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dsmith_rn    186

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I am an RN in San Antonio Texas and will be sleeved 6/12 th. I am beyond excited. I have fought this battle ling and hard for 15 years. I am so looking forward to having a new tool to work with.

Good luck and keep in touch!

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dsmith_rn    186

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Ha love your excitement! I get excited then worry and go back and forth

Totally normal. :)

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dsmith_rn    186

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Ha! I guess that's what I get for thinking I would never be "one of those people."

They admitted me to the hospital today for dehydration. :(

I've been having some problems with my sleeve the last few days, so an upper GI in the morning and then hopefully I can go home. ::sigh::

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dsmith_rn    186

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Ha! I guess that's what I get for thinking I would never be "one of those people."

They admitted me to the hospital today for dehydration. :(

I've been having some problems with my sleeve the last few days, so an upper GI in the morning and then hopefully I can go home. ::sigh::

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amyjo9972    10

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Hello everyone. I've been a nurse for 10 years with DD. I in process of completing my masters in Nursing Informatics. I was sleeved March 4, 2014. I have lost 35 since surgery, 90 since highest weight in 2010.

My main reason for moving forward with surgery is the pain I was suffering while on my feet all day. Now I don't have the pain, and I can run circles around my co-workers (even though I am twice their age and still twice their size)

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moite1    14

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Ha! I guess that's what I get for thinking I would never be "one of those people." They admitted me to the hospital today for dehydration. :( I've been having some problems with my sleeve the last few days, so an upper GI in the morning and then hopefully I can go home. ::sigh::

I am so sorry to hear about that. I hope you got good news?

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beeteroo    166

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Ha! I guess that's what I get for thinking I would never be "one of those people." They admitted me to the hospital today for dehydration. :( I've been having some problems with my sleeve the last few days, so an upper GI in the morning and then hopefully I can go home. ::sigh::

How are you today? Did your upper GI go ok? Sorry you're stuck in the hospital! Sucks to be a patient!

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jenngottaloseit    89

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hi there,

I am a nurse on a medsurg floor. I have worked at the same place since i was 17 years old and 4 years ago went to RN school. I am having my sleeve mainly so i can continue to work and enjoy my life. Heres hoping everything goes well.

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MichiganChic    3,262

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I just completed all the preop stuff and they just sent my request for approval on Friday May 9. I was expecting to not know anything for a few weeks and the RN coordinator called me today and said that the insurance sent the approval letter. I just thought I would have more time to prepare myself and my family.

I know--I find myself thinking about potential complications like leaks and infection. I was talking to our pediatric surgeon and he told me to take a bath the night before with chlorahexadine and another one right before the surgery, which I will be doing.I am even taking my own PDI wipes for the room. My husband thinks I am crazy to be so concerned about infection.

I worried about complications, too. I worried for the first 6 weeks post op. I actually did have an infection that took about 7 weeks to heal. It kept healing over and I had to go in and insist they cut it open again a couple of times to allow it to drain - I just kept thinking I was going to get a fistula! Anyway, i'm telling you this not to scare you, but to point out that complications of all types can and do happen, but mostly people recover and do well. When I decided to do the surgery, I took a calculated risk. Now that time is a blur, and I'm so happy I did this. That infection was really pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. I wish you great success, and really, the statistics are good these days and it's much more likely that you will not have any type of complication.

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beeteroo    166

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I can tie my shoes with clothes on and breathe at the same time! :-)

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moite1    14

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I can tie my shoes with clothes on and breathe at the same time! :-)

Wait till you cross your legs!!!! Best post moment ever!!!!!

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Zelda205    30

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I can tie my shoes with clothes on and breathe at the same time! :-)

Yeah for you... That's a big accomplishment .....

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janeta16    15

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I'm a nurse in NYC getting sleeved July 1st

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