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I'm an ICU nurse in a very busy surgical/trauma/burn unit. It can be difficult to get all of my fluids in. Some days I only end up peeing once. Horrible, I know!! My nurse manager has a very strict rule about no food or drink outside of the break room. So most of the time, I try to run and sip some water in between tasks. Its doable, but can be hard. Sometimes our burn dressings can't last up to two hours. It's easier on night shift though. No management around so I can sneak my water onto the unit and drink while I chart.

Thanks for all of the replies. I'm thinking it might be my gallbladder. My gallbladder was a little distended. Saw my surgeon and I'm seeing my PCP on Monday.

Hi everyone, I just had a question that you guys may know the answer to. Or maybe someone is dealing with this too? I was sleeved 11/30. My surgery went great and I am losing weight well. However, on Monday I ate a piece of soft tofu and steamed broccoli. (I have been eating soft foods since week 3- per my Surgeons orders.) 10 minutes later, I had severe abdominal pain that radiated to my back. I vomited just a little and had to go to the ER. The pain went away after 40 minutes. Had a CT and labs done. Everything was normal. No gallstones, no leak, no elected liver enzymes. Potassium was a little low. The doctors just called it gastritis. I saw my surgeon the day after and he said it was very hard to get gastritis while taking nexium or any PPI. Got an ultrasound done which really didn't show anything. So since then, I've been eating fine (miso Soup, soft seafood, Protein shakes, yogurt, light cheese). Until today... I had 1 scrambled egg (which I usually eat). 10 minutes later, I had the same attack. Severe pain, nausea... No vomiting though. The pain went away within 15 minutes. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? My sleeve is great, no leak, healed staple line. Gallbladder is fine- no stones. And each time this happened, I did not overeat.

Mine is Alvaradoam. I need some friends on mine too

I've tried Unjury and syntrax nectar. It's hard to get down protein shakes but I tried Isopure zero carb today and I actually like it. No sugar. It's clear and tastes like Hi-C. Kind of expensive, but I haven't found any other protein powders/drinks that I like.

I follow up on Thursday. He said I could return to work after two weeks and he knows I'm a nurse. But yeah, I don't think I'll be ready to start doing full on nursing care by Sunday. I work in the ICU so we do full patient care too (no nursing aides or techs). When do most people return to full duty? Btw, my surgery was done laparoscopically.

This is similar to me. I was sleeved on Nov. 30th. Day of surgery I was 251 ( started the journey at 277 but lost 26lbs on the pre-op diet). One week after surgery I weighed 239, but the scale has not moved an ounce since last Friday. I am finding it difficult to get my protein and fluids in, so that may be the problem.

Hi there! I am a nurse as well- I work in the trauma/burn ICU at the hospital I was sleeved at. I'm actually post op day 11. Do you know how long it took for your co-workers to come back to work? I'm supposed to return this week and I'm terrified to stand on my feet 12+ hours and lift/turn patients. As for advice, I brought my heating pad to the hospital and don't know what I would've done without it! Make sure you get enough fluids in the day before surgery because trying to have an IV inserted when you're dehydrated is horrible, as I'm sure you know Other than that, try to find a Protein shake you like before surgery. I'm still having a hard time finding one I like.