Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 10:26:23 EDT

Ganvo Writes FDA

On Her Beloved, Deceased Sister With Saline Implants

Re: saline implants

My sister cannot speak for herself. She died last November 30, on her birthday. Her saline implants were leaking approximately a year and a half prior to her death. She decided to have them removed and have new ones put in. Five months after her first surgery she was still fighting a mysterious infection. (Possibly from bacteria from leaking saline?) Anyway, she was very healthy, grew and cooked her own food and exercised. She did not smoke. She began having a lot of dental work failure too. She decided to go to a different plastic surgeon. He told her he could improve her situation. One implant seemed to be leaking again. She had a second surgery. This was several months after the first. At her yearly check up she told her physician she was having a lot of trouble swallowing, he found nothing wrong. After a couple of weeks she went back and asked him to do another test as she was not able to eat normally. He found a suspicious area and sent her to a cancer specialist. She tested positive. When she asked the doctor how long it had been there he told her about 9 months. The exact time of her first surgery. As all of us know who have this poison in us, it isn't always absolutely direct. But my sister knew as I do, that had the bacteria filled implants not been leaking into her body her immune system could have fought off the cancer. She didn't die from cancer, she had surgery, she died because her immune system was so overworked trying to rid itself of silicone leached into the bloodstream and bacteria poured into the body from saline long past it's shelf life. Saline has a shelf life. Check it out. Silicone begins breaking down in the body immediately after being placed. Other wise why take plasic iv bags off the market. And, why do hospitals suggest silicone patients be cremated when they die and why do they not accept organs of silicone patients (victims) for use.?

Please do your job in this matter with integrity. Think of how you would want the decision made if your children were next in line as silicone or (old bacteria filled) saline recipients. Because guess what? They will be.

A silicone survivor (for now)