Re: questioning explant

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Terry writes...

> If you had left them in it would have been a matter of time before

> the poision would have traveled through your organs.

I'm afraid when I write in it scares some of you who have had implants

out and are awaiting healing. When I say I had implants (silicone) from

1965 to 1994, and that in 2006, today's date being October 21st, I am

still very ill from siliconosis (that is what Terry is talking about

above), but not *quite* so ill as I was, I think many of you who

explanted after only months or a few years probably can just slough off

my case, because it's probably not going to be your experience. But you

*are* going to have some 'ill' time while you're healing. Anyone who's

had them in for 10, 15, or 20 years as Terry and I did, should have them

out immediately, of course, but can't expect to feel significantly

better in a few weeks. I have been reading more on statistics that are

being collected now, and someone like me, in fact, someone with 15 years

or more, probably will remain impaired for life. I *do* want to say

here and now to all of you, I have not given up, nor do I believe that I

have reached the end of getting better. I still hope that I will

continue to progress in an uphill direction...once I hit the flat line

perhaps I'll feel differently...because I *am* still progressing,

'though I'm having a bad time right now as a result of silicone being

knocked loose into my circulation. My brain feels like that old picture

of eggs frying in a pan! I hope I've made sense in what I've written

here. And to , don't get discouraged! You say it's only been 6

weeks? Give it some time! :-)

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, I agree completely with you! . . . I had silicone gel implants for sixteen years . . . Thankfully, I didn't have an extracapsular rupture - but even after twelve years of being explanted, I believe I'm still getting better - despite aging. When I look back at the women who I met at the first support meetings I attended, I see that those who had their implants improperly removed, or who stayed wedded to conventional medicine have not improved nearly as much as those who have had their implants removed properly, and as those who have used treatments that many would consider non-mainstream. . . . I believe that one must keep an open mind to all possibilities. . . Since we really don't understand WHY women get sick from breast implants (nobody is doing the research) - and because there is no single therapy that helps everyone, we can only offer what we've

learned from our own experiences and hope that other women will find something that helps them. For myself, I've found that I'm drawn to the things I need and repelled by those that aren't right for me at the time. One of the most important steps is taking charge of our own health. . . We cannot depend on doctors to make us well . . They cannot do for us what we are unwilling to do for ourselves - especially diet, stress reduction and exercise. . . .all critical to recovery. Hugs, Rogene Crocker <dwcrn@...> wrote: Terry writes...> If you had left them in it would have been a matter of time before> the poision would have traveled through your organs.I'm afraid when I write in it scares some of you who have had implants out and are awaiting healing. When I say I had implants (silicone) from 1965 to 1994, and that in 2006, today's date being October 21st, I am still very ill from siliconosis (that is what Terry is talking about above), but not *quite* so ill as I was, I think many of you who explanted after only months or a few years probably can just slough off my case, because it's probably not going to be your experience. But you *are* going to have some 'ill' time while you're healing. Anyone who's had them in for 10, 15, or 20 years as Terry and I did, should have them out immediately, of course, but can't

expect to feel significantly better in a few weeks. I have been reading more on statistics that are being collected now, and someone like me, in fact, someone with 15 years or more, probably will remain impaired for life. I *do* want to say here and now to all of you, I have not given up, nor do I believe that I have reached the end of getting better. I still hope that I will continue to progress in an uphill direction...once I hit the flat line perhaps I'll feel differently...because I *am* still progressing, 'though I'm having a bad time right now as a result of silicone being knocked loose into my circulation. My brain feels like that old picture of eggs frying in a pan! I hope I've made sense in what I've written here. And to , don't get discouraged! You say it's only been 6 weeks? Give it some time! :-)