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AudreyE

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  1. AudreyE
    I'm so glad someone else has this problem... I'm a firefighter paramedic, and lifting 300 pound patients and dragging water-logged hoselines is an everyday thing... To add insult to injury, if I'm out for more than a week for medical reasons, I'm required to go on short-term disability, which only pays me 65 percent of my salary, sigh.... Audrey
  2. AudreyE
    As I consider the lap band, I am wondering about recovery time. I am a firefighter/paramedic, and strenuous lifting/bending is part of my job description. Am I doomed to weeks and weeks out of work? Audrey
  3. AudreyE
    Thanks! Three weeks is better than four, or five, or six, I guess... but either way I'd have to go on short-term disability, which is 65 percent of my salary, so I was curious ... thanks! Audrey
  4. AudreyE
    I am looking into the band, but at the same time I have an abdominal hernia that I need to get handled. It seems to me that getting both done at once would a) save money, and :thumbup: save going under general anesthesia twice. Is that something that's possible? Or am I dreaming? Audrey
  5. AudreyE
    Oh, good to know! thanks! Audrey
  6. AudreyE
    Thank you everyone for your promp and helpful replies! My insurance covers the hernia, but not the band, so I figured the more I could get done at once, the better... Thanks! Audrey
  7. AudreyE
    Thank you for your helpful reply. Do (did) you do a lot of patient lifting? Audrey

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