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!

Hi all, I'm a RN in Georgia. My surgery has been approved. I haven't scheduled my surgery yet but I'm scheduled for my upper GI on Nov 24th. I'm very excited and nervous about this journey and am glad for a forum such as this!

Hey everyone! My sister in law has been a huge support and led me to this app. She is not a bariatric patient but has jumped on board with finding any and every way to help me through my journey.

I've been in healthcare since my 18th birthday 8.5 years ago. I was a CNA the first 5 years and have been an RN for nearly 4 years. My sleeve surgery is Monday 11/30/15. I am so excited!

Best of luck @annam1130

Update:

My upper GI went well! And my surgery has been scheduled for 12/23/15! Yaaay! Overly excited!

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I finally got approved for the sleeve. I schedule my surgery on Dec. 1. Hoping to have it the second week in January. Nervous but so excited!

Congrats Nurse_45! What an awesome Christmas gift!!!!

Congratulations!!!

Update:

My upper GI went well! And my surgery has been scheduled for 12/23/15! Yaaay! Overly excited!

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Scheduled for Dec 22nd!! Good luck to you!!

It is nice to have a place for nurses! I think we are a special breed, taking care of everyone else except ourselves.

I am an FNP and a Psych NP,working full time in psych, one day a month doing public health and one term per year of teaching nursing students (psych nursing).

I have just scheduled my surgery in Mexico in the first weekish in January. My insurance (which is good) won't cover my surgery because my BMI is too low and I don't have diabetes so I am paying out of pocket.

I have my gastric sleeve and ventral hernia repair scheduled for January 12th! So excited to start my journey to better health.

I'm POD2 came home thus afternoon. The NP and Surgeon both told me not to be a nurse and to call with questions or concerns lol. Benefit of having providers who I've been working with for well over a year.

annam1130,

glad to hear you are doing well. which surgery did you have? I'm a NP who does house calls and wondering how long I'll be out of work.

I had the laparoscopic sleeve. My doctor told me I need to be off for 6 weeks.

I was off for six weeks also

FYI: Isopure is really good. They come in 20 oz bottles and provide you with 40 gms of Protein, 160 cal, 0 carbs. Very good protein source during the clear liquid phase. It can be found at GNC, Vitamin Shoppe and Amazon. The 2 latter had the best prices. Apple melon, is my favorite so far!

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