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SNIP, SNIP, STAPLE AND STITCH

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SNIP, SNIP, STAPLE AND STITCH  First of all, i just have to laud the Indian Healthcare system, i now know why it's the preferred healthcare destination. They are thorough, quick and efficient. Once you're admitted, they bring you an incentive spirometer to help you exercise your lungs, it helps with breathing after surgery is done in the abdominal area. So all i did the day before the surgery was carry the spirometer with me everywhere and inhaled and exhaled every 15 minutes, to be honest i did not enjoy it...but i did get my fair share of oxygen. I was put on a liquid diet for 24 hours in preparation for the surgery. The blood tests were frequent as expected but there was this ONE test, just thinking about it gives me the shivers. So apparently there's an artery vein that runs straight into the wrist joint and they had to collect blood from that specific vein to determine oxygen levels for surgery. So the cool gadget they had used earlier to highlight the veins co...

FAT, FATTER TO FITTEST

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FAT, FATTER TO FITTEST Sooooo, I've been dancing around this idea for the past four months and "hurrah" for me, i finally did it. More than ever i'm doing this for myself to help people out there who want to lose all sorts of weight imperfectly rather than all the hype surrounding the SWAN mentality in weight loss and life after weight loss. Plus just to narrate hilariously and lovingly on the various stages of MGB weight loss.  Don't i have a story to share!!!!! So this is how it all started, I had just come from a mini-vacay with my friend Faiza and baby sister Amina and as I entered the house, my mom asked me "Do you want to lose your big hips and bum bum? " I was like Nah Fam, these are my supporting documents! Then she went ahead to say, "But mama they are just TOOO BIG"...I could literally feel the pain in her voice (mind you this is the lady that's supposed to love you unconditionally and ALSO these are her genes...😄)...