Breast Implants & Autoimmune Story Time + FAQ’S
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Talking about my personal experience with implants over the past 10+ years. Having EXPLANT surgery and how I feel about breast implant illness.
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Thank you for sharing this. I used to want breast implants very badly. My desires began to shift when the Lord began waking me up to a lot of things. I was a worldly Christian, with one foot in church and one foot in the "pleasures" of sin. Anyway, I was convicted of my sin, and the process of repenting and then becoming more mature in my faith walk- lead me to no longer care about the same things anymore. Also, as a mother of a daughter now, it breaks my heart to imagine her looking at herself through the lens of our culture, rather than her identity in Christ.
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Same here! I got them out 14 years ago and so glad I did.
Amen!!!
I had my implants removed last year. 6 weeks later my Hashimoto test numbers were in the normal range. I feel so much better after removal.
Congratulations
Thank you for sharing. I had no idea you were having chronic pain and fatigue. You covered it well and have been so cheery for us. I belong to the itty bitty tittle club myself. I would have had implants but I couldn’t afford it and now I’m happy I didn’t because of the bad press. I wish you well with your decision to have the surgery. I hope it will make a difference for your health. Love you…mean it.
Little snarky attitude but I get it 😮
@@seascape185what is snarky? 🤷♀️
Praying this happens for me 🙏
I removed my implants in 2019. best decision EVER!!! I lost 20 pounds of inflammation over 3 months. I can take a full/deep breath and my clothes hang on my body like they should.
I removed mine in 2019 and I feel sooooo much better!! I wish I would have never breast fed with implants. I now know that they caused my daughter to have immune issues. I was so sick! Gone gone never again. they are so heavy and cause so many issues.
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I didn’t know that they can cause a problem to babies when breastfeeding.. is that real?
I gain 16 pounds. And I can't wait to remove it.
Same! I went from a marathon runner to a frail 40 year old who felt like a 90-year-old terminal cancer patient. I couldn’t go to the grocery store without needing a nap and my arms feet and leg swelling so much. It caused excruciating pain in my joints.
I weighted more then I did after I had just given Birth!
Lost 20 pounds within 3 months of surgery and felt so much better
I lost my c cups after getting off SAD , losing 135 lbs & started body building . I am now a very proud A cup .
The trade off was well worth it ❤
Thank you for sharing. I love that "I am married now, my husband loves me no matter how I look". You are so lucky to have found a wonderful man like Dr. Berry. You make an adorable couple.
I had explant surgery with a lift in 2019. I was never told they had to be replaced ever. I had them implanted in 1977. I had breast implant illness . Most of the symptoms disappeared after explant. But, I am so glad to be small breasted. It feels wonderful.
They never told me about replacement either in 1985.
At last someone who is happy to be small breasted. I always had the perfect boobs according to just about everybody but I always had trouble with clothes making me look pregnant despite only being C36 size. With small boobs you look better in clothes, no matter what anyone tells you.
In my religion, we have a saying, "Other people's opinions of me are none of my business."
But as a public person, people tend to heap their opinions on you whether you want to know or not. I appreciate your honesty and most of all, your setting clear boundaries. I believe this will help a lot of people. Way to go.
JP Sears wife Amber Sears just went thru this explant journey. She is doing very well. You do whats best for you!
I didn’t know that but I knew from looking at her that she had them. Good for her.
I just got my implants out. I had autoimmune symptoms and I even had elevated lab markers. I went to Mayo Clinic and had them do a full workup on me that was negative for autoimmune diseases. I decided to explant. Best decision I have ever made. Even my borderline blood pressure is normal now. Everyone obviously is their own person; however, if you have an autoimmune disease, the implants are not helping. Good luck!
I am removing mines asap, i have pain on my right breast after almost 14 years. Mammogram ok. Saw the plastic surgeon and my fears are gone. All questions answered. I encourage all that want to take them out to go for it!❤
🎉 I know you’re so excited!!! I’d love to hear an update when you get them out ❤❤❤
@@NeishaSalasBerry Hi, It may not be the implants causing neck pain Neisha, long story very short: I had car accident with brain injury and neck injury, I could not move my neck up or down or sideways, very bad neck and head pain, so many other symptoms floating feet, blurriness, dizziness, a list of symptoms a page long. Specialists after testing disabled me forever and after 7 years of this I tried a new doctor - NUCCA National Upper Cervical Assoc , (Atlas) - after the first treatment before I even got off the table I was able to turn my neck and look up and down. Amazing... Followed up with 2 month treatment and my life has changed. Point here is when you mentioned on the plane after a nap your neck reacted, it doesnt have to be a serious accident, my doc said he has corrected so many necks after surgery, transferring tables the neck hardly ever is held and secured right, please research this, it has changed my life from bedridden to enjoy living again, I am not fully healed (70%) but too much damage and was 7 yrs before being corrected. So worth it!!!!!
I hope that pain resolves soon too!
Neisha, I completely agree and align with you. I no longer want to say I “had” breast implant illness, but I did have compounding debts that I believe attributed to my implants being rejected by my body. Thus, my autoimmune conditions with hashimotos was born. Now that I really think about it, I severely under ate all through my 20’s, over training, toxic hurtful relationships, childhood trauma with physical abuse, and environmental disruptions that I’m sure impacted my hormones. Like you said, the implants were the icing on the cake that my body was like, “ya, that’s cute, we’re not doing this.” 😅My plastic surgeon who specializes in explants is strongly against fat transfers as they can show up as lumps on mammograms in the future which may lead to more complications because breast tissue and body tissue are two different types of fat. I am with you, I am rocking the small boob club and feel so much better. Luckily, I had a lift done when I got them in so I didn’t need a lift, but I would have needed a lift if I hadn’t already. I also had the capsule removed and thoroughly scraped. The pain isn’t that bad, day one is intense but afterwards, it’s minimal. I actually worked the following day. I had my implants for 4 years. First year I was fine, 2nd year diagnosed with PCOS, 3rd year diagnosed with insulin resistance, 4th year diagnosed with hashimotos and then I said, “TAKE EM’ OUT!”. Im 32 and finally feeling the best I have ever in my life.
Im not a doctor y’all, just sharing my personal experience and information that I’ve learned after going through my explant last august. Neisha, sending you love and support from Arizona!!! 🌵You’re a role model of mine ❤ -Ashley Marie
Thank you so much for sharing that!!! That is so interesting about the fat transfer!
I too believe my diabetes is a factor in the free silicone stuck in my body
Thanks for sharing. I need to have my 20+ year old implants removed!! I want a lift and was considering a fat transfer but never considered lumps and mammogram issues.
I understand how society can make a woman feel she’s not womanly enough if she has small breasts, but to me, it’s so much more feminine to have natural breasts , small or otherwise . The plastic ones scream sexual object more than anything . Im a small framed woman who like many, would look too top heavy with them, and though, I too was thinking about getting mine done , am so glad I chose not to.
Thank you so much for sharing! I've had these babies in for 19, yes 19 years now - but only diagnosed with Hashimotos last year, although I'm certain I've had it MUCH longer. Anyhow, while I do think the implants were a contributing factor, I also suffered through major traumas (main one the sudden loss of my oldest child) which I'm certain started this whole ball rolling. I'm now 51 and look forward to being able to have them out one day in the near future. ❤
I had my implants removed right before I got married 6 years ago after having them for over 10 years. I feel so much better without them. I was a size somewhere between and A and a B I then breast fed my son for 18 months and now I have a very full B I am so happy I got rid of them. ❤ thanks for sharing your story.
I got silicone implants 7 years ago and never regretted it. I breastfed 3 boys and needed it badly. Thank you for doing this video and not demonizing implants. So much out there against them.
I didn’t have issues until 12 years in… unfortunately I felt like I was one of the lucky ones but symptoms hit me hard all the sudden 😢
I got implants around 1985 , I was 25 yrs old. I got the Dow Corning ones that later came out to be considered " bad". I loved my new look, although I will say I NEVER really liked the way they felt, I was always aware of them. I got married then at around age 30 started thinking about having kids. A friend of mine who was a nurse also had implants sent off for the the FDA report on silicone breast implants of various kinds. My dr at the time had never told me the warnings on the label of my implants nor did he bother to tell me they were indeed NOT fda approved. I think they almost all are now. When reading the FDA report it clearly listed several autoimmune disease increased incidents with the implants. I did not have any autoimmune diseases but just did not want to push my luck. My friend and I both decided to have ours removed this would have been around 1990-91 ish. It was a very big blow to my ego I won't lie. Took a while to get over not being the " hottie" I was before. Well fast forward I am now 62. I absolutely LOVE not having those 2 heavy bricks on my chest. I literally feel lighter , more comfortable and free to move around better. It won't be easy but down the road you will probably love the way you feel without the implants. I do!
I'm 63. Got implants at 35. On my third set. Having them removed in the next year or so. Small breasts are much easier. I wonder how many of my illnesses are related to these things.
😢same here. 1988. 36yrs later I am taking them out tomorrow. Also curious how many BII symptoms I attributed to everything else under the sun.
@@NewSkiwi well be prepared for the ego deflation.. It will be hard for quite a while I won’t sugar coat it . Get you a padded bra . But in time you will feel more free and confident. I am now 63 since my original posting and I go to the gym about four times a week. I have noticed one thing and that is it seems like fewer and fewer girls are deciding to get implants and I am so glad ,they are pretty girls. They have small breasts. I just wish that I had, not given into that social pressure when I was 25 and just left things alone. I found out later that the women in my family seem to have larger breasts as they age, had I waited I may have as well but anyway, I am happy with my situation now I’m glad that I don’t have those unnatural feeling bricks on my chest.
I like how you and your husband are always so transparent ❤
I had breast implants in 1986 and the day I got them in was the day I was sick. I looked for 7 years to find a plastic surgeon that would take them out, cause the Dr. that put my implants in told me it was all in my head. Right before I had them put in, I was eating a protein diet and had lost 65 lb.'s and worked out every day. I was in tip top shape in and out. I feel like MY body was rejecting them. Now that was me! I have a rare autoimmune disease. My implants looked terrible when they were taken out, they didn't leak, but my body had absorbed the silicone toxins. Once I had mine removed, I chose not to get any other implants. I started feeling better shortly after, but of course I still have an autoimmune disease. I was as small as you were, so I was worried my breast would look bad afterwards. after a year my breast looked good, they were better than before my implants. I have noticed a lot of women are getting their implants removed lately, and they say they feel a lot better. My experience with removal went well, and I healed quick. Good Luck, you will be in my thoughts and prayers when you have your surgery. I'm sure everything will go well. 💓
Girl this is why I love and follow you. You are just so real with no bull crap! What a beautiful thing to share your journey and help others. I hope you know what a true blessing you are to us all ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story Neisha! I got mine removed 2.5 years ago and it has only been within the last few months that I finally feel like my old self again, 100%
This is a highly personal topic. I am not for or against implants/explants. My cousin is a nurse. She had implants for about 10 years and then bought into everything she read about BII... She blamed implants for the majority of her symptoms and she made a concerted effort to send BII information out to everyone she knew who had implants because she was sure they were slowly killing people. The truth is, she never committed to living a healthful lifestyle not before, during or after implants. She did not exercise or eat properly. She was overweight and blamed implants for that too. She explanted 2 years ago but hasn't changed anything else and guess what? Every one of those problems remain. I am grateful we live in a country where we are free to make choices, like these, and many others about our bodies.Thank you for sharing and I truly hope your feel much better with or without implants..
You are so real!!! I've had my silicone implants for over 30 yrs. I'm 64 and the risk of surgery at my age is scary. I'll probably die with my implants. No health problems from my implants that I've felt.
I'm 73 and had mine for over 50 years...had surgery 3 weeks ago with lift. So happy they are out of me!!!
Just do it! I was 61 and my surgeon said ”do you want to be 70 and having surgery”? Youth won. Alll the best.
@@leighreeve4898 I'm 63 and have had mine for 40+. I hope to get mine out soon. Was the surgery hard on you?
It is scary. I agree!
@@shoop5959 Not as bad as i though it was going to be. But I did have pain...only took ibuprofen and advil pm to sleep. Didn't take the narcotics...I don't think I have a high pain tolerance...I just haven't been moving around much. My Dr said to wear the bra for a few weeks..or one of my own...(waiting for my new one to arrive) as I didn't have one that fit that was comfortable. The one they sent me home in the after surgery was very uncomfortable because it was too tight and rubbed on the sutures which are dissolving over time. I'm a month out, tomorrow and I have more energy than I have had in years. I'm walking on a rebounder about 5,000 steps daily. My right implant was really encased so my surgeon had to remove quite a bit of tissue. He managed to find enough tissue to reshape it. I cannot wait to get my new bra and toss this one for good. I wasn't afraid to have the surgery..he was done in 2 hours...I was in recovery for a couple more and was home by lunch!! (Smile)208-277-4908
Having a positive attitude and wanting to be healthy was highly motivating. I was 72 when I first heard about bii being a thing. Looking back on my life now I can totally see how much I was unknowingly hurting myself. I feel like I have a totally new lease on life. I think I'll be able to get out in my garden this spring and really enjoy it ☺
You are always so honest about everything. I’m 70 if you was my daughter or granddaughter I would just tell you how proud of you I am.❤️Love you ❤️
Hi Neisha, thanks for sharing your experience. I’ve had breast implants for the last 28 yrs with no issues (switched from saline to silicone 12 years ago). You’re right, Everyone is different. What works for some may not work for others.
All the reasons you gave for getting implants were the same as mine. I’m 5’9” and normal weight but I was more than flat. I wouldn’t wear a bathing suit and I couldn’t find a padded bra that even looked normal. Thank you for sharing. Like you I did this for myself no one else.
I admire your kindness and honesty in sharing your story. It’s going to help someone. You’re beautiful and you have helped me on my health journey and for that I will always thank you and Dr. B. ❤❤❤❤
I had 2 breast implant surgeries and the second set were a nightmare. Contracture and a corner of one of the implants protruded thru my skin and nearly caused me to end up in toxic shock. The surgeon couldn’t do a lift because he said there was nothing left to lift. My skin actually thinned out from the implants. I now look like a truck ran over my chest but I just wear a padded bra when I feel like it. I mostly wear an athletic bra and no longer care that they are small. Wasn’t worth the pain and all the $ spent for vanity.
Very well explained and honest. I am pleased with my implants from my reconstruction after double mastectomy in 2018. Even though the process involved multiple surgeries and infections, I would have been devastated if I had to have no implants. However, if in the future, I thought they were making me ill, I could see changing my mind. BTW hubby wanted them bigger while I just wanted them perkier. I got what I wanted and he has been fully supportive and also pleased with the end result.
Bless you for wanting to share your story and be transparent to your followers because in all reality, you don’t owe anyone an explanation, as it is your own business. However, your courage to share does help others who have been on a similar journey. I hope this reaches those who need to hear your journey. 💖🙌🏼
Thank you, Neisha, for sharing your experience with breast implants. More women need to know the ins-and-outs of having a major surgery like this. Most women don't realize there is upkeep with them. Thank you again.
Thank you for sharing your story. I do believe most women who get breast implants are doing it for themselves. I would say it's an extreme minority that are actually doing it for a man specifically. In my twenties I very much wanted implants and I considered it and did research. My boyfriend who became my husband was very much against the idea. He liked me exactly how I was. And so I guess that helped persuade me not to go ahead with the operation. Now I'm 62 and I'm really glad that I never got any implants. And I actually love my boobs and they have served me very well. And it's possible to have a better relationship with your body actually in your 60s than we did in our twenties, when we were so hard on ourselves. Ladies it's really a powerful thing to be able to accept your body as it is and just be as healthy as you can be.
You know what my full blown fibromyalgia and chronic migraines and chronic fatigue syndrome came out 5 months after I had a hysterectomy for endometriosis and gallbladder removal. I’ve never been the same since 4 years ago . I know the surgery triggered it and I’ve done everything natural to therapy and medication with improvement but not full healing in no way at all and I did elimination diet for 6 months before I was at my worst and keto gut 6 months before that snd I still got extremely unwell. Now I am in supplements,gluten free dairy free low sugar and juicing , physical therapy,shots snd injections,vitamin therapy and so much more just to function . It’s so insane. The lord has literally shown me everything to do do get better to where I am now at first I was stuck in bed and literally crawling around my home to get to room to room so I’ve made progress for sure but dang I’m not the same snd I was the energizer bunny for sure . I pray you get well with your plans I have a friend who removed hers and is doing wonderful!!
Wow. People are very ballsy. I had no idea you got such grief for YOUR implants. Thank you for sharing your very personal experience. It was very informative. I wish you well on your journey. BTW thank you & Dct Berry for helping me change my life!!!
No implants here but I did have breast reduction surgery a few years ago. That horrible neck and back pain was gone immediately! One of the best things I ever did. Hope you have a good result.
Thank you, this is I good feedback to share with my early 30’s daughter who had double mastectomy 3 years ago to save her life from grade 3 triple negative breast cancer. She is living a clean life, very mindful of her health both physical and mental. Just wants to feel more womanly and she has a concave chest and no nipples. Still exploring options - anyone with similar story, keen to get peoples stories.
Wishing you all the best with your future breast implant removal surgery. I so enjoy your authentic presence. Society is lucky to have both you and your family as such excellent examples 😊
Hello neisha.. I worked on plastic surgery floor and it was amazing and we had a lot of breast implant surgery.. good for you young lady and so kind of you to share with women your age to give them the pros and con and help them not to make any mistakes that they're not ready for. I have taken care of patients that had implants taken out and also patience that were so big that they had to have surgery to have normal breast and it's a challenge for both women but I'm sure you know that and you will do well because you have a loving husband to support you and believe me that's important.. so loving for you to share. You are right there's always a risk however the women that I've taken care of did well and there was never any complications with any of them.
Thank you for your honesty. I’m on the flip side of the itty bitty. I was among the big booby brigade from the time I was 13. Was a DD by the time I was 15. They never stopped growing. Fast forward after marriage, kids and life. In my 30s I found myself spilling out of a size F bra. Yes there is a size F. I knew I would soon be wearing a G size. So I made the hard decision to see a plastic surgeon. He informed me if I didn’t have a breast reduction my back would only get worse. So I made the decision to have reduction surgery. I went from a size F to a size D and my back thanked me. I was like you are now. I just didn’t care anymore about how my boobs looked. All I wanted was for the excruciating back and neck pain to stop.
I have several friends that had them and finally took them out because of problems with their health. They feel so much better now. I also know others that have no idea that their health issues might have something to do with their implants..I’m going to share your video with them.. maybe that will at least convince them to look into it.. Thanks for making this video!
Thanks for sharing and being honest neisha. As someone who always had natural large boobs I don't understand wanting them . Since I had bariatric surgery two years ago and lost 160+ lbs my boobs have shrunk a lot, from a DDD to a B and lost 10 inches in my chest. Definitely feel much better and now learning to eat better through you and Dr Berry and select others on UA-cam. Thanks for what you do!😃
Thats amazing! My daughter was a 34g, and was scheduled for a reduction but covid hit. Then college. She is now a 30ddd and is going to have it done this year. Her choice, they cause her so much pain.
@@nancy9478 I wish your daughter well with her surgery and hope for a speedy recovery. I don't miss having a large chest at all.
I'm losing weight on Carnivore, I never had implants, but I hope my chest goes down anyway.
I was AA and wished I were more voluptuous. Now at 73 I’m grateful for my itty bitties. Not much saggy droop.
Thank you so much, Neisha, for sharing your personal experience. I strongly believe that "trauma triggers" a negative immune response creating multiple issues within the body. You are a strong person to have gone through all you did. I hope you continue to progress in your goals for continued better health. I very much appreciate yours and Dr Berry's feedback on eating the PHD. It flat out works! Thank you, again! 😊
Thank you 🙏 So proud of you for learning & changing for yourself😊 Appreciate knowing this as I got implants after Mastectomy have T1 Diabetes. Yes eat meat 🥩 & some fruits which have cut down by half. Thank you 🙏 & have a Blessed day!
Neisha, congratulations! You have the courage to put this out into the world and you do it with such grace - thank you for being so open and honest about your breast implants. I'm sure it will be helping others with these implants, so you have done a very important thing here, and I'm glad to be following you! Xx
Putting yourself out there like this, is testament to your security in who you are. Good for you .
I love how you did your research on everything having to do with your symptoms as well as your diet and lifestyle. I experienced inflammatory symptoms due to the SAD diet. No implants for me. So, not all inflammatory issues are related to foreign bodies in your body. I love how confident and honest you are. You don’t pull any punches and sugar coat things. Best of luck to you and your continuing journey to health.
Thank you! Seeing all women with big breasts, makes us/me think that small ones are very odd. While I hear more UA-camrs with noticable onces coming out of having implants. Almost every time I think “wow I wish I had those” it turns out it are implants. Nature gave me as much as you and it was a big insecurity and being 22 now, I still wish they could grow maybe even just a little more… maybe when I have kids I hope… Ive started to accept it, but I still wish for a miracle so obviously I’m not accepting it fully…. So thank you for being honest a lot. ❤
Neisha I love how you give other women the courage to talk about breast implants the pros and cons!!
Thank you so much for sharing! One of my best friends passed away from her implants having toxic affects on her body.
Contentment with your body is such a great feeling. You have arrived. 👏
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I had BLL after having implants for 15 yrs. After removal 3 yrs ago, poof no more auto immune disorders. All bodies are different and some people get symptoms faster than others do. Mine were saline over the muscle and promised to be safe for life. Now they are on the recall list.
Oh boy, I feel like I needed permission to watch this one. Hope you and Dr. Ken do not mind dudes tuning in on subjects such as this. God bless!
I had mine in for 4 years after I had my children. I got my autoimmune disease (celiac) a few years after getting them. I had heard the rumors about breast implants contributing to autoimmune. I took them out and had a lift. At 69 I still have celiac but the proper human diet has helped. I am a 38 B and so happy with my personal choice. It is a personal choice. I agree that the life I had before implants was similar to yours and contributed to the issues. I respect your choices and pray for your healing in due time. I was over the big boobies too 😁
Celiac is a genetic disease and is not a result of a foreign body. However, as I am Celiac too, it is an Autoimmune disease and a foreign body could cause a second Autoimmune disease. They say if you have 1 AID you will like have another. I have Celiac and Hashimoto's .
Thanks for sharing, Neisha! I’m currently going through chemo for breast cancer and will be meeting with my surgeons on Monday to discuss the removal of any remaining cancer cells, possible lumpectomy or mastectomy, and whatever reconstruction happens along with that. I’m scared to death of having my breast tissue removed and am praying I can just have a lumpectomy, but we shall see what all of my doctors have to say.
Sending prayers and love that you have the best outcome.
@@Paula-po9kx Thank you so much! I’ll take all the prayers I can get. Bless you!
@@teresascheel7831 that’s one thing we can never get to much of 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Prayers🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@jillhensley4919 Thank you!
You are so right - it's nobody's business. It's good that you can "not care" about others opinions. That being said, I totally understand you wanting to put your real story out there. Kudos to you for your attitude and the life that you live. And thank you for all the help you give many of us
Going public and then doing a massive cope is the opposite of "not caring" about others opinions.
case in point, bikini photo. Advertising one's self to the entire world. She very much cares what others think.
I understand not wanting to discuss your personal stories but thank you for your openness.
I hope one day you decide to share more about your past and how you overcame it. Not because it's anyone's business, but to be a voice of wisdom for those that don't know.
So many men and women have been through so much but don't share those lessons with the younger generations or even their peers. So a lot of people are getting into situations that may be prevented had they just known the signs or their worth.
A lot of people are suffering through things in silence. Not knowing they don't have to or that it is possible to end that cycle.
Again I'm not putting it on you that you have to share as many others do and have. It's just the more voices, the more lessons, the more diverse perspectives, and the more ears that can hear.
Thank you for sharing your life with us.
I wanted to like this so many times!! You have such a great life attitude and are such an inspiration to love the skin your in. You make me encouraged to love me as I am! While working for the best I can be.
I had mine explanted a year ago. I too had absolutely no breasts to begin with. I had my implants for 30 years. I’m back to my teeny tiny self. I love it! I feel so free. Also, I wasn’t a candidate for fat transfers. You have to have fat to give it a blood supply. I don’t have any. The loose skin isn’t an issue. I’m just back to how I began. Good luck with your explanation. It’s so freeing.
This was an interesting video. I know your surgery won't be for another year or two, but I'm gonna say it anyway. I hope your surgery goes extremely well and your recovery is quick. Also, silly comment: Your editing at 20:13 made me laugh. I enjoy your sense of humor.
You are a a wonderful mother. God bless you and your family. 💕
❤❤❤ Thank you for your openness!
This is an incredibly brilliant and thoughtful video. Thank You!!! You are so beautiful and kind to give us your personal facts to help us to come to our own decisions. Thank You ❣️❣️❣️
I don’t have breast implants, but I do have Hashimoto’s. It was so interesting to hear all of this. You did a great job walking through this video! Good job, Momma!❤
I admire you so much. You are so smart and so brave; and I appreciate your common sense attitude. I wish you the absolute best when you have the surgery, and a successful and speedy recovery. I have faith in you that you will do well.
I’m so sorry about the abuse and I’m so glad you are in a better place. Ty for sharing. It encourages me. ❤
Thank you for sharing your story with us!
Watching this 1 week post explant sugery w/lift. ..1st implant surgery was 1985...i too, just wanted big tatas in my party years. Much regret with encapsulation, pain, shifting.. undiagnosed illnesses...always feeling "off" + no energy. On my way back to feeling 100% again. Cant wait to get back to the gym.
I don’t have implants but still enjoyed hearing your health journey. Also the thing that you said that helped me the most today “no regrets” . I recently had a CT scan with contrast, I did research it before hand but honestly your just not going to find certain things that can happen until they do… I could of asked prior what the exact contrast would be but didn’t know to do that but now I do, unfortunately my joints are being affected by the CT contrast and my pain level is up and while I am not expecting carnivore to completely fix everything I do believe it’s the best chance I have. Even if you had researched more you may have never found more information prior until it happens to you. Bless you for sharing a very personal journey❤
Good for you girl! You are so open and honest with this very personal topic.
I had the same brown hutch in your living room. I worked at Harris Pine Mills pendleton Oregon back in the 1970's . I bought some furniture there and one was your e exact hutch...I worked in the office...TY for your thourgh testimony and history. Very candid and I appreciate all you went through and came up to a beautiful life. Good for you. Blessings.
You are a smart lady and you make perfect sense. I hope it all works out and that it helps you feel better. I love watching you guys and you have saved my life. Go tribe!
Thank you for this topic. I've had issues and never made the connection. Mine are also 10+ yrs old. Got them for the same reasons. I also wasn't aware of the term "explant" and didn't realize the extra attention during surgery. I assumed it was a mere removal of implant and thats it. Thanks again for being so informative and sharing. 🧡
Many surgeons do not take out capsule even when they say they do. 😡Happened to me. I actually reimplanted after about 4 years because I didn’t think the implants caused my health challenges after all. My doctor found half of a capsule in on one side! The explant doctor said he got everything out! My mental health went downhill so much from the explant as well. There’s a group called explant regret group. I never developed an autoimmune disorder either. I’m planning on eating clean and living as clean as possible to support my body. I think many of my issues were stress and bad diet for 30 years! Not just breast implants. I also had severe anemia and treating that made a big difference. Thanks for sharing your story. Wanted to add I also had two FTs and did not get the results I had hoped for and messed up a couple areas of my body with the lipo. 🥴
Your honesty and transparency is so liberating. Thank you 🙏
God has instilled in you such meaningful gifts. There’s no other way to end a conversation or comment with you than by saying…”Love you, mean it, too.” ❤❤❤
Bless your heart! I'm so glad you don't let the haters win!!! You just keep being the woman God made you to be and the wonderful mother to those 2 beautiful babies God gifted you!!!!
GOD TRUELY DID...and love she is sharing her Faith now also...😊🙏
Had saline implants put in when I hit Menopause, due to going from a 36-38C to flat fried eggs on my chest. My clothes no longer fit at all. I had C cup Saline implants inserted, been 17-18 years. NO problems whatsoever, they look & feel the same from Day 1. I specifically chose to replace exactly what I lost, not any extras.
Well, I know you enjoy the Stoic teachings. You know that right now you just need to chill out and control what you can here. One fine day in the future you will be sharing your removal journey with us. I always appreciate your to the point candor Neisha! ❤Elle
Neisha, I totally agree with you about diet mitigating many of the potentially severe autoimmune symptoms.
Thank you for sharing! I eat keto/carnivore which has helped my Endo. I know everything can impact the pain and severity of how I'm feeling. Sending you all of the best ❤️
Thanks! I’ve had my implants in for 50 yrs. having them removed in the next few months
Thanks Neisha, this video may help a lot of women. Love you and Dr. Berry...mean it.
No doubt having breast implants can add to your rainbarrel of exposure to toxins. But I was diagnosed with hypo (later to realize I actually had Hashi after I ran a full panel myself), a few years BEFORE I got my implants. I was already VERY small and after breastfeeding my first child for 2 years, there was NOTHING left. I also had done fertility treatments for a year and thought I'd just have an only child, then got them. After that I had a surprise preg, and took clomid to have 2 more babies @ 40 and 42. I breastfed all my babies. They are healthy and I'm much healthier overall than when I was young, despite having Hashi's.
Neisha, this hits me on so many levels. I too am/was small breasted. I'm 55 overtime, I went naturally, from A to B, which is really great, but I now no longer care (didn't care for many moons). haha! I love them just the way they are. I had 4 beautiful children in the span of 5 years, but I did have difficulty nursing exclusively due to slightly tuberous breasts and lack of support in this regard. This greatly saddened me at the time, but thankfully, I realized long ago when they were till little uys & gal, that Love is far more important than a full 'milk supply' and if there's no problems with breastfeeding, then awesome. However, if there is, this may hurt to deal with, but nursing or not nursing is not some sort of badge of honor. Our love for our children is the true marker of motherhood.
Neisha, I’m sorry you had to go through those relationships with people that did not treat you the way you deserved to be treated. I do believe stress and trauma has a profound impact on our health. There is a very good book about the subject, “The Body Keeps the Score”. It makes sense that your autoimmune issues were sort of a culmination of all of these factors.
Thank you for sharing your personal story. I never had implants; however, I do have Hashimoto's. I struggled trying to do strict carnivore with your videos on ketovore have served as an inspiration. I found Sally K Norton, nutritionist interviewed by several carnivore docs including Dr. Berry so I'm eating low oxylate foods such as romaine, sauerkraut and coffee.
Thank you Neisha 😊 good luck on your journey to robust health and sharing good pointers.
Great summary Neisha. Thank you from an explanter in 3/2020. My surgery was the 1st of 2 performed on the day the country was shut down for covid. It was a nail biter up until I was wheeled to surgery. The best decision I’ve made for my health. I’ve often wondered if the onset of T 2 diabetes 3 yrs post wasn’t a factor. I have found no evidence of this in my search, yet it is very curious. My dad was T2. I’ve always been pretty fit and a healthy weight except post pregnancy’s. All the best.
Thanks for sharing your private non of anyone’s business, I also got implants over 15 years ago. I’ve never had one issue but the only thing now is coming up with thousands to have them properly removed and a lift
“ I looked down and said yes, that is what they should look like” that is exactly what I thought after mine! 🤣 but I’m in the same boat with developing an autoimmune disease possibly from my implants. And it was about 5 years between implant surgery and symptoms of my autoimmune disease starting. Thanks for the video Neisha!
Had mine removed about 5 years ago under local anesthesia! Best decision ever so glad they’re out of my body. Haven’t had any issues at all with removal. My breasts have gone back to normal. They fluff back up 😊 Also I had no health issues from having them I just wanted them out and be back to natural.
such a strong, intelligent woman!👏👏👏🙏
Thanks Neisha! Appreciate you and your channel!!
Thank you, for your transparency.
Plenty of Presidents in the IBTC. My wife and I have been researching and considering implants for a while. To many unknowns out there. Thanks for sharing. It’s just not as important as her health to me and I don’t care either way as I want her healthy and happy.
I had breast cancer 5 years ago and had a bilateral mastectomy. Implants were installed directly after the mastectomy. I wish had opted to wait until after radiation treatment because it made one side tighten up (skin) and now am lopsided. Plus the radiation may have caused my hypothyroidism. So it really is a very personal decision and you should do lot of research!! Read everything you can find about it and be as informed as possible. What works for one may not be ideal for another. Thanks for sharing your story, Neisha!
FDA now has the ingredients of all implants listed on the website including their heavy metal contents and the chemicals released by the implant. Before you can have breast augmentation surgery Everyone Has to sign a BII, Cancer & auto immune disease waver. Along with you know that some patient report complete resolution of symptoms after removing the implant and not replacing them. This is a HUGE deal as if I would’ve known anything like this I would’ve never got my implants back in 2008 or got them replaced in 2015. I have CIRIS an autoimmune condition that symptoms resemble BII … I’ve done pure, full animal foods only for over a year and only improved 65% so that is how I knew something else was wrong. It’s my implants!! I have my appointment to get them properly removed and it takes 5 months or more to see a Dr that specializes in it. I am so sad. I have to wait almost half a year. I now know I can’t improve anymore until they are out. I have a far infra red sauna I have to sit in every morning or my extreme fatigue and depression is to much.
Thank you Neisha! For telling us about your journey!! I had my first child very young and after my boobs were like two deflated balloons hanging on my chest like flat pancakes lol ! When I was very young we were very broke (poor)and definitely couldn’t afford implants. I’m now 58 and happy I kept the body God intended me to have ! I I’ve been married 39 happy years and have two grown children! I could have gotten them later in life but chose not to and I’m glad ! 😊
So happy for you that you will not be replacing with new (saline or otherwise) implants. Thank you for telling this important story. I thought about implants same as you did back in the day but never followed through and am so happy that I didn't.
Had mine for over 25 years. Although I’ve had no issues whatsoever with mine, I’m like you…so over the big boobs. Ready to just be me and whatever is left over. I would, however, consider some fat transfer, if the surgeon says is doable to keep from having to have a lift and extra scars. Thanks for being honest and putting yourself out there.
Thank you so much for sharing and being so honest, you are a breath of fresh air!
I commend you on your openness and vulnerability. Kudos.
I agree 💯 stress and trauma can cause it as well great video so glad you did this video have a blessed day
Great video! Thank you for your honesty, so refreshing! It comes down to personal choice and it's none of anyone's business whether you do or don't. I'm small chested but I would never get any plastic surgery, it's just not right for me. Putting foreign objects in the body isn't a risk I would take. Again, though, we are all adults and can make our own choices. Good luck with whatever decision you choose in the future 😊
What if you need a knee replacement, or a pace maker? I'm just curious if you'd say the same thing?
Thank you for sharing your story Neisha! I know this is going to help so many! You are a beautiful soul!!