Tangie

Hi all! I have been a nurse for 20 years. 4 years med-surg, 16 years labor & delivery and for the last 7 years have worked as a school nurse. I still work per-diem as a L&D nurse. I was sleeved on Friday, March 29th. Little scary but glad I'm on the other side. Great to have a support group like this with nurses. Glad I found this forum!

Day 9-Back to work. Little rough but made it through! Gonna be a long week! 2 more lbs down. Really ready to have food but not until Friday. Walking for the last 3 days 50min-1hour. Can't wait to get back to working out and having energy! Hope everyone is doing well!

We're sleeve sisters! I was the 29th too, with similar losses....but I'm in the puréed stage. I did my elliptical for the first time yesterday....for about 4-5 minutes, lol. It's a start. I HATE walking outside out here in the country....too many things to bite me.

Hollllaaaa!!!! You guys are doing an awesome job....I wish I could catch up, lol!!!

Day 5. Feeling much better. Stomach sore but gas is mostly gone! Went and got my hair cut, colored, and highlighted today. Did well though it was a little tough sitting up from getting hair washed. Felt good to have it done. Needed a pain pill when I came home though. Follow up apt with Dr. tommorrow and then on to full liquids on Friday! Can't wait!

Much better today, less gas. Haven't taken any pain med. Only gave me ultram anyhow so it wasn't that great! Not bad though. Just don't feel I really need it yet today! Everyone has been saying day 5 is the turning point. This is day 4 for me so hoping will even be better tomorrow.
@ Deenurse-I only took off 9 days! Had to do it during spring break. We only get 6 days and I took an extra 3 sick days off. Working as a school nurse I don't do lifting so hopefully I'll be okay. Worst comes to worst I will take a few more sick days! Not like I ever take them! I personally think I would be better off with 3 weeks off but you gotta do what you gotta do! I will not be returning to my per-diem position at the hospital for at least 4 weeks! Too much lifting possibly longer depending on what the Dr. thinks.

Much better today, less gas. Haven't taken any pain med. Only gave me ultram anyhow so it wasn't that great! Not bad though. Just don't feel I really need it yet today! Everyone has been saying day 5 is the turning point. This is day 4 for me so hoping will even be better tomorrow.
@ Deenurse-I only took off 9 days! Had to do it during spring break. We only get 6 days and I took an extra 3 sick days off. Working as a school nurse I don't do lifting so hopefully I'll be okay. Worst comes to worst I will take a few more sick days! Not like I ever take them! I personally think I would be better off with 3 weeks off but you gotta do what you gotta do! I will not be returning to my per-diem position at the hospital for at least 4 weeks! Too much lifting possibly longer depending on what the Dr. thinks.

Hi all! I have been a nurse for 20 years. 4 years med-surg, 16 years labor & delivery and for the last 7 years have worked as a school nurse. I still work per-diem as a L&D nurse. I was sleeved on Friday, March 29th. Little scary but glad I'm on the other side. Great to have a support group like this with nurses. Glad I found this forum!

Hi all! I have been a nurse for 20 years. 4 years med-surg, 16 years labor & delivery and for the last 7 years have worked as a school nurse. I still work per-diem as a L&D nurse. I was sleeved on Friday, March 29th. Little scary but glad I'm on the other side. Great to have a support group like this with nurses. Glad I found this forum!

Hang in there Tangie! It gets better every day!!

Wow that was rough! First day posting since surgery! First two days were rough and that barium swallow test was awful. Came home from hospital by 4pm next day surgery was at 12:45pm. Didn't quite feel ready on Saturday to be home. As a matter of fact I called the Dr. about 3 or 4hrs after getting home cause I thought I was having a heart attack. The pressure in my chest from the gas was so bad. He reasurred me and I was able to relax. Things are getting better day by day. I hope all my March sleevers are doing well! Thank God I'm on the other side of the rode!

Well today is the big day!! Have to be at the hospital at 11:15am so I guess my surgery is around 1:00pm. Way more nervous than I thought I would be. Doesn't help that I have to sit around and think about it! Just want to get it done and over with!! Best of luck to all my fellow March 29th sleevers. See you on the recovery side!!

God luck to you Tangie I'm here for you. Good choice

Well my surgery is scheduled Friday, March 29th but I had a change of heart a few weeks back and decided to change to the vertical sleeve. My decision is personal and what I believe is going to be best for me. Scary though!! I struggled with this from my first appointment in October but anyhow I am excited for the change and looking forward to this journey. Just wanted to say good luck to each and everyone of you in your weight loss journey. I will be moving on to sleevetalk.com. God Bless!

Well my surgery is scheduled Friday, March 29th but I had a change of heart a few weeks back and decided to change to the vertical sleeve. My decision is personal and what I believe is going to be best for me. Scary though!! I struggled with this from my first appointment in October but anyhow I am excited for the change and looking forward to this journey. Just wanted to say good luck to each and everyone of you in your weight loss journey. I will be moving on to sleevetalk.com. God Bless!

Thank you to everyone for posting about their surgeries and pre-op diets. I don't have much time during the week to write much. 2 weeks 6 days until my banding. I have been doing the Protein Shakes for two weeks on my own. Two a day and then dinner. Lost 5lbs so far. Will officially start on Friday but will have to get strict with dinner. Been snacking a bit but staying around 1100 cal will need to decrease to 800. Hope everyone is feeling well and thank you to those who helped me with the ticker. Have it on my profile but I'm not sure if it's showing up with my post. If there is a trick to that can someone left me know. Do I need to cut and paste?

Thank you to everyone for posting about their surgeries and pre-op diets. I don't have much time during the week to write much. 2 weeks 6 days until my banding. I have been doing the Protein Shakes for two weeks on my own. Two a day and then dinner. Lost 5lbs so far. Will officially start on Friday but will have to get strict with dinner. Been snacking a bit but staying around 1100 cal will need to decrease to 800. Hope everyone is feeling well and thank you to those who helped me with the ticker. Have it on my profile but I'm not sure if it's showing up with my post. If there is a trick to that can someone left me know. Do I need to cut and paste?

For me, the choice was easy. The Band is reversible, far less drastic, and less complications. I just couldn't justify hacking out 3/4 of my stomach. If something goes wrong with the band, you can always get it removed. If something goes wrong with the Sleeve, you're out of luck because you can never get your stomach back.
Plus I didn't want to deal with dumping, malabsorbtion, and nutrient deficiencies.
Getting the band is by far the best decision I've ever made. I can still eat anything I want without vomiting (in moderation, of course), I'm very healthy, and I've lost almost 200 pounds in 14 months. I couldn't be happier.
Best wishes!

I did a bunch of appointments and pre surgery labs and tests. But mine were way spread out. My insurance requires a 6 month wait period before surgery. And kind of like an educational period, they provided a life coach, i had to meet with a nutritionist a few times. I been at this for a long time!! Surgery on monday! Finally! As far as the site goes, i just had to play around with it, if u have something specific maybe i can help point it out! Ur surgery is right around the corner! The last month flew by for me! If you have been at ur job long enough u might want to look into a leave of absence for after surgery, im taking 2 weeks off. My second week paid by short term disability. First week i was able to save up enough pto to be paid also. Really excited

Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I have not gotten my surgery yet. I just finished doing all the requirements for insurance approval and had my 2nd apt yesterday. I must say it has been a little discouraging because it seems my Dr. has tried to push me towards gastric sleeve. I have been considering and researching lap band for 3-4 years not going to make a drastic decision to change. I am now waiting insurance approval. The Doctor did tell me to research lap band with plication. I looked into this last night on the computer. Apparently it's a band but they also staple your staple your stomach into a banana like shape. Seems to be like gastric sleeve without the cutting. Not sure what to think about this. It is also not FDA approved because it has not been out long enough. I have plenty of time to think about it probably won't get my surgery until the end of the school year in June. Well looking forward to this journey and talking to others who have been through it!

Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I have not gotten my surgery yet. I just finished doing all the requirements for insurance approval and had my 2nd apt yesterday. I must say it has been a little discouraging because it seems my Dr. has tried to push me towards gastric sleeve. I have been considering and researching lap band for 3-4 years not going to make a drastic decision to change. I am now waiting insurance approval. The Doctor did tell me to research lap band with plication. I looked into this last night on the computer. Apparently it's a band but they also staple your staple your stomach into a banana like shape. Seems to be like gastric sleeve without the cutting. Not sure what to think about this. It is also not FDA approved because it has not been out long enough. I have plenty of time to think about it probably won't get my surgery until the end of the school year in June. Well looking forward to this journey and talking to others who have been through it!

Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I have not gotten my surgery yet. I just finished doing all the requirements for insurance approval and had my 2nd apt yesterday. I must say it has been a little discouraging because it seems my Dr. has tried to push me towards gastric sleeve. I have been considering and researching lap band for 3-4 years not going to make a drastic decision to change. I am now waiting insurance approval. The Doctor did tell me to research lap band with plication. I looked into this last night on the computer. Apparently it's a band but they also staple your staple your stomach into a banana like shape. Seems to be like gastric sleeve without the cutting. Not sure what to think about this. It is also not FDA approved because it has not been out long enough. I have plenty of time to think about it probably won't get my surgery until the end of the school year in June. Well looking forward to this journey and talking to others who have been through it!