I have a stress test and an echo cardiogram tomorrow and then a follow-up next week and the official hurdles should be about over for WLS. (Give or take a few visits)
I am not looking forward to this though
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Cristina Yang you rock
Went to see my new Cardiologist today. She was very good and nice I liked her alot. I talked about my concerns of my current BP, which was actually not to too bad today 128/94, 130/90 - But considering I still have ankle swelling and the diastolic is still elevated I asked for Metoprolol and she agreed.
I have a stress test and an echo cardiogram tomorrow and then a follow-up next week and the official hurdles should be about over for WLS. (Give or take a few visits)
I am not looking forward to this though
I have a stress test and an echo cardiogram tomorrow and then a follow-up next week and the official hurdles should be about over for WLS. (Give or take a few visits)
I am not looking forward to this though
Monday, February 27, 2012
Feeling hot hot hot...
I began taking Cayenne Fruit vitamin gel caps. So after a massive bought with heartburn,now I am having wicked hotflashes. Ummm... I think my Basal Metabolic Rate has been successfully increased.
Additionally, I am hoping to reap the benefits claim of this "super" herb to help with some anti-inflammatory effects.
Appointments Galore
#6 in the weight loss insurance hurdle in the books, of course there could be 3 more so we won't get our hopes up yet. Cardiology tomorrow morning, then it's in the insurance company's hands to approve or to require 3 more visits.
We shall see.. at this point it doesn't matter to me if its sooner or later, as long as we are getting closer either way.
Of course I am terrified of the actual surgery part, mostly because of all the bad memories from the past and the crappy feeling right after.
I also have an appointment with a LPN-RN program tomorrow to take a look-see and to get some information on their program. Just to have some options incase I need them.
We shall see.. at this point it doesn't matter to me if its sooner or later, as long as we are getting closer either way.
Of course I am terrified of the actual surgery part, mostly because of all the bad memories from the past and the crappy feeling right after.
I also have an appointment with a LPN-RN program tomorrow to take a look-see and to get some information on their program. Just to have some options incase I need them.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Recommended WLS Reading
So my mental health consult appointment went well. I was cleared by him for surgery. So one more step down. Anyway he recommended I work my way through this workbook
I just bought it and expect it to come within the next few days. I am an emotional eater apparently and this is supposed to help with that.
Of course it's not like I have time for any more "school" type work to do, this Ethics and Patho class are already killing me. But I digress... point of this post, ANYONE ELSE HEARD OF THIS BOOK?
I just bought it and expect it to come within the next few days. I am an emotional eater apparently and this is supposed to help with that.
Of course it's not like I have time for any more "school" type work to do, this Ethics and Patho class are already killing me. But I digress... point of this post, ANYONE ELSE HEARD OF THIS BOOK?
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Sleep Interviewing
This is a first for me, especially since in no way am I currently looking for a new job. Except it was RN level hospital position interview. So anyway...
I am at the hospital on the floor, talking to a staff nurse. She seems very excited for me to work there and assumes I am the personal she is actually precepting for the day. I explain to her that I am still in the interviewing phase, for some reason right now I have scrubs on. Anyway I point out that it is actually a friend of mine she is precepting and she wishes me luck and off they go.
So then this interviewer comes out and introduces herself, does not shake my hand just looks up and down, crinkles her nose. and I can feel this sudden deflation in my own personal opinion of how things just went downhill very fast.
So it's a 1:1 interview with her, she says, "Do you not care about your appearance?" I look down and I am wearing flip flops, hummm, weird. So then I explain that yes I do, but I am going to my current position right from here... the interview continues. She says, " I won't tell you a lie this interview probably isn't going to go anywhere, but we will continue anyway."
So she asks me some questions, I give my answers. (I think these are posts I have just made in my Ethics class), anyway we are finished we walk toward this other room. It's now a group interview.
She says to me, " I am very surprised by your answers. I think you have given the best answers all day. You'll get the job if your questions are just as good."
So now I am thinking, "What questions should ask about the job?" Then I woke up.
Odd... very odd... lol
I am at the hospital on the floor, talking to a staff nurse. She seems very excited for me to work there and assumes I am the personal she is actually precepting for the day. I explain to her that I am still in the interviewing phase, for some reason right now I have scrubs on. Anyway I point out that it is actually a friend of mine she is precepting and she wishes me luck and off they go.
So then this interviewer comes out and introduces herself, does not shake my hand just looks up and down, crinkles her nose. and I can feel this sudden deflation in my own personal opinion of how things just went downhill very fast.
So it's a 1:1 interview with her, she says, "Do you not care about your appearance?" I look down and I am wearing flip flops, hummm, weird. So then I explain that yes I do, but I am going to my current position right from here... the interview continues. She says, " I won't tell you a lie this interview probably isn't going to go anywhere, but we will continue anyway."
So she asks me some questions, I give my answers. (I think these are posts I have just made in my Ethics class), anyway we are finished we walk toward this other room. It's now a group interview.
She says to me, " I am very surprised by your answers. I think you have given the best answers all day. You'll get the job if your questions are just as good."
So now I am thinking, "What questions should ask about the job?" Then I woke up.
Odd... very odd... lol
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Don't tell me I am not working in acute care
Crazy scary shift last night. When you are working within a very tight margin of error, it is not ok for a pump to decide that it does not want to infuse at the correct rate, despite the indicators saying otherwise.
When you have a pump that is not adjustable and does not offer a bolus infusion of glucose it is not ok if it malfunctions. It can get get bad in a split second (aka < 15 minutes) and it did.
When you have a pump that is not adjustable and does not offer a bolus infusion of glucose it is not ok if it malfunctions. It can get get bad in a split second (aka < 15 minutes) and it did.
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