Montgomery College, Fall 2011, 1st semester students

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Here is our new thread ladies (Nikki, Andrea, Kristian, Marissa...and whoever else will be starting at MC this fall).

Thanks, Andrea. I appreciate your insight and advice. Lisa does have many friends and family to support her, but I know that no one else would be able to devote as much time and energy to helping her as I can. I want her to have one person, besides herself, who's aware of her appointments, medications, chemo schedule, etc, etc. I don't want anything to be missed or to fall thru the cracks. I guess it's obvious which way I'm leaning, but I'm still holding out hope to begin in the fall. It feels torturous at times, going back and forth, but ultimately I would want her to do the same for me. I know I would feel so much more confident and relaxed beginning treatment if I knew that she had my back and would take care of me no matter what. That's how I'm looking at it.

My measles titer came back twice as equivocal, so I have to go in and get vaccinated, hopefully, tomorrow. Everything else is done except for the flu shot, which Prof. Matthews said could wait until the fall.

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Andrea, she wrote that I have a follow-up in a month for MMR in the notes section, and on the Hep B line, I wrote #2 in month, #3 in 6 months. The box is large enough to fit a lg. size envelope, the one you have should fit.

I have all my books piled up on the dining room table for now...should take them upstairs to the office. I'm constantly clearing off tables, yet in no time it gets cluttered all over again lol!

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Andrea...we both have the same sister situation. My sister and I are 10-11 years apart. Same father, different mothers. I wish we were closer but the age difference, different life stages, different states, different mothers (I don't get a long with her and have a lot of resentment), and her busy life make it hard. She is a wonderful girl though and I wish we had more time together.

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Marissa - I think whatever you decide to do you run the risk of potential regrets...If your sister ends up being ok after treatment or you find the time she needs you isn't as great as you anticipated, you will regret not having gone to school. However, if you do go to school, there is the chance that you can't keep up with caring for Lisa AND staying on top of the demands of the program. So I say, listen to what your heart tells you and leave your brain out of it. ;-)

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Thanks, Andrea. I think the answer will come to me in time, esp. as we get closer to a surgery date. Lisa is also 11 years older than me, but we've been lucky to have been able to find a way to relate to each other, even with the large gap in our ages. We really didn't get to know each other until I entered high school. I know she spent a lot of time babysitting my twin brother and I, as well as our middle brother, and she had some resentment about it. She wasn't able to do certain things because she had to stay home and take care of us. Maybe this could be my way of paying her back for all those years that she spent taking care of me.

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Marissa, whatever you decide, I'm here to help in any way. I think it's safe to say the girls also feel as I do.

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Has anyone thought of wearing a fanny/waist pack for clinicals? Are we allowed to wear one? I always thought they were a bit dorky, but how else can we store keys, money, etc if we don't have enough pockets?

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Here is a post regarding first semester rotation. Nikki, this is from your thread:

Apr 06, 2011, 11:37 AM

Hello,

I am currently in my third semester at MC and as you mentioned, where you attend clinical is based on the lottery system; therefore if you get a low number (i.e. 1), the higher your chances are of obtaining your first clinical site choice. So it is always good to have a 2nd, and 3rd choice incase you are not lucky enough to get a low number. The lottery is held every semester, so you will not always be at the same clinical for the entire program. Also, there is no consideration for areas that you wish to specialize in. As the previous poster wrote, the program consists of rotations. The first semester is med-surg, the second is psych and med-surg, the third is more med-surg and the fourth is maternity/peds and community. And yes, clinicals start after the first couple of weeks in the first semester.

Hope all this helps!! It is a good program and very challenging, I wish you luck!!!!!!

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Specializes in Future CRNA or Nurse Practitioner.

Thanks for the post Kristian! I guess I better really start working on those 2nd and 3rd choices lol. I have thought about using a fanny/waist pack. I wonder if we're allowed? I hate having stuff in my pockets so I want to keep that as limited as possible. That's definitely something we should ask at registration.

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No problem. I'm the same way about pockets, makes me feel like I'm being weighed down. I doubt we'll have a secure place to keep our belongings, so it seems carrying the bare essentials would be our best bet and leave everything else in the trunk of our car.

What is your first clinical choice, Holy Cross?

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Specializes in Future CRNA or Nurse Practitioner.

I think my first choice will be Suburban because I've heard great things about working there from multiple sources. I need to look over the schedules again and really work on my top 3 choices...write them out nicely and everything so I can bring it with me to registration. I feel like I've been constantly non-stop doing things to make sure everything gets in on time with all this medical stuff, I haven't had a spare moment to think about anything else! But I'm sure I'll get to it this week. Are you going with Shady Grove as your first choice?

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I totally understand, I haven't even had time to do my PT job properly these past few wks. Luckily, my boss understands. I wrote out all three choices and yes, SG is my first choice.

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