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I'm a critical care nurse in Nashville, TN.

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Nope, Fenton's just a boardname. I don't know why I chose it - it just popped into my head!

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I am in imaging systems architect for a major bank, and a member of the AIIM Michigan board of directors. Most of my time is spent on conference calls and answering email.

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I am a superintendent for a large union construction company. I am over the asphalt division, I have 7 hot plants (asphalt plants) to look after.

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I'm a chartered accountant in Calgary, Canada. I've sat at a desk for 20 years and its finally caught up to me. I am getting lap band on August 15th.

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Operated a bus in Brooklyn for ayear, and over twenty five in Manhanttan

(n.y.c.mta). Talk about stuck in traffic and sitting on your b-tt. Now I'm

retire and still sitting on my b-tt.

Edited by BUG57

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Facility Safety Monitor for Spaceflight Training and Facility Operations. NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tx.

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Been working as Field Technician in Wireless industry for over 13 years after retiring as a Electronic Technician from the Navy (21 years)

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I was a helicopter pilot for 35 years. Few people are blessed with a job they'd do for free if necessary. A bad hip forced me out of the cockpit last year. :)

Now going through alternative certification to teach Jr. High math.:)

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I work in Construction Safety working on major projects. Iam in the process of finshing up the New Indy Airport. Opens to the public on 11/11/08. I also did safety on Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Was banded almost a year ago and down 60lbs.

Chris

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I am a Master Licensed Electrician working in the Marshall Islands, I am the lead electrician in our power plant and part time control room operator.

I am also an avid scuba diver, wreck diver, and full cave diver too.

I am looking to do it in New Delhi India for the surgeryu around March 09, or June 09 depending on vacation schedules here.

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I'm the Director of Pastoral Care at a pediatric hospital in Delaware. I also have a private psychotherapy practice. My most important job, though, is I'm dad to two beautiful little girls.

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I teach vocal music at the high school level. I love my job so much that it doesn't usually feel like one. :lol:

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I'm a web based application developer (coldfusion & SQL Server 2005) in Louisville, Ky.

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    • Aunty Mamo

      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
      I'm down 31 pounds since the day of surgery and 47 since my pre-op diet began, with that typical week long stall occurring at three weeks. I'm really starting to see some changes lately- some of my clothing is too big, some fits again. The most drastic changes I notice however are in my face. I've also noticed my endurance and flexibility increasing. I was really starting to be held up physically, and I'm so grateful that I'm seeing that turn around in such short order. 
      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
      https://www.cms.gov/nosurprises
      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
      I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL 
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    • BeanitoDiego

      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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