When I was first diagnosed with fibroids in 2015, I remember feeling unsure of what this would mean for my quality of life or life goals. I had never heard of fibroids before then and I was in my mid-twenties and still wanted to have children. There is not a lot of research on fibroids regarding what causes fibroids or how to prevent them; only the consensus that they were common occurrences for women in their childbearing years. In 2020, my fibroids had grown considerably, the largest being 14.5 cm. and I was in constant discomfort. After considerable research on various options, I made the decision to have an operation called an open myomectomy. My surgery took place January 2020 and 8 weeks after my recovery ended Covid took the world by storm. But in the midst of the chaos, at the end of 2020, I was reborn and the Original Black Phoenix brand was birthed.
