BII, or Breast Implant Illness isn't a recognised medical condition as yet, but women all over the world are sharing their experiences with a multitude of symptoms while having breast implants. I, myself have a laundry list of them and I will be sharing my story from the reason for getting breast implants at the age of 20, to the list of symptoms I experience, all the way through to getting my own explant surgery done. I'm hoping that by having them taken out, I will be able to live life wit ...
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It's been a hot minute! Sorry about the wait between episodes lately, but I am back with Sheri's Story. Sheri joins me from Tampa, Florida 5 weeks after her explant with Dr David Rankin. It's amazing t hear how great she is feeling already! You can follow Sheri on Instagram @sheri_in_the_air If you want to see a picture of the foreign object found …
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41: Before you consider breast implants... what we wish we knew
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Happy new year 2024! I created this episode in the hope that it will reach women who are considering breast implants before they go through with the surgery, so they can make an informed decision, as we know this information is not covered in detail when we are seeing surgeons. Here are the links to the topics covered today: USA Black Box Warning o…
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WEL-WW3yZX4 Joining me from Canberra in Australia this week is Charlotte. When I was looking for podcasts about BII in the lead up to my surgery, I came across an episode of What’s Doing Podcast that Charlotte featured on, where she discussed her BII and explant …
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Welcome to my first solo episode in a little while! I thought now that I had been through my own explant surgery and have also spoken with many women who have shared what helped them with explanting that I would wrap all of the information up in to one episode. I hope this is helpful for anyone planning to explant soon. This episode covers: - Getti…
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38: Jenny's Story (Goforth Wellness)
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/7JYQQ4njpDs Joining me on the podcast this week is Jenny, the founder of Goforth Wellness! Jenny celebrates her 1 year explant anniversary today! And she shares her journey through multiple tests, to finding out about BII and explanting with little children. To c…
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37: Maëva's Story - Part 1
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This episode is available as a video episode on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/k5EWImuF5Hw Joining me on the podcast this week is the stunning Maëva. Maë is explanting on the Central Coast of NSW 27 October and reached out to join me for a few episodes to share her BII story and her progress after explanting. I can’t wait to hear how she is g…
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FFX6wQJFhiQ Joining me from Quebec, Canada is the lovely Julie. Julie tells her story of getting a single polyurethane breast implant at the tender age of 17 and the debilitating list of symptoms that plagued her for 30 years. Julie is a wealth of knowledge and i…
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35: An Update with Be Real Babe Podcast
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/2PnlxVVlc1o Another week, another episode with a fellow podcaster, Brandi from Be Real Babe Podcast! I jumped on to Be Real Babe a couple of weeks ago to share a lil life update. I have previously joined Brandi to share my BII story (Episode 25) and Brandi joined…
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/d2yH_vnt-vE Joining me from the UK this week is the amazing Deb! You may know her from The Heal is Real Podcast, which is another BII podcast, sharing the stories of women who have also experienced BII. Deb's story is an important one, as it highlights the fact t…
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33: Amanda's Story (The Holistic Beauty Coach)
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This episode is available as a Vodcast episode on my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/RtGYuMGmfwY Joining me this week is the amazing Amanda! If you are on instagram, you may know Amanda as The Holistic Beauty Coach (@theholisticbeautycoach). Amanda shares her story from working in the plastic surgery industry, getting breast implants to correct t…
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32: An Episode with The Heal is Real Podcast (Featuring Emily's Story)
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I have a bonus episode for you this week! I was super fortunate to be contacted by Deb and Abbie from The Heal is Real Podcast to join them for an episode to talk about my BII story. Emily also joins us to talk about her experience with breast implants. If you haven't listened to The Heal is Real before, jump over and give them a listen. Deb and Ab…
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This episode is available as a vodcast on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Ib556A8RDrU Joining me all the way from Utah is Cheyenne! Cheyenne previously ran the Explant Secrets Instagram and has been helping women all over the world through explanting. Unfortunately her Explant Secrets Instagram was hacked and she has lost contact with so many …
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This episode is available as a vodcast on my YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/StpET81wsHo Joining me on the podcast this week is the beautiful Carrie Santiago! Carrie shares her breast implant illness story, talks about meeting the inspiring women in the BII community and experiencing mold toxicity. You can follow Carrie on insta @_carriesantiago …
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This episode is available as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2ex85fxOCmg Joining me on the podcast this week is the very lovely Stephanie, all the way from Long Island, New York. Stephanie shares a different story, which highlights the importance of have the capsule removed AND sending it off for the appropriate testing. You can follow…
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This episode is available as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jWwoMWH9HfY This week I am joined by the beautiful Syndi Carrick-Ryan. Syndi has shared part 1 of her story in Episode 20, you can find this episode here: https://youtu.be/_S-EGqakNBo Syndi explanted 6 February this year and joins me for her first episode post-explant. She wa…
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This episode is available as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/55lfts_b_E4 Hello! Well it's been a few months since I have provided an update on how I am going, and to be completely honest with you, I haven't been feeling 100%. Never fear though, because I'm super stubborn and keep looking for different ways to feel at my peak. I've been…
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This episode is available as a video episode via my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/b5DQ6NhdcHk In this week's episode I am joined by the gorgeous Brandi from Be Real Babe Podcast in Canada. In my previous episode, I shared a recording that I did with Brandi on her podcast and she joins me in Episode 26 to talk about not getting breast implants. …
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25: My Whole Story - Being Real with Brandi
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This episode is also available as a video episode via my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/bbWTCJW6cYc Late last year I was in touch with Brandi from Be Real Babe podcast in Canada. Brandi has shared multiple stories on BII on her podcast and I was fortunate enough to join her to share my story. Be Real babe Podcast cover all kinds of interesting t…
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This episode is available as a video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jP880HvGsxk I'm back from South by Southwest 2023 in Austin, Texas! We travelled over there as my partner's band was accepted to play at the festival and I joined them for backing vocals. Go and check out his band Dean Forever :) This was an amazing experience and I feel that…
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This episode is available as a video episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puPNqsYIMCU Joining me from Western Australia is the amazing Lauren this week. At the time of recording our episode, Lauren was a week and a half out from her explant surgery, I'm looking forward to sharing many more episodes with Lauren as she heals post-explant. La…
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This episode is also available as a video episode, here's the YouTube link: https://youtu.be/WziXD5vZgWE Joining me this week is the amazing Keri, all the way from California! Keri is a huge BII advocate and gave her testimony in the FDA hearings, you can find her video here: https://youtu.be/V6qz41322pg Here are the links to the Facebook groups th…
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This episode is available as a video episode here: https://youtu.be/Qt0t9MBytoM Joining me from the UK is the gorgeous Zoe @herspiritualplace who shares her BII story. Zoe has created an explant healing practice, you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK17pu6dfe4 In the intro to Zoe's episode i talk about a BII study being completed …
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Some episodes will now be available on YouTube as video episodes! You can find Syndi's story here: https://youtu.be/_S-EGqakNBo In this week's episode I am joined by the lovely Syndi, from the Yarra Valley in Victoria, Australia. Syndi is currently almost a week away from her explant (6 February 2023) and we talk about Syndi's reason for getting im…
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19: Could it Be My IUD? 6 Month Explant Update
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Welcome to Episode 19! And can you believe it, we’ve already passed my 6 month explant anniversary!!! If you are joining today’s episode because you have been searching for podcasts on the Mirena or other IUDs, feel free to skip to 21:28. My dogs joining in a couple of times throughout the episode, see if you can pick when Harper and Tillie interru…
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Welcome to our first episode of 2023. I am joined by the lovely Kara (Instagram: @elevatedworthco) who shares her explant story. Kara is another example of an amazing, strong woman who has been through so much, yet works so hard to empower people to see their own worth. I had no idea that Kara had been through so much in her life. She does touch br…
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Joining me all the way from Arizona in the US is the amazing Heidi Brown. In this episode Heidi shares the lengths she went to in order to find answers to her list of mystery symptoms, to planning her own funeral and the moment she first hears about Breast Implant Illness (BII). Heidi is part of the Global Patient Advocacy Coalition, you can find t…
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I'm joined by the lovely Kate from Washington area in this week's episode. Kate shares her story of getting implants, to the never-ending search for answers for her BII symptoms. She's 2 years post-explant now and talks about the symptoms that have resolved as well as a new auto-immune disease diagnosis she has found out about recently. You can fol…
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15: A Quick Health Update / Breast Implant Recall
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Happy Halloween! Today's episode just gives an update on the recent tests I have undergone to see if there is anything else at play that is causing my joint pain and hair loss to flare up again. I talk about endometriosis in this episode, if you want to read more about endo, here's the website I was referring to: https://www.endometriosisaustralia.…
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In this week's episode I am joined by my first co-host Yaglin, she joins me all the way from Miami, Florida and shares her BII story. You can find Yaglin and follow along with her story at @yaglin_medina on Instagram, she shares everything from scar care post-surgery to the healthy eating plan that she follows to allow her body to detox naturally f…
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Wow, it has already been 3 months since I explanted! In this episode, I provide an update on all of the symptoms I've previously listed, including the ones that I realised after my surgery. I talk about the Australian Breast Device Registry (https://www.abdr.org.au/) which commenced in 2015. The are collecting information about breast devices and y…
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On the podcast this week I am joined by my younger sister Jenna (@renovatingwithrugrats). We have a chat about what she remembers from me getting implants alllll those years ago, through to our first discussions about my BII symptoms and her own thoughts about getting implants.על ידי Could it BII?
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I have a special guest in this week's episode! My partner joins me to share his perspective and experience with my explant surgery, and we talk about the support he provided me through it all. We thought this episode might help the partners of women having explant surgery, so feel free to give your partner a nudge to listen to it.…
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Just sharing a few things that have happened in weeks 5 and 6 since my explant. I'm still seeing progress and experiencing the occasional detox wave but overall feeling really good. Also, in this week's episode I shared a news story about a trial that is happening in Brisbane here in Australia, here is the link to the article: https://www.abc.net.a…
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The last 4 weeks have gone by so fast, and I am still seeing more progress every day. In this episode I talk about the positive changes I have seen in weeks 3 and 4 post-op, detox waves and making progress with my walking distance. This is honestly the best decision I could make for my health. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out on th…
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Another short one this week as I'm just giving an update on my progress post surgery :) I'm really happy with how I am feeling so far, the positive changes I have seen are better and sooner than I expected. There are a few things I will be trying over the next few weeks to help with my body's detoxing process (hello first detox wave headache!) incl…
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I finally made it! My explant surgery was exactly a week ago and I am already seeing some improvement in my symptoms. This week's episode covers how my hospital stay went and a day by day account on the things I was able to do on my own. Remember, you can always reach out on the @coulditbiipodcast instagram. Happy listening :)…
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It's my final episode before my explant surgery! Tomorrow will be my 12th procedure in hospital, so in this week's episode, I share the entire list of procedures I have been through, many relating to women's health. I am looking forward to updating you on all things BII healing from next week. Until then, take care :)…
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I'm now a week away from my breast explant surgery! In this week's episode, I talk through a few things I have purchased and done in the lead up to my surgery. I'll be sharing some photos this week on the @coulditbiipodcast Instagram. Feel free to reach out on my Instagram page if you have any other suggestions! Happy listening :)…
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In this week's episode I talk about all of the things I have tried to manage my symptoms before I learnt that they could be linked to Breast Implant Illness. This episode is not sponsored, I am sharing products that I have tried that have worked for me. Later this week I will be sharing these products on the @coulditbiipodcast Instagram. Just a rem…
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Just a quick one today! I've been to see my GP for a referral to 2 specialists and have seen the first one available, who was also my original surgeon. Just a reminder, I am not a health professional. I am just sharing my experience after seeing other women discussing Breast Implant Illness (BII).על ידי Could it BII?
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In today's episode I talk through the symptoms I have been experiencing over the last few years. So many of them could have been attributed to something else which is why I never thought it was anything serious. You can find me on Instagram if you want to get in touch at @coulditbiipodcast Just a reminder, I am not a health professional. I am just …
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In my very first episode I share my story around initial discussions with my family around getting implants, to finding out that I had a deformity and why I had breast implants at the age of 19.על ידי Could it BII?
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