# @venuswilliams on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMy7SrzMIeB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32841196-venuswilliams-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3dcd9c88d9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-01T02:31:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Venus Williams (@venuswilliams) — https://gondola.cc/venuswilliams

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On this day 1 year ago I was having surgery, an open myomectomy to remove fibroids and a large focal adenomyoma that was imbedded in the muscle of my uterus. What a difference a year makes! I played my first tournament in over 16 months( thank you markdein1  mubadalacitidcopen !) and I am now preparing to play the usopen. This post is in celebration of the last day of fibroid awareness month. There can be happy endings! 

I was told I was inoperable. I was told I could bleed to death on the table. I was told to get a surrogate and forget the hope to carry my own children. I was misdiagnosed. I went untreated for years and years and years. It’s so important to advocate for your health! I suffered from severe anemia, debilitating pain, excessive bleeding and abnormally frequent menstrual cycles for many years. It affected my tennis and the trajectory of my career.

I told my story so other women don’t have to go through this and so they can get better sooner. Thank you drshirazian (my hero!) and nyulangone for spearheading my pathway to health, getting me back to the sport I love and for helping to build awareness for this very curable issue. I play tennis now because I can play healthier than ever, it is a dream come true!  Thanks laralucaslulu ladyisha01 andreapreti88 isabelbrigido_  and Li Fang the dream team that took care of me and my little puppy Harold when I couldn’t! #fibroids #fibroid #fibroidsawareness #fibroidsawarenessmonth #adenomyosis #adenomyoma

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adenomyoma, fibroidsawarenessmonth, fibroids, adenomyosis, fibroidsawareness, fibroid

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