SkinnyMinnie2Be

Exciting! A new life for both of u, how special to be taking this journey together

That's great! Good luck with everything, not soon until u will be a big loser ...in a good way of course! Lol

I did the same..but stopped 2 days before because I didn't wanna go through withdrawal. I had pizza, wings, mcdonalds big Mac fillet o fish, mcchicken, their pies, cheesecake, brownies..not all in one day of course lol! But after eating all that I realized how sick I felt emotionally and physically and how I never wanna feel this way again! We all go through it, just remember that there's a goal we need to keep our eyes on.

Good to hear that u are doing well on the pre op diet:) 6 lbs is a great start! When is ur surgery?

I'm also a nurse, work in both extended and complex care and I'm taking 6 weeks off. U don't need to do any heavy lifting or pushing at school..where as at work, u might. What would happen if a patient fell and u had to assess? Or if someone needed CPR and they were on the ground? Ur body can't bend like that so fast after surgery. Also I don't know about u, but where I work our med carts prob way 100lbs and there is no way I'm pushing/pulling that thing around until 6 weeks after. If ur doctor has given u a note saying 4 weeks off then it's ur employers responsibility to cover u. What u do outside of work isn't any of his/her business

If blood glucose or HBA1C are on ur list then yes. U do not need to fast for an EKG. I did my EKG and blood work on the same day, so I took a protein shake with me. Once the woman was done taking my blood I drank the shake while waiting for an EKG. Sorry, I'm not sure what other tests u are getting done

Yay! That's great news. Here I thought I was the only one doing a 4 week pre op:) mines on oct 2 as long as my Iron levels go up!

Good luck darling! As I always say, the first 2-3 days are the toughest..keep ur eye on the prize

What's wrong with the royal jubilee? Lol u know when it was first build there weren't any straight hallways..they were u shaped because the theory was that germs only travelled in a straight line! But those times are gone. They just renovated last year and have a brand new patient care centre (see how I spent centre with an re not er lol) Canadians yeah!!

I just got a delivery from unjury today! Surprised it took less than a week! (I'm in Canada). I bought the chicken soup and the unflavored. I think I'm going to buy the starter pack next. They gave me a sheet with the different flavors and how to use them

Keep urself busy, day 1 and 2 are the hardest