these removed maybe new ones would take away

> what I still don't know is the cause of all of my pain. I

understood

> that I should detox and that any rupture should there be leakage

> could get cleaned out. When I woke up from my surgery and the

doctor

> spoke to me I realized an hour later after he was gone that I don't

> even know what he said. I walked out of the hospital almost a

> cripple in pain that my body begged me to go home and just relax.

I

> just had the surgery May 26, 2006 just 3 days ago. I feel my right

> hand side implant and just touching it I hear liquid swishing

around

> and I find it very strange. The arthiritis pain in my limbs is

> killing me even more so than the stitches. I am very worried I am

> very scared that I did the wrong thing. I am 41 with 3 children

and

> I need help. I am trying to find out what they mean by " detox

> process " and where I can start. Have I done the wrong thing when I

> thought I would be automatically better after the reimplantation.

> The doctor said that there is no evidence and it is mere

coincidence

> that I had been feeling those sympthoms. If I got worse in just 3

> days. What am I in for???

> I trusted the doctor because he said he would help me find out if

my

> 1989 implants were in a registry. It turns out they weren't...

> I made my decision because I felt sick and I did not feel I had any

> choice.

> Can anyone reach out?

> Liz

>

[Guest guest]

Patty,

I totally agree, it sounds like she needs those toxins out of her body before it will heal. Good luck and keep us posted.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Dearest Liz,

You are not alone.

I actually have met women who have had over 8 " re-do's " ... until they

finally removed them altogether. Both and Sally Kirkland

had 5 sets each.

The women here have sage advice ... the sooner your body is free of

this toxic foreign object, the more quickly you can begin to heal.

May God bless and guide you to healthy decisions.

Best from Ilena

www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

[Guest guest]

Liz,

I can only echo what Lea and others have said. Get them out, and get them out

properly -

by someone who knows what they are doing. I wish I could offer some other

suggestion,

because more surgeries is not what you want to hear, I'm sure. I just don't

think there is

any way you will recover as long as you have implants.

>

> Dearest Liz,

>

> You are not alone.

>

> I actually have met women who have had over 8 " re-do's " ... until they

> finally removed them altogether. Both and Sally Kirkland

> had 5 sets each.

>

> The women here have sage advice ... the sooner your body is free of

> this toxic foreign object, the more quickly you can begin to heal.

>

> May God bless and guide you to healthy decisions.

>

> Best from Ilena

> www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

>