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MichiganChic    3,262

MichiganChic
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I'm applying for the nursing program in the fall! Reading all of your posts has made me very excited! My scores are very high so I hope I get in. Thanks for starting this thread!

Nicolanz,

I hope you get in, too! Nursing has been a wonderful career path for me, and I've done so many different things in my career. Good luck!

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Dawn0429    5

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HI, my surgery is also on May 20th, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

I have been a nurse of some sort for 28 years. From CNA, LPN to RN. Have worked in geriatrics, psych and now the wonderful world of insurance. Wouldn't change anything.

I love my life, now time to love myself even more, and enjoy life instead of trying to avoid it due to my size and making excuses why I don't want to do things. As a nurse I found it difficult to explain or justify why I was overweight since I was educated on what I needed to do and the consequences of my actions. So I decided it was time to do something about it. Hoping this is the answer :)

Good Luck Everyone !!!

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Nicolanz    1,484

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Nicolanz' date='

I hope you get in, too! Nursing has been a wonderful career path for me, and I've done so many different things in my career. Good luck![/quote']

Thank you!

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Mrs.RRn    2,111

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Ok my fellow nurses.. I have a med question for you guys:

I've read a comment that someone was able to get off synthroid after losing weight... Could this be possible? Can losing weight improve thyroid function?? I've never heard this to be true, but have any of y'all heard this, read about this, experienced this???

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sunkiss713    6

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Are you a nurse? I am starting a support group for nurses that are contemplating' date=' undergoing or are now 'old pro's' with their sleeves!

By way of introduction, my name is Jana & I live in the DFW area and am currently undergoing the approval process. I have been a RN for 38 years--18 years in Surgery & 18 years in Case Management & as a Manager for a major health plan carrier.

So feel free to jump on board![/quote']

Hi I am an L&D RN for 10 years, having my sleeve May 28, 2013! I am terrified!! My husband had his sleeve done to the date 1 year ago and he's doing fantastic, lost 95 lbs in 2 months!! Anyway Im looking forward to having a support group!

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Trenya07@aol.com    9

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Hi I am an L&D RN for 10 years' date=' having my sleeve May 28, 2013! I am terrified!! My husband had his sleeve done to the date 1 year ago and he's doing fantastic, lost 95 lbs in 2 months!! Anyway Im looking forward to having a support group![/quote']

Wow 95 lbs in 2 months? What was his starting weight?

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sunkiss713    6

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Wow 95 lbs in 2 months? What was his starting weight?

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He was 255, now 160 n still dropping! He' s kinda worried because he doesnt want to loose anymore!!!

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Need-a-Sleeve    211

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He was 255' date=' now 160 n still dropping! He' s kinda worried because he doesnt want to loose anymore!!![/quote']

Guys always lose faster than us! You will do great!

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lovexciaral    38

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I start a CNA class and my second term of prerequisites for nursing school on Monday! At the end of this term, I can apply to nursing school. I am so excited.

Still waiting on insurance approval for surgery though. We thought I was finished with everything but I have one more nutritional meeting in June and then we can submit to my secondary insurance.

Woohoo.

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Tx.Doll3    30

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I y'all! I'm a nursing student and I'm Pre-op

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Tx.Doll3    30

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Also I wanted to ask I know there is going to be wt restriction post op but how long before I can lift. I have critical care clinical in the fall and y'all know nursing students get asked to help lift and move patients I just want to make sure ill be ready for clinical.

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taurabird    142

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ICU RN here, my surgery is in about 30 hours, Wednesday morning bright and early. I am freaking out a little bit but I know it is going to be just fine.

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Sleevin'It    57

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Taurabird, good luck!

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MichiganChic    3,262

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ICU RN here, my surgery is in about 30 hours, Wednesday morning bright and early. I am freaking out a little bit but I know it is going to be just fine.

Good luck - let us know how you do!

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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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      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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