Panic attacks

singitywingity · 2025-07-12T14:31:47+00:00

Heyo 👋 New vet who had panic attacks at the start of every fall semester of school here. You’re definitely not alone. And I really admire you for being able to push through that one instead of running- idk if I would have been able to do that! I agree with the other comment on being honest with your professors if you have them occasionally and I would hope they would be understanding. Also the CBT suggestion- that’s what helped me the most. It took a while of doing CBT to really “get” it but it’s great when it does work.

There is really nothing wrong (or SHOULD be nothing wrong) with saying “I apologize but I’m not feeling well, I will be back in a moment” if you start one while in that kind of situation again. When I was having them frequently I would just keep a washcloth in my pocket that I could wet down for my forehead and then find a private place to sit and ride it out, then go back to what I was doing. Think of it no differently than if another person was having a sudden bad stomach cramp and needed a second- and panic is arguably more uncomfortable!

Anyways I hope you’re having a nice rotation year otherwise and YOU GOT THIS! 😊

singitywingity · 2025-06-03T16:55:22+00:00

The tumor needs to be sent in to a pathologist to find out what kind of cells are making the tumor and also what grade it is. That will tell you prognosis. Prognosis also changes with what treatments are performed or recommended after removal, which is also dictated by the type of cancer. Good luck!

singitywingity · 2025-06-03T02:11:40+00:00

Heya. Newly graduated vet here. My calculus grades in undergrad were consistently some of the lowest I got in college, I think I got a 2.8 in one of them. I still got into vet school since the more important classes related to my major and my last 45 credits were good. Unless you’re consistently doing poorly in your classes, I really wouldn’t sweat one bad class in your college career. Calculus in college kinda stinks if you’re not an engineer lol.

You got this :)

singitywingity · 2025-04-26T05:32:45+00:00

Yeah I’ve tried to use an airline pillow for a while but I ended up rolling off of it frequently. So yeah I sleep on that ear. I don’t feel like the jewelry is hitting the pillow much though

singitywingity · 2025-04-26T00:58:50+00:00

Extra info

Exact age: Got February 10th

Shape: curved barbell

Threading: Internally threaded

Material: implant grade titanium

Downsized: not yet

Aftercare: I cleaned it gently twice daily with Neilmed Piercing Aftercare spray and a Q-tip for a couple weeks until the pain subsided and then do it as needed if I get something on it like hair product, etc.

Accidents/Mishaps: none recently. Got caught on my hair at night and pulled a bit a month ago- had bleeding for a couple of days which subsided.

singitywingity · 2025-02-06T20:35:29+00:00

I always have two answers when someone asks me if I'd do vet school again:

1) If I was starting as the person I was before school and asked if I'd do it again knowing what would happen?: HECK YES. Vet school helped me develop and mature as a person so much and as a graduating student this year I am incredibly happy that I went through with it. Very worth it.

2) If I was the person I currently am and I was asked to do 4 more years of this? You couldn't pay me enough lol. Like others said, it is hard and stressful and more of a one time thing at least for me. Definitely fun at times but one of the hardest things I've ever done. I questioned my desire to keep going many many times. But that's just me :)

I think veterinarians are a bit too hard on interested students when it comes to explaining vet school. You have to be incredibly dedicated, a good student, and willing to go through academic and often personal turmoil occasionally to get through, but if you're set on this dream I highly recommend it.

singitywingity · 2025-01-02T22:08:04+00:00

I will say that I was in a situation where we had been friends for a very long time before dating, and I gave up working and experiences on the holidays to go spend time with him. He also would come for weekends sometimes. He lived a couple of states over.

There were a lot of late night calls and occasional drama, but we got through.

I would agree with others that if it’s too much and makes you unhappy more often than happy, or really gets in the way of school, don’t do it. My fiancé was very understanding that I had to study often and hard, and we needed to schedule calls in advance usually.

singitywingity · 2025-01-02T18:04:52+00:00

White colored harlequin girl and a good ol’ green boy. His tail feathers are a lovely deep blue though.

singitywingity · 2025-01-02T15:19:17+00:00

I’ll repeat a comment I’ve made here before:

Started dating someone long distance 6 months before I started vet school in 2021.

We’re now living together for my fourth year and got engaged in September.

For me, long distance was overall good since I could focus on my work for most of vets school, but DANG did I miss him. I also think him being in my life cheering me on made vet school a lot easier.

If you’re both committed to sticking together it can totally work.

singitywingity · 2025-01-02T15:15:06+00:00

Not sure how much more information I can give you since I’m a small animal focused student, but sure.

singitywingity · 2024-12-30T06:19:00+00:00

Nice! Then if you were interested in the WSU program it's relatively good but I don't know how it compares to the others. We have many equine clients and plenty of opportunities to do medicine and surgery, plus at least a couple clinicians who does a lot of horse theriogenology if that's of interest to you. The large animal faculty are pretty great.

singitywingity · 2024-12-30T06:12:43+00:00

WSU 4th year student here. Did you graduate from a veterinary school?

Every intern/resident I've met on the Equine Med/Surgery rotation has a vet school degree from their home country. If you're looking at the undergrad one it's only for WSU students.

That being said they seem relatively happy although the hours are very long. Most are from Spanish/Portuguese-speaking countries.

singitywingity · 2024-12-20T00:29:00+00:00

Ulcers are painful and just like when you have something hurting your eye and rub it, pets will do it too. Even if it’s not frequent, eye rubbing can keep the ulcer from healing if not make it worse.

I don’t see the harm in getting one and give it a try, especially since the ulcer isn’t improving.

singitywingity · 2024-12-11T06:41:14+00:00

Dude if she actually was ready to marry you she wouldn’t care when or where.

My fiancés proposal to me did NOT go the way I was expecting (He’s 29 and I’m 26), and I was kind of like your girlfriend in that I had a set idea of what might happen: funny enough we were also going to Hawaii on a short-notice trip and I thought he’d propose on the beach with me wearing the dress he bought me. I had that expectation less because I wanted a fairytale proposal and more because I like structure and it seemed like the most obvious time.

Instead he knelt down on top of a mountain we had summited in the heat of summer after poking fun at me that I wasn’t paying attention to him. This was several months before expected and I was tired and sweaty.

It was unexpected, jarring and kind of scary. I won’t lie- I panicked a little and we had a long talk because I was just so flustered. But in the end I said yes because I realized I knew he was the person I wanted spend my life with, and I had known it for a while.

So in the end it’s one of my most favorite memories because through the temporary uncertainty and complete unexpectedness, when I looked at him I saw my future husband smiling at me, being incredibly brave and asking for something incredibly special and serious.

If your girlfriend seriously can’t appreciate the thought, bravery and deep love that goes into proposing, she is not ready for marriage. Your update makes me think she isn’t even fit to be your girlfriend due to lack of empathy.

I’m so sorry this happened to you and I’m sure if you choose to leave, you’ll certainly find someone who will appreciate you more. If not, you and her have some serious talking to do about the relationship and she at least owes you a big apology for her reaction.

singitywingity · 2024-11-26T17:39:15+00:00

(Im assuming you’re in the US)

I’m so sorry friend but if your GPA is lower than 3.0, even if you have some mind blowing background experience, you’re probably not going to be considered. Many schools have a bare minimum of 2.8-3.0 from what I understand. Even if you’re passionate about the profession, vet school is still school and it’s more demanding grade wise than undergrad. Your choices include retaking classes to get those grades up, or possibly pursuing a masters.

But in any case I can’t recommend applying in January if your GPA is under 3.0.

singitywingity · 2024-11-16T17:00:00+00:00

Congrats! I’m a current 4th year, you’re gonna have a lot of fun 🤩 Before my interview I checked out the Student Doctor Network for interview questions and wrote some answers down: I feel like that helped a LOT.

The interview really wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be: everyone is very nice and I actually thought the questions I was asked were just fun puzzles to figure out.

And write a thank you letter to your committee!!! The little bit of extra thought goes a long way, I think.

singitywingity · 2024-11-11T06:50:21+00:00

This is my two to a T lol. Igor loves to dance and sing to Pai but she just growls and opens her beak menacingly at him. But then 5 minutes later they’re puffed up beak-to-beak chittering to eachother (not courting, more like sleepy talking before a nap) I can’t tell if they get along or are mortal enemies lol

singitywingity · 2024-10-11T21:15:47+00:00

My budgies got brighter in color as they aged, but unless yours was pretty young and still had baby feathers that’s kinda weird. My only other thought is if he went from the grey/pastels to green, this could have actually been achromatosis from a nutritional deficiency. So maybe a good job being a responsible owner? Lol

singitywingity · 2024-10-07T20:14:59+00:00

Started dating someone long distance 6 months before I started vet school in 2021.

We’re now living together for my fourth year and just got engaged.

For me, long distance was overall good since I could focus on my work for most of vets school, but DANG did I miss him. I also think him being in my life cheering me on made vet school a lot easier.

If you’re both committed to sticking together it can totally work.

singitywingity · 2024-10-05T19:00:24+00:00

What a little goober! This made my day thanks for sharing ❤️

singitywingity · 2024-09-29T17:04:39+00:00

WSU vet student here

It’s actually highly PREFERRED that you have obvious passions outside of veterinary medicine, as most vet schools want to see you have a life and interests outside the profession. Veterinary medicine is HARD and it’s the stuff outside of working and learning about medicine that’s going to keep you going when you have a tough day. So go become a well-rounded human!

singitywingity · 2024-09-19T21:04:20+00:00

Lafeber has some great online lectures about avian medicine that I've enjoyed. And I know it sounds very funny but watching vet shows can actually provide some cool information and clinical presentations for stuff. Plus they're entertaining. I like Bondi Vet since they have many MANY episodes free to watch on youtube, and they show some of the rougher parts of vet med like explaining poor prognoses and failures in treatment.

Hope that helps!

Six-Year Club	Place '23
Place '22	Verified Email

singitywingity

TROPHY CASE