Hormones and breast implants

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Sun Lee,

I've often mentioned the hormonal issues that we've struggled with from

implants, and have posted info in the files and links section regarding the

various hormones that we need to check into...from thyroid to adrenal, to

estrogen, progesterone, testosterone....these hormones are like a finely tuned

orchestra!!! When one gets out of whack it can cascade into other areas.

There are several doctors besides Dr. Lee that have given us insight into

the hormonal connection and our implants. Dr. Shames has written a book

called " Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled " which I found to be instructive.

Dr. C Lowe specifically states that breast implants cause fibromyalgia and

ties it into the thyroid:

http://www.drlowe.com/QandA/askdrlowe/antibody.htm (scroll down to the November

18,2001 entry)

Dr. Vliet has written a book called, " Screaming to Be Heard " and

suggests that most women who are on anti-depressants really in fact need to be

receiving bioidentical hormone replacement therapy instead! She makes a very

convincing case.

Dr. has focused on the adrenal gland and how adrenal exhaustion is

a greatly underdiagnosed condition in our society due to excess stress and

chemical exposures. There is credibility to the suggestion that hydrocortisone

is a much preferred hormone replacement for underperforming adrenal glands than

toxic prednisone! This is because hydrocortisone is bioidentical, while

prednisone is synthetic. Hydrocortisone can be used in small quantities to

allow the adrenal glands the opportunity to recover.

The endocrine glands are particularly susceptible to chemical injury. Like from

breast implants!

I myself have used all of these hormones on a trial basis to see if they would

help. I've undergone testing to see where my hormone levels were, using both

saliva and blood tests. I used progesterone after reading both of Dr.

Lee's books about pre-menopause and menopause. I still use Life Flo

Progesterone Cream, but at one time I had to stop using it because it was

causing break-through bleeding while I was still having periods. Now that I am

in menopause, I have tried various estrogens (both pills and creams), following

Suzanne Somers in her books on natural hormone replacement. I have used

testosterone cream ordered from Australia in small doses. I have basically

tried supporting every hormone that I could to see if I could feel better. The

bottom line? It is a finely tuned orchestra that needs very close monitoring to

find the best combination!

What we all need is an expert doctor that KNOWS how to monitor hormonal activity

precisely....a very rare gem to find indeed. But there are more and more doctors

climbing on the bio-identical hormone replacement therapy bandwagon. I'm glad to

see it.

It is true that some autoimmune diseases become much worse during

pregnancy..this is particularly true of women suffering from lupus. Other

women, however, experience a much welcomed relief of symptoms due to the

presence of higher levels of the hormones during pregnancy. This is particularly

true of women who have suffered from MS-like symptoms.

The medical literature supports the concept of hormones being significantly

involved in the activity of autoimmune diseases, primarily because autoimmunity

affects way more women than men, and usually occurs later in life when women

approach perimenopausal years. There are also studies that have shown benefits

of using hormonal therapy for some autoimmune diseases.

So you are definitely on the right track!!!!

I think our hormones are an important area of focus as we heal from implant

illness. Detoxing is important to remove those pollutants that shouldn't be

there, followed by support through vitamins and hormone replacement where

necessary.

It's a complicated, but completely do-able journey.

Thanks Sun Lee!

Patty

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> >>From: Sue Gibbens <suegibbens21@ sky.com>

> >>Subject: MARIA

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> >>Date: Monday, 28 June, 2010, 15:44

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> >>Hi ,

> >>my name is Sue I also live in London...... HELLO!

> >>I would love to connect with you.

> >>I have also had tests done through Myhill just for my Dr to totally

ignore the findings, my Dr asked why I was wasting good money!!!!!

> >> Myhill is very good,its just unfortunate that our Drs cannot or don't

want to see the truth...very frustrating.

> >>Have you had a removal yet? I had mine removed at the Blackheath hospital by

a Dr Chapman, he removed the scar capsule (en bloc) and I had drains.

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> >>Would love to speak to you

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> >>Sue.

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