Dearest Group ... forwarding a letter from woman who got implants in Denmark ... any support appreciated.

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dorit@...Dorit, I apologize for the delay in responding to your important questions.

I am forwarding your message to our international support group of women (and their loved ones) ... who will surely offer you some sage support.Best from Ilena ...Breast Implant Awareness Blog

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From: dorit@...

ilena2000@...Subject: silicone toxicity question

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:36:45 +0100

Dear Ilena Rosenthal

I have read your silicone and saline

newsletter from 2001 and am still trembling. However I am wondering, why there

isn't any updates lately?

Is it because the problems are not so

severe now with the new cohesive silicone implants?

I had my surgery in 1999 (in Denmark) with

Mentor cohesive silicone implants.

Since 2000 I've experienced problems

with RSI in both tennis and golf elbow and wrist (both arms the same).

From about 2004 for 2 years I got better

and lived without big problems, but now (from shortly after starting full time

work as an IT-journalist after finishing university – and increasing over

the next year) it's so bad again that I've been absent from work

for more than 3 month, and though not doing much am still having pains even

when not using my arms. My newest physician thinks it's due to nerve problems

in a tense neck and tense shoulders/stiff spine, so I'm currently

exploring that theory with new exercises. No improvement yet, though (1

month).

Well, it's a long story, but lately I

started wondering why my twin sister, who uses a computer as much in her work

and spare time as I, are not experiencing the RSI problems nearly as bad as I

(though also having some problems!). And then I thought of my silicone implants

and started reading stuff on the internet.

Most scared I got when reading your newsletter.

Do you think I should be scared?

Reading the entries it sounds like a

conspiracy and that almost everybody eventually get sick from silicone

and the other chemicals in implants…

A lot of people who daily uses computer

have RSI without having had silicone implant surgery, though, and I don't

think I experience any of the other symptoms except maybe for fatigue, but this

could also be due to arthritis medicine…?

Sincerely

Dorit