Fashion Entrepreneur, Toyin Lawani has revealed that she has to remove her womb due to fibroids. This is not the first time the CEO of Tiannah’s Empire is opening up about her struggle with the condition.
Taking to her Instagram page on Wednesday, the mother of two said her battle with fibriods has made her undergo surgery in many countries including Nigeria, United States, and UAE (Dubai) to no avail.
According to her, the only option is to remove her womb. She wrote:
“I found I had Fibriods when I was 23, while pregnant for my first daughter @therealtiannah, it was hell for me. I bled for 9 months straight. Always thinking Ayenshemi,”
“No, where they didn’t carry me o, no herbs they didn’t give me. With time figured it out. I’m 38 and still dealing with it. I’ve had at least 5 surgeries over the years in Nigeria, UK, Dubai, USA.
“And they keep coming back. Been avoiding to do the needful of taking out my womb, but as of last week, I told myself what else do I want I have two lovely kids.
“I have booked an appointment for last month to evacuate my womb and I kept having cold feet, but the pain is so so unbearable. Fortunately, my friends begged me to try a fertility company again.
“And I did so. Guess what, as of this morning, I found few of them had disappeared. I’m still having my left side pains, which are terrible and doesn’t make you enjoy sex, walk properly.
“Back pain, swollen legs, and it will affect your other organs too. But now it’s way better than before and during my periods, I have one more week to go to clear it all out fully. Pray it goes well and I will share the secret with you, my people pls don’t be ignorant, I have been fighting for my life due to Fibriod’s cover the years, terrible bleed out etc , pls don’t take it for granted I’m just grateful I have kids my son’s pregnancy was the worst but glad he’s here HELP YOU NEED IS HERE I’M A LIVING TESTIMONY “