SW .RN AND RD

Been up for hrs, so excited today .. I meet with the SW,RD and RN today....I just hope I am prepared for it ...really nervous that's a given...

Have they got you journalling yet? Make sure you take your journal with you and your water.

Good Luck!!!

GL to you!! Hope all goes well!

I am at HRRH, I had my appt's with the RN, SW, and RD.   Here's a breif synopsis;  

RN: she went over my vitals, blood work and recommended fibre, and vitamin supplements to start now (as I was low on certain vit's)

RD: she went over my journal and asked what I wanted from the surgery.  At that point she didn't really like what she saw and didn't feel I knew quite enough about the surgery, so I am going back to see her.

SW: He was great!  He kept saying "this is not a scary appointment"  And it really wasn't.  For me, I need to work on my triggers, and emotional eating.  And I am also coming back to see him the same day as the RD.

All the best!

Hi. Can you please elaborate on what she meant by you not knowing enough about the surgery and what is SW appointment is actually about and why you need to go back ?

So my interpretation is this;

the RD asked me to describe the surgery in my own words.  I did.  She asked me to list possible complications, I did, but not all of them.  Then she asked me what the stages were post op.  I.e. clear liquids and for how long, liquids, for how long, pureed stage, for how long, etc.  I did not know these of the top of my head.  I haven't memorized it.  That and the fact that my journal was terrible, is why I think I was asked to come back in.  To get a better grasp on what to do post op and start better nutrition now.

For the SW, that appointment was more about my support system, identifying my triggers, identifying my emotional eating.  He runs a work shop that I'd very much like to attend dealing with exactly that.  However it's Thursday mornings and I can't get that much time off work.  So he gave me a few worksheets that I have to work through.

When I go back for my second appointment it's only 1 hour and I see the RD and SW together, (and he said it may not even be him I see, but another SW).

As we all know everyone's journey is different. This may very well be an isolated incident.  But I guess the moral of the story is study! LOL

Hope that helps!

All 3 gave me the go ahead ...AWESOME! on to the next step of my journey.

YAY!!!!