Saw Leo last night.....

JD said:

.....at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Great as always, playing
his 6 and 12 string sig models with Sunrise pickups. I came to the
conclusion that I *really* don't like the sound of magnetic pickups.

JD

Oops! This was supposed to go to an acoustic guitar ng. Sorry. BTW (and
more on topic) I'm scheduled for lap band surgery in a few weeks.

JD

JD said:

JD said:

.....at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Great as always, playing
his 6 and 12 string sig models with Sunrise pickups. I came to the
conclusion that I *really* don't like the sound of magnetic pickups.

JD

Oops! This was supposed to go to an acoustic guitar ng. Sorry. BTW (and
more on topic) I'm scheduled for lap band surgery in a few weeks.

JD

Hey JD! How's married life been treating you?
On the lap band surgery, I hope you've researched the heck out of your
surgeon. Surgery isn't the right answer for everyone, but I've seen it
give people back their quality of life. I really hope it gives you
what you're looking for out of it.

Take care,
Carmen

Carmen said:

JD said:

JD said:

.....at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Great as always, playing
his 6 and 12 string sig models with Sunrise pickups. I came to the
conclusion that I *really* don't like the sound of magnetic pickups.

JD

Oops! This was supposed to go to an acoustic guitar ng. Sorry. BTW (and
more on topic) I'm scheduled for lap band surgery in a few weeks.

JD

Hey JD! How's married life been treating you?
On the lap band surgery, I hope you've researched the heck out of your
surgeon. Surgery isn't the right answer for everyone, but I've seen it
give people back their quality of life. I really hope it gives you
what you're looking for out of it.

Take care,
Carmen

Just celebrated our first anniversary on Valentine's Day, All is well,
third time was apparently the charm. I researched the livin' bejeezus
out of the subject of weight loss surgery in general when my PCP at VA
suggested it. As it turns out VA only does Roux-n-Y which is pretty
barbaric and an idiotic alteration of perfectly functioning gut. I'm
dropping my own dime on this lap band thing, there's a local surgeon
that's done over 1000 of them and the result I've seen from the many
patients he's done has been overwhelmingly positive. While low carbing
has been by far the most effective diet, it just hasn't been enough. At
6' 320# I'm a far cry from the 180 I weighed when I got my jump wings.
I've got enough of the co-morbidities going on (hypertension,
cholesterol and dancing on the edge of diabetes) to make this a bit a
bit of an urgency issue for me. I used to be a rabid skier and while my
knees are still in good shape I'm not about to subject them to any
stress while at this weight. How's Sarge? Did he get his Harley? I'm
riding a big Honda ST1100 but with Aileen (5'9" 165#) aboard we exceed
the rated payload capacity 45#. I'm not crazy about the way the bike
handles when overloaded.

JD

Yeah like me? <wink>

I did see a girl from Walmart pay like 30 grand out of pocket to have
some high fluttin' Federal Way doc do her lap band in June of 2005. I
saw her the other day and she has lost a whopping 30 pounds? Huh?? The
tool she was given didnt help her at all. It has been said that of you
have over 100lbs to lose lap band is not for you. If one has less than
100lbs IMHO its best to try to do it yourself. Then there are folks
like me who needed to go to a drastic measure to get to their
destination wheh they had 100's to lose
Laureen
410/182/180
1 yr status RNY proximal/open
A 4~ever low carb, low fat, low cal girl

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Carmen said:

JD said:

JD said:

.....at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Great as always, playing
his 6 and 12 string sig models with Sunrise pickups. I came to the
conclusion that I *really* don't like the sound of magnetic pickups.

JD

Oops! This was supposed to go to an acoustic guitar ng. Sorry. BTW (and
more on topic) I'm scheduled for lap band surgery in a few weeks.

JD

Hey JD! How's married life been treating you?
On the lap band surgery, I hope you've researched the heck out of your
surgeon. Surgery isn't the right answer for everyone, but I've seen it
give people back their quality of life. I really hope it gives you
what you're looking for out of it.

Take care,
Carmen

Laureen said:

Yeah like me? <wink>

I did see a girl from Walmart pay like 30 grand out of pocket to have
some high fluttin' Federal Way doc do her lap band in June of 2005. I
saw her the other day and she has lost a whopping 30 pounds? Huh?? The
tool she was given didnt help her at all. It has been said that of you
have over 100lbs to lose lap band is not for you. If one has less than
100lbs IMHO its best to try to do it yourself. Then there are folks
like me who needed to go to a drastic measure to get to their
destination wheh they had 100's to lose
Laureen
410/182/180
1 yr status RNY proximal/open
A 4~ever low carb, low fat, low cal girl

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/freakinlunachick/album?.dir=/90dd&.src=ph&.tok=phhJ9gCBLmL1VUob

Quoted message said:

Drs. Watkins and Montgomery have done ~1200 of these and have stopped doing RNY altogether. I don't know what the norm is overall but weight loss for patients at this clinic is routinely 150+lbs. I'm at 325 now and I'd be happy at 250; ecstatic at 200. By all indication from patients I've met at their support group, ecstacy is a slam dunk *and* a bargain at half what the gal from WallyWorld paid

JD

I do think she got ripped off. Or..... she out ate it and needs a fill
on her band. It's funny.. I have never gave a flying fleep what people
had in their grocery carts but after looking at her horrid post
surgical results I peeked. Eggo frozen waffles, Salisbury steak frozen
dinners, novelty ice cream bars, Cheetos, bread, sugared cereal,
granola bars, and boxed frozen breaded chicken tenders etc just
aren't going to get her results.

I have never gone to the store so much in my life as I do now, not only
because I am up and super mobile now, but I shop the dairy section for
cottage cheese, yogurt, and milk ( I have a 7 year old child) and the
outer edges of the super market where the fresh meats, veggies and
fruit are and they all spoil fast and need to be replenished.

Laureen said:

I do think she got ripped off. Or..... she out ate it and needs a fill
on her band.

<snip>

Yep, I'd say she didn't do the post op regimen and dietary restrictions
she was supposed to. Sounds pretty self destructive to me.

JD said:

Quoted message said:

Hey JD! How's married life been treating you?
On the lap band surgery, I hope you've researched the heck out of your
surgeon. Surgery isn't the right answer for everyone, but I've seen it
give people back their quality of life. I really hope it gives you
what you're looking for out of it.

Just celebrated our first anniversary on Valentine's Day, All is well,
third time was apparently the charm. I researched the livin' bejeezus
out of the subject of weight loss surgery in general when my PCP at VA
suggested it. As it turns out VA only does Roux-n-Y which is pretty
barbaric and an idiotic alteration of perfectly functioning gut. I'm
dropping my own dime on this lap band thing, there's a local surgeon
that's done over 1000 of them and the result I've seen from the many
patients he's done has been overwhelmingly positive. While low carbing
has been by far the most effective diet, it just hasn't been enough. At
6' 320# I'm a far cry from the 180 I weighed when I got my jump wings.
I've got enough of the co-morbidities going on (hypertension,
cholesterol and dancing on the edge of diabetes) to make this a bit a
bit of an urgency issue for me. I used to be a rabid skier and while my
knees are still in good shape I'm not about to subject them to any
stress while at this weight. How's Sarge? Did he get his Harley? I'm
riding a big Honda ST1100 but with Aileen (5'9" 165#) aboard we exceed
the rated payload capacity 45#. I'm not crazy about the way the bike
handles when overloaded.

Congratulations on the continued wedded bliss. Marriage done right is
wonderful :-)

You really have done some homework on your surgery and surgeon, and it
sounds like you've got an experienced one. I wish you the best of luck
on it.

Sarge doesn't have a Harley yet, he's been a busy guy. He (a few
months back) got snagged by the MEB process when he came up on PCS
orders and his permanent profile came up. It (the profile) didn't
actually stop him from doing anything because he ignored it - had a
special attachment made and re-learned to do pushups so he takes all
three events on the PT test and more than passes it - but it triggered
the MEB as a matter of regulation. He decided to fight it (he's got
over 22 years in but he wants it to be *his* decision when to leave)
and two weeks ago he got the good news. He's been found "Fit for
Duty". Most of the amputees aren't getting that ruling, so it
surprised the folks at the hospital Medical Hold company. In fact,
things are geared so much towards MEBs ending up with the soldier being
separated that they turn in all their gear to CIF and start clearing
post and ACAPing while they're in Medical Hold waiting for the outcome
of the MEB. Surprise, surprise surprise! They can just damn well
reissue him his gear. <G> He's continued to check all clear on the
cancer and things are good all around. They even took his Port-a-Cath
out (the implant that the chemo drugs were given through, it had a line
that ran into his heart and had to be flushed out once a month). Life
is good!

Carmen

That's wonderful news Carmen. I'm so happy for all of you.

--
Cheri

Carmen wrote in message

Quoted message said:

reissue him his gear. <G> He's continued to check all clear on the
cancer and things are good all around. They even took his Port-a-Cath
out (the implant that the chemo drugs were given through, it had a line
that ran into his heart and had to be flushed out once a month). Life
is good!

Carmen

JD said:

Laureen said:

I do think she got ripped off. Or..... she out ate it and needs a fill
on her band.

<snip>

Yep, I'd say she didn't do the post op regimen and dietary restrictions
she was supposed to. Sounds pretty self destructive to me.

My niece had to go through psychological screening before she got her
RNY...

Even with psychological screening there is a 20 percent dietary failure
of people who figure out how to eat a lot even with the tiny pouch that
surgery leaves.

She went from 400+ pounds to about 150 and 5'4" tall. Over 2 years to
lose that much.

Her health has always been that she manages to get most bad stuff that
goes around, and then she has parts that don't work too well.

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplimental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)