Re: 1st post to group a few questions embedded in looooong monologue -- sorry!

[Guest guest]

Hi Dawn,

Welcome to ! . . . Your symptoms are only

too typical of other implanted women. The good news is

that you can get your life back. It will probably take

time, and a lot of discipline on your part . .. but

life can be good again!

If you've been lurking the past month, I don't need to

tell you how important having your implants removed

properly is! . . . It's possible that the doctor could

insert a needle and drain them first - but, to be sure

that nothing is spilled into your chest cavity, they

should be removed en bloc.

I would talk frankly to your doctor about your

symptoms! . . . He should take your situation much

more seriously if you do. Don't assume ANYTHING! . . .

get him put put in writing exactly what he will do. He

should also use drains. If you aren't 100% convinced

he will do the job right, you need to find another

doctor. I think Shari or Molly would recommend their

doctors. Molly is near Miami - Shari may be near

Tampa.

If your breasts were soft right after implant, chances

are that you have a BakerIII or IV contraction. . .

This could allow your insurance to cover explant. . .

If you're in northern Florida, I'd suggest contacting

Dr. Kolb . . . she knows the insurance routines and

will do a great job.

We can recommend a host of things to help you regain

your health . . . The Maker's Diet is a huge one! . .

.. Supplements to include Glutamine, N.A.C. and Lipoic

Acid . . . plus probiotics. Fungal Defense (one

bottle) followed by Primal Defense indefintely.

Chances are virtually 100% that you have a systemic

fungal problem. When it gets to probiotics, start slow

and gradually increase the dose so you don't herx too

badly.

Speaking of surgeons . . . One plastic surgeon told

me, to my face that he made money putting implants in,

and he made money taking them out. He said he didn't

give a damn what they did.

It's all about money to them! . . . Don't be fooled

into thinking that most of them are in any way

concerned about YOU!

Hugs and prayers,

Rogene

[Guest guest]

---Dawn, welcome, welcome! I am fairly new to the site - have have

saline outer/silicone inner implants for 20 yrs. Have been extremely

ill the last few years and only put it together last year, it was

from the implants. Because I am an au naturelle type of person, my

implants were something I regreted soon. I did the surgery for my ex-

husband. Being a sexual abuse survivor, I was vulnerable to

influence - had a bad body image and a whole whack of problems! I

don't blame him, as I can't do that anymore. We've been divorced. I

went through therapy and healing. Doing quite well now, emotionally -

but my body is a hurtin' unit, for sure!

The good news is that I am having them removed on July 26. I live in

Canada so I'm blessed with health care coverage for the operation. I

wish you U.S. ladies could benefit from that.

You are definitely on the right track, in my opinion. I have found

this site to be very loving and supportive. I hope you stick around!

Love & Healing to You,

Sunny

, " da7ofus " <dawnsusan@...> wrote:

>

> Hi everyone,

> I have been lurking for a month or two, and would like to introduce

> myself. I am in Florida, am 38, and have had my saline implants

> exactly one year. I have not liked them at all, except for a few

> wavering euphoric weeks. It made me top heavy, my kids can't rest

> their heads on my chest like they used to when I read to them, they

> are hard as rocks, not soft and supple, sore all the time, etc... I

> have also gradually started feeling poorly this past year.

Yesterday I

> had my explant consultation with my surgeon ( the same fellow who

put

> them in). He was very nice, said he does 250 implant surgeries and

> every year he has about 1 woman who gets them out. Scary

statistic.

> One doc, that many per year!!! Anyway, he gave me no resistance, is

> happy to take them out, and said my breasts " will go back exactly as

> they were before, " and I should need no lift. I had very little

breast

> tissue to start with, with some emptiness due to breastfeeding three

> kids. He does not remove en bloc, but he will most likely remove

the

> capsule.

> I had hoped that he would say that he would give me a drastically

> reduced fee, but all he did was take ten percent off for being a

prior

> patient. My left breast is tight and pointed a little differently

> than the right, but I am not sure that is his " fault. " Based on what

> he has noted about the left breast in previous appts. I believe if I

> had gone in to say " please fix the left one " he would have done that

> for free.

> Anyway, here's the thing: I did not tell him I am not feeling well

> from these things. I have had some bloodwork and stuff done on my

> own, and nothing shows up. Some sed rate stuff, thyroid bloodwork.

I

> am a Spinning instructor who now no longer teaches due to a

exercise

> induced cardiac arrythmia that my cardiologist can't figure out,

even

> though I have had several tests done. He thinks it is anxiety. The

> arrythmia started six weeks after my implant surgery -- and I have

> been an athlete my whole life with no prior problems. Plus my neck

> and shouders hurt all the time, I no longer play soccer or run, (or

> even go to the gym!!!)due to joint and muscle pain. Once in a blue

> moon, when I ate badly for a stretch or didn't drink enough water, I

> would get a fibromyalgia-like attack that was mild, lasted a few

days,

> and made me wonder if I had fibromyalgia, or if fibromyalgia was

> diet-induced in others, etc. Now I feel like I have it all the

time.

> Every day. Fatigue, really cruddy pain.

>

> Does anyone have any advice for me as far as what I sould do at this

> point? Should I have told my doc I am not feeling well? My heart is

> right as rain, as long as I don't have pre-teaching stage fright

then

> teach a class ... something about adrenal function with high heart

> rate caused the arrythmia when I taught classes. My husband is

> disappointed in me on one level -- he suspects my desire for

> explantation is due to my fickle personality. I do have one! I

know

> he wonders if I am making this up to get the implants out because I

no

> longer want them. The truth is, once I got them, I didn't want

them,

> I just figured out that I had to suck it up because it was a

decision

> that I had made and a lot of money that we had spent. My doc can

> remove them as early as July 14th. Can I not go with en bloc if

they

> have been in for a short time? I have to get these out soon! I

have

> dreams at night about carrying a two by four with nails in in across

> my chest and puncturing the implants on purpose! ( We are

renovating a

> house right now, so it's not a sick dream -- I often carry nail-

laden

> two by fours around).

>

> One last thing -- I spent so much time faking my breasts before I

got

> my implants -- stuffing, and wearing padded bras. I hid and

disguised

> everything. I now can't imagine why I ever did that. I have been

> studying chests like mad this whole year, not just large chests,

and

> I think a flat chest is beautiful -- and women who " wear them

proudly "

> are very sexy and feminine. Where has my head been to think I

needed

> surgery to " fix " my flat chest? I am six feet tall and 138 pounds

> (without implants)-- how do big breasts fit into that type of body

> shape?! They don't. They look like crap. They feel like crap, and

are

> making my body function like crap. I could have donated the five

> grand that I spent and bought herds of animals for third world

> families to make a living off of and other people would have been

> better off because of my. Now that money was wasted on vanity.

What

> a bummer. Anyway, am I thinking of everything? Is there a FL

surgeon

> who does en bloc who is affordable, or should I stick with my

original

> guy, who has superb surgical technique. I know because he trained

> under the plastics guy who did my son's very serious head and facial

> surgeries.

>

> Sorry so much. I am a writer. Writers make bad editors.

>

> Dawn

>