Double big day

Nov 19, 2010

Today was exciting just to finally get all the appointments scheduled for an RNY on Dec 22 and to pick up my Optifast.

Then I missed a call telling me that I had been cleared for a job & to let them know if I was still interested. !! having been out of work for 2 years, HELL YES I am still interested. It was too late to call the Human Resources person back, so I will have all weekend to wonder when I might start.

My surgery and this new job seemed to be linked: I make major milestones in each on the same day.

On November 3rd, my insurance approval came through and I got my surgery date of dec 22. That same afternoon I interviewed for this job and it went exceedingly well. They said they were going to start the paperwork to hire me immediately.

I asked how long that might possibly take and they said as little as 2 weeks - much to my surprise. I said then that they needed to know that I had surgery scheduled for late December and that I would either need to have time off for that, or that I could wait to start until after the first of the year. He said they wanted me immediately and would work with me. !!

The job BTW is as a house/teaching parent at a residential school for children, most likely with up to 8 girls in a cottage.

A new job and WLS at the same time seems daunting, so I went to see the shrink at the bariatric center I am using and talked it thru w/ her. She suggested that I tell them what I am having done - since I wasn't about to be that open in the first interview - and take it from there.

Hopefully I can sit down with HR on Monday and see what we can work out.

While I am on a roll, I want to bring my therapy assistance dog with me to work.

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