There were so many of you who replied and were helpful, that it would be hard to contact you all individually, so I thought I'd just write a thread :-)
Thank you thank you thank you to you ladies who replied to my thread, PMed me, and emailed with me about your experiences and advice about me changing careers and going to nursing school. After talking to a lot of you here, friends of mine that are nurses, and friends of friends, I've definitely decided to go for it!
I'm going to take this year to take my A&P I class this fall semester, take the A&P II class in the spring, and that will allow me to work full time to seriously pay down some debt while getting the last two Pre-Req classes out of the way before applying to the school of nursing within the college I've chosen. Then in 2013, I will hopefully be accepted and will go to school full time to get the associates for nursing while working part time and then I'll do what some of you did and hopefully become a nurse with my associates and continue on for the BSN online while working.
I'm so full of excitement, nervousness, and anticipation and I just wanted to extend a very sincere thank you for sharing your wisdom and time with me. :-) You ladies are wonderful!
Re: Thank you to the nurses who helped me out a bit ago
Yikes! I was a nursing major for one (yes, one) semester, when I realized that I just don't have the stomach for it.
It's a different breed of people who are able to handle the things nurses do day in and day out. I have the utmost respect for them.
Best of luck to you in your journey.
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Good Lucky Jelly. Sounds like you and DH have been through a lot but have decided on some great choices going foward!
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DX: Hypothyroidism (2004) & Possible PCOS (2/2012)
CD3 b/w: Elevated LH:FSH ratio HSG: All clear! Y-shaped Uterus; SA: Normal
Round 1 of Clomid (50mg) 8/28-9/1: BFP!
BFP #1: 9/23/12 Edd: 6/4/2013. M/C 9/28/12 @ 4w4d
Round 2 of Clomid (100mg) 10/3-10/7: BFP!
BFP #2: 11/3/12 Edd: 7/16/2013. mmc discovered at 18w2d (our baby girl stopped developing at 15w3d due to Down's Syndrome). d&e 2/15/13
3/28/13: "quite a few" uterine polyps and scar tissue discovered.
Hysteroscopy (4/16/13): Polyps, Scar Tissue removed. Septate confirmed & removed.
Appt with new RE 5/30/13
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Our perfect little boy was born 3/11/14 - 9lbs 2oz, 21 1/4"
First round of Clomid in May 2012= BFP #1, DD born January 2013
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