Hi there,

I am considering Dr. Kirshenbaum in Aurora, CO (www.lapbandrockies.com) I know that there are a few of you in LBT that went to him. I am interested in knowing your thoughts on him and if you have had any complications. I am just a little leary since the price is so low, there is little on the internet about him, and I will be traveling from WI to have this done. Any information you could provide would be much apppreciated...

Thanks!

Sheila:)

This is my day to whine.

I'm up four pounds. The cheesecake and lasagna didn't help but I ran out of my lasix (water pills) so I'm sure that didn't help either.

My taste buds have returned. I actually DID want Doritos.

That old paranoia is rearing its ugly head (you won't lose the weight, see, you're going back to old habits) and all the self talk that goes with it.

To make matters worse, my sister is off on workman's comp and cannot get a buddy pass for me and Patrick. I don't have the money to fly to Denver right now so I can't come out there for a fill.

I'm dealing with some seriously discouragement right now.

Woofay and Lapdancer~ WOW gals so sorry to hear that you are both facing some tough times. Woofay, I often wonder if there is anything in there too, from the begining...I often thought he just cut me open and didn' put the band in??? I haven't really felt much different, but agian I haven't had a fill yet. I am wondering if I should ask for a larger fill, I know he is very conservative with his fills. I have heard of people that only take a couple of fills and they are good, I wih I could be one of those gals. I also heard that some take many...up to five or six??? Hang in there, maybe you gals need the extra few fills.

I found this book ( I bought the book on CD), it is supposed to help us with the defining the body and the mind. "Emotional surgery", I just started it, but if any one would be interested in a copy, let me know (shhhh). The book is called Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, I actually read about him on one of the other threads here.

Lapdancer, I wish there were something I could do to get you here for your fill. Maybe one of her work buddys could sell you a buddy pass?? I hope your sis is okay too.

Thinking about you gals!!!

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!

:faint: The Pep Talk

Okay friends, we can do this! We deserve a healthy life, we have done this a gazillion times before, we can do it better this time through!

:car: The Whine

That said, coming off vacation sucks. I feel like I am rattling around a house I am not connected to. I feel lost in space.

:hungry: Overeating 101

What happened to my eating patterns that I had really firmed up? I am recording everything that I put into my mouth but I am no longer making the best food choices. Those four kisses that I scarfed before 10 am are an example. So I super cleaned the kitchen in order to de-sweet my visual triggers and throw away crap food.

:whoo::whoo: The Gym

Went to the gym yesterday for an hour. It was good to sweat and feel positive energy about my commitment.

:think Lap Dancer

I will totally miss you. Can you get a buddy ticket from someone else? You have an invitation to stay with me. Maybe you can bring your son the next visit to reduce the cost??? Don't give up on yourself. You can do this, you deserve a healthy life! You are so creative and high energy make that work for your self-care.

:rolleyes Woofay

It is you and me babe, we planned for the band to do the job, poop, it doesn't. :angry This is a great disappointment to me too. I thought it was all going to be different once I had the band, now some things are more realistic. I need to be much tighter than I am now to force me to eat less :hungry:, but beyond that I have to recommit to myself and to a program of health and well being.

:sick The Headwork (oy vie)

This is the damn head work! Do I really deserve a "normal" life? What do I have to give up in order to be (feel) like other people? What do I have to give up in order to think like other people? What do I have to give up in order to behave like other people? Am I willing to change?

:) :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug: :girl_hug:

The Hugs - because we really need them!

I chose weight as my life's problem to resolve. I now choose health and well-being as my goal and my focus. So, with your support, I know I can do this really challenging thing, give up some parts that are holding me back and move into the new or underdeveloped parts that will create my future.

Tears? Certainly.

Hard work? Yes

Cheers? You bet.

Friends who really "get" me? Thank you.

Drews - you and I were writing at the same time. Can you come on the 12th? I would love to see you. You are such an integral part of our healing. You are successful, our role model. I know it is heavy, but I sure hope you can be there.

Hugs,

Michelle

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

Dynamo~ I wish I could give you a big hug right now. Thanks for the positive input. I really need it.

Lap Dancer~I'm so sorry to hear that you can't make it. Maybe something can change by then. We'll really miss you.

Mal~Thanks for the well wishes. I hate it when I get down about my weight.

Drewslou~hope you can make it! We missed you last time! So your saying that outta no where you band just got tighter? Wow. That's got me a little freaked out.

MarcyinAK~hope we get to meet you too and that it all goes well!

Okay, we can do this. :whoo:

woofay -

I am in Tulsa, OK. It sounds like I am going to be really happy. I am so excited! I am ready to get on with my life.

I'm hoping that I'm up to making it to Red Robin...I don't really want to go through the thread though and get directions, can someone please post directions for me...and remember we're Alaskans...we don't speak that North, South, East, West stuff we say "left, right, up, down". Thanks!

marcy - it is really easy to get to the Red Robin. Where are you staying? The directions will vary based on that. When is your surgery? Perhaps someone else can drive you? Let me know where you are coming from and then I can give you good directions. You must be getting really excited!

Good Morning to all of you! Hope your day brings you much happiness, it is going to be really HOT here and for the weekend too.

Hugs,

Michelle

Michelle - I'll be on South Jericho Way in Aurora, at a friend's house. My sister is my chauffer! Thanks!

Marcy,

Sounds like your friend lives very close to me. I guess it depends on where in Aurora, we like to name the streets the same in different areas...I am in the zip code 0f 80015, Centennial!! If you are close, you can ride with me if you want?!?!

Mal - it's actually NOT my sister's place...it's her friends' place (ok, my friends too, but more HER friends than mine). They are in zip code 80016 if that's helpful.

I appreciate all the "local" support!

I'm doing well on my pre-op diet...lost 9 lbs. in 5 days, not bad...I have to admit that I'd really like some starch though! We went to the beach tonight and had a cook-out. I was able to have a hot dog, but no chips, no marshmallows...dang! I was cookin' em for the kids though and that was fun! My poor daughter was COVERED in sand!

Marcy,

Congrats on the weight loss!

Do you know the cross streets? You can PM me if you want, it sounds like your friend is pretty close to me...what a small world!

Good morning! Looking forward to some great 4th of July times...my hubby is actually off for a few (4) days. Much deserved after the many hours of work and conference in Tennessee the last few weeks. Almost forgot what he looks like! Hee hee!

The scale is yet to move, but its also not moving up, so that's not so bad. For some reason lately my band has felt tighter also. Had a bit of my first PB out at Gunther Toodies the other night. Wasn't bad and was over very quickly and not as bad as some I've heard described, but surprising nontheless! I was eating a grilled tuna sandwich, which I know we are not suposed to do bread, but nothing has really effected me yet. Pretty wild! I would think, right now, that around .5 cc will put me right where I want to be. Can't wait for the 10th to see if that's the ticket!

Dynamo~ are you settling in after your fabulous vacation? Your last post sounded like you were able to talk yourself back in the groove! You have such a wonderful mindset!

MAL!!!! Tomorrow is the day! You're going to be filled up! Woo hoo! You will have a "mature" band! Hurray!

Drews~ do you think you still need a slight unfill? And you say this just happened that it got tighter? So wild!

Marcy~ the time is getting closer! You must be excited!

DrRX~Are you getting freaky excited since they scheduled your surgery date? I remember I was just walking on a cloud when they actually gave me my date!

Lap Dancer~ has anything worked out yet?

Have a great day! It is going to be a warm one here today! Goodness I wish I could move this ticker thing!