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 that Keri mentions in our episode.

Keri's Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/589777154882928/?ref=share_group_link
The group that Keri helps to moderate:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/breastimplantillness/?ref=share_group_link
 
Keri is very raw and real in sharing her experience with her mental health in this episode, if this brings up anything for you, please know that support is available.
Australia
Lifeline 13 11 14
Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636

United States
https://mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us

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 in the UK. If you are also based in the UK and would like to help contribute to research on the impacts of BII and explanting, please reach out to Tina: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/staff/tina-kent/

Zoe discusses reishi mushroom supplements, here is some info on them in case you are interested: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/reishi-mushroom-benefits

You can follow Zoe's progress on her YouTube Channel and on Instagram @herspiritualplace

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 implants, right through to working through her mindset in the lead up to her explant.

Syndi and I also discuss a study being completed in Australia by Professor Anand Deva on the impacts of breast implants. If you are in Australia and interested in participating in the study, you can find the online form here:

https://saferbreastimplants.org/breast-implant-removal/

You can find Syndi on instagram at breast_implant_illness_aus and my.myhealth.i

I'm looking forward to recording more episodes with Syndi throughout her heeling.

If you would also like to share your story as Syndi has, feel free to reach out to me on Instagram or Facebook, just search for Could it BII? Podcast.

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 interrupt.

The links that I mention throughout the episode are:
Professor Deva’s study:
https://saferbreastimplants.org/breast-implant-removal/

TGA Adverse Event Report:
https://www.tga.gov.au/resources/resource/forms/report-medical-device-adverse-event-medical-device-user#:~:text=Complete%20the%20online%20form%20to,or%20phone%201800%20809%20361. 

ACCC phone number 1300 302 502 and link:
https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/problem-with-a-product-or-service-you-bought

Be Real Babe Podcast are on Rumble, Apple, Spotify etc if you would like to check out my episode with them.

Mirena IUD:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/mirena/about/pac-20391354#:~:text=Mirena%20is%20a%20hormonal%20intrauterine,type%20of%20the%20hormone%20progestin.

You can find me on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/coulditbiipodcast/

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 briefly on miscarriage and thoughts of suicide so please be gentle with yourself when listening to Kara's story. Know that help is always available to you.

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 @gpacunited on Instagram.

Heidi can be found on Instagram as well @heidibrownbiiadvocate

I hope you are all staying well this holiday season. Feel free to reach out to me if you would also like to share your story on the podcast.

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 @starlitmakeupchick

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 episode that my implants were recalled due to the risk of a type of lymphoma BIA-ALCL (Breast Implant Associated - Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma), you can read more about BIA-ALCL here: https://www.plasticsurgery.org/patient-safety/breast-implant-safety/bia-alcl-summary
I have reported the capsular contracture of my implants, and BII associated symptoms to the Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) here in Australia, the online form to do that if located here: https://www.tga.gov.au/safety/report-problem-or-side-effect/report-adverse-event-or-problem-consumers

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 have explanted. They collect information on the type of breast implants that women have had inserted after their commencement date in 2015.

The previous register, the Breast Implant Registry, can still be contacted for any surgeries completed before 2015 and can be contacted on (02) 9432 9200 (Australian patients only).