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I also want to get to bethel. Any more info? I was told it's a fed facility and I don't need my ak license.

I am also an RN. I was an RN for 4 years also when diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 42. Considered young for the diagnosis. I always considered myself a compassionate and empathetic person and nurse. Cancer is definitely a game changer. I went thru what I like to call the stages of grieving. I didn't realize it until afterwords... Looking back on the events and emotions. I was miserable. I had a been told I had an ovarian cyst for 8 months when they decided they should take it out. It was about 10 minutes under anesthesia when it was over...I woke up being told I had cancer. I also have no family hx. A week later total abdominal hysterectomy. They took my cervix appendix omentum in addition to all my "girl" parts. I was also ER+ PR+. After sx it was suggested I do IV and IP chemo. I refused. My dr told me I would die if I didn't do chemo. I had 65 staples from pubis to sternum. Miserable. They also wanted to put me on tamoxifen. I also refused that. It was a quality of life issue. I have too teen boys and am a little over 4yrs out. They were 13 and 12 at the time and I felt they were taking care of me more than I them. It was horrible but here I am. For the most part healthy but always waiting for the reoccurrence. I was back to work 4 mos after sx. Scans have been clean. It did leave me with some other chronic issues but none that are life threatening or anything I can't deal with. So I am a different person. I am a better nurse. I NEVER judge and pain is very subjective. I LOVE my job. I love my patients and I LOVE life. We are sisters in so many ways. Hugs, Michele.

Ill try to make this brief, I am an RN and work "on call" shifts a couple times a week and every 3rd weekend. My father is 78 and went for total knee replacement. He has multiple issues and is unable to care for himself. I applied for FMLA starting on the surgery date and was approved. On the day of surgery (late in the day) I received a VM msg from my manager, who incidently is a radiology tech of 20yrs, telling me that since I hadn't arranged for someone to take my call that night id better "have my phone on" and come in if needed. So to make a long story short I didn't go and it was documented on the paper work AND I had discussed this with him at least 3 times since filing the paper work and being approved that I would not be in on the day of sx. One of the other RNs took my call shift and now they are trying to say when I come back I will have to make up all the on call shifts I missed. I have never heard of this and potentially I could be "on call" for a month or more. This is in addition to my regular work hours of 9-5 M-F....anyone anyone?? Help!

I work in the pocono area and on tele our ratio is 4:1 on 7p to 7a...most nights we have no aide though and it can get rough