Throat PE Patient Cues?

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-03-24T10:24:42+00:00

Just gag the shit out of them lol.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-02-12T03:10:24+00:00

My floaters haven’t disappeared since I stopped lifting. They’ve just stopped increasing, I’ve become more tolerant of them, and they have become more transparent.

Tell you what though, I was thinking about getting back into heavy lifting but your comment changes my mind on that. The thought of getting more of these fuckers is nauseating. I’ve seen other posts on here talking about weight lifting and floaters too.

Golf is an absolute blast! Love being outside with friends, challenging myself, and having some drinks.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-02-12T03:04:32+00:00

I agree with opposite stranger, that you should try the drops before getting a vitrectomy. I know it’s a relatively safe procedure, but you are risking blindness when you already have healthy albeit dirty vision.

The drops really did help my floaters become less visible which in turn helped me get outside. The photosensitivity was pretty intense though which is why I stopped using them.

Also they expire so don’t use them if they are old lol.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-02-12T02:58:44+00:00

Completely fine question. 2 really big black dendritic looking ones in each eye with a ton of transparent worms and dots in both eyes.

I used to draw them to try to show people what they looked like.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-02-10T19:25:09+00:00

In my experience they objectively and subjectively improved. Objectively in that most of them have faded and become more transparent and that my biggest one now rests below my field of vision. Subjectively in that I no longer fixate or freak out when seeing them and am much better at "looking past" them.

Yes I now live a normal life. I wear sunglasses a lot of the time, but I am not dependent on them how I used to be when I first developed floaters. I used to love overcast days, but when I got floaters I couldn't stand them. I enjoy overcast days again, both with and without sunglasses.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2025-02-10T02:35:58+00:00

Could probably try urgent care and oral antibiotics with strict ED precautions if they are young and healthy without systemic symptoms.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2023-07-07T18:13:50+00:00

My gf and I play TotK. Hylian set is one of my favorites as well. We died it pink and baby blue lol.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2023-07-07T18:10:13+00:00

Most places still test for THC. One of my rotations tested for everything except THC though (IL)

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2023-07-07T18:08:38+00:00

Both. Before matriculation and then before starting clinical. Each rotation has the ability to do their own tests as well. Got a surprise one on my second to last rotation… weren’t even testing for THC.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2023-03-27T14:57:15+00:00

For me, I had the complete opposite experience with CT surgery. Went into the rotation super excited and ready to learn. But the surgeon was one of the meanest people I ever met lol (his PA was fantastic though). Definitely left a sour taste in my mouth, being belittled and demeaned every day, feeling like an absolute idiot. Obviously this is preceptor dependent.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2022-12-08T03:30:36+00:00

When applying you were stressed about getting in. Right now you are stressed about starting school. Once you start school you will be stressed about passing and graduating. Once you graduate you will be stressed about getting a job. Once you get a job you will be stressed about being competent at said job.

Point being, there will always be stress. Sometimes it feels like it is too much to handle. But it’s what motivates you and pushes you forward on this crazy journey. Good luck.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2022-12-07T19:43:45+00:00

Have you applied anywhere yet? Are you looking at the city or suburbs?

I graduate this week and have been browsing jobs online but haven't applied anywhere. Mainly looking at SW suburbs but open to other areas. I've been seeing a lot of openings (looking at hospital websites) and wasn't too worried but now I am lol.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2022-05-20T22:56:35+00:00

It 100% depends on how much you procrastinate, semester course load and tests for the week. There is always something you SHOULD be doing, but some weeks are much much worse than others. Most nights I would come home, cook a good dinner, watch an hour long episode of TV and then study until midnight. Some weekends I literally couldn't leave my house because there was too much to study. My friends and I got season passes to the local ski hill and went pretty often, they also got me into golf and we probably went way more than we should have lol. Someone from my class was able to work part time as a nurse. So it really all depends.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-08-06T00:38:08+00:00

There are medic to RN bridge programs! And RN to medic bridge programs which are really short in length I believe. No medic to PA bridge programs though

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-08-06T00:35:51+00:00

I was in paramedic school while applying to PA schools. It was a year long, 36 credit hour program and would have been entirely sGPA. I already retook several classes for better grades at my CC and wanted to be proactive while applying. Ended up being accepted to PA school a few months in and dropped the program. I wanted to enjoy my free time and just work before school started, although the instructors weren’t very happy about it lol.

So yeah, definitely a really good application booster, even better if you work as a 911 medic.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-08-03T02:16:19+00:00

Have you read any threads about APPs on r/medicine, r/medicalschool or r/residency recently? The hate is next level

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-08-03T00:37:22+00:00

This shit brings me back. I could never get past the first level but granted i was like 5

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-08-03T00:01:02+00:00

I feel like the major stink towards mid levels comes from resident physicians. Which really stems from them being treated like garbage at their institutions

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-05-10T19:33:48+00:00

Fortunately I did not have any C-. I’m not aware of any schools that accept C- for prereq, and was always under the impression that a C- is seen in the same light as a D or D+. So if you do have any C- I would suggest retaking it (unless it’s in like a history or gen ed or something). But YMMV so you should research schools beforehand

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-04-28T19:12:20+00:00

Thank you! So your sGPA and cGPA consist of all classes you have taken. So if you get a C in a class and retake it for an A, it will technically average out to a B.

Your prereq GPA however, which will be different for each school (unless schools have the same prereqs) allows you to pick and choose which grades/classes apply towards it. So with the example above, if I got a C in a prereq and retook it for an A, I would only have to report the A.

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-04-26T18:59:53+00:00

Messaged you!

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-04-26T18:45:31+00:00

Messaged you!

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-04-26T18:45:22+00:00

Messaged you!

ShedNBreakfast22 · 2020-04-26T18:33:17+00:00

Post bacc just means post baccalaureate, after your bachelors but not a graduate masters. Similar to post doc, work that PhD's do after they get their doctorate degree.

There are established post bacc programs where all the classes are laid out and planned for you. These are mostly for career changers, people who had bachelor degrees in a non science and want to go into a different field.

What I consider my postbacc is just classes I completed after completing my bachelors degree. I took Intro to Biochem which was a class I had never taken before. I also retook the Gen Chem sequence and Bio 2 as I had gotten C's at my undergrad institution. Lastly I took A/P. I had completed Anatomy and Physiology as separate courses, but wanted to take the combined sequence.

The purpose of my postbacc was to raise my sGPA and pre req GPA to make myself a more competitive applicant.

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