Jennicarn

Two months postop for me, one month into a new job in a busy level 3 nicu. It has been extremely hard getting enough calories, protein & especially fluids in during those 12 hours shifts. Had a lot of terrible acid reflux pain from the stress as well. But so far, 38 lbs down & it is getting better.

I think about how much worse the complications of type 2 diabetes and hypertension are, and it helps put my first month postop issues in perspective. Had sleeve on 4/16, down 23 lbs. B/p now 110/70. Start back to work tomorrow.

Excess acid can feel just like that with the sleeve.

I am 3 days post op too. My shoulder pain was horrific the first 36 hours. It is trapped gas from the laproscopic surgery, causing referred nerve pain. Unfortunately the only way to cure it is to reabsorb the gas and pass it. Walking & time will do the most. For me, heating pad to the shoulder also helped.

Thanks for the encouragement. I was sleeved today and wasn't prepared for just how much it hurts. Very, very tired, too. Walking around is hard. So glad it is done, though.

Surgery in the morning. I did my clear liquids today, cleaned the house & wrote a 5000 word research paper for school. I am too tired to be nervous. See you all on the other side!

Husband has emergency out of town trip day before surgery. I had to ask my elderly parents to meet me at the surgery center Thursday morning to drive me home. So stressed out & upset. Last day of work tomorrow before surgery, 14 hr shift

Thanks, I have worked there before, though it has been years. It can be exhausting, but first week is orientation so and then a few weeks with a preceptor. I am concerned about eating, when I am working it is almost always run to break room or fish around in my purse, get something & gulp it down, go back to work. The RN at the surgeon's office was positive that I would be fine with premade Protein Shakes I could sip. This unit is new to me so I don't know the rules for meals, breaks, & drinks in the charting area. My other option is to wait until the next orientation at the end of May. I haven't told them about the surgery, the job offer came recently & surgery has been scheduled a while. I am thinking I would be better off letting them know about it, & then waiting to start until next month. Bah, so much to worry over.

I am a RN, getting a gastric sleeve on Thursday 4/16. I also just got a fantastic new job...that starts 10 days after my surgery. It is in the nicu, so no heavy lifting. But I am so nervous about making such a huge change physically at the same time I am changing my job as well. I have been a nurse for 20 years, & am also in a MSN program. A lot to do & my body needs to be able to keep up with my brain.

4/16. No preoperative diet. Scared, nervous, excited.

I am trying to get prepared for surgery 4/16. Hard part is I am moving into a new house day before surgery. It was supposed to be ready this weekend. I keep feeling like I am going to forget something I need.

Went to preoperative class yesterday. No preoperative diet, thanks goodness. Surgery next week

I am at a BMI of 35, 5'5 and just over 200 lbs. I have lost the same 60-80 lbs. almost 10 times over the past 20 years and am starting to develop hypertension. I am losing the battle a little more every time I gain it back. I am getting a gastric sleeve 4/16, and have not told anyone outside my husband and teenage son that I am getting it. I know I need it but most people I know won't understand. I am a RN and husband is in the fitness industry, and in both places there is not a lot of support for surgery at the lower end of the obesity scale. It helps a lot to see I am not crazy to want to do this now & not wait until I am heavier.

I am 2 weeks pre op & getting nervous. Also, got a great offer for a new job that would start 2 weeks after my surgery. Starting to wonder if I should postpone the surgery.

I am also a nurse, and do pediatric home health. At work I have to haul a portable ventilator, oxygen tank and a 6 y.o. on the school bus and at kindergarten. I do 12 hour shifts. I really don't want to miss more than a couple of weeks at work, but I am not sure it is possible to go back and not have to lift 50 + lbs often. How long does it take before energy returns and you can lift things safely? My surgery is 4/16.

I am taking 40 mg Prozac daily. Without it I have severe clinical depression. Even with it, winters are rough. It took me years to figure out the right dosage/antidepressant to be able to function. I am scheduled for surgery 4/16 & I am terrified that my level of medication will change, that I will lose ground and not be able to function. How does the surgery change affect medications for chronic conditions?

April 16.