DrewsLou

First is May 2006, right before surgery. Second is last summer, July 2007. Third is my work xmas party last year. I guess I need to take some new pics, eh?

Heyloooooooooo to all you skinny bitches! Apparently I have been missed?!? Thanks for the myspace message marcy! I am still around, haven't logged into this site in FOREVER!! How is everyone? This thread has gotten way too big for me to go back to where I left off months ago. I have been super busy with roller derby. I am now the VP of my league and seem to be involved in everything that is derby these days. I went to KC in Feb on a derby trip and was in Milwaukee last month for an annual conference for yup... derby. I am trying to figure out a way to get to Vegas next month for a girls weekend with a bunch of derby girls. I am still not at goal. I gained some weight and have since lost what I gained and a little more. Still have about 40 pounds to go but it'll happen. I hate my job and am looking for something closer to home. Gas is killing me! Talk to ya'll soon! :blushing:

Nope, haven't lost weight in months. Derby is back in season and I'm skating 7 hours a week again and I need to be able to eat more. I have been PB'ing and getting stuck A LOT and it was time for an unfill. Going out for a steak dinner tonight! Tom did my unfill and I LOVE him! I'm a Tom girl from now on!

Hey strangers! I'm going in for an unfill this afternoon at 2:30.... will anyone else be there at that time? If so, say hi! xoxox

Ummm... can someone tell me again which exit I take off I25 to RR? I can't remember! :help:

Just wanted to pop in and let ya'll know I am still planning on seeing ya'll at Red Robin tomorrow night! Work has been crazy and I need a fun evening with you crazy ladies! :whoo:

Don't forget VABandster!

I am in for RR on Dec 13th! Especially if my buddy Kirsten will be there! RR has yummy french onion soup. :hungry:

I live in Brighton too brandymom!

I first heard about the band in January 2006 and started doing some research online to see if any doctor's in Denver were doing the surgery. I found Dr K and met with him at the end of Jan 06. I weighed 289 and had a BMI of 43 when I had my consultation. My husband got really sick and was hospitalized so I put surgery off until May. I had soooo many "last suppers" that I gained another 10 pounds in the 2 weeks before my pre-op diet. I stuck to the pre-op diet and was 280 on surgery day. Surgery itself was really no problem, I just felt like I had been doing crunches all day, I was up and walking around about 30 minutes after I woke up. The first few months the weight really melted off. I had 2 fills in that time. In August I noticed I wasn't losing and didn't feel any restriction. I went in for a fill and Dr K was only able to pull .2cc's out, my last fill had been 1.5cc's. He put 1.7cc's in and we waited a bit and he tried to take the same amount back out and he was only able to pull less than 1cc out. He decided at that time that I had a leak. A couple of weeks later I went in and had a fill under flouro with contrast so we could tell exactly where I was leaking from, and it was confirmed I had a leak in my tubing above the port. The port and tubing are connected, so it all had to be replaced. My husband got sick again and I had to put my port replacement surgery off until November. Exactly 6 months after being banded I had my port replaced. I opted for general anethesia (I'm a wimp!) and was in and out of surgery with an hour. Dr K gave me my port and tubing and the tubing was punctured several times. He said he probably punctured it accidentally when trying to give me a fill. I started losing weight again and by Feb 07 I got down to 205, for a total loss of 80 pounds. I haven't lost weight in months but am down to a size 14 from a 22 so I can't complain too much! I always wanted to play roller derby... were else can grown women beat the crap outta each other then go buy each other beers afterwards? Losing 80 pounds gave me the confidence and ability to skate 8 hours a week and I love every second of it! There's my story in a nutshell! Aren't you sorry you asked? :faint:

I have asked this same question many times Gadget! We got really into "Big Love" and I still can't understand why polygamy is illegal. It's not illegal to be a drain on society is it? (Not that I am condoning that, just sayin')

I was banded by Dr K May 2006... just wanted to pop in and say hi to all the Dr K newbies! :whoo: