Fw: Let's be the Barking Dogs ...

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From: " by way of ilena rose " <Crisann721@...>

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Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:13 PM

Subject: Let's be the Barking Dogs ...

> I have not contacted THE GROUP in many months, I am still alive and

kicking.

>

> After reading several of your emails I felt the need to make an comment. I

> believe we need to be the barking dog for the american medical consumer

> since we have had the privlidge of being the subjects of american medical

> experiments and know first hand the (lack of) quality of care my doctors

> and the complicity of the pharmacutical industry. Last year in the course

> of being treated for my silicone induced difficulties, a doctor

> perscribided medication for my out of control cholesterol. I informed him

> that the Lipitor I had been given (by another Dr.) had caused liver

> complications and I was concerned about these types of drugs. He informed

> me that this new drug had no adverse side effects, was safe and to start

> taking it. I tood the perscription to be filled, the pharmacy filled it

> without consultaion and I took it home. I did not take the drug. It was

> BAYCOL.

>

> For those of you who have not heard there are law suits pending, it has

> caused serious side effects and for me could have been a disaster. I

> wondered how a dotor could be so oblivious and why a pharmacy would fill

> this without warning a person....and then I looked at where my breasts

used

> to be and the lumps of silicone left under my arms and just shook my head.

>

> We are in the unique position of being surviving lab-rats and we have to

> continue to warn and council people to question and investigate any drug

> and/or procedure and make judgements accordingly. Doctors are not caring,

> kindlly folk looking out for our best interests. They are all too often

> paying homage to the pharmacutical companies and their pals. The American

> Medical Industrial Complex is not our friend.

>

> I continue....in spite of what Dow and Doctors have done to me.

>

> Your friend , Goodman,sdale, Arisona

>

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