Kacey Long

I have been active in women’s health since 2003, when I learned that the rheumatoid arthritis I developed at age 20 was connected to my breast augmentation. MTV documented my breast implant removal surgery, and since then, I have been actively trying to educate women about the truth about breast implants (saline and silicone). Four years after having my implants removed, my rheumatoid arthritis is in remission and I am able to work full-time as a special education teacher, and continue my post-graduate work to become an educational diagnostician.

To read more about her experience, visit www.implantsout.com

Krista Mancini

I received my saline breast implants in 2003 because like most women I felt insecure about my breast size, and was tired of stuffing my bras and bikinis. At the beginning of 2007 I had a rupture in an implant and within a week of my rupture I began feeling very ill. Initially I had my implant replaced, but unfortunately my health continued to decline over the next 6 months. I became extremely fatigued, brain fogged, irritable, my hair started falling out, I had strange aches and pains throughout my body like I had the flu constantly… the list of my symptoms goes on. My doctors could not find anything wrong with me until one decided to run a test to check for environmental toxins in my body. It was discovered that I had large amounts of highly toxic chemicals in my body. Through research, we discovered that the shell of a breast implant is made from the same chemicals that were poisoning my body and making me so sick.

I had my explant in November of 2007. Through detox and good diet, I am finally regaining my health. I have lost nearly 2 years of my life, precious time that I can never get back. Through my ordeal I have met hundreds, if not thousands of women just like me.

This blog is just one way that I am reaching out to share my story and my thoughts with other women who do not know the dangers of breast implants. Though it has been a very difficult time in my life, I have learned so much not only about myself, but about women in general. I hope to share what I have learned, and encourage women to love and accept themselves and each other unconditionally. I am honored to be a part of this blog, and be working with such talented and dedicated women.

To learn more about Krista, please visit her website.

Gretchen Cannon

My passion is for warning smart women that you can get sick - since nobody has even heard of it. I want to have a voice saying, “Hey, if you are thinking of getting implants, think again!” I didn’t have someone telling me not to do it, so I am trying to tell you that you can get sick.

For more of Gretchen’s story, visit her website.

Beth Taylor

After becoming totally disabled from my saline breast implants, I started a crusade to educate women on the dangers of all breast implants.

My anger over not being able to make an informed decision due to lack of information from not only my plastic surgeon, but also on the internet, made me decide to write my story and post it on the internet for all women to read. I had no idea by going public with my story I would receive so many messages from women that had been experiencing the same problems as I had.

After reading all those emails on a daily basis, I knew I had to do more so in June of 2006, I founded Breast Implant Support. BIS is a support forum that helps women going through explant and provides them with information regarding the dangers of not only saline implants but silicone gel as well. We also provide detoxing information so that women can regain their health after explant.

You can read my personal story here. Also, if you think you may be ill from your implants or are thinking about having your breasts augmented, please make sure to visit my forum and read the stories posted there and the possible complications that you might experience.