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[dachshund]

This will make you feel better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKu_QA8Bn9o

Didja catch the wiener dogs ??

[crazycanuck]

Thanks ladies for your wishes.

Ian came home & took me to the ER....wasn't sure whether or not to go there or just a regular medical centre...Dr checked me out & had me on observation for an 1hr & then toodled off. My dear is staying home today with me just to make sure i'm cool.

I'm alright-the headache is still there & my knee is quite stiff. The bike is in the shop being fixed

I'm off to have a rest.

c

[DirtDiva]

Ouch cc! Hope you're back to your usual self ASAP. Thanks to beta you've at least met your Hoff worship quota for the month.

[crazycanuck]

Hey dirtdiva,

Hope your weekend has started off well. Are you watching the game tomorrow night?

Ban the Hoff!!! banish him i say

c

[DirtDiva]

I won't be at Jade, but I will be in front of the telly! We'll probably get pounded though with so many either injured or in Sun City on AB duty. If Canty loses the shield tomorrow, the ABs had better paste the Boks extraordinarily on Sunday!

[crazycanuck]

Oh yeah the npc season....haven't been following it

The AB"s better win...A whole bunch of us will be at the pub tomorrow night...

The big sporting news here in perth isn't rugby-(it gets a measly one page in the paper while afl gets 14...) it's the fight for the top 4 spots in the afl..both WA teams are there & there's a possibility of a dockers-eagles final. There's a problem though-flights are already booked out & most fans will have to drive or take the train to Melbourne for the final at the MCG...

Dirt, do you have msn messenger?

Oh hey CWR-tried to catch you online but no luck. I'll try later tonight...

c

[Nanci]

I had to get a colonoscopy a few years ago- it was no big deal. I wanted to stay awake and watch really badly, but the drugs were too good. Don't be afraid!

Nanci

[betagirl]

I had to get a colonoscopy a few years ago- it was no big deal. I wanted to stay awake and watch really badly, but the drugs were too good. Don't be afraid!

I second that. I've had 2 colonoscopies, and a flexible sigmoidoscopy. Having crohn's disease makes you lose your concerns about that part of your body being exposed to others The worst part is the prep, and all the crap you have to drink and all the crapping you end up doing. The actual procedure, you're high as a kite. It's quite a good cocktail. The flex sig, no drugs so that's not nearly as pleasant.

But what about you? How did you figure out what you wanted to do? Did it just happen, or did you try something else first?

I have an undergrad in psychology and had every intention of going to grad school after, but took a 7 year hiatus. During that time I worked in the corporate world and was pretty successful in the IT industry. Even got a masters degree since the psych degree was getting me nowhere. I *thought* I was giving up the medical field, but after a while I knew that I couldn't work behind a desk the rest of my life. So I finally bit the bullet and went back. I quit my corporate job after about a year of working full time and going to school full time. I knew I wanted to do psych because of how much I enjoyed it in undergrad, though my focus within psych and what I want to do now is different than then.

Did everyone else think you were crazy?

Yes. And many were envious that I had the "guts" to actually walk away and do what I really wanted to do.

Ban the Hoff!!! banish him i say

I blame the Germans.

[betagirl]

Geez CC, feel better soon! Glad it wasn't too serious.

[DrBee]

This will make you feel better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKu_QA8Bn9o

And if you feel that you need to show your support:

http://www.101t-shirts.com/acatalog/...h_t_shirt.html

You're a sick, sick woman. That was baaaaaddddd! What a way to start the day!

CC - glad to hear you're recovering. In my experience - the headache will take a few days to diminish. Sounds like you're taking it easy. Good luck with the recovery!

Snap - yeesh. That sounds like a glorious trip to the doc. Sorry! I've yet to experience the mammogram and colonoscopy. I'm guessing this year or next I'll be up for one. Something to look forward to. I think the "at home" test will earn you some serious ice cream and chocolate!

[DrBee]

But what about you? How did you figure out what you wanted to do? Did it just happen, or did you try something else first? Did everyone else think you were crazy?

Thanks.

I started as a math major for undergrad, then switched to biology major/math minor. That took 6.5 years (worked full time and went to school part time for a year in the middle of that). I then took 6 months off and worked on campus in the Biol dept (animal husbandry) and applied for a few jobs. Somewhere during those 6 months after seeing my prospects with a B.S., I decided to get an M.S. in Biology. About 1 year into my M.S. program I knew (just knew - hard to explain) that I wanted to go straight through and then onto a Ph.D. I did that and don't regret it all.

Go for it and good luck!

[Pax]

Beta - I'm a little out of the loop, are you going to Grad school to do something in psych? Just curious since that's my field.

[betagirl]

Yup, in my 3rd year toward my doctorate. Speaking of, gotta get my butt to class then to practicum

What do you do queen?

[KnottedYet]

But what about you? How did you figure out what you wanted to do? Did it just happen, or did you try something else first? Did everyone else think you were crazy?

I literally fell into it. I'd always been interested in medicine, but I was also interested in a million other things. My senior year of college I fell and sprained my ankle. Went to PT for the first time. Walked in the door to the clinic and the heavens opened up and the angels sang! (before I even said "hi" to the receptionist)

Took me 10 years (no, wait, it was 11 years!) before things worked out and I could start a career in my "new" field, as a minor functionary with an associates degree from a community college.

I cannot tell you how tortured I am with regrets for the things I didn't do, and the courage I didn't have.

(And regrets for the advanced degrees I was capable of getting, but couldn't for one reason or another.)

GO FOR IT!!! Don't let anything stop you!!!!

[maillotpois]

Snap - did I read that right? They're giving you a "do at home" something colonoscopy test?????

Winddance - I almost did a post bacc for pre med about 10 years ago during my first wave of job dissatisfaction. I think you're younger than I was then, so I say go for it!! I still had a ton of student loans from my current education at that point, so I really couldn't justify it on a financial level.