Re: Re: Goodmorning....symptoms of PEs, in silicone implanted women, in my case:

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So maybe my asthma is not really asthma, after all? How do you tell? I just get blown off and told I have Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis... Every time I try to drop my Prednisone, once I reach low doses, like around 7.5 or so, I get a horrible case of something that hits my lungs quickly. It then moves into ears, nose, throat and sinuses... Last chest X-Ray showed atelectasis...

I must have missed Rogene's original post...

I am thinking I need to move up there where Lea is. It sounds like she actually has a doctor who looks further than our checkbook...

Cathie**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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So maybe my asthma is not really asthma, after all? How do you tell? I just get blown off and told I have Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis... Every time I try to drop my Prednisone, once I reach low doses, like around 7.5 or so, I get a horrible case of something that hits my lungs quickly. It then moves into ears, nose, throat and sinuses... Last chest X-Ray showed atelectasis...

I must have missed Rogene's original post...

I am thinking I need to move up there where Lea is. It sounds like she actually has a doctor who looks further than our checkbook...

Cathie**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

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Oh, Rogene, this is so frightening. When did this happen and are you on blood thinners? Honey, please do not sit at your computer for long periods. When Dr. Edworthy here in Calgary Foothills Hospital found fatty particles in women who had silicone breast implants, we all became frightened.

My PE symptoms were different than the ordinary PEs. The doctors told me that is why I must stay on blood thinners for life. The symptoms that I had were shortness of breath and a cough with no blood. It was like an Asthma attack, and that is how they treated it at the ER. We think that many women have had these little clots, and they did not even know that they had had a PE. This is serious, because my pulmonary specialist told us that If I have another Asthma attack we must go straight to the ER, then she will be able to follow the path of the clot...this sounds scary. They will not allow me to die, but she is interested in the silicone fluid PEs. She is wonderful, and is a true believer of the dangers of these devices. When the ambulance came to pick me up, the firemen took the article on "Silicone Fluid Induced Pulmonary Embolisms", I must go get another copy from the hospital...remember that I threw most of my research away. I was so traumatized by the mediation...they told me that breast implants were safe!

Rogene, please be careful...we all love you so much....Lea

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Re: Goodmorning ~Happy New Year to you both with love:

Hi Rogene,i am so happy to hear that everything is ok. If you dont mind me asking did you know thats what it was or did the hospital find it? What made you decide to go to the hospital? >> PE - Pulmonary Embolism - in my case, a small blood clot traveled from my leg, through my heart, to my lungs. Lea has had much more serious PE's . . some of hers were apparently silicone.> > It can be fatal . . . I was lucky that it was only a small clot, that my arteries are clear, that it dissolved quickly and that it didn't do any damage.> > Rogene>

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Oh, Rogene, this is so frightening. When did this happen and are you on blood thinners? Honey, please do not sit at your computer for long periods. When Dr. Edworthy here in Calgary Foothills Hospital found fatty particles in women who had silicone breast implants, we all became frightened.

My PE symptoms were different than the ordinary PEs. The doctors told me that is why I must stay on blood thinners for life. The symptoms that I had were shortness of breath and a cough with no blood. It was like an Asthma attack, and that is how they treated it at the ER. We think that many women have had these little clots, and they did not even know that they had had a PE. This is serious, because my pulmonary specialist told us that If I have another Asthma attack we must go straight to the ER, then she will be able to follow the path of the clot...this sounds scary. They will not allow me to die, but she is interested in the silicone fluid PEs. She is wonderful, and is a true believer of the dangers of these devices. When the ambulance came to pick me up, the firemen took the article on "Silicone Fluid Induced Pulmonary Embolisms", I must go get another copy from the hospital...remember that I threw most of my research away. I was so traumatized by the mediation...they told me that breast implants were safe!

Rogene, please be careful...we all love you so much....Lea

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Re: Goodmorning ~Happy New Year to you both with love:

Hi Rogene,i am so happy to hear that everything is ok. If you dont mind me asking did you know thats what it was or did the hospital find it? What made you decide to go to the hospital? >> PE - Pulmonary Embolism - in my case, a small blood clot traveled from my leg, through my heart, to my lungs. Lea has had much more serious PE's . . some of hers were apparently silicone.> > It can be fatal . . . I was lucky that it was only a small clot, that my arteries are clear, that it dissolved quickly and that it didn't do any damage.> > Rogene>

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Honey, the study was done on silicone breast implants, after they had been banned. I am not sure, but I will ask Dr. Blais the next time that we speak. Please do not worry, because that will only cause you more problems.

I will do more research on saline, but I really think that you are not at risk.

Sending love to you....Lea

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Re: Goodmorning....symptoms of PEs, in silicone implanted women, in my case:

Hi Lea,Are these silicone induced PE caused strictly by sliicone implants or are saline implants a danger as well because they have the silicone shell? I have never heard of this so im curious.> >> > PE - Pulmonary Embolism - in my case, a small blood clot traveled > from my leg, through my heart, to my lungs. Lea has had much more > serious PE's . . some of hers were apparently silicone.> > > > It can be fatal . . . I was lucky that it was only a small clot, > that my arteries are clear, that it dissolved quickly and that it > didn't do any damage.> > > > Rogene> >>

[Guest guest]

Honey, the study was done on silicone breast implants, after they had been banned. I am not sure, but I will ask Dr. Blais the next time that we speak. Please do not worry, because that will only cause you more problems.

I will do more research on saline, but I really think that you are not at risk.

Sending love to you....Lea

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Re: Goodmorning....symptoms of PEs, in silicone implanted women, in my case:

Hi Lea,Are these silicone induced PE caused strictly by sliicone implants or are saline implants a danger as well because they have the silicone shell? I have never heard of this so im curious.> >> > PE - Pulmonary Embolism - in my case, a small blood clot traveled > from my leg, through my heart, to my lungs. Lea has had much more > serious PE's . . some of hers were apparently silicone.> > > > It can be fatal . . . I was lucky that it was only a small clot, > that my arteries are clear, that it dissolved quickly and that it > didn't do any damage.> > > > Rogene> >>

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Cathie, it has taken me many years to get respect from any doctors. They see me as a researcher, and this has helped me so much. I take peer-reviewed articles with me to prove my point. Please do not worry about the Prednisone, because you seem to be doing better on this drug. In the future you should see a good hematologist, to make sure that you do not have Sticky- Blood Syndrome. Are you short of breath, and do you have severe fatigue? When you find out more, then you might try to cut down the Prednisone dose slowly.

Honey, I have not used the nebulizer since 2004, because that is when I had my last PE, and they put me on blood thinners. We do not doubt that I had Asthma, or Chronic Bronchitis, (but I could be wrong) because these were the same symptoms of the PEs that I had. My case is so different, because I had ruptured implants for almost 19 years. The silicone that I had was very thin, and the shells were thin too. When the doctor removed the implants, the silicone ran everywhere...this made him angry. He refused to remove my capsules, because he told me that I would bleed, and that I could die. Another thing that made my case much worse, is that I was lifting heavy patients, and that helped to spread the silicone throughout my body.

Take care, and know that we are all learning more about our health conditions from other women's experiences. This group is a life saver...love you...Lea

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Re: Re: Goodmorning....symptoms of PEs, in silicone implanted women, in my case:

So maybe my asthma is not really asthma, after all? How do you tell? I just get blown off and told I have Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis... Every time I try to drop my Prednisone, once I reach low doses, like around 7.5 or so, I get a horrible case of something that hits my lungs quickly. It then moves into ears, nose, throat and sinuses... Last chest X-Ray showed atelectasis...I must have missed Rogene's original post...I am thinking I need to move up there where Lea is. It sounds like she actually has a doctor who looks further than our checkbook... :)Cathie**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

[Guest guest]

Cathie, it has taken me many years to get respect from any doctors. They see me as a researcher, and this has helped me so much. I take peer-reviewed articles with me to prove my point. Please do not worry about the Prednisone, because you seem to be doing better on this drug. In the future you should see a good hematologist, to make sure that you do not have Sticky- Blood Syndrome. Are you short of breath, and do you have severe fatigue? When you find out more, then you might try to cut down the Prednisone dose slowly.

Honey, I have not used the nebulizer since 2004, because that is when I had my last PE, and they put me on blood thinners. We do not doubt that I had Asthma, or Chronic Bronchitis, (but I could be wrong) because these were the same symptoms of the PEs that I had. My case is so different, because I had ruptured implants for almost 19 years. The silicone that I had was very thin, and the shells were thin too. When the doctor removed the implants, the silicone ran everywhere...this made him angry. He refused to remove my capsules, because he told me that I would bleed, and that I could die. Another thing that made my case much worse, is that I was lifting heavy patients, and that helped to spread the silicone throughout my body.

Take care, and know that we are all learning more about our health conditions from other women's experiences. This group is a life saver...love you...Lea

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Re: Re: Goodmorning....symptoms of PEs, in silicone implanted women, in my case:

So maybe my asthma is not really asthma, after all? How do you tell? I just get blown off and told I have Asthma and Chronic Bronchitis... Every time I try to drop my Prednisone, once I reach low doses, like around 7.5 or so, I get a horrible case of something that hits my lungs quickly. It then moves into ears, nose, throat and sinuses... Last chest X-Ray showed atelectasis...I must have missed Rogene's original post...I am thinking I need to move up there where Lea is. It sounds like she actually has a doctor who looks further than our checkbook... :)Cathie**************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489