Banded Nurses?

[Suzzzie. 3]

Hey, there seems to be a little group for a few other job types... and I know there are alot of nurses here, justthought maybe we could all have a thread to ourselves?

Is there already one? I didn't see any...

[faithmd 14]

Hello Suzzzie! Three are a couple threads out there, but they haven't been active for a long time, I think your idea of a new thread is a great one!

Here's links to a couple of the others if you'd like to go check them out:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f17/hands-up-nurses-23713/

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f7/how-many-nurses-do-we-have-out-there-9216/

[Suzzzie. 3]

Hey Faithmd! I saw those when I was looking. They looked pretty dead... figured I'd try a new one... Like I don't already have enough threads I'm subscribed to that I try to keep up with! Hahaa!

How have YOU been?

[faithmd 14]

I'm okay, stuck with weight, but it's still head issues. I have to get back to basics, me thinks. And listen to my soft stops.

I had a patient who started at 650grams, and was down to 500 grams the other night. Fun, huh?

[Ariel 1]

faith are you a doctor or a nurse?

I'm a nursing student, can I join the fun?

[MizPeppy 3]

I'm a nurse and newly banded. I go back to work next week and I'm really looking forward to it. Hopefully I'll remember to drink! Beth

[Suzzzie. 3]

Faith - You've lost quite a bit of weight! I think you're doing great!

Ariel - of course you can join. The more the merrier! Are you in school for LPN, RN, or BSN? I've been an LPN for over 4 years now, I worked as an aide for 7 years before that. I LOVE nursing! I've been working on my RN for the last 4 years... Lol. RIght now I'm working on a self-study program to get my associates, its just so hard to motivate myself to study!

Miz - Congrats on getting banded. Do people at your job know> NO one at my work knows! haha. I just called in sick for 4 days. :mad: And when I got back I just told people I couldn't lift cause I was still weak from being sick. I work with some really great nurses and they did all my lifting and such for me!

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

I am amazed at how many nurses are banded. I keep seeing more and more of us.

YEA US!

[CaresaRN 0]

I'm a nurse too. When I was in the hospital my nurse was banded too.

What kind of nursing do you all do? I do CVICU at a teaching hospital. I just love to boss people around that have MD behind their name. Yeah they might be doctors by name but they cane be so dumb at times.

[Suzzzie. 3]

CaresaRN - I'm an LPN at a VA hospital, I work on the Oncology ward. I LOVE the med students and first year residents... NOT! We call the students "wanna be's" and the 1st year residents "baby docs"...

But hey, everyones gotta learn!!

[Kaydotrn 1]

Hi all...

I am soon to be a nurse (hopefully). 8 more weeks of my RN program and then I sit for the boards!!! I am so excited and scared. Great to see so many of us out here.

I am not sure what kind of nursing I will do. I imagine I will start on a Med/Surg floor and go from there. I always thought maternity, but now I am thinking ER/ICU/Trauma...I am just so unsure. How did you all know what you wanted to do? Do you like what you are doing? I feel way to old to be this undecisive.

Ariel-good to see you...haven't seen you in ages. How is school going????

[nume130 0]

I work as a consultant, not in clinical practice anymore. Many years in long term care. Sometimes you don't pick what you are going to do, it picks you. I took 1/2 a day off. No problem, no lifting for me anyway. Noone knows at work I am banded.

[Paulax 8]

Teacher here, just saying,

GOD BLESS ALL THE NURSES OF THE WORLD!

[Ariel 1]

I'm getting my BSN. I'm in my junior year so I still have a little way to go. I just started my first clincal this sept. It's on a vascular floor and I Know for sure that i don't want to do that type of nursing now. I think I want to do pedi.

Hey Kay, I took a break from the boards because I was just so busy, but I'm back now. =) You have done so great with the weightloss! Way to go!

[new L&D RN 0]

Hello everyone!! I am a nurse also. I have my BSN and am a registered nurse in labor and delivery. I am the first nurse on my unit to be banded but another nurse had a gastric bypass 2 years ago. My unit has been very supportive. I go back to work on Monday the 22nd. I started my unit orientation in June and it lasts 6 months. I just graduated from school in May and passed boards in August, so I am very lucky my unit was supportive of my surgery and let me have the time off of work. I just hope I did not forget too much of what I learned the past three months!!! I am a little nervous to go back on Monday, I feel great but we have some heavy pt's and I can't lift them just yet so that may be a little challenging. I love the area of nursing I am in, it was L&D or critical care for me. I worked 2 years in 2 different ICU's as a care partner and did an extensive externship at a level 1 trauma center in the ICU, but I chose L&D because of the unique interactions I get to have with my pt's and their families. It is also usually a very happy area to work in and the pt's are not usually "sick". I hope to loose this exra weight to allieviate my PCOS symptoms and start the family my husband of 5 years and I are hoping for. I dont have anymore excuses to not have kids soon, I got my degree, have a great husband who has a stable job in the NAVY, we bought a house, and our parents are starting to give us the "when are the grandkids coming??" talks. I chose the band becasue it does not cause any absorbtion issues and I want to have kids after this weight is gone for good!! :whoo: