S8 EP7: Breast Implant Illness with Guest Robyn Towt
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Breast implants are something that a lot of women consider, either for cosmetic reasons or as reconstruction after cancer. But what are the side effects of implants, and are the patients who get them truly informed? Today on the podcast we have Patient Advocate Robyn Towt. She is the co-founder of The Global Patient Advocacy Coalition and continues to fight for Women’s Rights on Informed Consent when it comes to breast augmentation.
In today’s episode Robyn shares her personal journey with breast implants, symptoms of Breast Implant Illness, the shame and guilt that can be felt about getting implants, and why it’s important to always listen to your body.
Topics Discussed in Today's Episode:
-Robyn’s advocacy journey
-Why implants make some women sick but not others
- What kinds of advocacy Robyn is working on
-The shame and guilt some women feel about their implant decisions
-What kinds of information Robyn wanted to see on a patient checklist
- How to watch out for the kind of problems that can come with implants
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| 0:00.0 | They literally would get up there and testify saying, oh, I've put hundreds of implants and |
| 0:04.9 | women and none of my patients have problems. Well, your patients aren't coming back to you. |
| 0:09.6 | They're going to a rheumatologist because they're having issues or they're going to a |
| 0:13.8 | pulmonologist because they're having trouble breathing. They're not coming back to you because |
| 0:17.2 | they're not having problems with their breasts. They're having problems with their breathing. |
| 0:20.5 | They're having problems with their immune system. They're having problems with their breathing. They're having problems with their immune system. They're having problems with |
| 0:22.8 | their thyroid. So they're seeing all these different doctors. And these surgeons are making false |
| 0:28.0 | claims that none of my patients have problems. But they didn't do any follow-up on those patients. |
| 0:36.7 | The big question is this. |
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| 0:56.0 | Wherever you are at on your journey, we have the answers to how to make working out |
| 1:02.0 | and eating well a part of your life. |
| 1:05.0 | Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere. |
| 1:09.0 | Welcome to the Thigh Thighs Save Lives podcast. |
| 1:14.5 | Hi guys, welcome back to the podcast. |
| 1:17.1 | And today's episode is a really important one. |
| 1:20.1 | If you have ever considered getting breast implants, if you have breast implants, |
| 1:25.2 | if you have any friends who have implants, we have a really |
| 1:29.9 | important episode here for you today to keep you safe and informed on everything you need to know. |
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