COALITION OF SILICONE SURVIVORS

February, 1997

Dear Silicone Survivors and Friends:

Hawaii was, as always, beautiful. Most of my time was spent on the big island of Hawaii where my sister lives. I even had time to again try one of my favorite pastimes, snorkeling. I truly enjoyed the break and am now back hard at work (My mail and messages were overflowing when I returned.) My sister had sinus surgery while I was in Hawaii so I spent a few days in Honolulu. I met with about 10 of the women from Hawaii while I was on the island of Oahu.

I will be out of town from February 18th through the 27th. I will be in Florida visiting some relatives (one with a severe medical problem) and attending the NBITF meeting.

DONATIONS: Thanks to those who made donations this month. Much thanks to one anonymous donor and a special thanks to the woman on Social Security Disability who scraped up $30 and sent it. If all our women would take this cause as seriously as she does, groups like ours would be in great shape instead of struggling to survive. I'll bet the manufacturer's and their attorneys just love the fact that our groups are being driven out of existence because of the lack of funding. I'll bet they also believe that it's because we are wrong and they are right and that they will win out in the end. I believe we will win out but it is a daily struggle to survive.

If you live near Ft. Collins or Loveland and would like to help an Estes Park woman with a fund raising project for COSS, please contact me. Denver people could also be involved. Do you have fund-raising talents? We need YOU!!!

ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR 1996: During 1996, our income was $35,936.06, down about $9,000 from last year. Our expenses included: Telephone: $2221.13 (I paid the rest myself), Equip. & Supplies: $2249.95 (includes copy machine), Postage: $4602.77, Books & tapes (for sale): $3005.09, Copies: $3098.61 (I have opted to do much more copying at home to cut down costs), Insurance: $2700.60, Travel: $5670.09, Conferences (putting them on, attending, and helping others put them on) $11,688.23, Misc. newsletter expenses: $158.45, Misc. & other incidental expenses: $541.14. If you added all this up, you will find we ended the year with a deficit of $636.33. The majority of our income was from donations and newsletters with some income from tapes and books. I haven't broken this all down. The decrease in income, if it continues, will mean the end of our work. Increasingly, more and more of the expenses have been paid by me. Many travel expenses and other expenses have not been listed because I paid them myself. Oh, did I forget to mention that COSS is still almost $5000 in debt? Life goes on!! Many thanks to those who recently contributed!! We appreciate you very much!! Even $10 helps the cause.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Nevada Silicone Education Conference, Reno, NV, March 15th, 1997, Airport Plaza Hotel in Reno. Speakers include Drs. Britta Ostermeyer, Andrew Campbell, Arthur Brawer, Mary Stewart, Saul Puszkin & Linda Huang, Robert Barefoot, Chemist & Author of Death By Diet & The Calcium Factor as well as three attorneys: Rick Laminack, Geoffrey White & Don Springmeyer. Send your registration to COSS. Cost is $35 if registered by March 5th. Don't wait to register. Seats are limited by the size of the conference room. Please make your hotel reservations at (800) 648-3525 now as there will be a conference in town that week and rooms may be scarce and will undoubtedly increase in price because of demand. Tell the hotel that you are attending the Nevada Silicone Education Seminar. Guaranteed rates until Feb. 15th, $70 single, $80 double room.

NBITF Meeting, W. Palm Beach, Radisson Suite Inn Airport, Fri.-Sun., Feb. 21st to 23rd. Rooms at the Radisson are $95 per night so I hope I can find somewhere else to stay or find a couple of non-smoking roommates. I simple cannot afford those rates. Contact Janice Ferriell (561) 791-2625 or Kathryn J. Trifilio (713) 427-1225 for info. on meeting.

May 17th Conference, Augusta, GA.

Breast Implant Conference, June 6-8, Vancouver, BC, Canada sponsored by BC Women's Breast Implant Centre. More information will be forthcoming as speakers are announced & other details are available.

LEGAL INFORMATION: A Louisiana Judge has ruled that women suing Dow Chemical will not be entitled to punitive damages if the case goes to trial. This ruling affects the Louisiana class action suit. The decision, of course, is being appealed.

The Judge that ruled that " Junk Science" may not be presented in cases in Oregon has a wife with silicone breast implants. Judge Jones has stated that this made no difference in his judicial judgment. The attorneys for the plaintiff's have asked that he be removed from these cases because of an obvious conflict of interest. There is precedent for requesting his removal.

A new settlement has been reached between foreign claimants and Bristol-Meyers Squib, Baxter and 3M, establishing benefits that will be available to foreign claimants who had or have implants manufactured by any of these settling defendants. Prior to this agreement, foreign women were not entitled to benefits under the revised settlement proposal. Under this new settlement for foreign claimants, current claimants (those registered and with completed medical diagnoses in MDL 926 or the Lindsey Global Settlement) are eligible for this settlement. These foreign claimants will have 12 months after the court notifies them of this decision to file their claims. Benefits will be identical to domestic current claimants except that ruptures will not make these survivors eligible for higher amounts. The non-refundable advance payment of $5000 will be available to foreign claimants. No rupture fund is available, but explantation funds are ($3000). Claimants will still be able to opt-out of this settlement agreement and pursue individual claims.

Registrants (foreign) who filed late or who did not have completed diagnoses (or who have major deficiencies) for claims will be ongoing claimants. Funds have also been set aside for these survivors.

Foreign claimants may still register in the Dow Corning Bankruptcy. Foreign claimants have until Feb. 14th to have the Dow Corning claims in the hands of the registration agent. I would send it express mail.

Subrogation suits with five breast implant manufacturers have been settled for $50 million. Baxter, Bristol, McGhan, 3-M, and Union Carbide all have settled. This is probably the first time health care payers have recovered medical expenses in mass tort litigation. The insurers sought $100 million to cover costs of treating implant-related illnesses. Isn't it amazing that these insurors can deny us coverage for explantation and then insist that implants were responsible for our illnesses when they sue to get their $$ back???!!!

Participants in the Spitzfaden Class action (Louisiana) who are also registered in the Lindsay Revised Settlement must now make a choice between those two settlements, according to a decision by Civil District Court Judge Yada T. Magee. If this decision affects you, contact the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee Office, 600 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 524-0071 or (800) 378-5710. Some defendants in this class action are still seeking decertification. These include Dow Chemical 3-M, and Medical Engineering Corp. They state that they were added as claimants 2 years after the class was certified and were therefore denied their rights to a class certification hearing. If you lived in Louisiana or had you implants placed there, you may join this class action.

Dow Chemical is seeking contributions from Corning, Inc. for any claim arising against it for silicone breast implants made by Dow Coring (in the Louisiana Class Action). Dow Chemical states that Corning scientists published one of the first articles on silicone research in a professional journal. Corning reportedly developed the original silicone technology that was transferred to Dow Corning under a 1943 Formation Agreement.

The commercial creditors of Dow Corning and the Tort Claimants' Committee (breast implant recipients) have reached an agreement on a settlement proposal made by the plaintiff's committee. This proposal is quite extensive, but would allow significantly more $$ for victims that the lousy proposal recently made by Dow Corning. Some aspects of the plaintiff's proposal are: Dow Corning would pay out $2.95 billion now to implant recipients and business creditors. This plan would eventually require DC to give up to 95% of their stock to pay claims for breast implant patients. $1.75 billion would go to women now and $1.2 billion would go to business creditors. 30 representative trials would take place around the country and, based on the outcome of those trials, up to 95% of their stock would go to compensate hundreds of thousands of persons with DC silicone implantable devices. We just have to convince Judge Spector that this is the plan that needs to be adopted. Judge Spector turned down a request to allow creditors and women with implants 30 more days (after the Jan. 15th deadline) to file claims.

The State Supreme Court of California has agreed to decide whether the parent companies of Dow Corning can be sued by 1600 California women who blame breast implants for their illnesses. A state appeals court ruled (Sept., 1996) that Dow Chemical and Corning, Inc. could not be held liable.

We have heard some truly sad stories about how attorneys have treated breast implant survivors. I'll give you one of the latest. A woman from a NW State got a letter from her attorney stating that she should sign the blank form for the MDL revised settlement and send it to the attorney to fill in. The woman filled out the worksheet stating that she wished to preserve her opt-out rights. Her attorney filled in the form waiving her opt-out rights. This woman was devastated when she found out that her own attorney had betrayed her.

MEDICAL INFORMATION: PAP TESTS!! What causes errors in Pap tests? According to some experts, it is the actual collecting of the cells from the cervix. The doctor can be rushed, inexperienced, or the test area is not the hot area where the abnormal cells exist. OB-GYN doctors are usually the best (over General Practitioners, Internists, or Family Medicine Practitioners) at collecting pap smears. A cotton swab is worthless. A small wooden or plastic spatula should be utilized on the outside of the cervix and a small brush (which looks like a pipe cleaner or mascara brush) should be used for the inside. A preparation called Thin-Prep, which the doctor dips the sample in prior to placing it on the slide, is added insurance that a larger collection of cells will remain on the slide. Unfortunately, this added step adds $15 to $20 to the cost of the Pap test, so many health practitioners may skip it.

Some labs are better than others. Looking at these 10,000 or so cells (on each slide) through a microscope is highly tedious. The cytotechnologists can make mistakes. Many medical practitioners send specimens to the labs that do the work the cheapest, so check with your doctor. There are minimum standards for labs, but that doesn't mean that many mistakes aren't made. A good technician will do about 60 or less screenings a day. Over 100 is illegal. Mistakes increase as the number increases. Fatigue is deemed the biggest cause of lab errors.

Pap Smears must be done annually, especially in women over 35 years old. Women over 60 are the most likely to skip annual Paps, and one of the times cervical cancer rates are the highest is in women from age 60-64. (The other peak period is from ages 35-39). Being beyond menopause is not a guarantee of a problem-free future.

Abnormal paps are not uncommon. Many different problems can cause abnormalities. There is an 80% chance that there are abnormal cells on any pap smear. Even with some abnormal cells, 99% of abnormalities are not malignancies. Cervical cancers grow slowly, so even if one pap test misses cells the next one is likely to pick them up. This is more likely to be true if an expert is doing the pap. The more often you get paps, the more experienced the person taking the smear, the safer you are.

Be sure that you follow up with your doctor and get the results of your pap smear. Also be sure you remember the symptoms of cervical cancer which are bleeding between periods, bleeding after intercourse, abnormal vaginal discharge, and pain.

Increase the odds that your pap is accurate by taking a few steps before you go to the doctor. Avoid sex for 24 hours prior to the test. If you are not yet menopausal, time your pap to the middle of your cycle, ie. 14 days after your period starts if you are on a 28 day cycle. Don't wear a tampon for 24 hours before your pap test as many cells will be removed by the tampon. Postpone paps if you have an active yeast infection. Don't douche or use intravaginal lubrication (including KY Jelly, etc.) within 48 hours of your pap. Baths and showers will not affect pap smears.

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: We have 5 detox packets. These contain many helpful hints on diet and detoxing your body. They are $10 each, including postage.

Melatonin, when taken with certain anti-depressants, can be potentially dangerous. Prozac and Nardil are two that can cause serious drug interactions. This information comes from Mary Jackson-Keavitt, a senior editor at U.S. News & World Report.

Did you know that toxins in water are absorbed through our skin when we bathe, shower, and wash our hands? Did you know that you can put a filter on your shower to rid yourself of these toxins? How clean is your air? Have you considered an air cleaner to help clean it up so that the air you breathe in your home is more pure? Send for the NEEDS catalogue for these and other great products!! See enclosed flyer for information!

Magnesium: Why do we need it? American diets seldom provide us even with the woefully low recommended daily amounts. Fats, proteins and sugars have risen in our diets and pushed out the foods rich in magnesium. Blood tests will not diagnose this deficiency until it is critical. Magnesium is critical to enzymatic reactions in the body. This mineral is often deficient in persons with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, and this shortage causes muscles to shorten and to get stuck in the shortened position. It is essential to production of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and shortages of this leave you feeling weak and exhausted. Magnesium stabilizes the large molecules in the cells and helps in protein synthesis. Metabolic activity of the cells increase directly with the level of magnesium in those cells. Deficiencies of potassium, calcium, phosphate and sodium (common in fibromyalgia) cannot be corrected if magnesium is low. Magnesium helps keep our bones strong and healthy.

In fibromyalgia, magnesium and malic acid supplementation has been shown to decrease muscle tenderness. CFIDS patients often improve with magnesium injections. Other conditions affected by low magnesium are: PMS, migraines & TMJ headaches, stress and hyperventilation, mitral valve prolapse, palpitations, allergies, shortness of breath and asthma, muscle pain syndromes, tremors and shakiness. Early symptoms of low magnesium can include numbness and tingling in fingers or toes, nausea, diarrhea and poor mental function. With major magnesium deficits, dizziness, weakness, muscle fibrillation and increased reflexes may be seen.

Magnesium is found in oats and bran, nuts and legumes (almonds, cashews, tofu and soybeans, esp.), vegetables (corn, broccoli, peas, etc.,) Magnesium supplements with Malic Acid are recommended with at least 500 mg. magnesium glycinate or magnesium chloride. Malic acid is found in fruits (apples, esp.) and helps keep the body utilizing efficient energy (aerobic) as opposed to inefficient energy (anaerobic). Malic acid aspartate is often a helpful supplement in CFIDS and fibromyalgia. 1200 to 2400 mg. per day is recommended. Be sure to also take a very good (natural) multivitamin, Vitamin B6, minerals, and enzymes.

Some of this information on Magnesium is from Health Points, Winter Issue, 1997.

The American College of Sports Medicine released guidelines that state that persons can benefit from short spurts of physical activity throughout the day that add up to 30 minutes. Here are a few of their recommendations: Park farther away from where you are going, take the stairs whenever possible, take five-minute walks any chance you have, do your errands by walking, bicycling, etc., go for a short brisk walk during lunch breaks, play with children, grandchildren, etc., start a garden, actively clean your home, scrub shower walls vigorously, etc. Anything that raises your heart rate significantly because of movement may well help your body. Many of us can only do physical activity in very short bursts, so this is good news for us.

It is important to protect your eyes both Winter and Summer with proper sunglasses. You need UV blocking sunglasses, some that state that they block 99% of ultraviolet rays or UV absorption up to 400 nm (meaning they can block a high level of UV rays, which can be very damaging to eyes). Infra-red or blue light protection is inadequate. Many of us, especially, have already had some eye damage (many have excessively dry eyes). If you can find sunglasses that wrap around your face, this gives you greater protection.

It is also important to protect your skin Winter and Summer with Sun Protection Factor lotion. UV light ages skin year round whether you are indoors or outside. I never fail to put at least SPF 15 moisturizing lotion on my skin. I have had to shop around to find types I can use, but it is available in many brands.

If you suffer from allergies, asthma, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, multiple chemical sensitivity, sick building syndrome or silicone breast implant toxicity, you may have EI (Environmental Illness). NICO Environmental Health Strategies, has a book entitled The Toxic Labyrinth available for $17 and a newsletter, Strategies for Success for $25 (members) and $30 (non-members) and also has a set of two books (one is a workbook) entitled Overcoming Environmental Illness which is available for $56 U.S. I have seen this two-book set and it is well-done. Contact them: NICO Environmental Health Strategies, 1515 W. 2nd Ave. #543, Vancouver, BC V6J 5C5, Phone (604) 733-6530, Fax (604) 733-6506. They take Visa or a personal check.

The best and most effective preventative medicine for osteoporosis is regular exercise.

Add more fiber to your diet to help lose weight, lower cholesterol, control blood sugar and prevent cancer. Grains (whole grains, such as in cereals and whole-grain breads), peas and beans (esp. kidney beans and white beans), fresh fruits and vegetables and even potatoes add fiber. All of these are fat-free unless you add fat to them. Put plain low-fat or fat-free yogurt on your potato with steamed broccoli. Experiment with spices for your vegetables. A healthy diet can taste good as well as be good for you.

How do we heal from a loss? Many keep feelings inside instead of sharing them. We must grieve in order to heal. The first step is to admit that something has happened, that your world has changed. Talk to others about how you feel. This is easier for some than for others, but talking is the first step in healing. Let yourself feel the pain. Cry about it. Start a journal to record your feelings. Tell others when you feel angry, sad, or guilty. A support group can help you understand how normal those feelings are. Give yourself time. Making major decisions at a time when you are hurting is not a good idea. Focus on the practical issues that must be taken care of daily. Ask friends for help. Time will help you heal. Find a new place to invest your emotional energy. Find a way to recognize what you have lost that does not cause you to dwell on that loss. Look for new interests and find ways to meet new people. Some of this information comes from HMO Colorado Blues Healthline, Summer, 1996.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: Q. It seems that all the silicone groups are having problems with funding. Why aren't the doctors and attorneys who work on this issue helping fund groups.? They certainly have made enough money from us. A. I won't fault the doctors who travel free of charge to present at conferences and who often see destitute patients at no charge or at reduced fees. I feel they are giving back to the cause. Also, many attorneys have put a lot of $$ into research and into preparation for lawsuits only to have the class action jerk all of this from them and put it on hold for years. Some ended up in financial hot water because they extended themselves so much. Some attorneys have made a lot of $$ from cases they have settled. I know some attorneys who really do help with expenses for conferences and who help with group mailings, etc. I cannot fault the attorneys either, for many have taken it on the chin. I think we have to look to our own and we need some of our talented women and their families to do some creative fund-raising for us. In the end, it always falls back on us to do it for ourselves.

IMPORTANT: Women are apparently not reporting their health problems due to silicone implantable devices to Med-Watch. The latest figures do not indicate much of an increase in reporting. >From Dec. 12, 1984 to Dec. 31, 1996, the total problem reports for silicone implants were 94,516 and 76 deaths. During the same period, the total problem reports for silicone-shell saline implants were 25,645 and 7 deaths. Please, please, please, report your problems. Send a SASE for a Med-Watch form. It is confidential and we need your complaints registered if we are to keep these dangerous medical devices off the market. Manufacturers have hinted that silicone implants may be back on the market by the end of 1997.

BOOKS: Bigger Breasts, Battered Breasts by J.L Morgan and Kathern Welsh. Available March 30th. You save $5 by ordering now. $15.95 U.S. plus $2.50 S&H U.S., $6 S&H outside U.S. Send to Possibilities Publishing, P.O. Box 328861, Columbus, OH 43232-8861. Ohio residents include sales tax.

The Augmented Breast: Radiologic & Clinical Perspective by David Gorczyca & James Brenner. This book has chapters by many experts, including Dr. Shaw, Dr. Middleton, and Drs. Brautbar & Vojdani. Cost is $89.00 + S&H and is available from The Thieme Co., in NY by calling (212) 683-5088. My understanding is that every attorney should have this book because of its scholarly work and the fact that it repudiates some of the so-called research by manufacturers.

Understanding Post-Traumatic Fibromyalgia by Dr. Mark Pellegrino, explains how this form of fibromyalgia differs from others. Anadem Publishing, Inc.,$16.25 +$3.50 S&H. Call (800) 633-0055 for ordering information. They also have other books on fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and TMJ problems.

We now have the book by Gloria Bywalec & Anne Marie Rzeppa. Betrayed is about one woman's horrific experience with saline breast implants as well as other women who have also had terrific problems. An excellent book, I recommend it. $15 plus $2 S&H. Send to COSS.

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE: Yet another silicone survivor has reported a wonderful usage of magnetic devices to help in her healing from ruptured silicone implants. She places the magnets over her lymph nodes at night and she reports that this reduces the swelling and soreness. Nikken magnetics are helping many of our survivors. Call us to find out how they can help you!!

Gary Steinberg, International Marketing Group, Inc. 14 Scott Lane, Manalapan, NJ 07726 (908) 431-1318 has developed a line of silicone free cosmetics including Aloe foamy cleanser, herbal astringent, mint clay mask, Vitamin E Stick, Cell Repair, eye makeup remover and satin skin glycolic. If you are interested in these products, please contact him.

At age 60, virtually 90% of American adults are calcium deficient. This leads to all types of diseases, including osteoporosis. Don't let this happen to you. Coral Calcium is helping many women avoid this problem. Call HTN for information on this. It costs nothing to join and you can get your Coral Calcium wholesale. You must give them a current distributor's number. Mine is 520-46-5278.

Immunol 500 can help boost your immune system and, for some women, has raised their natural killer cell activity. Until Feb. 15th, you can buy two bottles and get one free. Considering the price of this product, that is a great deal!! If you have problems catching every little cold or bug that comes your way, try this product. Become a Kaire Distributor and get your products wholesale. (That's what I do.) Sign up other women to help you pay for your products. Let's help each other get better by supporting each others efforts. To become a distributor, call (303) 682-0110. Give them my distributor # 1100131467. It costs about $15 to join and you get your products wholesale. I found it was worth it for me.

THIS MONTH'S POEM:

Beware The Scar

by Deana McIntyre

Beware, young woman,
Wherever you are
The surgery you seek
May leave a deep scar.
Not a scar the world may see
Slashed across your face
But a scar so deep inside
Nothing can erase.

The plastic surgeon will take your money
And say the surgery went okay.
But when things begin to go wrong,
All you can do is pray.
For the plastic surgeon and his fancy car
Will have said ' so long '.
For they never accept responsibility
When their procedures go all wrong.

They smiled at you and boosted your esteem.
They made you feel better about yourself.
They told you all the positives
And left the negatives on the shelf.
So please, young woman
Wherever you are
You are lovely as God made you
One of His shining stars.

THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS NEWSLETTER ARE THOSE OF THE EDITOR AND ANY CONTRIBUTORS AND ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE. ANY ARTICLES OR INFORMATION SUBMITTED MAY BE EDITED BECAUSE OF SPACE, CONTENT OR GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.

LYNDA ROTH, EDITOR

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DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed here are those of the editor and any contributors and are not to be construed as medical or legal advice. Any articles or information submitted may be edited because of space, content or grammatical errors.

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