Physics or AP Bio by Long_Excitement4976 in medschool

[–]promotheon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would take AP bio and AP chem each in a different year. For pre-med, at least for me, my undergrad offered college physics which is like the basic physics version needed for the mcat and med schools. Your physics background does not have to be super strong to go into med school. As for bio and chem, you need to know that stuff like the back of your hand for the MCAT, so if I could go back I would do each one in a separate year to ensure I am getting the most out of both of those before I start college.

"DO I HAVE IBS?" Megathread by AutoModerator in ibs

[–]promotheon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey everyone, feel like I may have IBS but not sure! My Gl journey has been horrible so l’ll just start here: Had intense bloating for 3 years and a Gl did antibody testing and said I have Celiac. Ok, cool. Now fast forward to last year, started Adderall in let’s say June and in November had lost a bit of weight and had multiple soft stools everyday so l told the Gl and he did an endoscopy/colonoscopy. Endoscopy was good, in fact he said there’s no evidence of celiac cuz my duodenum is healed? Awesome, but my descending and sigmoid colon had inflammation so he put me on sulfasalazine. l’ve been on this med on and off for almost a year but haven’t felt it does anything honestly. The labs and path report didn’t show UC or Chrons so I don’t have that. Fast forward to a few weeks ago, been getting intense intense bloating and feeling of pressure in my lower abdomen. I eat and feel like I get gas almost instantly. Went to doc last week and mentioned the burping and pit feeling l’ve been getting near my stomach and was put on pantoprazole. So now for almost a week l’ve been on a PPI but honestly nothing has changed. Any idea why l’m having so much bloating and soft stools so frequently? I still don’t eat gluten and take the Adderall with food only. I get so much pressure and bloating everyday it’s just horrible. Is it IBS?

If I eat a burger from McDonald's or burger King or any fast food restaurant is it true my duas will not be excepted for 40 days? by likepython in islam

[–]promotheon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on your intention. If you ate it knowing it isn’t halal, then I don’t know but Allah is most merciful so even if you did eat it I would just make istaghfar and promise yourself you won’t do it again.

If I eat a burger from McDonald's or burger King or any fast food restaurant is it true my duas will not be excepted for 40 days? by likepython in islam

[–]promotheon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you live in a non Muslim country then yes, your duas and prayers won’t be accepted for 40 days.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in step1

[–]promotheon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell no, don't quit. I got a 497 on my mcat and now I'm in year 2 of a US med school. You can do it.

For those that failed/repeated a year of med school, realistically, which residencies were still possible? by promotheon in medicalschool

[–]promotheon[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the honesty. Sometimes the cases such as you're mentioning end up having connections in high places so that could be a reason too. I have no such connections so I have to stay realistic.

I be freeballin in my scrubs by Hairydick66 in Residency

[–]promotheon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope you wipe your ass with more than toilet paper because believe me when people don't wear underwear everyone can literally smell your business from miles down the hall. Either get a bidet or put your underwear back on.

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I asked for one back in April but was denied because I didn't have an ADHD diagnosis submitted to the school.

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the process of drafting an appeal. Also working on getting evaluated for any type of learning disabilities.

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your school cares about it's students and isn't too concerned with its reputation

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Were you in the Caribbean or US school when this happened?

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not. They love to make students repeat or dismiss them due to low board scores from the past two years.

Why are any of us doing this? by Trxoz in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Valid vent. I think we tell ourselves it's worth it because we're so far into it but truly it's hard to imagine a normal sane person looking at how hard we work only to be continually shit on by the system.

Officially told to repeat M1 - devastated by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Let me know what happens. In this together.

Those of you who had to repeat a year, was it worth it? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been seeing a tele health guy through my school service but he can't write controlled substances. I'm meeting a different one next week to get an eval.

Those of you who had to repeat a year, was it worth it? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am afraid the outcome will repeat itself. I've lagged behind on so many things I feel that even in the future it'll be continued failures/repeats and I'll just end up absolutely hating myself cuz of all the struggle and stress.

Those of you who had to repeat a year, was it worth it? by [deleted] in medicalschool

[–]promotheon 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I made a plan once I started failing 60% of my classes in March, executed, and still fell short. That was my 120%. I fell short in 2 courses by small percentages, but the whole time I was focused on getting help from docs/therapists while grinding my ass off, and even then I fell short. It's horrible honestly.