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by ShimmyMeli
Dec 12, '06   Views: 729   Comments: 4

  1. ok I gained like 50 pounds this semester too ( there is another thread about weight gain)....then yesterday , I was chewing gum while taking my exam ( sometimes this helps with my stess) then toward the end of the exam the gum I was chewing turned to this mushy consistancy that was no longer gum and I started to get scared because I didn't want to choke on my exam( litterally lol) so I swallowed it..I was wondering if It's possible that I was so stressed that stress hormones and my saliva turned the gum into this strange consistancy? or was I chewing it so fast that I actually made it go past it's "gum" breaking
    point? anyway this has never happened to me before.....all I Know is that nursing school is the most stressful thing I have ever had to do..don't know if my heart can handle it anymore! plus we're still waiting for our make it or break it final exam grades
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  3. by heartofgold
    Dec 12, '06
    Joined: Jan '06; Posts: 9
    What kind of gum was it? Was it Winterfresh gum? When I was in nursing school the same thing would happen to me- after chewing it for a while, it would just turn to mush, I always thought it was just bad gum.. don't know why I keapt buying the stuff.
  4. by mysterious_one
    Dec 12, '06
    Specialty: 7 year(s) of experience in med/surg/telem., charge nurse, preceptor ; From: US ; Joined: Jan '06; Posts: 582; Likes: 36
    my blood pressure was always fine, went to the doc today for a refill on my migraine meds. My blood pressure was 126/88 , still ok , I guess , but it used to be around 110/70 , always. And my final for first semester was last friday,I been off for 4 days now. I should have destressed by now, don't you think,
  5. by srg4784
    Dec 12, '06
    Joined: Jun '06; Posts: 123; Likes: 4
    chewing gum also causes gas, haha ......just sounds like bad gum. Happens to me sometimes with trident and orbit.
  6. by locolorenzo22
    Dec 12, '06
    Occupation: ortho neuro detox nurse, new tele nurse Specialty: ortho/neuro/detox, tele ; Joined: Jan '04; Posts: 2,449; Likes: 1,251
    Yeah, I've learned not to chew anything during tests, cause when I get stressed, I start smacking it really loudly. However, I have learned that you get stressed, then mark D on a question where the choices are ABC. Instructors really don't want to give you a point on those ones!

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