By Benjamin Njoku

Nollywood actress Ini Dima-Okojie, has opened up on her journey with fibroids, revealing that three years after she underwent invasive surgery to remove the fibroids, the symptoms are back again to torment her.

The actress made the revelation in a video she shared on her Instagram page days back.

While updating her fans and followers on IG about the challenges she’s facing, the beautiful actress described the return of the symptoms as disheartening, promising, however, to embark on a holistic approach towards shrinking the fibroids. Ini Dima-Okojie acknowledged the emotional toll of this setback, admitting that the news has been hard on her even though she has no intentions of undergoing another surgery to have the fibroids removed. Ini Dima-Okojie emphasized on the importance of raising awareness about fibroids, particularly among black women., saying people hardly talk about the dangers of fibroids.

Sharing her story, Ini said “My journey with fibroids isn’t over. I recently learned they’ve returned. If you’ve been following me, you would probably know that before the end of 2020, I had a myomectomy, which is an invasive surgery to take out fibroids. The surgery was successful; my doctor removed every single fibroid and I healed well. It’s been three years since I underwent the surgery, but unfortunately, the fibroids are back. It’s very disheartening and it hasn’t been the easiest couple of months but I’m okay. I’ve come to terms with it, and I definitely don’t want to do another surgery anytime soon. This time I want to take a holistic approach towards shrinking the fibroids.

“I just thought it was important to share and it wasn’t easy. I remember the first time I shared my story and how impactful it was, and many people shared their stories with me. Too many black women go through this and it wasn’t being talked about enough and it’s still not being talked about enough. I don’t even know if a remedy is being found for it. I’m going to be paying for 20 women to get their screening done; it’s very important,” she said.

The actress, however, promised to sponsor scans for 20 women as her own way of raising awareness for the condition. “To every woman dealing with fibroids, I want you to know I see you. It’s not an easy journey, but my hope is that we can change the narrative and find a real and permanent remedy for fibroids,” the actress added.