I Thought I Was Dying | Part 1 

Thank you for your transparency. 5 years I was wheelchair bound with 2 herniated discs and after a 5-hour spinal surgery and months of learning how to put one foot in front of the other again, kicked that wheelchair to the curb and am now back to doing HITT workouts. I look forward to trying one of yours!

Wow 😯 what a crazy experience! You’re such an inspiration and I am so impressed with your positive attitude. Looking forward to following you on your journey and learning more of the exercises you share. I love your beautiful altitude ♥️ I need to learn more ways to improve myself with exercise. Super excited 👏♥️👏

I’m so thankful you’re ok and for the doctors that knew how to save your life. It’s an important story to tell and thank you for sharing it with us. You’re positive attitude and inner strength are beautiful and will take you through the healing process so well. Much love and prayers from Canada ❤️

Wow, I know this was a year ago but I just saw your video. I'm so happy you survived this horror. My grandmother suffered this,but didn't make it. She was in her late 60's, refused treament,pulled out all her tubes in the hospital & went home only to die shortly thereafter 😟

Sweet Alexia! Sorry to hear what happened to you. I am glad you are well now and on your way to recovery. You are motivation and inspiration to many of us...sending our love and positive vibes!! You've got this beautiful! Love from Oz ♥️🐨🦘♥️

And 2 months later here you are! You are rocking! I can't beleve what happend with you and how much your sport life and strength helpt and rushed your recovery. Respect to you! Greetings from Germany

I love your all workouts God bless u Alexia

I Am Truly Sorry you went through that! Amen 🙏🏾 you are now back on your fitness journey. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m praying for your full recovery to the new you 🥰!

Will pray for your fast recovery dear 🙏. Lots of love from india I really like all ur workouts and I was thinking what happen suddenly. Anyways now your back and gradually you can start it take care of u dear god bless you wish u very good health my dear ❤️👍🏻. Your strong mentally and physically too as always 👍🏻.

Wow thanks for sharing. Glad to hear you've recovered now.

Omg...so sorry what u went thru. 🥺 Im a huge fan. Ur an inspiration to everyone!

God is the key🙏🙌💪 Praying for you and a full recovery

Stay strong!!! We are all with you!!! ❤️

Omg , thank God your doing well, so sorry you jad to go through that ,, i am right here with you.hope you get back to your self soon ,

If anybody can recover successfully from such a tremendous experience I know you can. Praying for your physical and mental journey back.

hey I'm glad you're recovered...what caused the twist?

So glad you are ok, I had the same story but they found a huge tumour .... we both have the same warrior scars💗 nutrition can be a bit of a pain but it gets easier, avocados, quinoa, zucchini all work for me now but in the first few months it was slowly but surely whilst my small intestine retrained then 20% I have left of my large. Being vegan is a bit of a pain now so I eat chicken, fish and eggs as beans etc are difficult to digest. I suggest juicing, smoothies etc and gradually bring the fibre in, I wish you all the best on your journey, the main thing is that you are ok and I promise it gets better and easier xx

Glad to see you're set on getting back to health. Just subscribed - you have amazing tutorials on a lot of very technical lifts, and your form is some of the best I've seen. Get well and stay positive!

Hey Alexia. Big fan. I remember you doing like a crazy sit ups abs program just before you got sick. Did that have anything to do with your intestine getting all tied up? Lots of love from Montreal.❤️

This happened to me 5 years ago. While on vacation with 3 young kids!! I honestly never heard of anyone else that this had happened to!!

OMG! So shocked to hear what happened to you. I’m not one to always believe in God or a higher power but it’s almost as it your previous life (for the want of a phrase) prepared you with the skill set, muscle memory and self discipline to take this journey. Remember you never really start from scratch, you know what exercises, foods and mental approach works best for you. If i know anything from your videos, it’s that you are in good hands :)

I've always liked you and your channel. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery!!

I’ll come on this journey with you!! Glad you are ok. And love this pink gym!!! ❤️

Im glad you made it. Thats really dangerous. 🌻🌻

Just had major surgery too. Im there with you. So challenging when it’s completely out of the blue. And new scar to make friends with. Big purpose in all this...

RU-vid kept deleting my comment and I'm not sure why bc I was sharing my own experience with a similar surgery, altho mine resulted in an ileostomy. Thank u for sharing this and I'm excited for future Vids on this topic!

thank God u are getting well ❤❤❤ u have strong beautiful personality 💕 i just adore ur video and ur advice

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Stay strong, my friend.

I’m so glad you are recovering! Sending good thoughts!

Oh wow what a challenge you went through!!! I am so happy to see you recovering.

Wait a minute. Did the doctors say about about as to why your big intestines twisted? Never heard of such a thing and it would be incredibly beneficial, especially for you, to know why this happened. Below info found online. Intense gut mobility: The use of laxatives, adhering to a diet high in fiber, and disorders of the intestines can lead to the development of a twisted bowel. Having the intestines work extra hard can lead to them wind up. Over eating: Eating excessive amounts of food can overwhelm the intestines, making them sag, loop, or distend downward, causing the intestines to twist. Intestinal malrotation: Due to an existing problem of the bowel that hasn’t shaped properly or doesn’t align accurately with the abdomen. These conditions are often recognized early in life and put those affected at risk. Abdominal adhesions: Adhesions occur due to improperly placed scar tissue between the sections of the bowel. These bands can pull the intestine, introducing kinks and looks that eventually lead to a twisted bowel. Diverticulosis: Protrusions of the intestinal lining that appear as small sacs. Having an overabundance of these protrusions of intestinal lining might cause the intestine to twist in on itself, leading to significant obstruction. Diverticula might be congenital (occurring at birth) or develop over time as you get older. Other causes: Although rare, other causes include certain cancers, pregnancy, old age, changes in dietary habits, or problems with post-surgical recovery www.belmarrahealth.com/twisted-bowel-volvulus-adults/

The best thing is everything went well. Thank God we keep praying for you 🌸🌸

After that ordeal is terrible, sad to see the scar over the Abs . Hopeful healed greatly . That the sewing was done appropriately linement . Great 6 pak b4 ! Hopeful same after .

That's a lot of large intestine ! I had about 15cm (dunno in inches lol) of my sigmoid removed because of endo (it's the part of the large intestine right before the rectum....) and i have zero side effects. I digest so much better than before even... Because before my intestines were so inflamed and food was stuck in the area of the endo lesion that had literally gotten inside the intestine, and as it's not intestine, it stopped the whole thing from moving as it should. One year later I'm 30 and I'm healthier than I've ever been when i was a teen or in my 20s. Crazy. I thought living in pain was normal and going once a week at most to the bathroom was just a regular thing a lot of ppl had too lol. Thanks for listening to my body finally i found out my chronic illness. And now I'm able to workout. Building a strong core has been a game changer in my recovery post surgery and management plan of my endo. This and a strict diet of foods i can digest, and god i reduced by 75 percent the days of pain. And it took one whole year post surgery. At first i was "meh okay surgery got rid of lesions and stuff but the pain will always remain..." Even though my surgeon had told my mother "she's gonna discover her life now..." He could have told us it would take time ! At 3 months post op i was defeated but i still continued with the diet and stuff the surgeons told me to try. The road to recovery is long and not at all linear. We know that but when faced with the harsh reality of doing the thing even tough you're scared the pain will never go away... Man it's a leap of faith and a test of willpower. But I won't go back now ! Us people with our intestines reduced or chopped off, we're a kind of people not scared of much ! When you've handled rectal spasms during recovery and blood in your stool and liters of cold cold water in your bum during exams... Lol 😆 you can handle anything.

I am not sure what caused your intestine to twist, but i guess it is the overtraining or going a bit extreme on ur exercise. Hope you recover fast and get back to normal asap.

so did the Dr's give you a reason as to why this would happen to such a healthy woman??? It's always shocking to see something like this happen to a person that is in the top 1% of the overly healthy , physically fit people ... So sorry this happened to you! THe fact you are so healthy will really help your recovery move along smoothly and quick.... All the best... You still looked drop dead gorgeous in the hospital... xo

I'm glad you are alright sweetie You got this 🙂

Why did that happened?

find out what section: transverse, ascending, descending-- the more you know

Hope you're doing ok

OMG why did that happen?

Who cook the food ???

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