I had the same problem for the longest time, until I got pregnant. I was 23 and weighed 85 lbs. Ahh, the days I could eat what I wanted and not gain an ounce. After Widget was born, I couldn't lose the excess weight. Finally, I am.
On Apr 5, 11:09 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it is ridiculous how obsessed American women/girls are in > inventing an image even with risk to their health/life.// I've worked > to gain 15 pounds from my usual weight of 110 as these birdlike senior > women look like cadavers and I finally have a fanny! :-) > > On Apr 5, 8:47 am, kd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A little exercise would have made anyone look better. Plastic surgery > > and cosmetic procedures are great for people who are injured due to an > > accident or birth defect, but people must go to a licensed physician. > > Even w/ a doctor, there can be major complications. > > > On Apr 5, 7:55 am, RichardForbes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > A seemingly harmless cosmetic procedure turned deadly for a Bronx > > > woman. She died one day after receiving silicone injections in her > > > thighs, allegedly administered by someone without a medical license. > > > Fiordaliza Pichardo's husband never thought she needed silicone > > > injections to make her more attractive and would often tell her: > > > > "'Hey, why you do that? Stop doing that.' She'd tell me, 'Oh let me do > > > this a little bit,'" Fausto Rodriguez told CBS 2 HD. And the 43-year > > > old tried to keep her injections secret, especially since they were > > > allegedly being administered by her unlicensed friend, Elsa Then. > > > "She trusted this lady so health-wise, no worries," said Kelvin > > > Rodriguez, the victim's son. > > > > But the worries became real on March 16 when the family says the woman > > > then paid a visit. "I seen the lady and her preparing. What I saw was > > > the towel," Kelvin Rodriguez said. Mother and friend went to the > > > bedroom, where behind closed doors, another injection, this one to the > > > thigh, took place. But then hours later something started to happen to > > > Pichardo. > > > > "She told me she got problems with her chest, breathing and then she > > > told me she wanted to go the hospital," Fausto Rodriguez said. > > > Pichardo was rushed to the hospital but died the next morning of what > > > the medical examiner's officer said was a silicone pulmonary embolism, > > > caused by so much silicone injected that it was clotting in her lungs. > > > > CBS 2 HD caught up with Elsa Then, who told us she's a cosmetologist > > > and that she was questioned by police. When asked if she does silicone > > > injections, she said, "No, never." CBS 2 HD: "You're telling me you > > > never injected this woman, in the thighs, in the buttocks?" Then: > > > "Yes, I never did." > > > > Then admitted to knowing Pichardo and even visiting her in the > > > hospital, a place where the family says Then could have told doctors > > > about the injection, but never did. "She didn't say anything, at > > > all," daughter Marines Rodriguez said. "I'm positive. The doctors had > > > no idea." > > > > The family admits it, too, didn't tell doctors about the silicone > > > injection because they didn't think there was any connection. Now the > > > connection is all too real -- a silicone injection turning so tragic. > > > "We're missing one person. Nobody can replace that hole," Fausto > > > Rodriguez said. Police said so far no arrests have been made, but they > > > are investigating.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
