Actress Ini Dima-Okojie announces return of fibroid 3 years after surgery

Sultry Nigerian actress, Ini Dima-Okojie has announced the return of fibroids she treated three years ago.

In a post on her Instagram page on Thursday, the thespian said she is surprised that the fibroid has returned after undergoing invasive surgery to remove it years ago.

She said: “I want to share something important with you today. 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 3 years since the surgery and unfortunately, the fibroids are back.”

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Ini, who described the development as heartbroken, said she has no plans to undergo another surgery to get them removed.

She added: “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 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 many women felt seen and many people shared their stories with me.”

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