Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Welcome to our group, and please do not make any decisions until you have heard some of our stories. I have only one breast, and it was because of the breast implants. They are not safe, and most all of the women in this group have been through hell because of the these devices. I would write more, but today is just too busy...just know that we will be here for you. Stay close honey...love to you...Lea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` Breast reconstruction Hello.I am new in this group,just joined it.Last August I've had a mastectomy.Breast cancer.I am interested in breast reconstruction.Iam 45 years old.Not enthousiastic at all to insert a foreign body in my body and also so difficult to continue my life with one breast.Are there any safe options?Thanks in advance, in Greece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 Hi , I'm sorry to hear of your battle with breast cancer. YOu are a fighter, and I pray you will continue to always win! While I have not been through breast cancer, I have known women on this group who have been, and who have both gotten breast implants and regretted it because it destroyed their precious health even more, and then there have been the few brave women who have opted to forego the implants and live life without the reconstruction. is one such brave woman...I am sure she will speak up to help you. I imagine it is difficult to live with one breast, though the options to fix it are not that easy. Personally, if I was in that situation, I would only be looking at some of the newer techniques that have been developed in Japan using stem cells. I am not sure if they are developing that technique in Europe or not yet. I believe they may be. We have links in our links section to check out...please do! I pray it will give you hope! Patty > > Hello. > I am new in this group,just joined it. > Last August I've had a mastectomy.Breast cancer. > I am interested in breast reconstruction.Iam 45 years old.Not enthousiastic at all to insert a foreign body in my body and also so difficult to continue my life with one breast. > Are there any safe options? > Thanks in advance, in Greece. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hi , Your questions are not silly. They are very important questions. I will answer based on what I've learned and experienced over the past 12 years involved with breast implants. For your first question, " Maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems? " The answer lies in the fact that human bodies have not changed. Silicone is silicone. Human bodies are human bodies. Even if they change the formulation of the silicone in the shell, or the filler inside the implants, the body will react to the presence of a foreign object. The immune system does not like foreign substances in the body, especially chemical ones. All implants are made with silicone, so it does not matter they " improve " them. If the body is going to react, nothing is going to change that. Does that make sense? Also, we are not entirely certain it is just the silicone alone that may be presenting problems. It could be the metals used to thicken the silicone into a gel (they've used platinum, nickel and tin, which are never good in the body), which then leach into the organs and cells in our bodies, creating havoc, called heavy metal toxicity. It could be the presence of bacteria that produce longstanding subclinical infections just from the surgery itself. Autoimmunity arises in different people at different times, from different instigators. So, regardless of how they " improve " implants, there is nothing that is going to change the basic biological processes that occur in our body...and that is why there is risk. It's best to just leave the body do what it does best, without throwing junk in the works, in order to maintain best health, IMHO. We had one group member, Gretchen (www.myimplantstory.com) who received the " new and improved " silicone gel implants when they first came back on the market in November 2006. She was sick immediately. You can read her story at the link. 2nd question: " were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? " In my case and in almost every case I know of, NO. I was completely healthy before implantation. Incredible good health! I hadn't had a flu or cold in the previous 10 years! In the very few cases where I have heard of women having some autoimmunity before implantation (such as Mikat on our group, who had fibromyalgia, or Janice, who had MS), those diseases flared with a vengeance! Not a pretty picture at all. 3rd question: " all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? " They are caused by just the presence of implants, whether new, old, broken or unbroken. The variable factor is the human body. YOUR human body. It depends on your toxic load. What you've been exposed to in your life. YOUR genetics. Your allergies. Your immune system. And yes, ruptured implants are probably a worse situation than unruptured implants, but you can get sick from newly placed implants just as deathly as ruptured implants too! This is truly " Russian Roulette " getting implants! Hopefully that helps you... With love, Patty > > > Hi everyone > As I am very new in this group I have some " silly " questions. > I read many testimonials these two days and i got the impression that the implant time was some years ago.I mean,maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems?? > Also were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? > And also all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? > Thank you very much for your response and kindness.. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Oh, by the way, Gretchen is still in touch, and she is doing very well! Patty > > > > > > Hi everyone > > As I am very new in this group I have some " silly " questions. > > I read many testimonials these two days and i got the impression that the implant time was some years ago.I mean,maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems?? > > Also were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? > > And also all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? > > Thank you very much for your response and kindness.. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Oh, by the way, Gretchen is still in touch, and she is doing very well! http://www.myimplantstory.com/index.html > Patty > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > As I am very new in this group I have some " silly " questions. > > > I read many testimonials these two days and i got the impression that the implant time was some years ago.I mean,maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems?? > > > Also were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? > > > And also all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? > > > Thank you very much for your response and kindness.. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hi Pat. I deeply appreciate your response. You couldn't make things more clear to me. I 'm a doctor actually and it is easy for me to understand all the procedure of getting sick.But in the mainstream of medicine such informations are never spread around.Doctors think they are not important.The important think is their ego and the money they make. Thanks again.. > > > > > > Hi everyone > > As I am very new in this group I have some " silly " questions. > > I read many testimonials these two days and i got the impression that the implant time was some years ago.I mean,maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems?? > > Also were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? > > And also all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? > > Thank you very much for your response and kindness.. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I just want to chime in on this one....From what I read, awhile back..the new and improved, improvement was the thickening of the gel so it wouldnt run everywhere when ruptured, but to thicken that gel they must use platinum.....and or other products like that to achieve the thicker product.....so therefore, even tho the silicone is thicker, it still degrades and only time will tell just how much...it hasnt been long enough yet...but looking at history of women severly ill from saline filled silicone implants and the finding of silicone in lymph nodes and cysts that have been removed, just goes to show you that you just cant get around the body doing its wonderful God given function.... macrophages and phagocytes attacking and carrying off invaders. We must have that bodily function to survive life...... We should not add to the load our bodies are allready fighting..... Too bad I didnt learn this before implants......but going thru this helps me to be able to help others in the same situation...... Hugs Dede When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix Re: breast reconstruction Oh, by the way, Gretchen is still in touch, and she is doing very well! http://www.myimplantstory.com/index.html > Patty > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > As I am very new in this group I have some "silly" questions. > > > I read many testimonials these two days and i got the impression that the implant time was some years ago.I mean,maybe the latest implants are improved in order not to cause such problems?? > > > Also were there health problems,i.e autoimmune diseases before implantation? > > > And also all these terrible side effects,are they caused by ruptured or even by unbroken implants? > > > Thank you very much for your response and kindness.. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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