Another Victim!

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. I have been searching for the answer to my

mysterious illness and I think I may have finally found my place

here. The answer had crossed my mind many times, but I didn't want

to consider the possibility. I am 47 years old and I've had my

saline breast implants since October of 1998. I too, was told that

these implants were completely safe, however, I have been so ill for

the past 7 years that I am more and more convinced that they are not

safe.

Here are just some of my symptoms: Extreme exhaustion (beyond

fatigue!), brain fog, difficulty swallowing, ringing in ears, joint

pain, muscle pain, neck pain, back pain, zero tolerance to any

physical activity, headaches, itchy rashes on my arms, pressure in my

head that that causes pain behind my eyes and ears, disorientation,

short term memory loss, depression, Hashimoto's, unexplained elevated

liver enzymes that come and go...and the list goes on.

I have been to an internist, allergist, rheumatologist, neurologist,

endocrinologist, gynecologist, psychiatrist and a chiropractor. I

have been told that I have clinical depression and that all of my

blood work is normal. MRIs, Xrays and Ultrasounds. Nothing wrong

with me. So I guess I must be crazy and it's all in my head! Even

my family members have told me to " buck up " and " get my life

together " . I am infuriated with the medical community and very

saddened by the way people who supposedly love me have completely

dismissed my complaints and made me feel like I'm nuts.

Prior to this nightmare, I had a very fast-paced career and my own

business that was pretty successful. Now I can't even remember to

pick up my mail at the mailbox.

So here I am. I have to face the probability that my beautiful

breast implants have caused all of this. Since I never went through

puberty properly, I have no breast tissue at all. So this wasn't a

matter of going from an A to a B or filling up a sagging bustline...I

have nothing! So I am not happy about the prospect of losing what

finally made me feel beautiful and feminine after so many years of

looking like a misfit.

I hope to find understanding and some answers here. There are some

things that I really need to know, like, is there a specific test for

silicone poisoning? And what are the odds that am I going to recover

completely at any point?