Re: I regret it too...

[Guest guest]

I know you weren't pointing fingers at me, I once again wanted to reinforce

the reason this group exists and that is that Patty started it long before

my explant, to help women to find healing from implant illness, that is the

main reason this group was formed, and then of course to support, while I do

love to educate others of the dangers of implants, that is why I posted my

story on your lovely site, explantaton.com I also believe that the women who

have been harmed and are so ill need a place they can come where they are

protected from the outsiders who treat them badly. I want to say that this

group is here for them, I have seen women who are barely able to get out of

bed and to them it is disrespectful to speak of implants in a positive way

when they would give anything just to be able to get out of bed in the

morning and lead half of a productive life, these women need a place to go

too, and this is the place where they don't have to hear of women with happy

implant stories, for some of them it is so hard to listen to that kind of

stuff.

I hope you understand my point, lately I have so much to say but I am

finding myself having a hard time articulating my message.

I guess I mean that I am not trying to scare anyone, just that I also will

not sugar coat implants on this board to make a few people who are happy

with implants happy, does that make sense?

LOL, I am just having a hard time lately lots on my mind and then having all

this stuff going on here, but really I care allot about this issue and feel

that all of us owe it to other women not to just share our story here, I

think we need to get it out there in as many places as possible, and when I

come to the explantation site I certainly don't get as passionate as I may

here about this, I really just want to help others and that is what is

important to me.

Love

----- Original Message -----

From: " el_jeena " <el_jeena@...>

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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 11:22 AM

Subject: I regret it too...

> ,

>

> I feel just as you do. I wish I could turn back the hands of time and

> have gotten only the lift that I went into that Dr.s office for! I

> have so much internal anger that I was COAXED into implants, when I

> did not NEED or WANT implants.

>

> I would NEVER EVER have agreed to get implants if that Dr. would have

> done the mastopexy I desired! I think there are many women who would

> NOT get implants if they were not coerced or their Drs. didn't lie to

> them about mastopexy being ineffective and the safety of implants

> EXAGGERATED and lied about.

>

> There are Drs. out there who are putting implants in improperly,

> AGAINST even the manufacturers instructions! Some are cheating and

> lying and inserting test silicone implants into women who are NOT

> eligible and NOT reporting it to the companies. It is criminal what

> is happening to unsuspecting victims.

>

> I hope you never think I was pointing the finger at you or accusing

> you of trying scare women or foster ill feelings of any kind. As I

> said before, I am not singling out any person, nor blaming anyone.

> You certainly have every reason to passionately and vehemently oppose

> implants and you have the right to express your opinions. I am not

> trying to change your mind because I feel just as you do and

> experienced exactly the same things as you did.

>

> I just felt it was important to introduce myself and explain to women

> here why it sometimes appears that we are compromising and not very

> dogmatic about our methods in informing the public. I wanted there

> to be no misunderstanding as to why we take the stand we do and tread

> softly on our site. We have a particular group of women we target

> and hope to educate and want to draw them out of curiousity and

> without intimidation.