Re: Support Group Messages ... 9.11.2006

[Guest guest]

Best of luck, Ilena. We are pulling for

you! Just know you are much loved on this group.

Lynda

At 03:00 PM 9/11/2006, you wrote:

>Dearest Group,

>

>This anniversary is very emotional for millions of us around the world.

>

>May healing come as the truth continues to come out.

>

>I will take this moment to welcome many new

>members to our Support Group ... although

>joining us usually means you have become one of

>the thousands of others with serious implant

>related problems. We will do all we can to

>provide support and sound information to those who need it.

>

>Thank you for responding to the various requests

>below ... and feel free to copy me on anything you write.

>

>I wanted to let you know too, that on September

>5th in San Francisco, the Supreme Court of

>California heard Oral Arguments on the final

>Quackbuster Plaintiff against me, Terry Polevoy.

>Details are

><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>here<http://www.\

breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>

>. The case is called Barrett vs Rosenthal,

>although Barrett already lost all of his Appeals.

>

>I wanted to warn you that you may hear anything

>about me, distributed by those close to them,

>some embedded in the support system. Let me know

>if they start up distributing their stuff again.

>

>2 years ago, the day after the Appeals Court

>ruled, they published a web a page claiming I

>had been 'arrested for selling crack cocaine to

>minors in San , Costa Rica .' As desperate

>as their attempts to harm me are ... it is very

>indicative of the way they treat those of us

>exposing the silicone industry and their propaganda teams.

>

>To this date, a search of my name will bring up

>this site, looking as if I was arrested today.

>Click

><http://ilena.rose.wasarrested.com/San+/crack/F>here

>to see the level they sink to. I have no idea

>how the Supreme Court will rule ... but I want

>to thank all of you who have stood by me all

>these years (6 in this litigation so far). Our

>foundation has made many, many friends in the

>alternative medical world, as they are also

>attacked by the same aggressive disinformation teams.

>

>I have no idea what they have in store for me

>now ... but I will not be intimidated nor will I

>stop spreading the words of the very real

>dangers of breast implants, regardless of their efforts.

>

>I send love and blessings to all.

>

>Ilena Rosenthal

><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/>www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

>

><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/>Do you

>believe any 9/11 conspiracy theories? MSNBC Poll

>

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>From: <mailto:SAriazi@...>SAriazi@...

>

>Inamed Silicone Implants

>

>Dear Ilena,

>In Nov, 2005, I replaced my 10-yr-old saline

>implants with one made of silicone. I have been

>terribly ill since then. (Dozens of

>symptoms) Anyway, I had the implants put in by

>a plastic surgeon at Vanderbilt in Nashville who

>told me thad he had put in hundreds of them over

>the years and never had any problems. Do you

>know of any problems with the new, Inamed implants used most recently?

>Thanks,

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>

> <<mailto:jennifer.allen@...>

> <mailto:jennifer.allen@...>jennifer.allen@... >

>

>

>Hi,

>

>I have been in the Dow litigation for I guess 11

>years now, and have just been disapproved for

>the disease claim because the doctor giving me

>the diagnosis was not board certified in the

>appropriate field. They did however approve

>four of needed five symtoms, which were

>inexplicately documented with lab results. Of

>course I have acquired many more of the symtoms over the years.

>

>I need to find a board certified Internal Med

>doc or Rheumatologist in the Atlanta area, who

>is familiar with the Dow requirements, and who

>hopefully is open and sympathetic. Do you know

>where I could find such a doc? Thanks.

>

>Kindest Regards,

>

>Atlanta

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>From: Alecia <<mailto:ahr75@...> ahr75@...>

>

>Hello. I recently had implants put in on June

>9,2006. I immediately began to have problems- I

>began having breathing problems and pain. I

>could feel the plugs and they hurt. I asked my

>PS to take them out but he won't. I missed two

>appointment with him after we recently moved. I

>should have gone, but I figured he would just

>tell me that I'd be fine in 6 months. When I

>called to reschedule my appointment, I

>mistakedly " in confidence " told the phone

>assistant that I wasn't going to come if he was

>just going to say give it 6 months. I told her

>that I wasn't a confertational person and that

>if he told me to go home and give it 6 months,

>that I would. But then I made a huge mistake, I

>told her what my heart was thinking every time

>he said give it " 6 months " , I told her that in

>my head I wanted to slap him. Now, I would

>never slap anyway. I am 5'1 and 110 lbs. I'm

>the biggest chicken you will ever meet. But the

>doctor called back and threatened me with arrest

>if I ever came back there. I was in shock. I

>tried to explain, but he hung up on me. I'm so

>frightened. On top of it all, the whole reason

>I wanted to come in was because I recently

>noticed a pin sized hole on my incision line. I was at the point of tears..

>The worst part in all of this...I can't afford

>to have them taken out. We used part of our tax

>return to pay for this. I'm scared and I don't

>know what I will do. I know the longer they are

>in the worst my natural breast will look when I finally get them out.

>The whole reason I put these in was because I

>had breastfed my two kids for two years

>each. Which shrunk me from a C to a small B

>cup. How silly to think that making myself

>bigger would make me happier. Now I just don't know what to do...

>I just needed to tell someone- thank you for letting me.

>Alecia

>

>~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>Screamin Sacs <mailto:info@...>info@... >

>

> More options Aug 31

>Hi, my name is , my mother had implants

>back in the 70's and they were determined as DOW

>implants, she has been signed on to the Class

>Action since the beginning back in late

>80's. She gets letters from time to time and

>she really has no clue as to what is going on,

>She has a cheesy attorney who pretty much does

>nothing to inform her or return her calls, he

>suggested she see another Doctor again, this

>Doctor wants my mom to cough up $1000. for an appt.

>

>My mom just doesn't have a clue and I really

>wish she could talk to someone with some

>background who is NOT an attorney. I've tried

>to find her support groups but I find nothing here in Sacramento, CA.

>

>My mother can't get the implants removed because

>no Doctor will remove them unless she pays for

>it up front and she was told by her attorney

>that she could get them removed and the

>settlement would cover the removal, but when we

>make phone calls to schedule appts, the Drs.

>staff seem very wary. I think my mom will be

>stuck with these for life and nothing is getting any better for her.

>

>Her name is . If you have any helpful info

>for us I would really appreciate any advice you

>could give us, if you are unable to talk to my

>mother over the phone, you can email me back.

>

>I hope I hear from you, she has this appt

>schedule with this " new " Dr her attorney

>suggested she see, I think my mom needs to get

>more information before she borrows money to pay

>a $1000 to a Doctor that is several hours away,

>and we have no idea why she needs to see another

>Doctor it has already been determined that she

>is to be compensated in the law suit.

>

>Thank you

>

>

>~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Reply-<mailto:mustlovedogz@...>mustlovedogz@...

>Ilena Rose <<mailto:ilena.rose@...>ilena.rose@...>

>Date: Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM

>Subject: Good Sunday Morning

>

>Hi Ilena,

>

>

>

>Don't know if you were aware of this or not but

>one of the ladies in my group, attempted

>removing her implant two weekends ago. She

>numbed the area and took a razor blade, cut her

>breast and was hoping to be able to pull the

>damn thing out herself. All this because she

>had breast cancer and instead of a surgeon doing

>reconstruction with her own tissue, he stuck one

>of those damn gummy bear implants in her and now she is sick from the implant.

>

>

>

>She posted that she cut herself because all the

>doctors she goes to won't remove it unless he

>puts a new implant in. She is limited because of her insurance.

>

>

>

>We are her only lifeline it seems. She doesn't

>talk too much about her family and we also

>believe that she planned on committing suicide

>that day. She probably would have died because

>she was bleeding so much. We don't know how

>many pills this poor woman took that day.

>

>

>

>Kathy had her home phone number (THANK

>GOD!). We worked together, I had her on the

>phone and she called 911 and the ambulance got

>her and took her to the hospital.

>

>

>

>I don't want to mention her name for her

>privacy. We deleted many of her posts for her

>privacy. Ilena, these are the types of stories

>that need to be told to other women. This

>could happen to any of us with implants.

>

>

>

>No, she is not crazy, just has had enough of

>what life has thrown her way because of the damn implants.

>

>

>

>I hate what these implants are doing to women

>and can't believe that a women gets cancer and

>they want to stick a damn implant in there

>instead of trying to reconstruct the

>breast. I'm just very angry over this incident.

>

>

>

>She has an appointment with a surgeon on

>Thursday and Kathy is going with her. This has

>made a huge difference in her life. She has

>hope again and we are hoping that this doctor can do something for her.

>

>

>

>I hope you pass this story on to anyone you come

>across that is thinking about getting implants,

>whether they have breast cancer or not. I've

>heard some horror stories and this has to be the

>worst to date. I think that the depression

>'issue' caused by the implants really needs to be addressed.

>

>

>

> " With the fearful strain that is on me night and

>day, if I did not laugh I should die. " ~Abraham Lincoln

>

>

>

>beth taylor

>

><http://www.breastimplantsupport.org/>www.breastimplantsupport.org

>

>www.toxicbreastimplants.org

>

>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>From: Rev. Dona Behmer <<mailto:pstrdna@...>

><mailto:pstrdna@...>pstrdna@...>

>Date: Sep 10, 2006 5:08 PM

>Subject: I am back

>To:

>

>Greetings!

>

>To those of you my family and friends on my

>regular e-mail list both senders and receivers.

>I have been pretty much out of touch for awhile.

>My pain doc did a procedure to my back in an

>attempt to give me some relief from the

>increasing pain. The results are temporary to

>see if I would like effects. Unfortunately, what

>happened instead, has left me looking forward to

>feeling " only " as bad as I did before. It will

>be another couple of weeks before it all wears

>off. In the meantime, all of your wonderful

>e-mails are sitting in my inbox and I will get

>to them but sitting for long periods of time is

>still not a great thing. If there is something I

>really need to see immediately, putting a

>red flag on it would be a good idea.

>

>Much Love to you all!!

>

>Dona

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Ilena

You never cease to amaze me and you are a real hero. Your efforts

have changed the lives of so many women ---mine included! Five

years ago I got ahold of you after seeing your name in a massage

magazine talking about how to massage women who had residual

silicone from breast implants. You led me to this site, and because

of you, I am better today! God bless you. I am thinking of you.

Love, Kathy

>

> >Dearest Group,

> >

> >This anniversary is very emotional for millions of us around the

world.

> >

> >May healing come as the truth continues to come out.

> >

> >I will take this moment to welcome many new

> >members to our Support Group ... although

> >joining us usually means you have become one of

> >the thousands of others with serious implant

> >related problems. We will do all we can to

> >provide support and sound information to those who need it.

> >

> >Thank you for responding to the various requests

> >below ... and feel free to copy me on anything you write.

> >

> >I wanted to let you know too, that on September

> >5th in San Francisco, the Supreme Court of

> >California heard Oral Arguments on the final

> >Quackbuster Plaintiff against me, Terry Polevoy.

> >Details are

>

><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>here<

http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>

> >. The case is called Barrett vs Rosenthal,

> >although Barrett already lost all of his Appeals.

> >

> >I wanted to warn you that you may hear anything

> >about me, distributed by those close to them,

> >some embedded in the support system. Let me know

> >if they start up distributing their stuff again.

> >

> >2 years ago, the day after the Appeals Court

> >ruled, they published a web a page claiming I

> >had been 'arrested for selling crack cocaine to

> >minors in San , Costa Rica .' As desperate

> >as their attempts to harm me are ... it is very

> >indicative of the way they treat those of us

> >exposing the silicone industry and their propaganda teams.

> >

> >To this date, a search of my name will bring up

> >this site, looking as if I was arrested today.

> >Click

> ><http://ilena.rose.wasarrested.com/San+/crack/F>here

> >to see the level they sink to. I have no idea

> >how the Supreme Court will rule ... but I want

> >to thank all of you who have stood by me all

> >these years (6 in this litigation so far). Our

> >foundation has made many, many friends in the

> >alternative medical world, as they are also

> >attacked by the same aggressive disinformation teams.

> >

> >I have no idea what they have in store for me

> >now ... but I will not be intimidated nor will I

> >stop spreading the words of the very real

> >dangers of breast implants, regardless of their efforts.

> >

> >I send love and blessings to all.

> >

> >Ilena Rosenthal

>

><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/>www.BreastImplantAwareness.o

rg

> >

> ><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/>Do you

> >believe any 9/11 conspiracy theories? MSNBC Poll

> >

> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >From: <mailto:SAriazi@...>SAriazi@...

> >

> >Inamed Silicone Implants

> >

> >Dear Ilena,

> >In Nov, 2005, I replaced my 10-yr-old saline

> >implants with one made of silicone. I have been

> >terribly ill since then. (Dozens of

> >symptoms) Anyway, I had the implants put in by

> >a plastic surgeon at Vanderbilt in Nashville who

> >told me thad he had put in hundreds of them over

> >the years and never had any problems. Do you

> >know of any problems with the new, Inamed implants used most

recently?

> >Thanks,

> >

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >

> > <<mailto:jennifer.allen@...>

> > <mailto:jennifer.allen@...>jennifer.allen@... >

> >

> >

> >Hi,

> >

> >I have been in the Dow litigation for I guess 11

> >years now, and have just been disapproved for

> >the disease claim because the doctor giving me

> >the diagnosis was not board certified in the

> >appropriate field. They did however approve

> >four of needed five symtoms, which were

> >inexplicately documented with lab results. Of

> >course I have acquired many more of the symtoms over the years.

> >

> >I need to find a board certified Internal Med

> >doc or Rheumatologist in the Atlanta area, who

> >is familiar with the Dow requirements, and who

> >hopefully is open and sympathetic. Do you know

> >where I could find such a doc? Thanks.

> >

> >Kindest Regards,

> >

> >Atlanta

> >

> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >From: Alecia <<mailto:ahr75@...> ahr75@...>

> >

> >Hello. I recently had implants put in on June

> >9,2006. I immediately began to have problems- I

> >began having breathing problems and pain. I

> >could feel the plugs and they hurt. I asked my

> >PS to take them out but he won't. I missed two

> >appointment with him after we recently moved. I

> >should have gone, but I figured he would just

> >tell me that I'd be fine in 6 months. When I

> >called to reschedule my appointment, I

> >mistakedly " in confidence " told the phone

> >assistant that I wasn't going to come if he was

> >just going to say give it 6 months. I told her

> >that I wasn't a confertational person and that

> >if he told me to go home and give it 6 months,

> >that I would. But then I made a huge mistake, I

> >told her what my heart was thinking every time

> >he said give it " 6 months " , I told her that in

> >my head I wanted to slap him. Now, I would

> >never slap anyway. I am 5'1 and 110 lbs. I'm

> >the biggest chicken you will ever meet. But the

> >doctor called back and threatened me with arrest

> >if I ever came back there. I was in shock. I

> >tried to explain, but he hung up on me. I'm so

> >frightened. On top of it all, the whole reason

> >I wanted to come in was because I recently

> >noticed a pin sized hole on my incision line. I was at the point

of tears..

> >The worst part in all of this...I can't afford

> >to have them taken out. We used part of our tax

> >return to pay for this. I'm scared and I don't

> >know what I will do. I know the longer they are

> >in the worst my natural breast will look when I finally get them

out.

> >The whole reason I put these in was because I

> >had breastfed my two kids for two years

> >each. Which shrunk me from a C to a small B

> >cup. How silly to think that making myself

> >bigger would make me happier. Now I just don't know what to do...

> >I just needed to tell someone- thank you for letting me.

> >Alecia

> >

> >~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >Screamin Sacs <mailto:info@...>info@... >

> >

> > More options Aug 31

> >Hi, my name is , my mother had implants

> >back in the 70's and they were determined as DOW

> >implants, she has been signed on to the Class

> >Action since the beginning back in late

> >80's. She gets letters from time to time and

> >she really has no clue as to what is going on,

> >She has a cheesy attorney who pretty much does

> >nothing to inform her or return her calls, he

> >suggested she see another Doctor again, this

> >Doctor wants my mom to cough up $1000. for an appt.

> >

> >My mom just doesn't have a clue and I really

> >wish she could talk to someone with some

> >background who is NOT an attorney. I've tried

> >to find her support groups but I find nothing here in Sacramento,

CA.

> >

> >My mother can't get the implants removed because

> >no Doctor will remove them unless she pays for

> >it up front and she was told by her attorney

> >that she could get them removed and the

> >settlement would cover the removal, but when we

> >make phone calls to schedule appts, the Drs.

> >staff seem very wary. I think my mom will be

> >stuck with these for life and nothing is getting any better for

her.

> >

> >Her name is . If you have any helpful info

> >for us I would really appreciate any advice you

> >could give us, if you are unable to talk to my

> >mother over the phone, you can email me back.

> >

> >I hope I hear from you, she has this appt

> >schedule with this " new " Dr her attorney

> >suggested she see, I think my mom needs to get

> >more information before she borrows money to pay

> >a $1000 to a Doctor that is several hours away,

> >and we have no idea why she needs to see another

> >Doctor it has already been determined that she

> >is to be compensated in the law suit.

> >

> >Thank you

> >

> >

> >~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> > Reply-<mailto:mustlovedogz@...>mustlovedogz@...

> >Ilena Rose <<mailto:ilena.rose@...>ilena.rose@...>

> >Date: Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM

> >Subject: Good Sunday Morning

> >

> >Hi Ilena,

> >

> >

> >

> >Don't know if you were aware of this or not but

> >one of the ladies in my group, attempted

> >removing her implant two weekends ago. She

> >numbed the area and took a razor blade, cut her

> >breast and was hoping to be able to pull the

> >damn thing out herself. All this because she

> >had breast cancer and instead of a surgeon doing

> >reconstruction with her own tissue, he stuck one

> >of those damn gummy bear implants in her and now she is sick from

the implant.

> >

> >

> >

> >She posted that she cut herself because all the

> >doctors she goes to won't remove it unless he

> >puts a new implant in. She is limited because of her insurance.

> >

> >

> >

> >We are her only lifeline it seems. She doesn't

> >talk too much about her family and we also

> >believe that she planned on committing suicide

> >that day. She probably would have died because

> >she was bleeding so much. We don't know how

> >many pills this poor woman took that day.

> >

> >

> >

> >Kathy had her home phone number (THANK

> >GOD!). We worked together, I had her on the

> >phone and she called 911 and the ambulance got

> >her and took her to the hospital.

> >

> >

> >

> >I don't want to mention her name for her

> >privacy. We deleted many of her posts for her

> >privacy. Ilena, these are the types of stories

> >that need to be told to other women. This

> >could happen to any of us with implants.

> >

> >

> >

> >No, she is not crazy, just has had enough of

> >what life has thrown her way because of the damn implants.

> >

> >

> >

> >I hate what these implants are doing to women

> >and can't believe that a women gets cancer and

> >they want to stick a damn implant in there

> >instead of trying to reconstruct the

> >breast. I'm just very angry over this incident.

> >

> >

> >

> >She has an appointment with a surgeon on

> >Thursday and Kathy is going with her. This has

> >made a huge difference in her life. She has

> >hope again and we are hoping that this doctor can do something

for her.

> >

> >

> >

> >I hope you pass this story on to anyone you come

> >across that is thinking about getting implants,

> >whether they have breast cancer or not. I've

> >heard some horror stories and this has to be the

> >worst to date. I think that the depression

> >'issue' caused by the implants really needs to be addressed.

> >

> >

> >

> > " With the fearful strain that is on me night and

> >day, if I did not laugh I should die. " ~Abraham Lincoln

> >

> >

> >

> >beth taylor

> >

> ><http://www.breastimplantsupport.org/>www.breastimplantsupport.org

> >

> >www.toxicbreastimplants.org

> >

> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> >

> >From: Rev. Dona Behmer <<mailto:pstrdna@...>

> ><mailto:pstrdna@...>pstrdna@...>

> >Date: Sep 10, 2006 5:08 PM

> >Subject: I am back

> >To:

> >

> >Greetings!

> >

> >To those of you my family and friends on my

> >regular e-mail list both senders and receivers.

> >I have been pretty much out of touch for awhile.

> >My pain doc did a procedure to my back in an

> >attempt to give me some relief from the

> >increasing pain. The results are temporary to

> >see if I would like effects. Unfortunately, what

> >happened instead, has left me looking forward to

> >feeling " only " as bad as I did before. It will

> >be another couple of weeks before it all wears

> >off. In the meantime, all of your wonderful

> >e-mails are sitting in my inbox and I will get

> >to them but sitting for long periods of time is

> >still not a great thing. If there is something I

> >really need to see immediately, putting a

> >red flag on it would be a good idea.

> >

> >Much Love to you all!!

> >

> >Dona

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Ilena, you can't imagine the number of Angels surrounding you right

now! Yes, the BIG DUDES with swords!!! I have prayed for many, many

to surround you and protect you through this courageous fight you are

persuing. God bless you and strengthen you more than ever!

Love & Millions of Cherub Kisses,

Sunny

--- In , " Ilena Rose " <colibrimama@...>

wrote:

>

> ** <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/%C2%A0+>

> *Dearest Group,* **

> *This anniversary is very emotional for millions of us around the

world. *

> **

> *May healing come as the truth continues to come out.*

> **

> *I will take this moment to welcome many new members to our Support

Group

> ... although joining us usually means you have become one of the

thousands

> of others with serious implant related problems. We will do all we

can to

> provide support and sound information to those who need it. *

> **

> *Thank you for responding to the various requests below ... and

feel free to

> copy me on anything you write.*

> **

> *I wanted to let you know too, that on September 5th in San

Francisco, the

> Supreme Court of California heard Oral Arguments on the final

Quackbuster

> Plaintiff against me, Terry Polevoy. Details are here

> <http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>.

The case is

> called Barrett vs Rosenthal, although Barrett already lost all of

his

> Appeals. *

> **

> *I wanted to warn you that you may hear anything about me,

distributed by

> those close to them, some embedded in the support system. Let me

know if

> they start up distributing their stuff again. *

> **

> *2 years ago, the day after the Appeals Court ruled, they published

a web a

> page claiming I had been 'arrested for selling crack cocaine to

minors in

> San , Costa Rica .' As desperate as their attempts to harm me

are ... it

> is very indicative of the way they treat those of us exposing the

silicone

> industry and their propaganda teams. *

> **

> *To this date, a search of my name will bring up this site, looking

as if I

> was arrested today. Click

> here<http://ilena.rose.wasarrested.com/San+/crack/F> to

> see the level they sink to. I have no idea how the Supreme Court

will rule

> ... but I want to thank all of you who have stood by me all these

years (6

> in this litigation so far). Our foundation has made many, many

friends in

> the alternative medical world, as they are also attacked by the same

> aggressive disinformation teams. *

> **

> *I have no idea what they have in store for me now ... but I will

not be

> intimidated nor will I stop spreading the words of the very real

dangers of

> breast implants, regardless of their efforts. *

> **

> *I send love and blessings to all.*

> **

> *Ilena Rosenthal*

> *www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

<http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/>*

> **

> *Do you believe any 9/11 conspiracy theories?

> <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/> MSNBC Poll*

> **

> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

> **

> *From: **SAriazi@...* <SAriazi@...>

> **

> *Inamed Silicone Implants *

> **

> **

> *Dear Ilena,*

> *In Nov, 2005, I replaced my 10-yr-old saline implants with one

made of

> silicone. I have been terribly ill since then. (Dozens of symptoms)

> Anyway, I had the implants put in by a plastic surgeon at

Vanderbilt in

> Nashville who told me thad he had put in hundreds of them over the

years and

> never had any problems. Do you know of any problems with the new,

Inamed

> implants used most recently? *

> *Thanks,*

> **

>

> ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> < jennifer.allen@... >

>

>

> Hi,

>

> I have been in the Dow litigation for I guess 11 years now, and

have just

> been disapproved for the disease claim because the doctor giving me

the

> diagnosis was not board certified in the appropriate field. They

did

> however approve four of needed five symtoms, which were

inexplicately

> documented with lab results. Of course I have acquired many more

of the

> symtoms over the years.

>

> I need to find a board certified Internal Med doc or Rheumatologist

in the

> Atlanta area, who is familiar with the Dow requirements, and who

hopefully

> is open and sympathetic. Do you know where I could find such a doc?

> Thanks.

>

> Kindest Regards,

>

> Atlanta

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> From: *Alecia < ahr75@...>*

>

> Hello. I recently had implants put in on June 9,2006. I

immediately began

> to have problems- I began having breathing problems and pain. I

could feel

> the plugs and they hurt. I asked my PS to take them out but he

won't. I

> missed two appointment with him after we recently moved. I should

have

> gone, but I figured he would just tell me that I'd be fine in 6

months.

> When I called to reschedule my appointment, I mistakedly " in

confidence "

> told the phone assistant that I wasn't going to come if he was just

going to

> say give it 6 months. I told her that I wasn't a confertational

person and

> that if he told me to go home and give it 6 months, that I would.

But then

> I made a huge mistake, I told her what my heart was thinking every

time he

> said give it " 6 months " , I told her that in my head I wanted to

slap him.

> Now, I would never slap anyway. I am 5'1 and 110 lbs. I'm the

biggest

> chicken you will ever meet. But the doctor called back and

threatened me

> with arrest if I ever came back there. I was in shock. I tried to

explain,

> but he hung up on me. I'm so frightened. On top of it all, the

whole reason

> I wanted to come in was because I recently noticed a pin sized hole

on my

> incision line. I was at the point of tears..

> The worst part in all of this...I can't afford to have them taken

out. We

> used part of our tax return to pay for this. I'm scared and I

don't know

> what I will do. I know the longer they are in the worst my natural

breast

> will look when I finally get them out.

> The whole reason I put these in was because I had breastfed my two

kids for

> two years each. Which shrunk me from a C to a small B cup. How

silly to

> think that making myself bigger would make me happier. Now I just

don't

> know what to do...

> I just needed to tell someone- thank you for letting me.

> Alecia

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> *Screamin Sacs info@... >*

> More options Aug 31

> Hi, my name is , my mother had implants back in the 70's

and they

> were determined as DOW implants, she has been signed on to the

Class Action

> since the beginning back in late 80's. She gets letters from time

to time

> and she really has no clue as to what is going on, She has a cheesy

attorney

> who pretty much does nothing to inform her or return her calls, he

suggested

> she see another Doctor again, this Doctor wants my mom to cough up

$1000.

> for an appt.

>

> My mom just doesn't have a clue and I really wish she could talk to

someone

> with some background who is NOT an attorney. I've tried to find

her support

> groups but I find nothing here in Sacramento, CA.

>

> My mother can't get the implants removed because no Doctor will

remove them

> unless she pays for it up front and she was told by her attorney

that she

> could get them removed and the settlement would cover the removal,

but when

> we make phone calls to schedule appts, the Drs. staff seem very

wary. I

> think my mom will be stuck with these for life and nothing is

getting any

> better for her.

>

> Her name is . If you have any helpful info for us I would

really

> appreciate any advice you could give us, if you are unable to talk

to my

> mother over the phone, you can email me back.

>

> I hope I hear from you, she has this appt schedule with this " new "

Dr her

> attorney suggested she see, I think my mom needs to get more

information

> before she borrows money to pay a $1000 to a Doctor that is several

hours

> away, and we have no idea why she needs to see another Doctor it

has already

> been determined that she is to be compensated in the law suit.

>

> Thank you

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Reply-*mustlovedogz@...*

> *Ilena Rose <ilena.rose@...> *

> Date: *Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM*

> Subject: *Good Sunday Morning*

>

> *Hi Ilena,*

>

> * *

>

> *Don't know if you were aware of this or not but one of the ladies

in my

> group, attempted removing her implant two weekends ago. She

numbed the

> area and took a razor blade, cut her breast and was hoping to be

able to

> pull the damn thing out herself. All this because she had breast

cancer and

> instead of a surgeon doing reconstruction with her own tissue, he

stuck one

> of those damn gummy bear implants in her and now she is sick from

the

> implant. *

>

> * *

>

> *She posted that she cut herself because all the doctors she goes

to won't

> remove it unless he puts a new implant in. She is limited because

of her

> insurance. *

>

> * *

>

> *We are her only lifeline it seems. She doesn't talk too much

about her

> family and we also believe that she planned on committing suicide

that day.

> She probably would have died because she was bleeding so much. We

don't

> know how many pills this poor woman took that day. *

>

> * *

>

> *Kathy had her home phone number (THANK GOD!). We worked together,

I had

> her on the phone and she called 911 and the ambulance got her and

took her

> to the hospital. *

>

> * *

>

> *I don't want to mention her name for her privacy. We deleted many

of her

> posts for her privacy. Ilena, these are the types of stories that

need to

> be told to other women. This could happen to any of us with

implants. *

>

> * *

>

> *No, she is not crazy, just has had enough of what life has thrown

her way

> because of the damn implants. *

>

> * *

>

> *I hate what these implants are doing to women and can't believe

that a

> women gets cancer and they want to stick a damn implant in there

instead of

> trying to reconstruct the breast. I'm just very angry over this

incident.

> *

>

> * *

>

> *She has an appointment with a surgeon on Thursday and Kathy is

going with

> her. This has made a huge difference in her life. She has hope

again and

> we are hoping that this doctor can do something for her.*

>

> * *

>

> *I hope you pass this story on to anyone you come across that is

thinking

> about getting implants, whether they have breast cancer or not.

I've heard

> some horror stories and this has to be the worst to date. I think

that the

> depression 'issue' caused by the implants really needs to be

addressed.

> *

>

> * *

>

> * " With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not

laugh I

> should die. " ~Abraham Lincoln *

>

>

>

> *beth **taylor*

>

> *www.breastimplantsupport.org *

>

> *www.toxicbreastimplants.org *

>

> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

>

> *From: Rev. Dona Behmer < pstrdna@...>

> Date: Sep 10, 2006 5:08 PM

> Subject: I am back

> To:

>

> *

> Greetings!

>

> To those of you my family and friends on my regular e-mail list

both senders

> and receivers. I have been pretty much out of touch for awhile. My

pain doc

> did a procedure to my back in an attempt to give me some relief

from the

> increasing pain. The results are temporary to see if I would like

effects.

> Unfortunately, what happened instead, has left me looking forward

to feeling

> " only " as bad as I did before. It will be another couple of weeks

before it

> all wears off. In the meantime, all of your wonderful e-mails are

sitting in

> my inbox and I will get to them but sitting for long periods of

time is

> still not a great thing. If there is something I really need to see

> immediately, putting a red flag on it would be a good idea.

>

> Much Love to you all!!

>

> Dona

>

[Guest guest]

Ilena, I looked at that site -- what in Heaven's name is happening to

our planet?? I tried to email and complain but the email wouldn't go

through, ofcourse. Who is in charge of Internet Policing, what

agency, etc.? I am livid about this and many other sites that are

allowed and would like to take some action. Let me know.

Love and Light,

Sunny

--- In , " Ilena Rose " <colibrimama@...>

wrote:

>

> ** <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/%C2%A0+>

> *Dearest Group,* **

> *This anniversary is very emotional for millions of us around the

world. *

> **

> *May healing come as the truth continues to come out.*

> **

> *I will take this moment to welcome many new members to our Support

Group

> ... although joining us usually means you have become one of the

thousands

> of others with serious implant related problems. We will do all we

can to

> provide support and sound information to those who need it. *

> **

> *Thank you for responding to the various requests below ... and

feel free to

> copy me on anything you write.*

> **

> *I wanted to let you know too, that on September 5th in San

Francisco, the

> Supreme Court of California heard Oral Arguments on the final

Quackbuster

> Plaintiff against me, Terry Polevoy. Details are here

> <http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>.

The case is

> called Barrett vs Rosenthal, although Barrett already lost all of

his

> Appeals. *

> **

> *I wanted to warn you that you may hear anything about me,

distributed by

> those close to them, some embedded in the support system. Let me

know if

> they start up distributing their stuff again. *

> **

> *2 years ago, the day after the Appeals Court ruled, they published

a web a

> page claiming I had been 'arrested for selling crack cocaine to

minors in

> San , Costa Rica .' As desperate as their attempts to harm me

are ... it

> is very indicative of the way they treat those of us exposing the

silicone

> industry and their propaganda teams. *

> **

> *To this date, a search of my name will bring up this site, looking

as if I

> was arrested today. Click

> here<http://ilena.rose.wasarrested.com/San+/crack/F> to

> see the level they sink to. I have no idea how the Supreme Court

will rule

> ... but I want to thank all of you who have stood by me all these

years (6

> in this litigation so far). Our foundation has made many, many

friends in

> the alternative medical world, as they are also attacked by the same

> aggressive disinformation teams. *

> **

> *I have no idea what they have in store for me now ... but I will

not be

> intimidated nor will I stop spreading the words of the very real

dangers of

> breast implants, regardless of their efforts. *

> **

> *I send love and blessings to all.*

> **

> *Ilena Rosenthal*

> *www.BreastImplantAwareness.org

<http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/>*

> **

> *Do you believe any 9/11 conspiracy theories?

> <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/> MSNBC Poll*

> **

> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

> **

> *From: **SAriazi@...* <SAriazi@...>

> **

> *Inamed Silicone Implants *

> **

> **

> *Dear Ilena,*

> *In Nov, 2005, I replaced my 10-yr-old saline implants with one

made of

> silicone. I have been terribly ill since then. (Dozens of symptoms)

> Anyway, I had the implants put in by a plastic surgeon at

Vanderbilt in

> Nashville who told me thad he had put in hundreds of them over the

years and

> never had any problems. Do you know of any problems with the new,

Inamed

> implants used most recently? *

> *Thanks,*

> **

>

> ** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> < jennifer.allen@... >

>

>

> Hi,

>

> I have been in the Dow litigation for I guess 11 years now, and

have just

> been disapproved for the disease claim because the doctor giving me

the

> diagnosis was not board certified in the appropriate field. They

did

> however approve four of needed five symtoms, which were

inexplicately

> documented with lab results. Of course I have acquired many more

of the

> symtoms over the years.

>

> I need to find a board certified Internal Med doc or Rheumatologist

in the

> Atlanta area, who is familiar with the Dow requirements, and who

hopefully

> is open and sympathetic. Do you know where I could find such a doc?

> Thanks.

>

> Kindest Regards,

>

> Atlanta

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> From: *Alecia < ahr75@...>*

>

> Hello. I recently had implants put in on June 9,2006. I

immediately began

> to have problems- I began having breathing problems and pain. I

could feel

> the plugs and they hurt. I asked my PS to take them out but he

won't. I

> missed two appointment with him after we recently moved. I should

have

> gone, but I figured he would just tell me that I'd be fine in 6

months.

> When I called to reschedule my appointment, I mistakedly " in

confidence "

> told the phone assistant that I wasn't going to come if he was just

going to

> say give it 6 months. I told her that I wasn't a confertational

person and

> that if he told me to go home and give it 6 months, that I would.

But then

> I made a huge mistake, I told her what my heart was thinking every

time he

> said give it " 6 months " , I told her that in my head I wanted to

slap him.

> Now, I would never slap anyway. I am 5'1 and 110 lbs. I'm the

biggest

> chicken you will ever meet. But the doctor called back and

threatened me

> with arrest if I ever came back there. I was in shock. I tried to

explain,

> but he hung up on me. I'm so frightened. On top of it all, the

whole reason

> I wanted to come in was because I recently noticed a pin sized hole

on my

> incision line. I was at the point of tears..

> The worst part in all of this...I can't afford to have them taken

out. We

> used part of our tax return to pay for this. I'm scared and I

don't know

> what I will do. I know the longer they are in the worst my natural

breast

> will look when I finally get them out.

> The whole reason I put these in was because I had breastfed my two

kids for

> two years each. Which shrunk me from a C to a small B cup. How

silly to

> think that making myself bigger would make me happier. Now I just

don't

> know what to do...

> I just needed to tell someone- thank you for letting me.

> Alecia

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

> *Screamin Sacs info@... >*

> More options Aug 31

> Hi, my name is , my mother had implants back in the 70's

and they

> were determined as DOW implants, she has been signed on to the

Class Action

> since the beginning back in late 80's. She gets letters from time

to time

> and she really has no clue as to what is going on, She has a cheesy

attorney

> who pretty much does nothing to inform her or return her calls, he

suggested

> she see another Doctor again, this Doctor wants my mom to cough up

$1000.

> for an appt.

>

> My mom just doesn't have a clue and I really wish she could talk to

someone

> with some background who is NOT an attorney. I've tried to find

her support

> groups but I find nothing here in Sacramento, CA.

>

> My mother can't get the implants removed because no Doctor will

remove them

> unless she pays for it up front and she was told by her attorney

that she

> could get them removed and the settlement would cover the removal,

but when

> we make phone calls to schedule appts, the Drs. staff seem very

wary. I

> think my mom will be stuck with these for life and nothing is

getting any

> better for her.

>

> Her name is . If you have any helpful info for us I would

really

> appreciate any advice you could give us, if you are unable to talk

to my

> mother over the phone, you can email me back.

>

> I hope I hear from you, she has this appt schedule with this " new "

Dr her

> attorney suggested she see, I think my mom needs to get more

information

> before she borrows money to pay a $1000 to a Doctor that is several

hours

> away, and we have no idea why she needs to see another Doctor it

has already

> been determined that she is to be compensated in the law suit.

>

> Thank you

>

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~

>

> Reply-*mustlovedogz@...*

> *Ilena Rose <ilena.rose@...> *

> Date: *Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM*

> Subject: *Good Sunday Morning*

>

> *Hi Ilena,*

>

> * *

>

> *Don't know if you were aware of this or not but one of the ladies

in my

> group, attempted removing her implant two weekends ago. She

numbed the

> area and took a razor blade, cut her breast and was hoping to be

able to

> pull the damn thing out herself. All this because she had breast

cancer and

> instead of a surgeon doing reconstruction with her own tissue, he

stuck one

> of those damn gummy bear implants in her and now she is sick from

the

> implant. *

>

> * *

>

> *She posted that she cut herself because all the doctors she goes

to won't

> remove it unless he puts a new implant in. She is limited because

of her

> insurance. *

>

> * *

>

> *We are her only lifeline it seems. She doesn't talk too much

about her

> family and we also believe that she planned on committing suicide

that day.

> She probably would have died because she was bleeding so much. We

don't

> know how many pills this poor woman took that day. *

>

> * *

>

> *Kathy had her home phone number (THANK GOD!). We worked together,

I had

> her on the phone and she called 911 and the ambulance got her and

took her

> to the hospital. *

>

> * *

>

> *I don't want to mention her name for her privacy. We deleted many

of her

> posts for her privacy. Ilena, these are the types of stories that

need to

> be told to other women. This could happen to any of us with

implants. *

>

> * *

>

> *No, she is not crazy, just has had enough of what life has thrown

her way

> because of the damn implants. *

>

> * *

>

> *I hate what these implants are doing to women and can't believe

that a

> women gets cancer and they want to stick a damn implant in there

instead of

> trying to reconstruct the breast. I'm just very angry over this

incident.

> *

>

> * *

>

> *She has an appointment with a surgeon on Thursday and Kathy is

going with

> her. This has made a huge difference in her life. She has hope

again and

> we are hoping that this doctor can do something for her.*

>

> * *

>

> *I hope you pass this story on to anyone you come across that is

thinking

> about getting implants, whether they have breast cancer or not.

I've heard

> some horror stories and this has to be the worst to date. I think

that the

> depression 'issue' caused by the implants really needs to be

addressed.

> *

>

> * *

>

> * " With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not

laugh I

> should die. " ~Abraham Lincoln *

>

>

>

> *beth **taylor*

>

> *www.breastimplantsupport.org *

>

> *www.toxicbreastimplants.org *

>

> *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

>

> *From: Rev. Dona Behmer < pstrdna@...>

> Date: Sep 10, 2006 5:08 PM

> Subject: I am back

> To:

>

> *

> Greetings!

>

> To those of you my family and friends on my regular e-mail list

both senders

> and receivers. I have been pretty much out of touch for awhile. My

pain doc

> did a procedure to my back in an attempt to give me some relief

from the

> increasing pain. The results are temporary to see if I would like

effects.

> Unfortunately, what happened instead, has left me looking forward

to feeling

> " only " as bad as I did before. It will be another couple of weeks

before it

> all wears off. In the meantime, all of your wonderful e-mails are

sitting in

> my inbox and I will get to them but sitting for long periods of

time is

> still not a great thing. If there is something I really need to see

> immediately, putting a red flag on it would be a good idea.

>

> Much Love to you all!!

>

> Dona

>

[Guest guest]

Ilena has helped so many many women. We owe a lot to her.

> >

> > >Dearest Group,

> > >

> > >This anniversary is very emotional for millions of us around the

> world.

> > >

> > >May healing come as the truth continues to come out.

> > >

> > >I will take this moment to welcome many new

> > >members to our Support Group ... although

> > >joining us usually means you have become one of

> > >the thousands of others with serious implant

> > >related problems. We will do all we can to

> > >provide support and sound information to those who need it.

> > >

> > >Thank you for responding to the various requests

> > >below ... and feel free to copy me on anything you write.

> > >

> > >I wanted to let you know too, that on September

> > >5th in San Francisco, the Supreme Court of

> > >California heard Oral Arguments on the final

> > >Quackbuster Plaintiff against me, Terry Polevoy.

> > >Details are

> >

> ><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>here<

> http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/QuackbustersVsIlena.htm>

> > >. The case is called Barrett vs Rosenthal,

> > >although Barrett already lost all of his Appeals.

> > >

> > >I wanted to warn you that you may hear anything

> > >about me, distributed by those close to them,

> > >some embedded in the support system. Let me know

> > >if they start up distributing their stuff again.

> > >

> > >2 years ago, the day after the Appeals Court

> > >ruled, they published a web a page claiming I

> > >had been 'arrested for selling crack cocaine to

> > >minors in San , Costa Rica .' As desperate

> > >as their attempts to harm me are ... it is very

> > >indicative of the way they treat those of us

> > >exposing the silicone industry and their propaganda teams.

> > >

> > >To this date, a search of my name will bring up

> > >this site, looking as if I was arrested today.

> > >Click

> > ><http://ilena.rose.wasarrested.com/San+/crack/F>here

> > >to see the level they sink to. I have no idea

> > >how the Supreme Court will rule ... but I want

> > >to thank all of you who have stood by me all

> > >these years (6 in this litigation so far). Our

> > >foundation has made many, many friends in the

> > >alternative medical world, as they are also

> > >attacked by the same aggressive disinformation teams.

> > >

> > >I have no idea what they have in store for me

> > >now ... but I will not be intimidated nor will I

> > >stop spreading the words of the very real

> > >dangers of breast implants, regardless of their efforts.

> > >

> > >I send love and blessings to all.

> > >

> > >Ilena Rosenthal

> >

> ><http://www.breastimplantawareness.org/>www.BreastImplantAwareness.o

> rg

> > >

> > ><http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14727720/>Do you

> > >believe any 9/11 conspiracy theories? MSNBC Poll

> > >

> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >From: <mailto:SAriazi@>SAriazi@

> > >

> > >Inamed Silicone Implants

> > >

> > >Dear Ilena,

> > >In Nov, 2005, I replaced my 10-yr-old saline

> > >implants with one made of silicone. I have been

> > >terribly ill since then. (Dozens of

> > >symptoms) Anyway, I had the implants put in by

> > >a plastic surgeon at Vanderbilt in Nashville who

> > >told me thad he had put in hundreds of them over

> > >the years and never had any problems. Do you

> > >know of any problems with the new, Inamed implants used most

> recently?

> > >Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >

> > > <<mailto:jennifer.allen@>

> > > <mailto:jennifer.allen@>jennifer.allen@ >

> > >

> > >

> > >Hi,

> > >

> > >I have been in the Dow litigation for I guess 11

> > >years now, and have just been disapproved for

> > >the disease claim because the doctor giving me

> > >the diagnosis was not board certified in the

> > >appropriate field. They did however approve

> > >four of needed five symtoms, which were

> > >inexplicately documented with lab results. Of

> > >course I have acquired many more of the symtoms over the years.

> > >

> > >I need to find a board certified Internal Med

> > >doc or Rheumatologist in the Atlanta area, who

> > >is familiar with the Dow requirements, and who

> > >hopefully is open and sympathetic. Do you know

> > >where I could find such a doc? Thanks.

> > >

> > >Kindest Regards,

> > >

> > >Atlanta

> > >

> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >From: Alecia <<mailto:ahr75@> ahr75@>

> > >

> > >Hello. I recently had implants put in on June

> > >9,2006. I immediately began to have problems- I

> > >began having breathing problems and pain. I

> > >could feel the plugs and they hurt. I asked my

> > >PS to take them out but he won't. I missed two

> > >appointment with him after we recently moved. I

> > >should have gone, but I figured he would just

> > >tell me that I'd be fine in 6 months. When I

> > >called to reschedule my appointment, I

> > >mistakedly " in confidence " told the phone

> > >assistant that I wasn't going to come if he was

> > >just going to say give it 6 months. I told her

> > >that I wasn't a confertational person and that

> > >if he told me to go home and give it 6 months,

> > >that I would. But then I made a huge mistake, I

> > >told her what my heart was thinking every time

> > >he said give it " 6 months " , I told her that in

> > >my head I wanted to slap him. Now, I would

> > >never slap anyway. I am 5'1 and 110 lbs. I'm

> > >the biggest chicken you will ever meet. But the

> > >doctor called back and threatened me with arrest

> > >if I ever came back there. I was in shock. I

> > >tried to explain, but he hung up on me. I'm so

> > >frightened. On top of it all, the whole reason

> > >I wanted to come in was because I recently

> > >noticed a pin sized hole on my incision line. I was at the point

> of tears..

> > >The worst part in all of this...I can't afford

> > >to have them taken out. We used part of our tax

> > >return to pay for this. I'm scared and I don't

> > >know what I will do. I know the longer they are

> > >in the worst my natural breast will look when I finally get them

> out.

> > >The whole reason I put these in was because I

> > >had breastfed my two kids for two years

> > >each. Which shrunk me from a C to a small B

> > >cup. How silly to think that making myself

> > >bigger would make me happier. Now I just don't know what to do...

> > >I just needed to tell someone- thank you for letting me.

> > >Alecia

> > >

> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >Screamin Sacs <mailto:info@>info@ >

> > >

> > > More options Aug 31

> > >Hi, my name is , my mother had implants

> > >back in the 70's and they were determined as DOW

> > >implants, she has been signed on to the Class

> > >Action since the beginning back in late

> > >80's. She gets letters from time to time and

> > >she really has no clue as to what is going on,

> > >She has a cheesy attorney who pretty much does

> > >nothing to inform her or return her calls, he

> > >suggested she see another Doctor again, this

> > >Doctor wants my mom to cough up $1000. for an appt.

> > >

> > >My mom just doesn't have a clue and I really

> > >wish she could talk to someone with some

> > >background who is NOT an attorney. I've tried

> > >to find her support groups but I find nothing here in Sacramento,

> CA.

> > >

> > >My mother can't get the implants removed because

> > >no Doctor will remove them unless she pays for

> > >it up front and she was told by her attorney

> > >that she could get them removed and the

> > >settlement would cover the removal, but when we

> > >make phone calls to schedule appts, the Drs.

> > >staff seem very wary. I think my mom will be

> > >stuck with these for life and nothing is getting any better for

> her.

> > >

> > >Her name is . If you have any helpful info

> > >for us I would really appreciate any advice you

> > >could give us, if you are unable to talk to my

> > >mother over the phone, you can email me back.

> > >

> > >I hope I hear from you, she has this appt

> > >schedule with this " new " Dr her attorney

> > >suggested she see, I think my mom needs to get

> > >more information before she borrows money to pay

> > >a $1000 to a Doctor that is several hours away,

> > >and we have no idea why she needs to see another

> > >Doctor it has already been determined that she

> > >is to be compensated in the law suit.

> > >

> > >Thank you

> > >

> > >

> > >~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > > Reply-<mailto:mustlovedogz@>mustlovedogz@

> > >Ilena Rose <<mailto:ilena.rose@>ilena.rose@>

> > >Date: Sep 10, 2006 9:15 AM

> > >Subject: Good Sunday Morning

> > >

> > >Hi Ilena,

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Don't know if you were aware of this or not but

> > >one of the ladies in my group, attempted

> > >removing her implant two weekends ago. She

> > >numbed the area and took a razor blade, cut her

> > >breast and was hoping to be able to pull the

> > >damn thing out herself. All this because she

> > >had breast cancer and instead of a surgeon doing

> > >reconstruction with her own tissue, he stuck one

> > >of those damn gummy bear implants in her and now she is sick from

> the implant.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >She posted that she cut herself because all the

> > >doctors she goes to won't remove it unless he

> > >puts a new implant in. She is limited because of her insurance.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >We are her only lifeline it seems. She doesn't

> > >talk too much about her family and we also

> > >believe that she planned on committing suicide

> > >that day. She probably would have died because

> > >she was bleeding so much. We don't know how

> > >many pills this poor woman took that day.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Kathy had her home phone number (THANK

> > >GOD!). We worked together, I had her on the

> > >phone and she called 911 and the ambulance got

> > >her and took her to the hospital.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >I don't want to mention her name for her

> > >privacy. We deleted many of her posts for her

> > >privacy. Ilena, these are the types of stories

> > >that need to be told to other women. This

> > >could happen to any of us with implants.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >No, she is not crazy, just has had enough of

> > >what life has thrown her way because of the damn implants.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >I hate what these implants are doing to women

> > >and can't believe that a women gets cancer and

> > >they want to stick a damn implant in there

> > >instead of trying to reconstruct the

> > >breast. I'm just very angry over this incident.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >She has an appointment with a surgeon on

> > >Thursday and Kathy is going with her. This has

> > >made a huge difference in her life. She has

> > >hope again and we are hoping that this doctor can do something

> for her.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >I hope you pass this story on to anyone you come

> > >across that is thinking about getting implants,

> > >whether they have breast cancer or not. I've

> > >heard some horror stories and this has to be the

> > >worst to date. I think that the depression

> > >'issue' caused by the implants really needs to be addressed.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > " With the fearful strain that is on me night and

> > >day, if I did not laugh I should die. " ~Abraham Lincoln

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >beth taylor

> > >

> > ><http://www.breastimplantsupport.org/>www.breastimplantsupport.org

> > >

> > >www.toxicbreastimplants.org

> > >

> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> > >

> > >From: Rev. Dona Behmer <<mailto:pstrdna@>

> > ><mailto:pstrdna@>pstrdna@>

> > >Date: Sep 10, 2006 5:08 PM

> > >Subject: I am back

> > >To:

> > >

> > >Greetings!

> > >

> > >To those of you my family and friends on my

> > >regular e-mail list both senders and receivers.

> > >I have been pretty much out of touch for awhile.

> > >My pain doc did a procedure to my back in an

> > >attempt to give me some relief from the

> > >increasing pain. The results are temporary to

> > >see if I would like effects. Unfortunately, what

> > >happened instead, has left me looking forward to

> > >feeling " only " as bad as I did before. It will

> > >be another couple of weeks before it all wears

> > >off. In the meantime, all of your wonderful

> > >e-mails are sitting in my inbox and I will get

> > >to them but sitting for long periods of time is

> > >still not a great thing. If there is something I

> > >really need to see immediately, putting a

> > >red flag on it would be a good idea.

> > >

> > >Much Love to you all!!

> > >

> > >Dona

> > >

> >

>