211 - Joint Pain, Fatigue, and Full Body Inflammation- Could Your Implants Be the Cause?

If you've been dealing with unexplained joint pain, chronic fatigue, full body inflammation, or symptoms that every doctor tells you look 'normal on paper' — this episode is for you. Amy sits down with Kristina, a 54-year-old LLYT community member, for a raw and real conversation about breast implant illness (BII), the road to explant, and what it actually takes to rebuild your health on the other side. Kristina carried textured PIP implants for 24 years before connecting her debilitating symptoms to BII. Her story-  from CrossFit athlete to bedridden on her Montana homestead, is a powerful reminder that your body keeps score, and that getting answers sometimes means going looking for them yourself.   What You'll Hear in This Episode Kristina’s implant history- textured PIP saline implants placed in 1999, and why she had no idea what was actually inside her body The symptoms that started showing up in 2018-  severe knee pain, full body aches, and why she dismissed them for years The 20+ doctors, steroid injections, MRIs, and naturopaths she cycled through before anyone mentioned her implants What 'seronegative RA' and 'full body inflammation' led her to Google, and how that one search changed everything Why BII tends to show up harder for women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, and how perimenopause, stress, and cortisol create the perfect storm What healed in 5 days post-surgery, and what took longer The body image work that came after: learning to live in a new body after 24 years with implants How she found her way to my husband, Erik at Lean Bodies Consulting, why she was put into a metabolic maintenance phase, and why she resisted it hard at first Resources Mentioned Explant documentary-  available on Paramount+ FDA Black Box Warning on breast implants (enacted October 2021) BII Facebook support groups — large private communities with shared stories, surgeon recommendations, and resources: https://www.facebook.com/groups/biiresearchandrecovery/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT https://www.facebook.com/groups/400894279268227/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Full capsulectomy — Kristina’s recommendation: seek a surgeon who specializes in explant and removes the full capsule Amy's previous podcast episodes on BII Connect with Kristina Kristina is an open book and happy to talk to anyone navigating this journey. Reach out to her directly on Facebook or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biikristinasjourney/ She will share her photos, her story, and her experience without judgment.   About Look Like You Train (LLYT) Kristina's full body healing didn't happen from explant alone. It happened because she addressed her health from every angle. She's been working with Erik at Lean Bodies Consulting inside the LLYT community, rebuilding her metabolism after years of chronic stress on her body. If you're in a similar season-  post-surgery, perimenopausal, or just feeling like your body isn't responding the way it used to, this is the work.   P.S. If this episode resonated with you, the best thing you can do is leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It takes 30 seconds and it helps women who are Googling these exact symptoms find this conversation. 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