DrewsLou

Awww! Thanks for posting the pics! You girls are looking FAB! Sorry I missed you. I swear... one of these days I will make it to Red Robin!

Hey Kirshenbaum peeps! Just wanted to check in with since I have been MIA lately. I have been super busy with derby and it has gotten even busier since I am not back skating! The knee is doing great... my endurance sucks, but I guess that will come, right? Aug 9th won't work for me. I practice on Thursday nights. Tuesdays generally work better, just not the 1st Tuesday of the month. Have a drink for me though! Anyone coming to the bout on the 24th? PM me if you want more info!

I found you guys!! I am doing great. Stuck between 205-209 but I look a helluva lot smaller, so I'm told. Here's a new pic:

Nope. He didn't charge me for the replacement.

New pic from yesterday!

Mal... there will be a bunch of stuff for sale. Tshirts, tank tops, beer coozies, buttons, stickers, and the 2007 calendar! I'm not in 2007 but will be in 2008 calendar! My photo shoot for that was actually last Sunday... I feel like a super star!

Mal... I'm glad to hear about the new puppy! I will be at the bout on Friday... come find me and I'll give you an autograph! (My first one!)

Congrats to all you losers! I am working my way down on the scale. I can finally get back to derby practice so I'm hoping to see that damn scale move!

I'm here! (and feel like a giant dumbass!) I ahve been so stressed out with derby lately! I saw my ortho doc Thursday morning, he cleared me to return to practice. i left work early to go to my last PT appointment and got home early. I laid down to take a little nap before I left to meet you all and didn't wake up until after 8pm!! I never do that! Anyway... just wanted you all to know that I'm not a flake... I swear!! :o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

Hi all! I am looking forward to seeing you all tonight! Woof.... I would be happy to discuss my leak experience with you tonight!

Oh no Woof!! If you can't swallow your own spit it is most definatley an emergency!! You should feel instantly better once you get some of your fill taken out. I will be at Red Robin tomorrow night for sure!

Hey Maysters!! How is month 14 treating you so far?? I am doing well. I went in for a teeny unfill on Monday and am feeling MUCH better. I was PB'ing way more that I liked and was getting pretty limited on my foods that I could eat. I can actually eat Breakfast now! I am still hoping/wishing/praying for the elusive onderland. I should be able to start skating again on the 16th and am hoping that kicks my ass into gear. We have an official trainer now for our practices and all I hear is grumbling out of the other girls because he is so tough... bring it on!!! That's about it for me!! How is everyone else??

You should ask him to give you a small fill when he is working on your port, that's what I did when he replaced my port. That way you may not have to get your sore belly poked again...unless you are too tight! Just a thought.

I only have ONE chin now!!

LOL... so I have this mental image of you on all 4's trying to get unstuck Mal....that's hysterical!!

Mary is new to the office since I was last there in January. She was the one who called me a few weeks ago to see how much weight I had lost. She was very short and almost rude on the phone. After her attitude with me on Monday I am thinking I will ask Marilyn that I not have any contact with her. Sad that Dr K is getting so super busy because he is wonderful and a person in his office with a crappy attirude is putting people off. I am loving my unfill! I was able to eat 3/4 of my dinner last night at a restraunt and leave feeling satisfied without that icky golf ball feeling. I am looking forward to see you all next week!

Hello Lovelies!!! I went in and got .2cc's taken out yesterday and I am now sitting here eating breakfast! I haven't been able to eat breakfast since January or so. It's wonderful!! I got to Dr K's office at about 4 yesterday and my appointment was at 4:15. The waiting room was packed. One thing I never understand though... maybe someone can explain it to me... why do people bring their ENTIRE families (kids, mom's, dad's, ect) to the doctor with them? It's miserable to have to squeeze in the waiting room and listen to screaming kids (can you tell I'm not a mother? LOL) Anywhoo... I waited until 4:30 and went up and asked Marilyn how late he was running as I needed to be downtown by 5. Mary, (whom I had never met until yesterday) came up and said it would be at least an hour. I got pretty annoyed and told her that if they were running that late they needed to call people and let them know so they could plan accordingly. She was pretty snotty with me but Marilyn took care of everything (like she always does!) and got me right back. I got back and Mary asked me to sign the waiver saying if your tubing/port gets punctured Dr K is released from liability. I laughed and said oh... this is because of me. She looked at me blankly and I said never mind, I want to talk to Dr K before I sign anything. He came in right away and laughed when I told him she wanted me to sign that and he put it away and said he started doing that because of my leak. He got my port on the first poke (yay!) and I asked him to take everything out so we could see exactly how much I had (2.2cc's) and I had him take out .2cc's. I cannot believe the difference!! Mal... how did your fill go? How late was he when you got there?

Hey all! Just checking in... I go in for an unfill today at 4:15. I just want maybe .2cc's out then I think I will be golden. I had a great weekend. Saturday we spent the day in Vail for a college friend of my hubby's wedding (get all that?). I ahve lived in CO for 26 years and had NEVER been to Vail! It is amazingly beautiful up there! Mal... hope to see you today! I will be in and out pretty quick as I have to be downtown by 5ish but I hope we get to say hi at least! I'm dreaming of eating a rib-eye!! Woof... hang in there sister! Everyone else... hope to see you next Thursday!

I have our get together on the 12th on my calendar and am planning on being there!

Hello lovelies of the Dr K thread! I am doing great here. I skated again on Tuesday and will skate again tonight. PT was supposed to end last week but they want me to continue for 3 more weeks since I still can't fully straighten my knee. So now I am going once a week for soft tissue work... basically massage. I ahve my first session tonight and I am looking forward to it! I see my ortho doc again on th 12th and am hoping to be released back to practice. I am DYING to get back in the action! I would like to clarify my fill issue for those who are confused. I *think* I have 2.5ish in my band right now. Since my last TOM I have been much tighter and am having trouble getting down the good-for-me foods, chicken, steak and sometimes even yogurt! I'm not sure if the heat has attributed it my tighter restriction or not. I am PB'ing a few times a week and am sick and tired of it. I have lost the 14 pounds I put on after my knee surgery but still hunger for onderland. Once I get back to practice and am skating 6 hours a week again I will need better nutrition for sure. I hope this make sense and clears up the confusion!

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Mal!! I will be there at 4:15! Yay!! We will see each other!!!

Hi girls! I had a GREAT weekend! Saturday I spent the night at the Denver Zoo.. it was a program called "Bunk with the Beasts" and my mom and I took my neice and nephew. It was a lot of fun! Sunday morning I had to get up super early and leave the zoo because I was in the Pride Parade along with my fellow Denver Roller Dolls!. I have never experienced Pride before and it was sooooooooo much fun! I highly recommend checking it out next year. We had about 6 girls who skated the entire parade and I drove my FIL's litle Tracker with it all decorated. I will attach some pics. We handed out over 750 fliers to our season opener July 20th! I have been struggling for a couple of weeks with my eating. I think I am too tight and am PB'ing waaaaaaaay too often. I called Dr K's office this morning and am going in to see him Monday afternoon for a small unfill. Anyone else gonna be around then?? Happy Monday! Pics: I am sitting in the car in the first one, second one I am in the back row in a white tube top (!!!) and baseball cap, and third I am on the right hand side in the white tube top.

Woofay... I am sending you huge hugs girl!! I am doing good. I turned 32 yesterday but I'm telling everyone I'm 27... what a dork, eh? I don't look 32, so at least I have that going for me! My knee is doing great. I have my last session of PT this afternoon. I skated for the first time in almost 3 months on Tuesday. it was freakin awesome!! I lasted over an hour straight and didn't fall. My balance is a bit shaky but I guess that's to be expected. I'm hoping to get back in action on July 16th. I see my doc on July 12 so you girls who I see that night will be the first to know how it went! I have lost 12 of the 14 pounds I gained after my knee surgery. Just 2 pounds away from my lowest now! Here's a pic from my bday party on saturday!

I'm here! After climbing all the way up to 219 after my knee surgery I am happy to report the scale said 206 this morning! I REALLY wanted to see onderland by my bday (tomorrow!) but that isn't going to happen. With all the issues and complications I have had the past year I guess I should just be happy with my 75ish pounds lost and move forward.