shelleymarie
New Member
I have a happy story 
I had my first day back at work on Friday 8 weeks post op. I was meant go back after 6 weeks but I've had a lot of sickness and things that have meant I've not felt good but finally felt up to it. I'm not employed, I'm actually a volunteer - I went back to college for two years to study animal management a few years ago after some time off work due to depression. This was fantastic and I got a work experience job at a vets and decided I wanted to be a vet nurse but during my time at college I put on so much weight my back literally couldn't take it any more and I became disabled, obviously the vet practice is not going to take on training a nurse that can't physically do the job, this positions are like gold dust and they only go to the best. I was very lucky that they let me still come in one day a week when I college finished to do the best I could.
Anyway so first day back and after 10 mins of people saying how good I looked and how they could see such a difference (wow that is a good feeling isn't it?) they deputy head nurse said she couldn't believe I hadn't sat down yet! and I realised I hadn't either and that was amazing. Normally I would come in and sit straight down and not be able to say anything because I was out of breath from walking from the car. I then went on to do jobs I hadn't done since I first started there. Even walking up and down the stairs with ease. After lunch the head nurse rang and asked to talk to me - she was so excited for me and said she heard I was raring to go. She said they were looking for a cover person, someone who does shifts at late notice to cover when people are off, did I want to do it and she gave me some shifts there and then. Of course I said yes please. After the call the deputy head nurse said that if this goes well there is talk of me covering the receptionists maternity leave later in the year and possibly of even getting a full time nursing position if one comes available arty0011: I'm over the moon that my commitment even when I too big to walk has shown and even more pleased that only 8 weeks post op my bypass has already done so much for me! It's my dream to work with animals and the surgery is helping fulfil my dreams! WLS FTW
I had my first day back at work on Friday 8 weeks post op. I was meant go back after 6 weeks but I've had a lot of sickness and things that have meant I've not felt good but finally felt up to it. I'm not employed, I'm actually a volunteer - I went back to college for two years to study animal management a few years ago after some time off work due to depression. This was fantastic and I got a work experience job at a vets and decided I wanted to be a vet nurse but during my time at college I put on so much weight my back literally couldn't take it any more and I became disabled, obviously the vet practice is not going to take on training a nurse that can't physically do the job, this positions are like gold dust and they only go to the best. I was very lucky that they let me still come in one day a week when I college finished to do the best I could. Anyway so first day back and after 10 mins of people saying how good I looked and how they could see such a difference (wow that is a good feeling isn't it?
) they deputy head nurse said she couldn't believe I hadn't sat down yet! and I realised I hadn't either and that was amazing. Normally I would come in and sit straight down and not be able to say anything because I was out of breath from walking from the car. I then went on to do jobs I hadn't done since I first started there. Even walking up and down the stairs with ease. After lunch the head nurse rang and asked to talk to me - she was so excited for me and said she heard I was raring to go. She said they were looking for a cover person, someone who does shifts at late notice to cover when people are off, did I want to do it and she gave me some shifts there and then. Of course I said yes please. After the call the deputy head nurse said that if this goes well there is talk of me covering the receptionists maternity leave later in the year and possibly of even getting a full time nursing position if one comes available arty0011: I'm over the moon that my commitment even when I too big to walk has shown and even more pleased that only 8 weeks post op my bypass has already done so much for me! It's my dream to work with animals and the surgery is helping fulfil my dreams! WLS FTW 
