{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5525","number":"5525","name":"SUSAN ILMBERGER","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-27T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-21T04:00Z","body":"On March 23, 2024 my life changed forever.  I don't think I will ever be the same.  The electric company came to install a new smart meter.  That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down.  I did not sleep a wink the entire night.  Every few seconds I would experience a jolt of EMF radiation that brought me to wakefulness.  In fact, I did not sleep at all for 4 nights.  After that I was able to sleep for 1 hour to 1.5 hours a night.  This went on for at least 9 months.  I experienced vertigo continually and especially when a cell phone was turned on.  We turned off all radiating devices, and I felt a little better but not much.  I was forced to purchase EMF protective clothing which helps a little but not enough.  I attempted to have the electric company remove the smart meter but they refused.  After several weeks, anxiety and depression set in.  I have never in my life had any of these before.  After about a month I started losing weight.  I lost 1 pound a week in spite of the fact that I was eating twice as much food as previously.  I lost a total of 26 pounds over 26 weeks.  I had to eat 4 meals a day.  If I ever got to the point where my stomach was empty, it felt like my body was digesting itself.  I have been to numerous doctors, chiropractors, nutritionist, and body workers of all types.  I have purchased devices to try to neutralize the EMF radiation.  Some things helped a little and some not at all.  About a year and a half later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I am trying to recover from that.  All together I have spent 100,000.00 to attempt to recover my health.  I don't think I will ever be the same again.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5525","tags":["cancer-tumors","health-experiences","sleep-cognition","exposure-places"],"source_hash":"7247fabb009ca6bf0c83cd171794fd238803551e545b47f0d903b4232a4eef1d","slug":"cancer-tumors-comment-5525","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5525","body_sha256":"4859f02527a21fddd0356f5d84c0dff8ca664a6f3189a5e5eb708e78d55328a1","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"ame.  The electric company came to install a new smart meter.  That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down. "},{"id":"neurological","evidence":" that brought me to wakefulness.  In fact, I did not sleep at all for 4 nights.  After that I was able to sleep for 1 hour to 1.5 hours a night"},{"id":"cardiac","evidence":"a new smart meter.  That night I experienced heart palpitations when I laid down.  I did not sleep a wink the entire night.  Eve"},{"id":"cancer","evidence":" year and a half later, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and I am trying to recover from that.  All together I have spen"},{"id":"access","evidence":"g to recover from that.  All together I have spent 100,000.00 to attempt to recover my health.  I don't think I will ever be t"}],"summary":"Reports prolonged insomnia, palpitations, weight loss and later breast cancer after a smart-meter installation, refusal of meter removal, and extensive spending on attempted recovery.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-27T23:26:06Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"35c339292f4146519e88f8e5ac0bacdf0187c38b903811dbbcaf64c6332bea2b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","neurological","cardiac","cancer","access"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"Reports prolonged insomnia, palpitations, weight loss and later breast cancer after a smart-meter install…"}