tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11410548454901472292024-03-13T10:55:19.398-05:00Doctors in heelsA fashion and lifestyle blog Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401811728876658690noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141054845490147229.post-14706193466825143752015-03-27T15:48:00.001-05:002015-03-28T11:45:06.500-05:00Happy<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the the many privileges of being a surgeon is inheriting the title of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the "Operating room DJ".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being that I love music and pretty much
all kinds of music with a good beat: pop, dance, R & B, hip hop, bollywood,
country, rock, alternative, soul, rap, jazz, instrumental, and more; I was more than excited about it when I graduated and started my job. </div>
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Music can have a very powerful effect, it can bring out
emotions, it can bring out talent, it can stir up memories, it can wipe out memories, it can soothe wounds and it can dig out excellence. So this was a big
deal for me. And just like any other show the first act has to be phenomenal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sets the stage, the mood and makes an
impression. I had always wondered what song I would choose to begin my day. </div>
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Also Music without dance is like peanut butter without
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It was not always easy for me to dance in front of people
because I was very insecure about it. But encouragement from Dr Style really
helped me build my confidence. And watching Ellen DeGeneres really helped me
understand the power of dance. Back in the day when I was going through a very
tough time waiting to get into a surgical residency, the only way I could get
out of bed to make phone calls for job interviews was by watching Ellen, her
audience and her DJ Tony dance together. I would be able to momentarily forget
all the worries in the world and manage to get a lot of work done. I
am also thankful to Ellen for giving me an opportunity to be a part of her
audience in 2005 and experience it first hand. </div>
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So when I heard Pharell’s “Happy” I had love at first sound. This was it.. It was the song I was looking for. The song with the right beat and tempo that I think is capable of making anybody move their body to it and feel "happiness". It helps me to channelize and bring positivity in my operating room as I prepare to remove somebody’s cancer. It also helps me to share the positivity
with my team. Despite of any worries or situations that might have happened
outside the operating room for any of us, the song is a reminder to be happy and
to focus on giving our best to the patient. As the song plays, I do a quick
dance step with my staff, do my short prayer, I feel invigorated and I am ready
to do my part as the surgeon. </div>
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Please feel free to leave a comment on what would be the song to start your day..?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401811728876658690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141054845490147229.post-52132224043423253442015-03-10T20:17:00.001-05:002015-03-27T16:22:39.861-05:00Lipstick tricks<div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">
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For the above shade I have combined shades So-Sienna and Endless ruby</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401811728876658690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141054845490147229.post-51206540333789173502015-03-05T14:50:00.001-06:002015-03-27T16:23:40.381-05:00Got Vitamin D..?<div class="s2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As Dr Comfort chatted up with her comrades at work, a colleague came forward and stated he had a Vitamin D deficiency and had to take Vitamin D supplements for it. There was a moment were others came forward with their own Vitamin D deficiency diagnoses and others wanting to know more about it through their questions: What causes a Vitamin D Deficiency? Is it life threatening? What are the symptoms? Etc.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As the Comfort’s conversation flow changed into a clinical discussion on Vitamin D deficiency, it also made her pause and think of her father’s own ordeal with having the signs and symptoms for a long while without a diagnosis to treat. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A while back, Comfort’s Dad started to feel regularly tired with unexplained muscle aches. Multiple physicians were seen and tests were done with no definite cause discovered. Comfort, the brilliant breast oncology surgeon in the US could not decipher what to make of the work up being done for her father in India. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">On her trip to visit her parents in India, Comfort could visibly see her father struggle to enjoy his day to day activities because of the pain and fatigue. Randomly one day, Comfort thought to get her Dad’s Vitamin D level drawn….JACKPOT. Dad had a CRITICALLY LOW LEVEL OF VITAMIN D (8.8 ng/ml, whereas most recommendations are to have it above 20 ng/ml at least). </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Diagnosis.</span><span class="s2"> Found. </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Treatment.</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s2">Started.</span><span class="s2"></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Symptoms.</span><span class="s2"> GREATLY IMPROVED!</span><span class="s2"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">However, the question had to be asked: How did Comfort’s Dad have a Vitamin D deficiency? Isn’t it associated with NOT being in a sunny area?</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He lives in one of the sunniest parts of India where the summer temperatures reach a high of 41 degrees Celsius (106 F) and winters can be as cold as 11 degrees Celsius (52 F)! Technically, he should be swimming in all that sunshine right?</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">WRONG. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You can have all the sunshine in the world around you, but it will not make a difference if you don’t actually participate in it. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Comfort’s Dad lived in a sunny area, but he spent most of his time OUT OF the sunlight, i.e. indoors, shaded areas, cars, office, etc. </span><span class="s2"></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Ergo…the potential for a Vitamin D deficiency.</span><span class="s2"></span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">According to the National Institute of Health, </span><span class="s2">the following </span><span class="s2">group </span><span class="s2">are</span><span class="s2"> at risk for </span><span class="s2">a Vitamin D deficiency?</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">1. </span><span class="s2">Groups who are given prolonged, exclusive nutrients via breast milk without recommended supplementation</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">2. </span><span class="s2">Older adults</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">3. </span><span class="s2">People with LIMITED sun exposure</span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">4. </span><span class="s2">People with dark skin </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">5. </span><span class="s2">People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and other diseases causing fat malabsorption</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As a follow up to Comfort’s workplace chat and reminiscing about her father’s condition, Dr Comfort and Dr Style both had their Vitamin D levels checked. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Guess what? Style’s level was LOW. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Guess what else? Style had been complaining about feeling tired all the time, dragging at work and having a low energy level. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Turns out it was not just work stress- which </span><span class="s2">we all have </span><span class="s2">plenty of by the way. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was a true nutritional deficiency that improved symptoms upon restoration. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Please note: we are not endorsing everyone needs to take Vitamin D supplements. </span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Federal Government’s 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans stated, “Nutrients should come from food. Foods in nutrient-dense, mostly intact forms contain not only the essential vitamins and minerals that are often contained in nutrient supplements, but also dietary fiber and other naturally occurring substances that have positive health effects…Dietary supplements…may be advantageous in specific situations to increase intake of a specific vitamin or mineral.”</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We ARE saying that you should have a Primary Care Provider who you trust and inform them of what is going on with you so they can help decide if a Vitamin D lab level is warranted and can recommend treatment if needed. Chronic fatigue and muscle aches are serious concerns and we should not chalk them as consequences of our busy lives, limited sleep, work schedules, etc. It’s worth a discussion with your doctor. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Remember, </span><span class="s2">everyone is </span><span class="s4" style="font-weight: bold;">prone</span><span class="s2"> to a Vitamin D deficiency: from the people of Midwest America</span><span class="s2"> and their brief glimpses of sunlight to the family members in West Central India where the sun does not miss a beat!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So pay attention to your bodies and get things checked out promptly! </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">-Comfort and Style</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1141054845490147229" name="_GoBack"></a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401811728876658690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141054845490147229.post-70872325549151444222015-02-28T13:57:00.000-06:002015-03-27T16:15:05.131-05:00Quality Service<div class="MsoNormal">
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This blog is a shoutout to Visa Concierge. </div>
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We would like to give an update on our ticket situation
that happened on our first day at New York Fashion Week. </div>
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"In the Product Purchaser System the people are
represented by two separate, but equally but important groups. The eager,
helpless purchaser and the mighty controlling suppliers. These are their
stories:" ( said to the voice of Law and Order SVU intro)</div>
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My bestie and I has both just landed at LaGuardia airport,
Dr Style around 6:30 and Dr Comfort at 7:00 pm. Usually one of us would have
waited for the other to share the cab to the hotel which we could say was for
being green and saving fuel but in reality to save money. But on that day we
had decided to splurge and take separate cabs because a) we were pampering
ourselves with our lifelong dream to attend fashion week <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and b) we were on a time crunch. Our
first event was supposed to be at 9 pm. So according to the plan the first
person<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was to reach the hotel
would collect tickets and check in by 8 pm. And that would leave us at least an
hour of valuable time to invest in getting ourselves red carpet ready for the
actual event. </div>
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Dr Style reached the hotel by 7:30 pm and everything was
going per plan. I wish life would have read the memo on how things should have
progressed from there. </div>
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So she checked in around 7:30 pm and asked if we had our
tickets for the show delivered to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>either one of us who were both registered on the room. She
was told no. No worries we still had a while to go (hour and half) before we
had to be there. She got our room and ordered our room service and waited. I
called visa concierge and waited. I reached the hotel room and waited. We ate
our dinner and waited. Visa said they had delivered the tickets and to check
with hotel. Hotel said they don’t have the tickets. Visa said they had
delivered the tickets but could not get hold of delivery person to confirm when
and to whom. The hotel said they don’t have our tickets. </div>
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So we waited. All this time with all the anxiety and being
on the phone, obviously we are not painting our faces for the event. Finally
around 8:35 pm a manager on duty intervenes at the hotel, actually takes time
to look through the mail (unlike the front desk lady who kept assuring us that
she had looked at the mail, but totally had not) and miraculously finds our
tickets in the box. Cool. No worries. </div>
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So finally we get ready in about 30-40 min and make our way
to The Lincoln Center. We felt like a little kid walking to Willie Wonka’s
Chocolate Factory. It takes some time to figure exactly where to be in the
Lincoln center. Being the Midwestern simpletons we expected signs pointing us
to where we needed to be and people escorting us to it. In reality, in true new
york ways, everyone already knew where to be except us. No worries, we made it
to the front doors of The Mecca of fashion. </div>
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But lo and behold it is about 10 pm and we get turned away
because the show is almost finished. </div>
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We make our way back almost fighting back our tears and
hoping that it is not a preview of the next few days. Not to mention those
tickets are expensive. We thought we could talk about it to the hotel manager
and we were sure they would figure out a way to make up for the fact that they
did not give us our tickets on time and just crushed our dreams.</div>
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Turns out we were again Midwestern simpletons. We were told
that we had not read their policy on the right way to gather a delivery for us,
which was to have gone to the concierge at the hotel before 8 pm and asked them
about it. Obviously in their fancy hotel service the front desk person who had
been contacted at 7:30 pm had no obligation to inform us of the process and we
should just know about it. And so in conclusion according to them it was our
fault and so they did not owe us anything. </div>
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We moved on decided not to let it bother us but did mention
to visa concierge about it and asked if there was anything they could do to
help and tried to contact the hotel manager about it. It took us few days and
few attempts to have somebody at the hotel to find time to talk to us. When we
did have somebody from the hotel talk to us they offered us about a 10% of the
actual price of the tickets. So obviously we declined. </div>
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The situation was then placed away in our minds to the
special place that it reserved for all similar situations that need to be
forgotten (you know: the contest that you thought you will win and don’t or
like an exam you thought were gonna ace but actually bombed). We continued on with our night and with our fabulous next few days. </div>
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But thankfully visa concierge did not give up on our behalf.
Katie from visa concierge who took a note of the whole details worked on
contacting and trying to work with the hotel to try to rectify the situation.
She would give me daily updates about any progress on it. She tried for about 2
weeks and the only success<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from
the hotel was a free one night stay for us( about 15% of the actual ticket
price). And I am glad Katie took the liberty to decline that offer on our
behalf. </div>
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And then Katie called and said that they will refund our
full amount for the tickets and keep dealing with the hotel on their time and
meanwhile blacklist them from their services. <br />
And which they did. As I see the amount reimbursed to my account I feel owe
visa a big grateful note of the account and expose The Empire hotel to my
friends so that they do not ever have to face a situation like us. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">In the midst of showing everyone we care for them and needing our own reassurance from others, we sometimes forget our
#1.....ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">If there's one thing we have learned over the
past few years of living, experiencing, and practicing medicine, it is that no
one can make you feel worthy, loved, or special if you cannot do that for
yourself first. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So on this recent Valentine's Day, we took a
moment to acknowledge ourselves by putting ourselves first and treating
ourselves with a lifelong dream- attending the NEW YORK FASHION WEEK (NYFW) in
NYC!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It all started off with a checklist:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1. Decide to attend New York Fashion Week <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">2. Wait for few years to find some time on your
schedule to plan it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">3. The one year that both of us have the time
and money to possibly plan the event, just happens to fall on one of us’s
wedding anniversary. But no big deal because: obviously spending time with your
bestie on valentine’s day and ditching your hubbie is totally alright.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">4. Find out WHEN NYFW is occurring <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">5. Find out WHERE exactly in NY is NYFW held<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">6. Inform employers you have to bounce for a
few days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">7. Get tickets to the shows. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">8. Figure out how the hell you are
supposed to get said tickets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">9. Call everyone you know, dated, heard
of, and networked with over the past decade to see if they have connections to
any shows. And we mean EVERYONE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">10. None of that worked. So we
decided to call the Concierge service of every Credit Card. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">11. Hello Visa Signature Concierge
service, our new best friend. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">12. Wait 3 weeks for the list of shows to
be released and send in requests to the top shows we want to attend....Monique
Lhullier, BCBG, Carolina Herrera, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">13. At some point, we need a place to
stay....so we researched and booked the closest hotel to the Lincoln Center....The
Empire Hotel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">14. Cue in the Jay Z/Alicia Key Song
"Empire State of Mind." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">15. As time gets closer to the NYFW
dates, start putting together a wardrobe for the week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">16. Nothing like a shopping trip at
"A la Mi Closet" (my closet), other people's closets, and
running around like a madwoman at every other store to put together memorable
ensembles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">17. Let the excitement build, but be
cool. As a grown woman, control yourself! Cool as a cucumber on the
outside, shrieking like a 6 yr old girl on the inside. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">18. FLY OUT TO NYC!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We arrived in style at LaGuardia and took our
respective rides to the Hotel Empire. Check in and find out that our
confirmed tickets for the events are not present-only to find out later the
tickets were dropped off earlier in the day. The result? We missed
out on our first event- the Water Charity Gala displaying the works of
International Designers. </span></div>
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ever by designer ASAF GANOT (courtesy of a family member being close friends
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The vibrant jewel tones of the Monique Lhullier
collection can only be upstaged by the sparkling bedazzled stockings we fell in
love with. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Seriously. Sparkling Stockings. The eyes are
naturally drawn to the legs' winking lights walk by. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">However, nothing could compare to the magical
hours known as the Herve Leger show and beyond!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As the two of us sat side by side a few rows
back from the runway, we took a moment to savor every aspect of the room: the
lights, the runway, the journalists, celebrities, the who's who of the fashion
industry, us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We worked hard. Worked long. Worked
resiliently to get here- in life, in our careers and to a point to achieve a
personal dream. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">With anticipation, we held our breaths as the
lights turned low, the music came on and the show began. As the models
glided across the runway, we let our imaginations kick in. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As the show ended, music simmered down and
lights lifted, the collective awe of the audience got us out of our seats and
heading towards the "Herve Leger" sign.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">After we both captured the moment for each of
us with the “Herve Leger” sign, we see the backstage area.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So we did the next obvious same thing to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We tried to get backstage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The left side security said No. We were
not important enough. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So we decided to try out our luck on the right
side. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We just strolled in and illusioned ourselves
into thinking that this side was friendlier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Actually, they were more "Real Housewives
of Atlanta" friendly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">We realized we had just walked in them and
their entourage and thus were allowed in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15;">Valentine's Day is a week away and as I plan for a gift for my husband ,I would like to dedicate this post and introduce you all to my husband Dr Ras Malai (nickname based on one of my favorite Indian desserts)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Valentine's Day has a very special place in my life. Being a hopeless bollywood romantic there is the usual importance associated with it that I share with the rest of the world. The other reasons are that my husband and I met for the first time on that day, we had our first date on the same day and a year late we got married on Valentine's Day too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">I thought it was a good planned coincidence that would guarantee that neither of us would ever forget the date in future for any of those compatibility competitions. My sister did try to convince me to choose a different wedding date. Her reasoning: </span><span style="line-height: 1.15;">I am going to have one gift for Valentine's Day and not three seperate gifts for each individual occasion.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">But my sweet husband has had no trouble in keeping up with the anticipated hype of the gift. And thus, making my quest and task of finding his gift that much more difficult.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">I feel my situation is like an </span><span style="line-height: 1.15;">episode of Big Bang Theory where sheldon has to buy a gift for penny and based on his reasoning confidently buys multiple gift baskets with the idea that one of them would be able to match hers. But when gifted a napkin autographed by leonard nimoy from penny he is left speechless.</span><span style="line-height: 1.15;">I think my situation is pretty much like Sheldon..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.15;">To better describe it let me give you a brief background on some gifts from my sweet husband and how I happen to have my collection of purses that come in a purse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">Then there was the time, when with the help of Dr All About Style he surprised me with my first prada. I was a stay at home mom at that time and I was away on my first conference. He was taking care of our nine month old son alone for two full days. At end of day two, he said he just fully realised and comprehended all that I did for our son and wanted me to know how he felt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">And then Louis joined the bunch last year. After looking in four malls I had found my perfect Little Black Purse but could not get myself to spend the money. Two months later I see it on my shelf on valentine’s day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">And that brings me to this year’s gift. I come home from work after a long day and I have this sexy bottega waiting for me. Something I had looked at and wanted but could not justify to myself to buy it. And the reason for getting my gift early..: I am going to be away in new york for a girls weekend with Dr Style and he wanted to make sure I have it with me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">This in no way means that I only appreciate expensive gifts.. It's the thought that counts.. What I see in my husband is the ability to recognize and discover my wish list and then make it happen for me. His intention to show with his actions, that even though I might hesitate and think that I do not need to splurge and spoil myself , he disagrees and wants to shower me with all that and more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">So ladies now you understand the pressure on me for the next few days to plan and purchase something equally special. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;">And on that note there is one week left and I wish you all good luck in figuring out ways to make this valentine special for your significant other.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alright folks. You’ve heard the line, “No guts, No glory!” There’s something empowering about confronting a very personal fear, big or small. For us, it’s our “undone” faces. Now that it’s out there, maybe we don’t have to buy a carton of concealer every few months. Anyone wanting to join us? Do you have the Guts?! Are you ready to be Glorious?!!</span></div>
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To classify: I am a Breast Cancer and an Oncoplastic Surgeon.</div>
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To justify: I love it</div>
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Yes I love my job. I have been working for close to two years now and as I was discussing with my best friend, who is a child psyhicatrist we both realized that it took a lot of hard work, memorizing, test taking, physical labor, and training to get where we are. But learning things related directly to the medical aspects of our jobs was relatively easy. It was all the other aspects of becoming smart, always classy, usually organized, typically fun-loving, mostly fashionable, generally well behaved, occasionally aggressive, sometimes sassy, rarely grumpy and never untrustworthy professional women that was hard.</div>
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We have both been blessed with very loving and caring families who gave it all they had to make our dreams come true, teach us and equip us with knowledge and morals to handle ourselves. And not to seem petty, but we had no real role models of women who were in the professional field that we could reach out when faced with issues that a woman would have.</div>
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Thus came the idea for the blog. It is mostly our attempt to share our life outside of medicine, some lessons we have learned, are learning and planning to someday learn while we continue to work in our day jobs. As we begin this journey we also request and encourage input from fellow bloggers and look forward to the adventures we will all have.</div>
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P.S: The photo was taken on our graduation night from residency together and seemed perfect for this beginning. Account of the night to follow in a future blog.</div>
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