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What do you do for a living?

karenj

By karenj, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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OregonHolly    0

OregonHolly
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I'm a Registered Nurse (for 25 years) but it's what I do to pay the bills. For true "living" I Celebrate life every day with my wonderful family and pets :-)

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nicnaknut    0

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I am a retired Office Manager and Bookkeeper.... My husband and I sold our home, purchased a motorhome and hit the road... We now live and travel full time in the motorhome with our 2 little dogs.... Life is good for us...

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Oregondaisy    2,021

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I am basically a bum. I work 12 hours a week for an attorney. The rest of the time, I just goof around.

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Jeni 85    0

Jeni 85
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Currently a Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist/EKG Tech. just got certifeid and a diploma in thse and in january returning to school for nursing!!!:whoo:

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OH Juli    15

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I'm a food service manager, or the lunch lady for a residential school.

I'm in school full time for business management and MBA combo program.

I've worked in food for 20 years and need to get away from where it's served.

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lindaa    1

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Hey Jeni--I could have been your instructor! In my first life I was an OB nurse (delivered a few babies myself!), then I taught nursing skills labs, and for the last 8 years I taught Medical Assisting. I also voluneer in a Salvation Army clinic regularly and mentor Nursing students there.

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househuntress    1

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My first 20 something years of work..I was the Head Tech for Lab & X-Ray in a hospital then moved over to the Doctor's Clinic for another 8 years.

Now I buy and sell real estate, and have some rental properties... (HouseHuntress)....Plus serve on some boards in my local small town in Texas.

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Sandy63    0

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A mom to 2 boys ages 20 and 15, a part-time student, 1 quarter away from having my associates degree in supervisory management, a housewife and a full time supervisor over the cabling/heatset departments on 2nd shift, 4pm-12am, at Mohawk Industries, Pine Tree Plant in Dahlonega, GA. For those of you that don't know...Mohawk is one of the leaders in the flooring industry. I also breed Shih-tzu's as a hobby.

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blahblahblah    4

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I am a mama...I have three little girls ages 3.5, 20months and 20 months.

In addition, I am a master procrastinator...My house is never clean and my dinner generally comes from a store.

BUT...

My kids and I play all day...ride bikes, take hikes, do puzzles and color. THAT'S why I'm a stay at home mom...not to clean my house!!

:)

Pre-kids, I was an English teacher at a local HS.

Rain

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claramae    0

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I am a forced retiree. I worked for the largest electric provider in Texas for 31 years. My job was outsourced overseas!!! Anyway, I was ready to go and I practically begged them to take my job. I drove 100 miles a day to and from work in all the traffic. So, I am a happy retiree!!!!

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juno610    1

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I am a cardiovascular technician too, but I do stress testing and EEGs (don't ask me why the brains get lumped in with the hearts!). I just started preparing for the REEG-T boards. Yikes!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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