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TOPICS WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE
- In this episode we interview Chiedza Muguti about her experience with Fibroids. We talk about
Her symptoms and how they were finally diagnosed - The solutions she was offered to help fix them
- Common misunderstandings about what Fibroids are how they affect you
- Her advice to other women who may be suffering from Fibroids
- How you can support other women who might also be experiencing them
Some quotes from the show:
‘Something that really helped me was to have people I knew who’d been in the same situation’
‘It’s very difficult to quantify bleeding, it is something vague you have to have an instinct about’
‘If a close relative has fibroids the likelihood is that you will have them’
‘I felt a bit shy about it, I had spoiled some clothes and some sheets and I didn’t want anyone near me’
‘I knew something had changed, but I just couldn’t’ put my finger on what it was. I felt broken and so run down and defeated’
‘I lied and said it wasn’t that bad.
‘Even now I just think what were you not accurate, what was the reason for that?’
‘I didn’t want seem like a hypochondriac, I didn’t want to seem like I was complaining’
‘Sometimes you see in life that everything is ordered for your benefit’
‘Know your dates, know your cycle, know how long it lasts, know how you feels during those four fives days’
‘There is a myth that when you get fibroids you have no chance of having children. It’s not the case’
‘Sometimes you see in life that everything is ordered for your benefit’
‘Know your dates, know your cycle, know how long it lasts, know how you feels during those four fives days’
‘There is a myth that when you get fibroids you have no chance of having children. It’s not the case’
ind time to decompress. I have quite a stressful job.I had to put up a front. I had to put up an act so I had to dig really deep to get through the day. Don’t underestimate how much that takes.’
‘Occasionally my body would just grind me to a halt where I just felt I couldn’t get up, I couldn’t do anything’
‘Listen to your body & if you go anywhere for help with a problem, tell the truth.’
Get in touch with Chiedza:
Email: chiedzajm@icloud.com
Twitter: @janetistaa
More information about living with Fibroids:
Boots Guide to Heavy Periods
Boots Guide to your Risk of Fibroids
Boots Guide to Uterine Fibroids
NHS Information about Fibroids
Net Doctor about Fibroids
British Fibroid Trust
Health Channel You Tube Video about Fibroids.
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