PIP Implants, Can I Claim Back On My Credit Card?

corbyboy

caro100 wrote: »

With 40,000 women possibly wanting removals from my clinic, even if they agree, imagine how long the waiting list is going to be!!

I think you would be surprised by how few of those 40000 people want to have their implants removed. And they would be able to farm out the work to other hospitals (even pay NHS hospitals).

But I agree it will take years to get everybody sorted out.

pipimplants

Thankyou for the very helpful replies.

I am not paying any attention to the media scaremongering at all. I have spoken to a surgeon, not my original one, who has said that he feels there is no rush for removal, it is not an emergency or especially urgent if there is no rupture present. He did say he feels that they should be removed at some point in the not too distant future though, due to the fact it is not known how the silicone in them will behave in or affect the body if the implant does rupture. I am currently breastfeeding my child and intend to continue to do so for some time yet, so any further surgery will need to be carried out after that really.

There is a solicitor taking on a group litigation regarding PIPs and I know there are a fairly high number of women using their services. Perhaps I will look into that.

I do not in any way, expect the NHS to take responsibility for removal, even though yes, they have said they will remove.

Candlemoth

pipimplants wrote: »

I believe I was mis sold the implants. The clinic and surgeon at the time stating they were 'top quality' and 'top of the range', and would likely last me a lifetime, were practically never known to rupture etc etc. However, it has now emerged that there have been concerns surrounding these implants and their manufacturer since as early as 2001 and that most surgeons and clinics would have been aware of this.

You were not missold because this information as you have just stated has only just emerged.

When you went in for your consulation they would have still advised you of the possible problems with breast implants and you would have probably signed something to say you were aware of it.

IMO, you were not missold and no card company will give you your money back because you have had them inside your body for 3 years now. You also do not have faulty ones as no fault has developed for you, until one does then you cannot state they are faulty.

ILW

If there is a problem, surely the retailer (ie the company that took the money) is responsible.

LGG_2

kinda ironic that the media have jumped on this and act like its never happened before when women who have been poisoned by dow corning implants and the litigation thats been going on for decades has been completly ignored by the press in an attempt to cover up whats gone on. i doubt the women now suffering with PIP would have touched any kinda of silicone if they had a clue about whats been going on all these years.

anyway i hope those involved are ok and dont suffer like my mother has

I am currently breastfeeding my child and intend to continue to do so for some time yet, s

i wouldnt advise that considering what came out of the investigations of dow corning implants of women who breast fed and the effect it had on their children. let alone some grade of silicone that shouldnt have been used to start with..

if your surgeon told you they would last a lifetime they were lieing. the documentation for silicone created by ppl such as dow says they will last about ten years. also in the documentation it says a scan can not 100% determine whether there is a leak or not. so u can never really tell until they are taken out or you start suffering with ilnesses that come from a rupture but by that time it is to late.

The_Road_Warrior

pipimplants wrote: »

I do not in any way, expect the NHS to take responsibility for removal, even though yes, they have said they will remove.

I thought they were only removing them for those who had them for reconstructive surgery etc?

dzug1

The retailer here is denying there is a problem though - and it's by no means certain (through all the hype) that there is. Having two sets of experts pitted against each other is great for the lawyers but no help with a section 75 claim. AFAIUI the situation is that there is a marginally greater chance of things going wrong with the 'industrial' ones than the others.

Errata

I don't think comparisons can be made with the pill as that's a medication and a breast implant is a device.
The difficulty is that PIP's were classed by the regulating bodies as safe and fit for purpose. Clearly any legal arguement will have to prove that they were not safe and fit for purpose when the procedure was carried out, which will be a difficult and very lengthy arguement, whether case by case or as a class action.

pipimplants

LGG wrote: »

kinda ironic that the media have jumped on this and act like its never happened before when women who have been poisoned by dow corning implants and the litigation thats been going on for decades has been completly ignored by the press in an attempt to cover up whats gone on. i doubt the women now suffering with PIP would have touched any kinda of silicone if they had a clue about whats been going on all these years.

anyway i hope those involved are ok and dont suffer like my mother has


i wouldnt advise that considering what came out of the investigations of dow corning implants of women who breast fed and the effect it had on their children. let alone some grade of silicone that shouldnt have been used to start with..

if your surgeon told you they would last a lifetime they were lieing. the documentation for silicone created by ppl such as dow says they will last about ten years. also in the documentation it says a scan can not 100% determine whether there is a leak or not. so u can never really tell until they are taken out or you start suffering with ilnesses that come from a rupture but by that time it is to late.

Thankyou, I had silicone implants and two other children prior to these implants, so I am well aware of all the information available as well as current recommendations and all things considered, along with the fact that there are also risks to not breastfeeding and I have already been breastfeeding this baby for 7 months, I am happy to continue. However, if you have any information not publcily available, I'd be interested in what it says.

My previous implants had been in for ten years and I was told prior to removal that there was no need to do so unless I had a problem. Obviously when I had the surgery I was fully aware that things could go wrong or complications could arise which would result in the need for further surgery and I was prepared, including finacially for that. Obviously not prepapred for this though.

I am sorry your Mother has had problems.

The_Road_Warrior wrote: »

I thought they were only removing them for those who had them for reconstructive surgery etc?

They are recommending that private clinics offer their patients proper aftercare and in line with what the NHS are providing for their patients. However, where clinics won't remove and/or replace the implants, or the clinic has gone bust, the NHS will remove them if the patient wants them removed, but not replace.

Thanks also for the other replies, I suppose the only way I'll really find out is to see a solicitor.

ILW

If it worries you, why not just pay to have them removed?