Fibroids Fibroids Fibroids... I really didn’t know if I was going to talk about this or what to even say, the thought of being vulnerable online made me feel nauseous... but I felt led and I know that this is bigger than me, I hope it helps someone 7wks ago I fell ill, I was at my friends baby shower & went to a friends birthday dinner, happy as ever, little did I know my life will be impacted instantly. That night I was experiencing really sharp pains, but I’ve always had bad cramps during TOTM so I didn’t think too much of it, around 3am the following morning I was in EXTREME pain! I couldn’t move, home alone, I called the ambulance, however to my surprise they said that my pain did not sound severe enough, so no one could come and get me. At this point the pain was so severe I burst into tears. One of my best friends, my real life angel @mazi_ezee came and took me to the hospital, I was then admitted screaming and in complete agony!! (Not exaggerating) I kept begging the hospital to do a scan to see what was going on but they refused as I had had, an MRI 3 days prior, the doctor said that not much can change in 3 days. Which is a lie, I know my body and I knew what I felt and kept insisting on a scan to which they refused once again. However, I was right and there was a change, one of my fibroids basically ruptured! Even as I’m typing this, I’m reliving the whole experience... I’ve probably had over 15 blood tests alone, upon other tests, this all happened on January 31st, and till now everything feels like a blur I had 3 large fibroids, one pressing on my spine, one on my bladder and one that had ruptured (degenerated), they had all doubled in size, my stomach become so enlarged that it was the size of a 17 week pregnancy. My tummy was huge I’ve had a recurring back pain for over 3 years, which was all due to the fibroids At the end of February I had surgery, a Myomectemy, to remove my fibroids, a decision I did not make lightly and what a journey it has been. I stopped eating meat last October, taken so many natural alternatives to try and shrink them, all to no avail. I can’t even begin to talk about the pain (1) #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsurgery #fibroids