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Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed that she underwent surgery to remove 13 fibroids from her body.
Toke Makinwa made this known following the release of Stephanie Cokerās documentary titled āWhere the Heck is My Period.ā
She narrated that fibroids affected the majority of women in her family and some had to remove their wombs.
According to her, growing up she knew something was wrong because she had a very big tummy, irregular periods, and a bulge when she lay down.
āPCOS I havenāt had but Iāve had fibroids. Just watching the documentary, there are a lot of similarities between symptoms and the bloating. I remember when I started off in this industry and you had to host shows. I remember I had to wear like two waist cinchers or three waist cinchers because I was so tiny but I had a belly and people would always ask if youāre pregnant. I was tired of people asking āare you pregnant?ā and you know how there would be photos on red carpets and itāll be everywhere and everyone would be talking about the fact that āoh my god, is she pregnant, or what has she eaten?ā
āIāve had cousins whoāve had to take out their wombs. Itās very daunting. Itās one of the most stressful things. I think one of the worst parts of it is bleeding excessively. I mean, I didnāt bleed for a hundred and something days, but I know about you just seeing your period when youāre not expecting it. I know about you sitting somewhere and you get up and someone has to move close to you and say āoh your periodā.
āIām happy Stephanie Coker did this documentary because women can come together and talk about it. It does a lot to your self-esteem. Youāre just nervous all the time. The anxiety levels are high. Eventually, when I got surgery, I had 13 fibroids taken out of me. Tiny me, thirteen.ā
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