I Have Had Over 17 Surgeries Due To Endometriosis' Ex Beauty Queen - Nike Oshinowo Reveals

Former who spoke at Gala Night of Fun and Fund Raising For Endometriosis, organized by Endometriosis Support Group of Nigeria in Lagos has revealed that she has been suffering from endometriosis (a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain)

Narrating her ordeal,  the mother of two said, ‘I have lived with endometriosis since the age of 13. I was sent to boarding school in England when I was seven years old. It was during the first few days in secondary school that I began my (menstrual) periods.

‘They called the ambulance and I was hospitalized for 10 days because the pain started and wouldn’t stop. I thought I was going to die, the first two days I was in the infirmary with the matron and she kept saying, ‘O Adenike, we understand that you miss your home, we understand that it is difficult for you, we understand that every girl must go through it but just bear it.’

‘I’m telling the story because it happened in England and, supposedly, the white people, who knew best, yet had no idea what was wrong with me. Every female student they had dealt with, had a normal period and coped with it, so they could not understand why I was dramatizing. They thought I just wanted attention. The pain was so intense I passed out. They called the ambulance and I was hospitalized. The challenge was now to get me to stop bleeding.

‘Living with endometriosis is a challenge. When you see your doctor, your doctor just tries to treat the symptoms and assumes the pain resolves around your menstrual cycle. But this is not so. The pain affects every single aspect of your life.

‘I, as Nike Oshinowo, have never had an examination without my period, I have never travelled without my period. There are so many things I have never done without my period. When I’m very happy, my period comes, When I’m depressed, my period is there. I learned just to cope with it. I love the quote that women wear their pain like stilettos. That’s what I have been doing.

‘Until I turned 40, Nigerians didn’t know I suffered from endometriosis. When I turned 40, I granted an interview and Nigerians understood why I never drank alcohol. You cannot be on medication and take alcohol. It was finally understood why I was so clean cut and into healthy living.

‘The first time I experienced the pain of endometriosis was very traumatic. I thought I was going to die. Really, I have lost count of the number of surgeries that I have had but I sure know that it’s more that 17 times.’

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Posted: at 19-04-2016 07:40 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Oh dear keep up the good work

Posted: at 19-04-2016 08:09 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Yeye

Posted: at 19-04-2016 08:26 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

it's well with you the Lord kept you thus far

Posted: at 19-04-2016 09:46 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

kk... lyf goes on

Posted: at 19-04-2016 11:09 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Go for surgery and remove it naw.. Endometrioma ain't a big case as such. Apart from dysmenorrhea,  dysparaunia and infertility... You're good to go.. Next time come to my center and be Careful.. Very Careful.. Very Very Careful.. Extremely CAREFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Posted: at 20-04-2016 01:51 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

Sory oooooo

Posted: at 20-04-2016 07:28 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

abi o

Posted: at 29-04-2016 01:25 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

ok

Posted: at 29-04-2016 01:26 AM (7 years ago) | Hero