Ep. 26 - Breast Implant Illness and the Moment Someone Finally Believed Her

On The Scalpel’s Edge, Dr. Tim Sayed talks with Elizabeth Everett about her experience with breast implant illness and what it was like to spend years feeling dismissed while her body kept sending louder and louder signals. She shares why she chose implants after having her third son, how symptoms slowly built over time, and the way stress, hormones, and a foreign body in her system seemed to create a perfect storm.Elizabeth walks through the health changes that pushed her to keep searching for answers, the relief of finally hearing a doctor say “you are not crazy,” and what the explant surgery revealed once she was opened up. They also talk honestly about how invalidation can damage mental health, why the breast implant illness conversation gets so polarized, and what it means to find self trust again while your body heals in stages.The conversation stays grounded in the reality that recovery can be a longer process, with small wins that add up over months, and it ends with a simple message Elizabeth wishes more women heard sooner: listen to your body, keep advocating for yourself, and know there is help and hope.Contact Dr. Tim Sayed:Phone: (858) 247-2933Email: [email protected]: timsayedmd.comInstagram: @timsayedmdYouTube: @TimsayedmdFacebook: Tim Sayed MD