I almost died during surgery- Jahmby Koikai on endometriosis battle

"I was already under a lot of pain from previous surgeries and this one almost killed me."

Media personality Jahmby Koikai has laid bare her painful battle with endometriosis.  According to Fayah Mama, as she’s popularly referred to as, she almost passed away during emergency surgery in Atlanta, USA. Recounting her battle with the condition to BBC, Jahmby revealed that she didn’t know about her endometriosis condition during her first painful periods. She perserved the monthly torment thinking every woman goes through a similar ordeal. Her mother and grandmother were the non wiser and urged her to persevere and she used painkillers to alleviate the agony.  

“Before having my first period at 13, I never imagined I'd go through such pain; it's been a massive battle,” she said.