I got silicone breast implants when I was 19

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That would be the wellness

and happiness of me. Yes, you are the most important person in your life., I know you are getting a lot of friction about getting your silicone implants and it must feel almost embarrassing to have people be so against you getting them. It's okay to say you feel this way. You are where I was 20 years ago. I was so flat chested it was horrible. AAA batteries were bigger than my AAA size cup boobs. I married a man that talked me into getting them and made me feel so bad about myself that I thought this was the only way to get him to love me.I believe everything happens for a reason, I truly do. This is your opportunity to have the information and research that I never got. You have the opportunity to make an informed decision and to show how mature you truly are at 19. The biggest fact is that between the ages of 25 - 30, you will have to undergo another surgery to get your

implants either removed permanently or replaced. This means you will have to have $10,000 to $15,000 for this surgery. You have to ask yourself if you really want to spend this kind money every 5 - 10 years. You also have to ask yourself if you really want this surgery every 5 - 10 years.Please ask your surgeon about his thoughts about this. It would be interesting to hear what he has to say. I can give you the name of my surgeon who will confirm that implants are not lifetime devices. Please let me know. I didn't have this information. I didn't know these aren't lifetime devices. Due my leaving them in for 20 years, I almost died as a result last August. I was rushed into the ER with a 102.4 degree temperature and ended up in emergency surgery. Most surgeons don't know how to deal with complications from implants.

I was told from my implanting surgeon that there was nothing wrong with

me. The surgeon that ended up helping me and saving my life was shocked that I was told I didn't have a problem.I had what's called a late stage hematoma. What that means around the same time I was battling uterine cancer (at age 29), old blood and various other gross bodily fluids pooled up in my right breast. My right breast grew to 4 times it's original size. If you knock on your knee cap that's how hard it was. I know you are going to hear all sorts of horror stories of what can happen if you get silicone implants. You may think that none of these horrible things could happen to you. I never thought any of those bad things could happen to me.I never thought,I would be in agonizing pain following surgery,I would hate myself and the feelings of falseness I had,I would have uterine cancer at age 29,I would have hypothyroidism at age 21,I

would have a right breast that became swollen to 4 times it's size

and have to get my implants removed,I would have complications following my explant surgery,I would have had 17 surgeries over the past 20 years for various problems,I would have necrosis (tissue death) in my right breast,I would contract a staph infection which would almost kill me,I would have problems getting the cavity to close in my right breast where the implant was,I would have nurses, sometimes twice daily coming in to open pack my breast wound to ensure another seroma/hematoma wouldn't form over the course of one year,I would miss my original small boobs so much,I would experience the happiest day of my life when I finally got the implants removed.Despite having such a long period of recovery and that it looks like I may have yet another seroma/hematoma, I don't regret getting my implants out. The only thing I do regret is getting them to begin

with.Canada is about to ban silicone implants. Here's an article below about them., please feel free to e-mail me, even privately at prowlermeow@....I won't betray any confidences, I just want to help you.Hugs & hope,Tracihttp://www.canada. com/topics/ news/story. html?id=b0eeb176

-6b3d-4a3e- bb18-29033eb044c cOttawa prepared to slap toxic label on widely used chemicals Schmidt

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Canwest News Service

Published: Friday, May 16OTTAWA

- The federal government announced Friday it intends to slap a toxic

label on a bunch of chemicals used in everyday products from chewing

gum to cosmetics as well as in controversial devices like silicone

breast implants because they are either harmful to human health or the

environment. The 11 chemicals include Vinyl acetate, a

carcinogen used as a base in chewing gum, and Cyclohexasiloxane, used

as building blocks of silicone used in breast implants.If

industry fails to offer new information within 60 days to reverse

course, Ottawa will classify these chemicals as toxic and kick start a

process that could lead to a ban in certain products, as with bisphenol

A in baby bottles. Silicone

breast implants were pulled from the market in Canada in 1992 amid

concerns they were unsafe for women. In 2006, they were once again made

freely available.In

the case of the synthetic chemicals belonging to the Cyclohexasiloxane

family - D4, D5 and D6 - the government is proposing an additional step

to ensure their virtual elimination from the environment.In

addition to being found in silicone fluids, these synthetic chemicals

are found in cleaning compounds, cosmetics and personal care products,

including shampoos, creams, lotions, and antiperspirants. D5, in

particular, is a common ingredient to give products a silky texture.The

government concludes these synthetic chemicals do not pose a risk to

human health, but rather should be declared toxic to the environment. "Canadians

expect their government to protect the environment from harmful

chemicals, and that's why we are taking action," said Environmental

Minister Baird.Six of the 11 chemicals are flagged as toxic

to human health; the government said it will work with industry to

reduce exposures to two of these substances.The health toxins

are: Vinyl acetate, used in food additives, paints, sealants and

plastics; C.I. Pigment Yellow 34 and Red 103, a colourant used in

paints, dyes, inks, and plastics; Thiourea, used in electronic

products, insecticides and textiles; isoprene, used in rubber and

plastic manufacturing; and Oxirane, used in paints, coatings and

adhesives.The announcement comes after a lengthy review of the

chemicals under the government's Chemicals Management Plan involving

about 200 substances. It is the most comprehensive chemical review

currently being undertaken in the world.Mike Patton, spokesman

for the Canadian Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrances Association,

praised the process and welcomed the conclusions."There's

nothing in this batch that poses a health concern for us. But our other

interest is environmental impact, and we'll work with the government to

minimize or eliminate entirely any environmental impact."Thiourea,

a carcinogen, used to be a common ingredient in personal-care products,

but it hasn't been used by the industry for some time, said Patton.Women

health advocates say they'll use this new information to push for a

review of the October, 2006, lifting the ban on silicone breast

implants.The government's newly released risk assessment of D4,

found in silicone breast implants, states the synthetic chemical

impairs fertility. It also flags a finding of the Danish Environmental

Protection Agency, identifying the liver as a "target organ for D4

exposures."But the government concludes the substance "is not

entering the environment in a quantity or concentration or under

conditions that constitute or may constitute a danger in Canada to

human life or health."Madeline Bosco, a nurse who is executive

director of Canadian Women's Health Network and public appointee to the

government's advisory committee on breast implants, says research shows

silicone is not well-contained in the implants and diffuses throughout

women's bodies."This is extremely good news from my perspective.

It helps move the toxicology world, which has already been raising

questions about silicone, into the health products process." Epidemiologist

Diane Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women

& Families based in Washington, characterized Health Canada's

decision "confusing and illogical. If D4 is dangerous to the

environment, on what basis is the government concluding that it is not

dangerous when implanted inside the human body or repeatedly used on

the human body?"A more accurate assessment would have been to

say that the health hazards are unknown for individual use of products

with D4, because they have not been adequately studied. I would think

that women of childbearing age would be especially concerned about

having breast implants because of possible infertility problems that

could result from D4."Silicone implants were pulled from the

market in Canada in 1992 amid concerns they were unsafe for women. In

October, 2006, Health Canada changed course and made them freely

available to women with the caveat that "no medical device is 100 per

cent safe." Until then, only breast implants filled with saline were licensed for sale in Canada.The

October, 2006 decision came just months after Health Canada's

scientific advisory committee said questions "had not been sufficiently

addressed" about potential health risks should the gels bleed or leak

into women's bodies and about whether the implants increase the risk of

auto-immune diseases in the long term.The government is also

proposing to list Acid Blue 80, a colourant used in cosmetics and glass

cleaner, as toxic to the environment.© Canwest News Service 2008"Feeling down? Saddle up." ~Author Unknown From: Janine <j9doyle@...>Subject: 19 year old daughter getting silicone breast implants Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 11:01 AM

I have a 19 year old daughter that is getting silicone implants on July

3. Her father and I have done everything possible to try and talk her

out of it. She is financing her surgery through Chase Health. She has

been presented with many of your stories. I have attended her plastic

surgery appointments and argued with her surgeon. I asked her plastic

surgeon yesterday if there is a silicone allergy test that can be

performed prior to surgery. He said that there is no known silicone

allergy so there is no need for a test. Has anyone ever heard of a

silicone allergy test?

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