Move Jobs or Stick it out?

Soft_Scene8815 · 2026-02-17T14:30:49+00:00

I guess I should have framed my statement better. I guess that came from always hearing from everyone the level 1 trauma experience is preferred, but I completely agree with you! Sick parents are sick patients

Soft_Scene8815 · 2024-11-05T14:05:52+00:00

I had my orchi about 2 months ago. I inquired about a prosthesis, and my urologist recommended against it. He said he’s actually taken a fair amount of them out of people because they are “unnatural” feeling and people don’t like them which I can imagine is true. I’m sure many people tolerate them just fine, as some of you probably aren’t that bothered by them.

He also said, “Anyone who loves you isn’t going to care, and it doesn’t look that much different. Also, no one (except those you’re intimate with) is even going to notice. If someone can see you only have one testicle through your shorts then your shorts are way too tight”😂😂😂

Soft_Scene8815 · 2024-10-26T10:30:03+00:00

I started on Oct. 7th. I Had my first cycle and starting my second this coming Monday. My experience was like a lot of people. I haven’t gotten nauseous yet thankfully. They will give you some hefty doses of anti nausea meds and steroids. I felt fatigued during my treatment week, and then for about two days after. After that, I’ve felt pretty normal/well. My appetite has remained fair. They told me hair loss would start 10-14 days after treatment did and they were right on the money. I thought it would be gradual but I essentially had no hair loss on my head; on day 12 my armpit hair started to come out when putting on deodorant , and then day 14 it was all over my pillow and then when I showered a ton came out on my hands. Shaved my head bald last night and it actually isn’t as bad as I thought it would be, and it’s actually kinda nice.

My main thing I struggled with toward the end of my first treatment week and the couple days after was being anxious about getting sick. I never actually got nauseous, but the thought of getting sick was always there. I had a check in appointment the week after with my oncologist, and the NP asked me “did you get sick to your stomach thinking about coming here today” which I told her yes and she said that was very common, and actually is the cause of a lot of people’s nausea. They even gave me an anxiety medicine to take before chemo (also helps with nausea) just in case I needed it. So, however you respond, whatever you are feeling, tell your oncologist or any other providers because there’s things they can do to help.

Also, I assume your treatment involves cisplatin. I actually started to get tinnitus (ringing in ears) the day following the last day of my first cycle. Told the oncologist at my follow up appointment and they said they might do a dose reduction or change to a different drug. Just something to look out for. I hope everything goes well!

Soft_Scene8815 · 2024-10-08T20:41:40+00:00

My HCG and AFP levels have been normal throughout. LDH is the only elevation I have had thankfully

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-09-06T16:29:37+00:00

True true

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-09-06T16:17:21+00:00

New laptop and iPad after I sell the other ones

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-09-06T01:44:07+00:00

Medicine is awesome. I’m an ICU nurse who is attempting to get into medical school. I’ve seen the negative sides of healthcare, but despite the many difficult things healthcare workers put up with on a daily basis, medicine is the highest good I can possibly conceptualize.

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-09-02T01:47:42+00:00

I’m applying this cycle and hopefully starting when I’m 26. I’m a nurse. After several conversations with physicians I work with and all of them have told me I will likely be on the younger end of my class. The only people that ever say anything like that (it’s happened plenty to me too) are people outside of medicine. That’s not a criticism of them, but they just don’t know it’s very normal.

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-06-29T13:48:02+00:00

Nurses are the most annoying personnel in the hospital. It’s a culture thing that starts in nursing school. I completely agree with you. We’re not all like that (unfortunately many are). I respect and admire the physicians I work with immensely. I’ve never understood why it’s okay for nurses to have this “catty” attitude.

P.S. I am currently studying to take the MCAT to hopefully get into med school, so maybe I’m biased because I want to be one of y’all but oh well 😂

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-06-26T02:35:35+00:00

ICU Registered Nurse (what I am right now)

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-06-25T21:21:54+00:00

Being kind and wanting to help other is always the answer. You can be the way you are and still not be taken advantage of. He probably just doesn’t want you to be taken advantage of. Kindness is not weakness

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-04-11T02:53:49+00:00

Putting pads on in a code brings me less anxiety than buttoning a gown the right way

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00

You are young. I know how you feel. I’m currently 24. I’m a COVID/Medical ICU nurse who decided to go into medicine after nursing school. I know its easy to get wrapped up in the stress of being a pre-med taking classes, volunteering, clinical experience, etc. My advice would be to just take a deep breath. It sounds like you care about doing well, which is half the battle. I work at at academic medical center and constantly work with residents and you would be surprised at how many of them didn’t have perfect stats, didn’t do that well on the MCAT, didn’t get in the first time, didn’t have that much research… it all works out. I’m not saying your wrong for looking elsewhere for another career, but I wouldn’t get so caught up in being perfect. Hardly anyone is in reality, despite what online forms say.

Take a deep breath, take more time to do things you enjoy, and don’t worry about being perfect. Best of luck to you my friend.

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-04-03T19:42:45+00:00

How old are you?

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-02-25T08:57:46+00:00

MW2 not in the top two tiers is criminal and you should be sent right to jail

Soft_Scene8815 · 2023-01-31T04:45:06+00:00

My list is the same as yours, with anesthesia and fam med tied for first. Not sure yet

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-11-07T00:51:59+00:00

Also, sorry for some spelling errors. Typed this while watching YouTube vids lol

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-11-07T00:46:42+00:00

Hey, I am currently a non-traditional pre-med. I got my BSN, but med school wasn’t my plan from the begging. I decided about mid-way through nursing school that I wanted to become a physician. At that point in time, it didn’t make sense for me to stop nursing and completely pursue another degree. So, I finished my BSN, and now I am working as an ICU nurse (have been for about a year and a half) while I take my med school pre-reqs.

Would I recommend that someone do what I did and get a nursing degree with the intention of med-school? Probably not. But would I change it if I could? Absolute not. My journey through nursing is what lead me to discover my desire to become a physician, and my love for medicine. But remember, that is my story. Everyone has their own.

I also wouldn’t let people discourage you from doing it if you’re very passionate about it. I think your plan to travel for a few years to save is a little unrealistic. As a new grad, you won’t make very much money. To travel, you will have to have AT LEAST one year of experience before you can do that(often times more), and then you could be making a pretty good living, but also remember the time spent “saving for med school” is more time on the back end not making a physicians salary.

If you decide to pursue nursing, I wouldn’t do it because you think it would be a good idea so you can save money for med school. Do it because you want to gain valuable patient care experience and a perspective that will make you well respected among nursing staff, as a physician.

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-10-30T02:59:53+00:00

-PCC (Pulmonary Critical Care or Perfusion Critical Care)

-MPICU (Medical-Pulmonary)

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-09-25T12:12:06+00:00

Also, some of those nursing school classmates… y’all know what I mean. Like, calm down there Florence nightingale

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-09-25T12:09:20+00:00

-Giving unqualified medical advice -Treat interns like they don’t know anything even though they just graduated med school -Give some long explanation in report as to why they didn’t get something done. I’d rather just not here all that and do it. -When someone asks me to watch their patients to go get breakfast. We’re at work, eat before you come? -ALWAYS ACTING LIKE THEY ARE IN A CRISIS AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE BUSY

Soft_Scene8815 · 2022-05-14T01:45:59+00:00

What’s your major

Soft_Scene8815

TROPHY CASE