A year ago I took the biggest leap of faith that I have faced—I had my breast implants completely removed.
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About a month ago, the nation stood still…well, it shut down. I felt like I should write something since it does affect me, and you, and everyone really.
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Six months in and still going strong. Getting better every day.
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Wow!! I can’t believe how many of my symptoms have disappeared in just 2 months!!
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I got my breast implants back recently. Many of us request our implants back for several reasons.
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This past weekend, I officially hit 30 days post-op. I feel so much better now than I did before surgery.
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I successfully had my explant last Wednesday. I had my implants removed en bloc only—no lift and no fat transfer.
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I sent my hair off for heavy metal testing before my surgery so that I could track results. I’m not going to lie, these are pretty worrying.
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Today, I got my pre-op instructions for my explant. I’m just two weeks away now.
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Last Friday afternoon, the FDA publicly release over 6 million records on device problems and post-surgical complication that were previously hidden from the public, over 300,000 were due to breast implants.
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I heard rumblings in the BII community about a clip on John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight show and I finally got to see it.
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One of the women from my first meetup, Kim Smith, asked me if I wanted to make a video to help get my story out there and for consideration for an upcoming documentary on the subject of Breast Implant Illness.
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I have to admit. It burns me up when I see stories claiming that removing breast implants is a trend.
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The first few weeks after I found out about BII, I had a really hard time with bottled up feelings and emotions.
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Let’s talk real quick about our medical system. I try to keep politics out of my writing, but in this case, I cannot help it.
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My date has been set, but it’s still a couple of months away, and I can barely keep still during the wait.
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Tonight, while driving home from dinner with my boyfriend and his family, my daughter busts out with, “Mom, I can’t wait for you to get your implants out!”
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