school uniform fitting struggle

[Courtney95 2]

Hi all I am 5'6" and 285lbs before surgery size 20/2x-3x. My surgery is planned for the third week of July. I start nursing school August 27 and we start clinical 3 weeks after nursing school. i am wondering what size uniform i should order for clinical. so it will be about 9 weeks post op. was thinking of buying larges but i don't want them to be small or to baggy on me. how much weight should i expect to lose in that timeline and what size should i anticipate on getting?

thank you!

[t1018ross 116]

Can you wait until closer to the time you will need them? I'm in nursing school too. Was sleeved on May 7. We have our summers off so I don't start back until August 14. All of my school scrubs don't fit now. I'm going to wait until the end of July/beginning of August to buy more.

[Courtney95 2]

i am not sure of how long it takes to order them. i will look at the sheet when i get home but i want to have them before school starts so i am prepared

[Bryn910 519]

I went down 1 size in my scrubs at work in 5 weeks (5 weeks post op)

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Just order two sets to begin with unless someone can take them in for you (relatively easy alteration for sewers in the family). Or get two in 1x and 2 in large to start out.

[Sleeved36 356]

I would buy one size down from your current size. But that's it.

Read through the threads about measurements/sizes. You can't guarantee that you will lose places that change your size a lot. For many people the belly is the last to go. This has been true for me. I have lost the most in my legs. I also lost my "muffin top", so the same size fits loosely.

I think the bigger problem here is that nursing schools still require uniforms 🤔 When I went to nursing school (10 yrs ago) we all just had to wear the same color scrubs.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

14 minutes ago, Sleeved36 said:

I would buy one size down from your current size. But that's it.

Read through the threads about measurements/sizes. You can't guarantee that you will lose places that change your size a lot. For many people the belly is the last to go. This has been true for me. I have lost the most in my legs. I also lost my "muffin top", so the same size fits loosely.

I think the bigger problem here is that nursing schools still require uniforms 🤔 When I went to nursing school (10 yrs ago) we all just had to wear the same color scrubs.

@Courtney95 I agree ^^^^

I didn't see a big improvement in my waist until almost 80lbs down, and I still only dropped 2-3 pant sizes. However, my outer extremities are a lot smaller. It truly depends on where you carry your weight, and how fast you lose. It's hard to say if you'll be one to lose 30+lbs in that one month. But one thing is for sure, I wouldn't buy a large if you are a 2-3X now. I don't think its realistic to say you will lose more than 35-40 lbs your first month. And that probably won't put you down 3-4 sizes. It would be better that you had something to wear, big or not, than something you couldn't fit into.