Sue's Implants/TRAM Flap Story


I was implanted with silicone gel implants in 1980 which I knew for sure had
ruptured by 1989. 

They were rock hard and getting smaller in size and the pain was horrible. 

Took me 5 years to find a doctor who would acknowledge the rupture and he
talked me into a tram flap. 

He used my stomach muscle.  I am 5'
4" and at that time weighed 120lbs. 

He said I had to gain weight before he
could operate so I had a ball eating my way up to 130lbs altho' I hated
being
overweight. 

The operation took 15 hours - scraping the gel from my ribs, etc. was tough
, altho this was told to me verbally and reading the written report of the
op. was very different to what I was told. 

He had to use mesh to close me up - he'd made no mention of this in our
conversations pre surgery and was aware
that I did not want any 'foreign matter' in my body.

Had another operation though 'finish up' about three weeks later and then
other minor surgeries for a while.

The outcome is not pretty and far from what I expected...

Had the surgeries in Calgary.

Hope this info will help for now.  Thank you for your concern and pls know I
will do all I can to help our cause.

Love, Sue

[April 17, 2001
Alberta, Canada]



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