Dipannita Sharma opens up on her fibroid removing surgical procedure, says she had 18 fibroids weighing 3.5 kg

In her 40s, Dipannita Sharma attributed modifications in her physique functioning – be it the menstrual cycle or metabolism – to the negative effects of ageing. The well being hazards of the 40s, as many individuals prefer to name it! But in March 2023, the actor ended up present process an advanced fibroid removing surgical procedure. In an exclusive interview with HT Health Shots through the Fibroids Awareness Month in July, the Neeyat actor has revealed how she found her fibroids, particulars of her 6-hour surgical procedure and the way life-changing the expertise has been.

Given the eye she had at all times paid to her on a regular basis way of life decisions and well-being, Dipannita Sharma believed her well being parameters have been seemingly underneath management. That modified two years in the past.

Signs of fibroids

It was round 2 years in the past throughout a medical checkup that Dipannita Sharma came upon she had uterine fibroids. At that point, she was informed she needn’t hassle about it since they weren’t bothering her. She had no tangible indicators of fibroids comparable to excruciating ache in periods, extreme menstrual bleeding and even digestive points. This modified final yr.

“When you don’t have pain, you automatically think everything is okay. But last year while I was shooting for a film abroad in a cold area, I constantly felt extra cold. My menstrual cycle became impossible to handle. My excessive bleeding was the first sign for me. I was constantly worried about stepping out and work, thinking whether I should sit, get up and how do I handle this. I knew there was something wrong and it was not normal. So, I came back and went for another checkup,” Dipannita reveals within the interview.

Her worst fears turned true. The fibroids had grown, however she nonetheless didn’t have the ache usually related to uterine fibroids. She was beneficial MRI and ultrasound, following which it was determined that it was greatest for her to endure fibroid removing surgical procedure as they have been hampering her life.

“It may have been 18 or 19 fibroids that came out of me! And people were like, ‘How did you carry so much for so many years?’ Thankfully, they got all 18… It was close to around 3.5 kg of fibroids and I was apparently carrying them for a long time. They just kept growing until they led to my bladder to bleed, pushed up my uterus a bit and made my digestion go for a toss,” says Dipannita.

Prioritise your well being, urges Dipannita Sharma

Now that each one of it’s out, her system feels higher – bodily and mentally too. But in hindsight, the ’sixteenth December’ and ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’ actor says the severity of the fibroids wasn’t identified well timed as a result of she wasn’t common together with her well being checkups.

“It is something most of us forget to do. We are so busy with the nitty-gritty of daily life, worrying about sundry things when health should be first! This realisation has come to me after the surgery. When we feel seemingly healthy, we don’t go for regular checkups, but they should be a part of our regime. Just how you do your skincare or gym routines, include healthcare in it too. I used to not to do it, which is why it was detected so late,” admits Dipannita.

“I have been this person who has put everything else ahead of my health and my own wellness. Please don’t do that. I have realised that health is topmost priority. If you have health, you have everything. Once the surgery was done and I moved forward, everything is okay. Work, love, family… everything falls into place… you feel better from inside. From your physical space to mindspace, life feels better!”

Not all fibroids require surgical procedure

Uterine fibroids might be of various sorts – asymptomatic or symptomatic, which might be managed with medical remedy or surgical intervention. Their remedy largely is dependent upon the dimensions, quantity and placement of the uterine fibroid. Dipannita says she was additionally underneath the impression she wouldn’t should endure surgical procedure. But drawing from her private expertise, she urges ladies to go for checkups at common intervals to seek out out the medical help they want.

“Whether you are planning to have kids or not having kids, a lot of women shy away from talking about fibroids because it is connected to the fertility and reproductive system. But the reality is there is so much more to it. Of course, it is connected to fertility but it doesn’t mean you have to get your fibroids taken out only if you are planning to have a kid! In my case, I needed to take it out no matter what because it was hampering my daily functioning,” she units the file straight.

As for her personal being pregnant plans, Dipannita, who married businessman Delhi-based businessman Dilsher Singh Atwal in 2008, says, “Currently, we don’t know. We are at a certain age, and there are so many pros and cons. Yes, my AMH levels (Anti-Mullerian Hormone levels that indicate eggs in a woman’s ovarian reserve) are better, but there are practical things when it comes to the two of us. It is a decision that is still hanging there. Although biologically things are still late, we are figuring it out.”

Busting myths about fibroids

Apart from the truth that uterine fibroids can intrude with well being elements aside from fertility, Dipannita says consciousness about fibroids must be made mainstream. Otherwise, folks will proceed to get caught within the entice of fibroid myths.

“It only helps other women if we create awareness about something that people think is so common that it must be normal. There are a lot of people who have told me, ‘Fibroids are not that complicated. They happen to a majority of women because they may not have had childbirth or due to stress levels.’ I thought there must be so many women who are obviously not taking it seriously enough and it would be only better if we share our challenges while dealing with fibroids. It is looked at a simple thing… but it wasn’t simple for me! Only I know the difference in my life since the fibroids have been gotten out of me,” Dipannita asserts.

Sharing her expertise additionally made Dipannita Sharma be taught concerning the myths about fibroids that individuals are likely to imagine as info. After her social media submit, she acquired eye-opening messages from ladies.

One lady, Dipannita says, went to the extent of telling her, “I am so relieved that you have fibroids”. That’s as a result of she had been continually informed that she had fibroids solely as a result of she was obese. Whereas fibroids can occur to anybody regardless of weight. There are others who blame ladies’s modern-day life for such well being points.

But Dipannita shoots again: “I don’t smoke or drink! I don’t like all of this… My health has been that important to me. But fibroids have happened to me. There are too many myths around it. Women should stop shying away from talking about it.”

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Life modified for Dipannita Sharma after the fibroids surgical procedure

The actor, who’s trying ahead to extra onscreen work within the coming months, says present process this well being hiccup has helped her develop in a constructive path bodily and mentally.

One of the most important way of life modifications she has made is to regularise her sleep timings. A compulsive late sleeper, she now sleeps and wakes up early. The different change she has adopted is practising mindfulness. “Breathing exercises have been very helpful for me. It is a wellness choice that has really helped me in a positive way, apart from the medications and vitamins I have had to take,” she shares.