Nigerian actress Ini Dima-Okojie, has opened up to her fans in a major way today as she shared the story of her long battle with fibroid.
Fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s womb. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods
We know a lot of women are living with fibroid pains. It is always great when people share their experiences for more awareness, so kudos to the actress.
Thankfully, she had a successful surgery and she’s doing much better. Sharing her story, she wrote:
“My journey with FIBROIDS
“Hey Guys, I know it’s been a minute!.
I want to share something quite personal with you… but I think it’s important.
Cos this is something that apparently affects about 6-8 in every 10 black women but no one talks about It.
“I found out I had fibroids in 2017, I remember freaking out so much. The first gynecologist I saw said if it wasn’t really bordering me he would advice I leave it alone but that I had better go and quickly get married ( no jokes)
“Anyways, fast forward to March 2020, the bulge on my lower belly had gotten bigger & my new gynecologist advised I take out the fibroids. Then Covid happened and we had to put the surgery on hold.
In the mean time I tried other things… herbs, clean diet, exercise…
“Now fast forward to November, the bulge in my tummy had now increased significantly so I decided to go do another pelvic scan & was told I had to get an MRI cos the fibroids were now bigger than what the ultrasound machine could adequately measure.
Bottom line I had to have the surgery as soon as possible.
“I had the surgery, it was successful and I’m now healing slowly but surely.
I just want to thank God Almighty for showing up and showing out for me!!!!
I want to thank my family and friends especially my mum and my Aunty Biola who moved in to the hospital and never left my side.
