Fw: Silicone Tracing --Please Post

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From: " Carolyn Wolf (by way of ilena rose) " <carwol@...>

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Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 1:00 PM

Subject: Silicone Tracing --Please Post

> Ilena, I found this message in my files, and think it is worth

> repeating; we seem to have so many new sisters who might not have read

> this - perhaps it might help?

>

> Carolyn

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> From: Lorna Filisann@... ; mariellacastro@... ;

> Brl1949@... ; agibson7497@... ; sjattis@... ;

> carwol@...

> Cc: ilena@...

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> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 12:49 PM Subject: Silicone Tracing

> Thanks for your e-mails received in the last couple of days, asking me

to

> share any answers I received to my question as to whether silicone could

> be traced through MRI exams. I hope some of it is helpful to you as

there

> are various tests mentioned.

>

> From: Dan (UBCDan@...) You need to find an experienced radiologist/MRI

> facility that uses what is called a breast coil. Many experts recently

> participated in a radiological study of ruptured implants. You can find

> more information on this study at National Center For Policy Research

> For Women and Families, Ruptured Silicone Breast Implants Linked to

> Debilitating Diseases. I would look into this study for the name of the

> radiologist closest to where you live. If they are not close, maybe they

> can refer you to an expert. Also Dr. Feng in Cleveland specializes in

> removing silicone, Lu-Feng, M.D., and Dr. Kolb in Atlanta has a

> detox procedure, Dr. K. Home Page

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>

> From: Dr. Middleton in San Diego, Calif. (msm@... Lorna

> -The general answer is yes, and no. Yes, it migrates. No, by the time

it

> has migrated away from the breast areait USUALLY is no longer detectable

> by MRI.There are exceptions, such as - silicone in the arm after

> forceful action squeezing silicone going down the upper abdominal

> wall, around the back, up to the shoulder area and neck, if it

> forced there OR is very runny. etc. Please do call if you have

> questions about yourself -these comments are general, and may not apply

to

> you.Sincerely,Dr. Middleton UCSD (619) 543-3913

> ---------- From Dawn Beaven (dawn_beaven@...

>

> Hi it's Dee Dee. Silicone doesn't always show in a MRI, some say though

> it's better seen on an ultra sound. Hope this is helpful Dee Dee from

> siliconesurvivors.co.uk

>

> Love, Dee Dee - a silicone survivor

>

> ------From Lynda (coss1@...) Yes, and I would go to Dr.

> Middleton at UCSD in San Diego. He isone of the best at this.Lynda

> ------ From: KSJoenne@...

>

> It did on me. I had silicone granuloma's under my arm pit, and around

> lymph nodes that had to be removed. Lab report confirmed it was silicone.

> Had the MRI not shown this I would not have been alerted to removal of my

> implants. This was in 1994.

>

> -------------- From: Cheri <mailto:cherik3@...>

> cherik3@... Lorna I don't know about MRI's detecting silicone but I

> know for sure a chest xray showed my entire chest wall covered in

> silicone. Also on a mammogram before explant it showed up where it had

> leaked also. Best wishes cheri ------------- From Edna:

ETRAWICK@...

> I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY YOU ARE IN There is a doctor

in

> Cleveland, Ohio that can do this. He is: Dr McNamara 2500 Metro

> Health Dr. Cleveland, Ohio 1-800-554-5251 Ext 4013 216-778-4013 There

> might be a possibility that the ultra sound could be done in your

locality

> and read by Dr. McNamara. Worth asking! I have enclosed phone numbers

so

> you can find out more particulars. Edna

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>

> Also most people probably noted the posted e-mail from Henrietta Farber

> (hfarber1@...) suggesting attending the Oct. 17 lecture covering

> this topic by Dr. Middleton at Univer. of California at San

> Diego. (This is a little too far from Ontario, Canada, where I live!)

> Best wishes and better health to all, Lorna

>

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