Episode 165 BII in the Big Apple

On our final advocacy episode of the season, we bring an amazing woman on to share her journey with Breast Implant Illness & Breast Cancer. Stephanie, like our past guests, was not informed of the potential risks associated with Breast Implants. As far as she knew, she got the safest ones. However, after swapping from saline to silicone 8 years after her original implant, her health started slowly declining. When she did they swap, they noticed fluid around her implants, unsure exactly what it was they decided to go ahead with the switch. Dial ahead to 2019, Stephanie finds herself in a group of 50-100K women with the same issues, leading to Breast Implant illness. She does her research, finds herself a surgeon she trusts and BAM, lockdowns. Luckily in early 2020 she was able to line up a surgeon closer to home and aligned with her needs but a few weeks later gets hit with another blow. Breast cancer. This woman is a powerhouse survivor and a beauty of a human being. Join her and I as we discuss her entire journey, her battles and her victories. A story with a feel good ending and a warrior born out of her pain. 👏