En Bloc Explant Surgery Saved Life by Removing Cancerous Cells and Inflammation

Tiffany Blackmon (00:00) I highly recommend Dr. Rob because his protocol during surgery is end block, and that is removing the capsule. The capsule is where he found cancer cells in my body, right side. So when you're looking for a physician, make sure that you compare and you ask a lot of questions - a lot of questions about the procedures because the end block in Dr. Rob's procedures saved my life. Hi, my name is Tiffany Blackmon, and I'm from Fort Worth, Texas. Before working with Dr. Rob, my life was filled with confusion, wondering if I had menopause symptoms, if my issues and my illness that have lasted over 10 to 12 years, if it was just chronic aging, if it was part of Then it turns to inflammation. So my symptoms were brain fog, extreme pain, depression, skin changes. GI issues like crazy - I mean, I had the worst GI issues you can ever Why did I choose Dr. I saw myriad physicians for my gastroenterologists to rheumatologists to endocrinologists. And I finally saw a breast surgeon, a plastic surgeon. So through these, I was told this was aging, this was menopause, this was autoimmune disease, which I had, which could be a derivative from having my implants in. I finally decided to see a surgeon locally. She said that she did more implants than explants. She had heard of this. It was not approved by the FDA. This was a bona fide illness, but she had seen many women that were experiencing very similar issues and symptoms. We scheduled surgery. I went in for my pre-op, and I was on steroids for my GI issues. She would not perform surgery when I was on steroids. So I had to get off for about 6 weeks. That's when I was so distraught, and somehow, someone brought Dr. Rob in a podcast to me and I listened to the entirety on a Sunday afternoon, wrote a query to Dr. Rob's group and they called me Monday morning. It turns out that the surgeon that I was originally seeing, she was not going to do the end which is where Dr. Rob found cancer cells. So... I've said it multiple times - Dr. Robert Whitfield saved my life. He absolutely did. If I didn't find him, I would be in a different situation today. The HARP program from Dr. Whitfield has helped me so much, and through my entire journey in preparation of surgery and certainly in my journey now. I am almost 2 years post-explant, and honestly, you could not imagine how was then versus now. I'm a new woman, I look different, my attitude's different. I actually want to live because I was so sick. The HARP program is so incredibly detailed and he is spot-on on how he handles you before, during and after X-Plant. It is a journey. It didn't happen for me right after surgery, but here I am 2 years later and... quite amazing. Since working with Dr. Whitfield's recovery team, my journey has been amazing. Those women and men on his team are absolutely amazing. They walk with you. Most have been through this process, or the majority that I have met. Their emotions, their care, their attention to detail. And it's just amazing. I can't imagine going anywhere else, but I was blessed to find Dr. Whitfield and he brought me on. Since removing my implants, my life has turned around. I cannot believe that I could feel the way I feel now. I just... can't even tell you, my skin's brighter or my eyes are brighter, my hair is growing back. Dr. Rob has just changed my life. And here I am with my life back. I'm Tiffany Blackmon. I am 2 years post-explant surgery. I drove from Fort Worth, Texas to Austin - 3 hour drive and I would do it again and again, and I would drive more.