mellonball

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1. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   no, i left richmond in october 2006 trying to do better and things got worse. i wish i had stayed.thanks for the prayer. this too will pass

2. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   please don't be upset. i did word my thread incorrectly. after the initial response, i realized what i intended to say had to be corrected and i edited it. i thank you for your empathy, though. i feel bad since this is mostly my fault.

3. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   it's okay. i understood where you were coming from. the wording was a bit crazy, but after i corrected it, we bothunderstood where i was coming from. i am comforted by your support. i started the thread to see if i might have some insight as to w...

4. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. that was very helpful insight and funny especially the knife and gun portion. The school i am looking at is accredited by CAAHEP. They informed me that i would spend half of the year going to my night classes from 6:30 - 10:30 at night, bu...

5. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks! i will go look into it. I know something is gonna give and i will look back at all of this after making it through the fire.

6. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   hey VIRGINIA!! i used to live in richmond! childcare is costly and end normally at about 6 pm. i already pay for school from 2:45 -6 pm. i thought of asking one friend to watch him, but she just got married and has a newborn, so i feel i can only a...

7. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, my mother is in antoher country. i knew that i had to do this, but i kept on putting it off because i felt bad about leaving my son with someone else even if it was my mother. it hurts me to even think about what i would be missing, bu...

8. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball replied to mellonball's topic in General Nursing

   TAKE A BREATHER AND CALM YOURSELF DOWN. I GUESS MY WORDING WAS WRONG. I WILL HAVE TO GIVE MY CHILD OVER TO MY MOTHER IF I DECIDE TO START SCHOOL. WE HAVE NO FAMILY WHERE I AM AND NO BACKUP. SO MY MOTHER OFFERED TO TAKE HIM SO I CAN GO TO SCHOOL.

9. Surgical Tech - To Be Or Not To Be?

   mellonball posted a topic in General Nursing

   questions for the surgical techs: what is your job like? i am interested in looking into going to school as a tech, but i am having second thoughts. i currently work in finance and it is a dead end job. i have a four year old that i would have to s...