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Hi ,

Wow, it sounds like you went through a nightmare once you got those

silicone gels replaced with salines! I really wish you would post your

experience on the support group, so that other women coming to our

group who may be considering implants can see what happens to some

women. It's pretty clear that your body did not accept the silicone

gels, even though you didn't appear to have any issues with the salines.

I also had small, minor things happening to me with the salines for

about a month or two, but I never knew to attribute these issues to the

implants...not until I had hindisight after I took a steep nosedive

into the pit of failed health.

I wish I had never gotten on this roller coaster ride either! I called

it the merry go round from hell when you get the medical people

involved. That was why I stayed away from doctors. They caused me

more frustration than relief, and I felt they were useless to me. So,

that was when I just took matters into my own hands and decided against

all drugs, and went the natural route. It worked!

I did not feel better at one year post-explant...not at all. In fact,

I might even say I felt worse. However, my situation was a little

different as I had stress....we made a move to another state, and I had

to pack up the house; I had 4 kids; we owned a business and I had to do

the books. So, I had alot on my plate. I was working evenings as a

waitress for awhile, but it got to the point that I felt so poisoned

even a year after explant that I quit my job in May, using the excuse

of our move, though we didn't move until July.

I can't explain the reasons for feeling so awful. I was so sick I

wanted to die, and was almost getting hopeless about everything. All I

can say is that when I got so fed up with not making progress, I

decided to go back to fasting. It seemed to work to move me off that

plateau of healing. I had improved only marginally up to that point,

even though I had done tons of different detoxes. The one thing that

ignited in my mind was that when my naturopath had supervised my first

water-only fasts, I had broken out in a rash on my scalp and breasts.

I had never really seen that resolve, that is, I had never fasted and

NOT gotten a rash on my breasts, but we had moved on to different

therapies anyway. I decided to go back to fasting until I could fast

and not see a rash appear. I decided to do a series of

fasts...whatever it took.....to not see that rash on my breasts. That

rash told me that something was in there that needed to get out. I did

a series of 3 day fasts. One was a 10 day fast, water only. It

worked! After those fasts and not getting a rash anymore, I started to

get better and better and better. It was maddeningly slow, but my body

was moving ahead.

I also did liver flushes, which were not fun, but I saw alot of

positive testimonies and I figured I would do whatever it took to get

better.

Today I feel great. I don't have to stop myself from doing anything I

want to do....I am back to a full life again. But I do want to say

that I cannot stay up at night without paying for it the next day.

With our businesses, sometimes I do end up staying up until early

morning hours, but I always feel terrible the next day, so I know my

body needs that full 8 hours of rest.

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroid disease in 2003. I

had already been taking Armour thyroid because I suspected a thyroid

issue, but once I got the diagnosis from my homeopath, I accepted that

it was bonafide and permanent. Vitamin B-12 shots also made a

difference in my energy levels.

I know how disappointing it is to hear that this takes so long. It's

really criminal what these doctors are getting away with. These

illnesses are not simple, nor are many of them considered cureable.

This is serious business. But I believe that with proper care and

support to our body, we can get back to health

Have you been tested for Sjogren's?

I wish you healing, and am so sorry that you have suffered so.

Patty