This is a short YouTube video (uploaded by Robert Whitfield MD on Dec 13, 2025) in which a speaker describes how sharing their explant surgery experience on social media has connected them with other women who underwent explant surgery. The speaker emphasizes peer support, gratitude for being able to ‘pay it forward,’ and the positive, humane uses of social media despite its negatives.
That is something that as I've started sharing, women that I didn't know, you know, some, a lot I've known, I believe have already visited you and had surgery and some others will be visiting, but women that maybe saw where you've, you've shared my stuff on your, your social media, that we've connected and just to be able to reach out to them and have someone who's gone through it and now I can pay that forward to them, is huge for me. And they've had, they've all had the same experience that I've had. Once they've had the explant, they're so happy that they did. And so, yes, I mean, we have the power to share. Right. With all the negative things about social media, there's so many wonderful things. And so that's what's important for me to share and just connect and, and just to know that there is, you know, once again in today's climate, you know, there is kindness and humanity that's being used for good. And I'm just so thankful that you're willing to be a big part of that and go. And sometimes we can, you know, for what you're doing, for health and for all these things. We know that we're no stranger to attacks or to stuff that's been miscommunicated, but we're truly just doing what, what we're meant to do to make an impact. And so I appreciate that because it's not easy.
