Could it BII? - A Breast Implant Illness Podcast

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 them at https://www.gpacunited.org/ and @gpacunite...

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 follow Kate's story on her instagram @starlitmakeupch...

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.org/ I have found out since my 3 month update epis...

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 from breast implants.

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 your surgeon may get in touch with them if you h...

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.

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.

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.au/news/2022-08-04/world-first-breast-implant-recon...

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 the @coulditbiipodcast Instagram.

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!) including dry brushing, here's a link to an article on...

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 :)

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 :)

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 :)

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 reminder, I am not a health professional. I am just s...

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).

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 sharing my experience after seeing other women di...

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.