Karen4HIM1951

I'm sure I'm not the first (or the last) nurse to deal with this issue - I've been a Nurse for over 27 years and now I find myself having trouble "keeping up".(( Due to age? Weight? Arthritis? effect of an AA (sustained while working) and other reaso...

A M E N hickman35!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good morning all!!!!! yep - i finally crawled out of the bed!!!! boy this cfids (cfs) is the pits!!!!!! as amy peterson (a u.s. speedskater with cfs) said on international tv: "i have my red-light days in which i can barely drag myself out of bed...

glad to see you all - busy day here, couldn't get on and respond like i would have liked to - and now it's soo-o--o late! i'll catch you all during the day h a p p y v a l e n t i n e s d a y ! ! ! ! ! here's a poem for you all: ...

:roll congratulations ! ! ! i'm doing cartwheels! ! ! keep it up! ! ! look ahead - not back ! ! ! :) you've conquered the demon! ! ! ! :roll

GOOD QUESTION NANCY:confused: I wish I knew the answer. Unfortunately I had to leave Hospital nursing years ago (12 hr shifts and I didn't get along) but I love Home Health!!! With my situation - due to my husbands job - we k...

A M E N YOU CAN DO IT! ! ! ! GO RUSTY!!! KEEP IT UP! CONGRATS! ! ! ! :cool: :cool:

It's almost too late (ll58pm) but - Happy Birthday Nurse Kitty! I hope you had a great evening out!!! I know what you mean by moving 5 times in 5 years - Because of my husbands work we had to move 6 times in 7 years! The job changing was HORRIBLE! ...

I don't think anyone has given up - just looking for suitable alternatives!!! Me - If Parish Nursing isn't where the Lord wants me to be - then I will work in HH still - but part-time and work around my Good Days - I think that just by getting out ...

Hey Nurcee AMEN TO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "I don't ever want to go through quitting again ":eek:

Oh well folks --- We are only human after all --- just don't let a slip talk you into believing that you're defeated! After all 1 or 2 is a whole lot better than a pack or two!! You will have your stronger and your weaker moments - and If yoiu wan...

Well - I did a lot of research when I quit - read that nicotine addiction is harder to shake than Heroin addiction!!! After quitting - I believe it! The only way I could was to FIRMLY make up my mind (my own mind-not have someone pressure me into it...

:) I'll pray for you - after you make it thru your first 2 weeks - DO NOT go back - the first two weeks are the worse (my family wanted to drown me!) After you make it thru the first month you pretty well have it licked - you've been thru the worse-I...

How true and how WISE! That is what I'm trying to do on a daily basis!!! It sure isn't easy (allowing God to take control and guide you) but it is the only way to get where you're suppossed to be! Hope others realiize this too - It is as...

Hey Writestuff! I LOVE IT ! ! ! ! " When I can't, God does. When I won't God will. When I "doubt", God doesn't. " Going to paste it on my page of Favorite quotes!!!!!!!!!!!

Cathy has some good advice Write! The only thing she didn't mention is - what if you start with some medical expenses now! It wouldn't take much of a problem (with the cost of things) to keep you from saving! This may sound HORRIBLE - but che...

There is a trick to tolerating Night Shift 1- You need to do it Full time - rotating shifts is extremely hard on the body, your body has NO IDEA when to sleep and when not to!! 2- You need to have that natural body rhythm that says you are a "Night...

It's been thoroughly enjoyable reading all the posts here!!! You're right - we definately learn from each other!!! And I'm very glad that younger folk are reading and participating in this discussion! As I told someone in a private message - I shoul...

Keep it up! You will NOT believe how good it will make you feel! A friend of mine quit in October - has had many less Md visit trips and has felt 100% healthier! I carried tootsie pops in my cigarette case instead of smokes. they lasted l...

Mario Don't be shaken up - most of us that are talking about being "discarded" are ones who've been doing the physically hard nursing work = with all the lifting = etc - for 25-10 years! We've been forced to abuse our bodies in the name of patient...

Love that idea Enright!!! By the way - - I found my favorite AVITAR! Thanks! :)

Hey! I don't consider 50 old either!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been in Home Health around 7 years - Now find it hard ti keep up with it (becomming more and more demanding!). It isn't so much age as it is health - Have just been diagnosed with Chronic Fatig...

I quit almost 5 years ago (may 15, l997). Went cold turkey -= the nicotine patches gave me Atrial Tachy! Used tootsie pops to overcome my oral - tactile needs and LOTS of prayer to overcome my cravings!!!!!!!!!! Looked at it as a battle between Go...

Of all the answers - I prefer "you guys" as all inclusive or even "gals". I wouldn't mind Ladies either. there is something about women that I just don't care for -= and can't even say why. I'm 50 and have been nursing for MANY

D Yuk, Yuk, Yuk - I haven't laughed so hard in a LONG time!!! The chicken feathers really gave me a cakkle(sp)? The eyeball thing would probably have grossed me out! In over 25 years not much has - except the lady I went out to do dressings on...