Guests: Kym Lee talks with Deiondra Sanders, internet personality and daughter of the American football coach and former professional football and baseball player, Deion Sanders.
Summary: Deiondra Sanders has been open about living through fertility struggles that led to her going through four myomectomies. She shares her first-time motherhood journey with Kym Lee. Deiondra is still living with seven fibroids around her uterus while carrying her first baby.
By sharing her experience and struggle with fibroids and infertility, Deiondra lends her voice and story to how she battled medical issues and defied the odds to get pregnant. The segment originally aired on April 30, 2024.
In this insightful conversation, Kym and Deiondra discussed:
- Journey with fibroids
- Infertility struggles
- Fibroid treatment options
- Pregnancy with fibroids
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Video Summary (Click the timestamp to navigate through topics)
00:00 Intro with Fibroid Ambassador Kym Lee
01:33 Deiondra Sanders Joins the Chat
05:09 Happy belated Birthday to Deiondra!
05:49 Pregnancy and Fibroids Journey
06:42 How Common Fibroids are in African American Community
07:48 Discovering how Deiondra had Fibroids and treatment
11:37 Fibroid Treatments at USA Fibroid Clinics vs Myomectomy in hospital
14:43 No Two Fibroids are Alike!
17:19 How What Having Fibroids Feel Like and Finding Myself
18:51 “God Gives you a Child when You Need One”
23:55 Research and the journey of Pregnancy and Fibroids
28:05 Pregnancy with Fibroids
31:45 Deiondra’s Mom and her maternal family Fibroids Journey
34:15 Bleeding through Pregnancy due to Fibroids
35:10 What to change to avoid getting Fibroids during Pregnancy
38:57 What Message do you have for women experiencing Fibroids?
42:20 How to determine if you have Fibroids – get checked at USA Fibroids Centers
45:20 Closing Remarks about Inspiring Others to Share Journey
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