Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:30:14 +1200

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From: USSW

Date: Thursday, 5 March 1998 00:02

Question for group

Please ask everyone if anyone has had a muscle biopsy that shows scar tissue surrounding micro (or larger) droplets of silicone.

It seems to me that, if silicone causes a scar tissue capsule to form around an implant, that scar tissue would form around free silicone. This scar tissue could attach itself to adjoining muscle fibers to create an incredible number of tiny adhesions within the muscles. This could explain the widespread pain we experience.

This premise makes could answer why most of us have chronic inflammation, why massage helps some (stretches the scar tissue), and why massage makes others worse (releases silicone). It would also make sense of why gentle exercise is beneficial (stretch), while strenuous activity can make us deathly ill (release). It could also be the reason most of us have numerous painful knots in our muscles. Do adhesions show up on x-rays, MRIs, or other conventional diagnostic tests? If not, how would a doctor diagnose the cause of our pain?

Have there been any studies of the muscle fibers of implanted women? If so, what did they find? Maybe some of the medical types that follow this group could produce some answers (and solutions!)

Please send responses to me!!Walt