Are you a nurse? I am starting a support group for nurses that are contemplating, 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!

You are correct in this being a tool. I have come to terms with a lifestyle change. I have resolved the fact that I have to eat, exercise and just live healthier. My goal weight loss is 100 lbs and to begin exercising as soon S I get the ok.

Hi my name is Larry and I'm a Registered Nurse in dialysis for the las 15 years. I'm actually having my surgery tomorrow at 7:30am. I was actually convinced to do the procedure after several of my patients had bypass to get on the transplant list. This will be my first hospitalization and surgery ever' date=' no I'm a little nervous hut ready at the same time. My surgeon bases on my BMI on requires me to be NPO after midnight and hopefully just an overnight stay in the hospital. My pre-op consisted of upper GI, abdominal US, echocardiogram, EKG, CXR and about 11 tubes of blood. He said everything looked great so that's good. I will keep you posted.[/quote']

Good luck tomorrow!!!! Will keep you in my prayers!

Good luck Larry, from your Davita teammate, my stay was overnight,

Let me know if you need any info, I was sleeved in October and had an easy recovery!

Thank you rms2909! I will let you know as soon A I'm able.

Can't wait to hear how everyone is doing today. How did your surgery go Larry?

I am happy for you!!! I have my surgery tomorrow morning in Tallahassee, Fl.

Hope everyone is recovering well. I am 6 days out and went back to work last night. It wasn't to bad. I wish I was able to take off more time but it wasn't possible. Recovery so far has been pretty easy.

NurseAndi- what kind of work do you do? I am trying to gage how much time I will need to take before returning to the hospital.

NurseAndi- what kind of work do you do? I am trying to gage how much time I will need to take before returning to the hospital.

Floor nurse on a behavior unit. Only thing I really needed to be careful of is my hitters and kickers. Otherwise it wasn't to bad. However I am working a split shift tonight then off for 2 days but it really wasn't to bad.

That is good news.

I am due to go on vacation on may 17th for a week up to Rhode Island to visit our grown girls. So now I am thinking that I may do the surgery a week or so before that and just tack the vacation onto the end of my time off before returning to work. Thing is I don't think my boss will let me go out for the vacation if I have the surgery first and then return to work. and I don't think it is right to go on vacation only to then leave again for surgery so soon afterwards. Guess I am trying to figure out how to do both.

Man....I feel like a total wuss now. I'm taking at least 4 weeks. More than likely 6 lol I need to write the hospital board a thank you note for our expanded sick time package!

I took 4 weeks off, and needed it! I should have probably taken a little longer, but didn't. I had a an abscess that probably made me feel worse than I would have. I'm an informatics nurse, so desk work and walking is all I do. Also, I needed the time to adjust to my diet - in the early days it took me all day to get in 300 calories and liquids, had diarrhea, etc. Glad those days are behind me It truly does just keep getting better!

I am Joanna, I've been a nurse for 38 years, I currently work in mental health and am in graduate school getting my NP. I was sleeved on Feb 12th and have lost 29 lbs so far. I've been very pleased with everything so far. Very little pain, no vomiting, no diarrhea, a little grouchy pouch but it's getting better day by day.

Hi my name is Cristine I have been a nurse for 14 years. I had the vsg done on March 13 th.