Robert Whitfield MDAmerica's Breast Implant Illness Expert™

My Breast Explant Journey and Why I Chose to Share

7 May 2024 · 1 min

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A first-person account (YouTube video) about the creator's decision to publicly share their breast explant journey. The speaker describes hesitation about announcing explant surgery because many in their life (pastor, father-in-law) do not know they had implants and they consider themselves private. Despite discomfort, they felt a conviction to share to help others; her husband supported the decision. The speaker also references concerns about biotoxins and links between breast implants and autoimmune issues and has discussed these topics with patients.

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You know, I've already showed so much of my cancer journey, been so vulnerable. And I was like, I don't know, like, my pastor follows me, my father in law. Like, none of them even know I have implants. I felt like, this is weird. I'm gonna really put this out there. But the more and more I thought about it, I just felt this, like, really strong conviction to share it, because I was like, I know this is gonna help people. And I know me being vulnerable, even though it felt really personal. I mean, I asked my husband, he was like, no, it aligns with everything you do. You're sharing your story, you're helping others. But I was like, oh, God. Like, you know, I'm gonna announce that I'm getting my tits out when people don't even know I have implants because I'm pretty conservative. Most people wouldn't even know. And so I just wanna share. The reason I did not get them out before is I always kind of knew about it. Like, this whole biotoxin thing and breast implants, and I talked to patients about it, especially with autoimmune issues.