NurseJenn

You might be ready. I'm only taking a little extra time because of the fatigue. If I were a desk jockie I would have been back by now.

I am a 33 year old RN. I am evening shift Psych RN over a 21 male inpatient acute care ward. I was sleeved on the 19th. I'll be off 2 weeks and return on light duty on Thursday. I'll remain light duty until I'm confident I can go an entire shift without passing out. Edited to add: I have one year of experience. I also had a pretty significant hiatal hernia repair. He's pretty sure he's cured my GERD and honestly, I haven't had an issue with that. I was up, peeing, and walking 20 minutes after being brought to my room. I had pain controlled with morphine while in the hospital. Nausea, of course. At home Lortab Elixer, Phenergan gel, and Gas X Strips have been wonderful. I'm having my butt handed to me by fatigue. I'm sure this amazing Texas 103F heat isn't helping.

No staws yet for me. I tried drinking out of a sports Water bottle and the extra air hurt my tummy. Maybe later. I do drink out of water bottles for crystal light and I haven't had the issue with colored lips.

Me too! I just do a little, take a break, do a little, take a break, wash, rinse, repeat. We can do this!

You sound set! Lol

Best wishes today!!!

I spoke with her and my doctors office. I'm off till Thursday then I'll go back light duty. I'm so relieved. I won't be able to have patient contact, and I miss my guys like crazy... But if I can't handle it, at least I won't be leaving my patients and staff high and dry. I have been taking my B12 and Multivitamin. I'm supposed to take the Calcium supplement twice daily but I keep forgetting. I guess I'll have to set an alarm on my phone to remind me. I'll check out the vitamin water zero. Sounds good. I bought New whey Protein shots at Wal-Mart yesterday. 42 grams per shot. I figure if I have a low protein day I'll sip on that for a while to help make up the difference. On the purée food front... I have been working my way through a chicken salad mush I made. Chicken, low fat mayo, relish. I've been enjoying it. I am thinking today I'll make refried black Beans.

I'm a psych nurse. My job is very hands off and I have staff that do most of my grunt work. I'm still just scared that it'll be a wild night and I'll just bottom out. I'm going to call my boss shortly and see what she thinks.

Thank you for this. I'm 11 days post-op. I went to Wal-Mart yesterday and it kicked my butt. I just wanted to cry! I hate being so fatigued. I'm glad it's normal. I'm supposed to return to work this evening and I'm slightly terrified that I'm going to pass out.

I was given a card that requests them to allow me to order off the kids menu or be served a smaller portion with a reduced price. It explains that I've had surgery that reduces the stomach to 1/10th the normal size. I haven't used it yet since I'm only 10 days post op. I thought that was really cool of them.

Hello July Sleevers. This is my first post. I had my sleeve performed on July 19th with a "big hiatal hernia repair". Lol. I used Dr Clifton Thomas out of Houston/Nacogdoches, Texas. I'm down 14 pounds from my July 1st weigh in to my one week follow up. I noticed today my jeans are looser. I don't own a scale and I'm not sure that I want to. I am loving the post-op changes in myself... Like a lack of preoccupation with food and that I can apply my foodie interests to protein shakes! Yummmmmmmy! I've been lurking around the boards for a while. I didn't really talk to anyone about the surgery before hand. I don't know if I was she'll shocked that it was finally going to happen, nervous about being judged, or what. But it's done. I'm happy and I'm looking forward to making some sleever friends.