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A school psychologist has a doctorate. I have a Master's.

That's definitely not the difference...there are plenty of school psychologist that have Master's degrees... but thank you anyway, I was just curious to know if it was a regional type of thing because they seem so close but I researched it...sounds cool

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Sleeved 8/12. I'm a Special education teaching assistant at the high school level. I'm also a mom to an 18, 15, 10, and 8 year old...and a wife. From Wyoming. ;o)

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RRT here. My orientation class is this Tuesday. Sp excited to get this process going.

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I'm an X-ray tech and just got my nursing license too i also felt I needed to be healthy while trying to help patient live better.

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How much time did you take off of work? I am considering having surgery Thursday or Friday before I have the week off for Thanksgiving. Just wondering if I would be ready to go back to work after the time off. I teach middle school' date=' and am usually on my feet all day, but can teach from the stool. Would appreciate any advice![/quote']

Plan on minimum 1 week and maximum 3 weeks. Everyone recovers differently, but 4 days off around thanksgiving is definitely an aggressive schedule for recovery. I needed 2 weeks off, but ended up taking 3 to feel well enough to work full days. I also spent the 1st week in the hospital and that is not typical.

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I was an NZRN, a long time ago, nursing did not cause my obesity. I was a fat baby, then a fat kid, after the nursing bit I was a stay at home mum to 2 girls who are now 29 & 32. I have two grand daughters who live in the Uk with their mum and dad. If I am forced to fill in a form which has an occupation question I put Textile Artist! I currently live in Australia but have lived in up state New York and in Ottawa, Canada.

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How much time did you take off of work? I am considering having surgery Thursday or Friday before I have the week off for Thanksgiving. Just wondering if I would be ready to go back to work after the time off. I teach middle school' date=' and am usually on my feet all day, but can teach from the stool. Would appreciate any advice![/quote']

Usually you get 2-3 weeks off depends on the doctor. I was able to squeeze out

4 weeks then took a week vacation. Today I go back, sad face.

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I'm a computer programmer, and musician. My wife was also sleeved, and is an ICU nurse.

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I am a flight attendant. Surgery is 8-21-13.

That's today!! Hope all is well!!

Take care of yourself while you are healing!!

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I am an Operating Room nurse and a homeschooling mother of 4 with the 5th on the way in December :-)

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I am an Operating Room nurse and a homeschooling mother of 4 with the 5th on the way in December :-)

Interesting, my wife is an ICU nurse who homeschools our 3 kids.

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I'm retired from running the Career Center at our local high school. I was in charge of scholarships, college & university visits, our college & career fair, military visits and other things. Also a retired LVN.

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Interesting' date=' my wife is an ICU nurse who homeschools our 3 kids.[/quote']

We are so blessed to have a career that enables us to do both! Although, it is a lot of work and I think I enjoy summer break more than my kids lol!

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    • 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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    • 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

        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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