Name: Karen The Papaya Queen
Username: Ragex
Location: Denton, TX, USA
Member Since: 7/12/2005
BMI: 36.4
Post Op
Surgery Type: RNY (11/28/05)
Surgeon: Daryl A. Stewart, M.D.

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To Go To Six Flags with my Grand-daughter!

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Latest Surgery Support Comments

Comment by Trudylea on 11/15/07 6:26 am

Hey Karen, I am from Coffee Talk with Randell. I always enjoy your responses. You seem so excited about life and it is just wonderful to see it. I see you often also on the Texas Boards. We aren't that far apart. I see you are approaching an anniversary - Congrats. Thanks for all you do. Trudy

Comment by Somayeh on 11/28/06 4:09 pm

Happy Surgeryversary! You don't know me, but I stumbled across you on the Surgeryversary page and thought I'd send you well wishes! Congrats on your first year out! Hope you're taking the time to suck the marrow out of life!!

Comment by carolyn p. on 12/1/05 1:46 pm

Hi Karen! I bet you are home and on your way to recovery! I wish all the best for you on your wonderful new journey....may God Bless every step you take and may you be most successful and gloriously happy with your results!! xoxoxo Carolyn

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My Story

I had been researching WLS off and on but never really seriously and then one day my darling grand-daughter who was 8 at the time, came over. She invited me to Grandparents' Day at school to eat lunch with her. Then she added the bombshell.... "Don't worry Granny, I've already talked to my teacher, and she's going to make sure none of the kids tease you about being FAT"......

I made some excuse not to go and then I crawled into bed and cried and cried.... and then I got serious....

Date	Weight	Pounds Lost	Total Pounds Lost	BMI
07/18/2005	356	initial	consult	65.1
11/28/2005	337	surgery date	19	61.6
12/28/2005	300	37	56	54.8
01/28/2006	295	5	61	53.9
02/18/2006	286	9	70	52.3
03/28/2006	275	11	81	50.2
04/28/2006	266	9	90	48.6
06/04/06	255	11	101	46.6
06/28/06	248	7	108	45.3
07/28/06	239	9	117	43.7
09/03/06	229	10	127	41.8
10/03/06	221	8	135	40.4
11/06/06	214	7	142	39.1
12/04/06	209	5	147	38.2
01/10/07	205	4	151	37.4
02/04/07	199	6	157	36.3
03/09/07	202	+3	154	36.9
05/15/07	196	6	160	35.8
06/28/07	195	1	161	35.4