11/30/05 I will be have lap RNY in Roanoke Va. The only hard thing will be asking for time off Pray for me!!!! Love to all!!! Nursemel

Hey everyone! I have found myself on a unit w/ Bariatric patients while I am in Nursing School. It has been a rewarding experience for me to help care for these patients knowing that I am going through the procedure in a few months! I need some help with Nursing Diagnosis for a freshly post-op RNY patient. Any thoughts? I have a few ideas, but wanted to pick everyone's brians! Thanks! Holly

Hi Holly, I had the lap-band done during spring break of nursing school so I only had a week of recovery time and I was fine. I know the lap-band is a shorter recovery period, but I think that as long as you take care of yourself during the three weeks you have off it should be fine. I do just want to caution you about the ob clinicals. I am a L&D nurse and you have to hold people's legs up while they push (a little graphic I know) which can be very difficult on someone who did not just have surgery let alone someone who did. I know after my surgery I was not allowed to lift anything over 15 lbs for 6 weeks and I imagine the RNY restrictions would be similar. I hope all goes well for you and good luck with school and the surgery. Ryan 202/150/130

I may have some scrubs that I can send you. (I am at work) Let me go home and rummage through the clothing items I've just bagged from my closet. I'll email you what I find. Meg

Vicki - Thanks for the words of wisdom. For the most part our clinicals should be Ob/Gyn - so hopefully not too much lifting/moving - but I will be cautious. I feel like I have so many new things going on in my life right now! Nursing School, the surgery, Come next December I won't recognize myself!! Again Thanks!!! Holly