My first post here, been reading for months. Seems a lot of people posting are in the medical field. I thought it would be cool to hear what fellow sleevers do for a living.

The wife and I are both Respiratory Therapists here in Michigan. I am just starting this journey with my 8 hour information seminar ( pre-op ) scheduled for later this month. My better half was sleeved the end of April. She is doing awesome. Down 84 lbs total including the pre-op weight loss.

Im so excited to get my life back after getting this incredible weight loss tool.

Hope to hear from you guys.

I am a correctional officer scheduled for surgery sept10th!!

Enough said. I think. I was a night nurse too.

Enough said. I think. I was a night nurse too.

I was reading a study this morning..

55% of nurses are overweight or obese..

my profession ??? I am of the oldest profession

(Not that! get your minds out of the gutter )

I am a mom and a wife. The woman on the block that all the other women send there kids to after school if they are stuck at work..

So much for ...

"If a man will not work, he shall not eat" (2 Thess 3:10)

Would this explain part of it??

We show that shift workers have higher BMI than day workers' date=' and shift working is associated with BMI, independently of age and work duration. This is an important finding since a higher BMI is associated not only with an increased risk for morbidity and mortality, but also with accidents and injuries at work.14,27 Our results are consistent with previous studies showing that the prevalence of obesity is higher in shift workers15 and that weight gain occurs in late-shift workers (evening and night),16 cleanroom workers changing from an 8 to a 12-h shift,17 and offshore workers under continued exposure to day–night shift work.18 Other evidence highlights a positive relationship between BMI and duration of shift work exposure.19 In particular, employees involved in shift working for more than 5 y had significantly higher BMI than those with no shift work experience.19 Weight gain in shift workers has been explained by several mechanisms, such as higher calorie intake,16 changes both in dietary habits (such as eating fewer meals and more snacks) and in the circadian distribution of food intake,16,28,29 lower physical exercise,16,30 and changes in sleeping habits.16

Moreover, rotating shift work has been shown to increase the daily cortisol secretion31 and to dissociate the cortisol circadian rhythm, with a progressive rise in cortisol levels during sleep (that is, normally, a resting phase).32,33,34 This seems to be an important point, if it is taken into account that central obesity has been suggested to have a hypothalamic neuroendocrine origin, with increased ACTH and cortisol secretion.35,36[/quote']

Oh I think there is no disputing there is a high rate of obesity amongst shift workers, thus the correlation. They just haven't been able to prove any causes. It's much like the correlation between skipping breakfast and obesity. It gets mistaken as a contributing factor. It actually isn't, it's just that people who skip breakfast are more likely to not eat properly or care about their health the rest of the day, thus more likely to be obese. But whenever studies have been done to try to ascertain a link between the two, they came up empty. And all this is coming from the fact that my wife is a medical researcher so I hear about the faulty assumptions made by research studies all the time.....and we're getting way off topic of a very good thread so....I'm going to do my best to quit hijacking this particular thread.

My concentration in school was adult substance abuse/mental health/criminal justice. I went to school at 40, have a buttload of loans that I will be paying for until I die. It took me 5 years of applying with the VA to get hired but after years in the social services field, I can tell you that working for the Feds is the only place you will make good money with good benefits unless you want to go into private practice. If you are still in school, I would suggest you attempt to get an internship. My supervisor came on as an intern 23 yrs ago and has never worked anywhere else. You will be able to work in any state anywhere regardless of where you are licensed.

Your comments on compensation are so true. I have a BS in Environmental Science and I work in Public Health (also not known for being a particularly high-paying field). Of my closest friends, one has an MSW and has been working in the field 2 years longer than I have and I make more than $10/hr more than she does, and another has been a therapist for a public agency for about 3-5 years longer than I've been in the field and I make about $5/hr more than she does. I don't have anything special in my background that would explain the pay discrepancy and I view the work as being roughly equivalent in level of responsibility and technical expertise. Both with MSWs. At least with the Feds, compensation is comfortable, benefits are good, and it's generally very stable employment (not withstanding the last few years).

I am a recreation therapist from NYC. Married and mother of two boys ( 3yrs and 1yr old) and 8/14 will be my 8th yr wedding anniversary. Sleeved 6/5/13 ( my birthday) and down 35lbs.

Hello!

There's several 'mental health professionals here too'!!!

In sept I will be fully licensed as a mental health therapist and started my new career today- been interning for the past year but was hired at a diff agency and started today!

I was sleeved 2/25 and down a lil under 90 lbs!

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I'm pre-op, my surgery date is 9/9. I work for a non-profit agency as a case manager with kids who are involved with the juvenile justice system and also have mental illnesses. I'm also a single mom to a 9 yo daughter and was in school working on my Master's in psych, but I'm taking a break from school for surgery, etc.

Your comments on compensation are so true. I have a BS in Environmental Science and I work in Public Health (also not known for being a particularly high-paying field). Of my closest friends' date=' one has an MSW and has been working in the field 2 years longer than I have and I make more than 10/hr more than she does, and another has been a therapist for a public agency for about 3-5 years longer than I've been in the field and I make about 5/hr more than she does. I don't have anything special in my background that would explain the pay discrepancy and I view the work as being roughly equivalent in level of responsibility and technical expertise. Both with MSWs. At least with the Feds, compensation is comfortable, benefits are good, and it's generally very stable employment (not withstanding the last few years).[/quote']

This may be a silly question, but how does one go about applying for a federal job? ☺

I hate people with prejudices against overweight people. Unless they walk in any one of our shoes they will never understand. People stink.

I know what you mean. Just beccause someone is overweight doesn't mean they are lazy, slow witted or bad at their job. There are even people on this forum who will even say that they won't go to a salesperson or doctor is overweight. How silly is that?

I'm a nurse practitioner living in Houston. Had band to sleeve conversion almost three months ago and the next day my daughter got her sleeve. We both used Dr. Ortiz with Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico. Both our experience there and recovery at home went as smooth as glass. I am finally experiencing a new more healthy relationship with food.

I am a physical therapist for 28 years. I am about 13 weeks out and about 60 lbs down. The more I lose the more active I am. I really am relearning how to eat and it just keeps getting better.

This may be a silly question, but how does one go about applying for a federal job? ☺

Generally USAJOBS.gov Be aware, though, it's your typical governmental website, with a ridiculously complicated required password that you have no hope of ever remembering without a photographic memory and you'll be required to change it so frequently, you might consider dedicating an entire spiral notebook just to keep track of your current password.

Good luck!

This may be a silly question' date=' but how does one go about applying for a federal job? ☺[/quote']

USAJobs.gov

Sorry, shoulda finished reading posts before duplicating.

My hubby spends a lot of time surfing USAJOBS as he's federal and we've been through the process many times. Gotta move to move up, so to speak. He could answer questions if you want to PM me.

USAJobs.gov

Sorry, shoulda finished reading posts before duplicating.

My hubby spends a lot of time surfing USAJOBS as he's federal and we've been through the process many times. Gotta move to move up, so to speak. He could answer questions if you want to PM me.

Ha! Hate when I do that!