Glad to see the RN board so active......

Hi I'm Aggie and I had WLS on 2/9/04 and I've lost 24 pounds! My BMI was 39 but I have had diabetes and hypertension for 3 years now and I am only 46. Working on a General Medical unit I have seen the ravages of diabetes first hand and I did not want that for myself. So the night before surgery was the last time I took my diabetes meds and by blood sugars have been normal since then. Amazing! I feel energetic and I have been back to work for 2 weeks. My colleagues have been supportive and at times concerned that I might have some of the complications that we sometimes see on our unit. My post op course was definitely easier knowing what I had to do. I made my self walk to the door of my room that first night. The nurses were exceptional and very supportive. I hope you all have as an good experience as I had. Lovin' the losing live, Aggie

Hi Aggie, I am trying to post here more often in the hopes of getting others to do the same. We need the support of our fellow nurses.... Mary

Welcome Aggie, I am tring to get out of "lurk" mode. I, too, am post-op 5 days now. Welcome to this board. I hope to post more often--like Mary!!! Melissa

Hey there, fellow nurses! I'm going to go to the main messageboard and invite all nurses to come to this site to contribute some thoughts.... It would be fabulous to get lots of nurses here to share stories and information! Congratulations, Aggie, you're on your way!! Jessica

Hi nurses---- and thanks, Jessica, for telling us about this site on the main message board. I work with a bunch of nurses and my boss is a doctor and we all work for an HMO. No one I know personally thinks I should have bypass surgery, so you all are, and will be, very important to me in the coming months! Thanks and good luck and prayers to everyone. Sandi