Hopefully,youve seen a reputable plastic surgeon and he was honest with you.It would be a great risk for you to have implants-immune suppressed illnesses do not like foriegn objects.I too always wanted implants and now that I have seen several friends with them and the problems they have had-i do not want them.Yeah,it would be nice to be able to wear certian things that would look silly on my current body,but-i have learned to love my "little girls".I am 40 and can go braless if I want to-not many ladies my age can and stiil look okay.There are benifits-mammograms are much easier for the small breasted,no sag,less back pain.....So-count your blessings-not your cup size!!!

All I can say is don't do it. I have been battling lupus for 16 years. I started getting sick when I was 35 with the usual joint pain and minor things that go along with it. I had saline implants and after about 4 years, I became extremely sick with inflammation of my brain and spinal cord. I had to go through chemo for 6 months which caused premature menopause. Now I have to deal with all of the problems that menopause brings on, only a lot worse because of the chemo. This is only a fraction of what those implants did to me. By the way, my doctor told me to have them removed. When they were removed, the surgeon reported that the tissues around the implants were all infected and inflamed. That was 9 years ago and i'm still very sick because the damage was already done.

I now have epilepsy from the damage done to my brain, fatigue, severe joint pain, menopause, asthma, thyroid disease, two big ugle scars from where the implants were removed that are red and sore all of the time, and the list goes on. I wish I would have known what I know now. Vanity isn't worth the price of good health anyday. I have a safe full of very expensive jewelry, bmw and other flashy toys but they don't do you any good if you're in the hospital wondering whether or not you're going to make it out.

is there anyone that has had this done successfully?

Ive had implants since '03. Im worried about the possible plastics poisoning issue with them. The type of breast cancer (yes i was just diagnosed) i have is estrogen negative but progesterone positive. this means my tumor is hormone sensitive. if you can follow me on this there is a good point. there are endocrine disruptors (in plastics) that can act like they are hormones when they are not. this means, they possibly can cause cancer because of the toxicity levels of the plastics you have accumulating in your body. here is a an example of endocrine disruptors in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_dis ruptor

so, my point is, im wondering if "psuedo" hormones i.e. the toxicity of the plastic surrounding the implant caused the level 3/3 IDC i have. please keep in mind too, regarding the patient above who had major inflammation issues, strangely enough chronic inflammation from OTHER THINGS can cause a person to get very very ill. some of these things are: slipped disks, chronic back pain, allergies to nightshade plants (these are inflammatories) and to be honest, unless you are on a PURE vegan, (anti nightshade, anti yeast) macrobiotic diet can you then really blame one thing. why do i say this? because a person has got to narrow down the possibilities. if this person got the implants out, & they werent the issue, and shes taking tons of painkillers (those are nightshade ingredients too, narcotics!) then of course her problems will get worse and or multiply. a person needs to do tons and tons of massive amounts of research to figure out systematically what it could be that is causing their issue. even trying to be "smart" and taking implants out, but constantly staying on narcotic (nightshade inflammatory) drugs might hide the true issues at hand. add to that there is evidence that some cancer (breast and more) could possibly be caused by constant candida issues (BV, yeast infections,etc), well what if she has them, doesnt know it (you can have Bacterial Vag & not know it!) and isnt stopping it? right there that is a major life issue. I have candida & i have been resolving it w/psyllium husk, caprylic acid (2000mg a day & at night) & acidophilus (when not using the pysillium husk). so, again, if the implants were her issue, you would think that would cause massive relief and healing. well, for her there wasnt. the body always is pro heal. so i personally think, she has hidden, underlying issues that are completely unrelated to her lupus of 16 yrs. as for me, im looking every minute of every day as i have the time to narrow down what is causing my cancer issue. i know i will find it, it just takes a lot of due diligence & also genetic screening helps narrow it down too.

the one part i forgot to mention also, is if you look at the lupus patient of 16 years she mentions she has thyroid disease. well, thats an endocrine problem. so right there, this person needs to research everything she has because it sounds like she is multiplying her issues innocently and not realizing it. there are natural things a person can take to alleviate chronic inflammation such as: boswelia root (great for joints also), bromelein (the pineapple extract) and very very sparingly white willow bark (aspirin made from this). if a persons problems get worse, than environmental factors including diet HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED. if they are not, be prepared to get worse. we cant act like victims about our issues and expect doctors, etc. to just get us better. never never never act like a victim. this sets off such a bad series of chemical reactions in the body, you are basically telling your body to stay sick. this can be just as bad as being sick. if you negatively project (imagine bad situations or what you could have done in a bitter way) or you role play constantly in your head, you leave no room for: thinking, healing, being who you really are, loving yourself, letting go and moving on, finding what really ails you and resolving it. these are the things a "sick" person really needs to do to get better. if a person would just look at what they have as a SYMPTOM and not a DISEASE, they would be able to look at things in a new light. yes genetics can be triggered into allowing things from the past to happen. that doesnt make us a victim. it just makes us a person who needs to cope w/it, and heal ourselves ANYWAY. i look at my cancer as a symptom, not as a disease so i can figure out where the real problems lie, & i already am making headway and progress into myself. think of yourself as a library of information. well, then that means you have a lot of work to do. you need to learn about yourself to get better. not the doctors or the medical communities. they dont have time to on a case by case basis!