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Christopher Hart, M.D.
Dr. Hart is a wonderful surgeon and I have absolutely nothing but good things to say about him and his staff! He has given me a new life!
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  • Dogs - Golden Retriever named Hoss. Hes the baby of the house.
  • Parenting - 2 girls
  • Fashion - Hi, my name is Krystle and Im turning into a shopping addict! Love my Jeans!
  • Tattoo - I have 4 will probably get more eventually
  • Married - Very happily married to my wonderful husband Doug since 7/9/04
  • WLS in your 20's - Turned 23 on 2/3/05, had RNY 2/15/05

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  • Comment by AnnoyingLizard on 7/25/07 5:52 pm
    So sorry to hear of Krystle's passing :( Prayers going out for family and friends.
  • Comment by Shrinkage_Matters on 10/13/05 5:18 pm
    Hey Skinny Mama...heheh..thats a clever idea. I hope you will get this...I dont ever remember responding to the good wishes you sent my way during my surgery, so I wanted to make sure that I said Thank you...and to tell you that your pics are awesome. Congratulations on your success so far and I hope all goes well with you when you have your plastic surgery. Take care, Kristy
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SAD NEWS
on July 25, 2007 2:55 pm
TO EVERYONE,

KRYSTLE PASSED AWAY ON JULY 4, 2007. SHE IS MISSED

DOUG (HUSBAND)
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It's Been Awhile....
on May 26, 2007 6:09 am
Wow, its been awhile since Ive updated. Ive been doing well. I actually decided to gain some weight back. Im in therapy and finally saw the real me. I was looking very sickly at 119-125. Everyone was telling me how sick I looked but I couldnt see it. After a lot of therapy I realized how sick and pale I was looking. Ive gained back up to around 135 and am wearing size 2-4 in clothing. My face is no longer sunk in, my ribs and spine arent sticking out anymore, and well I look healthy now. I do want to keep my weight under 140, but anywhere from 130-140 is fine as long as my clothes fit and I look healthy. 

I workout reguraly and try to eat as healthy as possible. I am more confident in my appearance now. I even got the nerve up and bought 3 string bikinis!!!! I wear them and feel confident that I look good in them now. My body is well toned and my mental picture of myself is now matching what everyone else sees. No one believes me when I tell them I had been very obese and have 2 young children. I have young men (18-19 years old) that hit on me at the pool thinking that I am my childrens babysitter. What a self esteem boost!!!

So, now its just concentrating on staying mentally and physically healthy and happy. I recommend therapy to anyone who is loosing weight, heck for everyone in generak too!!!! I can now see me for me and like the inner as well as outer me.
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Getting Better
on January 9, 2007 11:21 am
okay, getting better every day. My incision under my bellybutton does'nt want to heal and scab, but pain wise, Im doing well. I still get tired very easy, and if I sit at school too long I get sore, but overall I am doing much better. I go back to the Dr. on Friday for my final follow up to my hernia/gallbladder surgery, so I guess its wait and see if I can go back to the gym yet. Still tired, so I will go into more detail when things get better. Oh, wieghing in at 122 still. Hopefully it doesnt go down OR up too much.

Talk to ya'll soon!
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Better
on January 4, 2007 8:45 am
Okay, so this gallblader and hernia repair has kicked my ass. ive had a lot of surgeries, but this one, owwwwwww. This is rougher than the hysterectomy was. Im bouncing back, but its taking a long time. I cant go to the gym for 2 more weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! I know its okay, but damn! I miss the gym!!!!! Anyway, Im still having a hard time with the recovery, but I'll be okay.
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UPDATE
on December 27, 2006 6:37 am
Well time for an update: Last week I had to be admitted to the hospital. I had been having some abd pain and just feeling really bad in general. They ran tests did and endoscopy, and decided to remove my gallbladder and do some exploratory surgery while they were at it. Turns out my gallbladder was inflammed and had some stones, bleeding areas in my pouch were found that had to be fixed, and I had a small hernia, oh and just for fun (yeah right) they think that I may have ulcers in my old stomach!!!!!. I came home Friday and am still feeling like I'm gonna keel over any minute. Soooo, needless to say my Christmas SUCKED! I still feel really bad so I'm headed to the doc to see whats goin on. Will update more once I feel better and all that jazz.
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Well, lets see if I cant figure this new profile deal out. My story is pretty boring, but here goes. I had always been a little heftier than my friends growing up. I was 160 or so all thru high school, which looking back was not really heavy at all since Im 5'6. I never had much trouble maintaining that weight until I got pregnant with my oldest. I went from 160 to 265 in the course of 9 months. 4 months after she was born I was back down to 180 and then discovered I was pregnant once again! Back up to 245 I went. Not as bad as the first round, but not good for my body. I was in an unhappy marriage with two young babies. When my youngest was 3 months old we divorced. With the stress of being a single mother I was able to shed some of the weight and got back to 180 again. 2 years later and still maintaining my weight I met the love of my life. I guess I got a little too comfortable because my weight went back up to 265. This time there wasnt any getting it off. I was in my early 20s but felt like I was 60. My health was starting to go downhill. I started researching RNY surgery in November of 2004. I decided to go for it and was one of the lucky ones to have no trouble getting approved. February 15, 2005 began the new chapter of my life. I had an easy surgery and was down to my goal of 160 in 6 short months. I continued to lose to my current weight of 120lbs. I had a tummy tuck and breast lift with implants November 2005 and have never been happier or healthier. I cant believe that this is my life now. I still see myself as fat some days, but those are getting further behind me as I get used to my new lifestyle and body.