Toxic Bags

Toxic Bags

20 April 2021|Health, Nutrition, Sustainability, Testimonials

The other side of breast implants, by Ellie Young:

‘This is a very personal post that is quite hard to write but I really want to share my story in the hope of helping others and to raise awareness. 

In 2012 I had breast augmentation. Before the surgery I didn’t feel feminine. I’ve always been lucky enough to have hips and a bum, but felt that my top half just didn’t fit. Following the surgery I finally had the confidence I was hoping for, I felt that my body was more balanced.

Fast forward 8.5 years and I’ve just had my implants removed. 

I started to experience pain in the last few years, along with other symptoms with no explanation or medical diagnosis despite numerous tests/investigations. Symptoms such as chronic fatigue, autoimmune illness, gastro issues, tingling in my arms/hands, most days I would wake up feeling like I had a hangover! I started to accept that it was normal to feel like that. But then after doing some reading about Breast Implant Illness (BII) it was a no brainer for me. The “toxic bags” were really affecting my health. My body was constantly fighting these foreign objects and other areas of my health were suffering as a result. 

I am sharing this because along with thousands of other women I think there needs to be more information around BII readily available to women considering implants. We are told implants are safe lifelong devices. We are NOT told about the possible health implications. It is amazing to have my health back again, I didn’t realise how sick I was. I’m back to the old “new” me. Most of my unexplained symptoms have already resolved. Still some healing to do but I’m on the right track. I really wish that there had been more information available to me about BII, I may have reconsidered my options.

 We need to be encouraging young girls/women to love their bodies and that they ARE enough as they are. I have so many amazing people near and far who have really helped me over the last couple of months, I feel so grateful.’

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