christine-f

The only thing my doc required was 24 hours of clear liquids before surgery.

Hi! I'm an ER RN and I went back to work yesterday for my first 12 hr shift after 9 days off for my surgery. I have plenty of helpful coworkers that are more than happy to help with lifting and pulling for me when needed. My surgeon told me last week at my post op appt that I'm restricted to 20lbs for a month. I was worried about my energy level and being able to endure the shift because I've just been so easily exhausted but somehow I made it through and actually felt close to normal once I got moving. The hardest part was having to watch everyone eat delicious takeout while you're sipping your water and protein [emoji51] Good luck to you!

Hey! I was sleeved on 3/31 as well. We've made it one whole week! I'm also missing food haha It's totally a mental thing/habit that I'm hoping to conquer.

I'm a nurse in a crazy ER. I was just sleeved on 3/31 and I'm scheduled to go back on 4/9 so we're kind of in the same situation. I'm hoping I'll feel energized enough since I'm finally getting some protein in [emoji51] I'm sure there are lots of people on here with more insight but I can definitely follow up once I return this weekend!

I'm only a week post op but I was not told to crush my meds. The hospital even gave my home meds to me whole the morning after my surgery.