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AirforceRN - thanks for the hope. ingelein - according to my endo, this is just part of a gradual decline of my thyroid until my thyroid stops completely. But there is no timeline, it just has to happen as it happens. And it just went to the next level. and i now do agree that hypothyroidism is generaly not a disability. When I posted at 2:30 am, I was a bit irrational. However, I never had symptoms when I was first diagnosed. We caught it in a series of confusing blood tests. I was fine with large number of antibodies. Then I had the antibodies and my numbers indicated hyper. Then in a recheck I was offically hypothyroidism. Now I realized the whole past month of craziness was my thyroid. Everything I was feeling especially the brain fog, was my thyriod. I never realized what being hypothyriod without meds meant. I didn't realize my not being well was because of my thyroid. Hindsight is 20/20 right? I also paniced a bit because I sort of forgot that the meds would eventually control it. Middle of the night madness.:imbar and thanks for reminding me that the meds will help. (how do i get a thread transfered to somewhere better?)

Hi. I'm a pre-pre-nursing student with hypothyroidism. Most of the time I'm fine but for the past month I haven't been feeling well. Long story short, I needed to up my medicine. My problem is that my school work suffered a lot in my bio 2 class (a prereq for A&P and Microbiology). My biggest symptoms are deppression, fatigue and unclear memory, all which are counterproductive to doing well in school. I'm in serious danger of failing the course. I told the professor but he is a strict (and unfair) marker. He only marks on how you do on tests (83 on one and 56 on the other and I still have the final) and quizzes (not so well on recent ones). There is no concept of extra credit work.:angryfire He knows I'm a good student and I participate a lot but it doesn't count. I know the material, most of the time. When I'm having a bad day, I can't remember technical details, which is most of bio . Questions: 1. What can I do to help me study and retain the material? I find it hard to remember what I study when my thyroid function is low. 2. Is there anyway for me to do prevent this from happening again? Not medically advice, but ways for me to be more aware or on top of the situation. 3. Do you have any suggestions of how I can deal with this professor? I can't go anyone higher because he is chairman of the biology dept. and "has been teaching for 45 years" as he likes to remind us . 4. How will I be able to get through nursing school like this? If I keep needing to up my medicine every few months, I'm never going to be able to keep up with my GPA and get into a nursing program.

What is NY like for NP's?

Spring semester starts and the end of january and I'll be taking: Microbiology (4) Inorganic Chem 1 (4) Pre-Cal (3) Comp 1 (3) Modern History 2 (3) Self defense (1) for a total of 18 credits. As of now my plan is to graduate college with a BS in biology and then go to an accelerated BSN program.

Any of them would be on with me. Financially, only option 1 would be a concern. Time wise I think they will all take about the same amount of time at this point. (give or take a semester) That is what meant, sorry for not being so clear. I think I knocked out option 3. For the same amount of time I can do option 1 or 2. The question is really should I go directly for a BSN or get a BS in biology and then go to an accelerated BSN program even if it will cost me more.

Hi. I'm a sophmore student in a four yr college with no nursing program. I'd like to become a nurse but I am not sure of the best option is at this point. My options are: 1. Graduate my college (probably fall 2010) with a Biology major and then go to an accelerated BSN program 2. Transfer to a four yr nursing program for however long it will take. 3. Transfer to a adn program. By Fall 2008 I will have the following under my belt: Bio 101 Bio 102 Microbiology A & P 1 A & P 2 Pre cal Comp 1 Inorganic Chem 1 Psy 101 a bunch of liberal arts creditsfor a total of 77 credits. Which do you think is the best path for me?

Do you know of any hospitals in brooklyn or manhattan that def have them? also can it be a part time job? is it possible to work in peds? i'm in college now getting my b.s. (not in nursing) and i still have a while to go. thanks sooooo much.

How do you qualify for a PCT/PCA and how does that differ from a CNA?

Hi. I just stumbled across this site and i'm sure it'll be a great resouce for me. I'm sure this is posted somewhere (probably a thousand times) but i'm a bit overwhelemed. I graduated high school in june '06. but haven't started college yet. I'm thinking of becoming a nurse practioner but i have no clue how to go about it. Can anyone layout a step-by-step route that i would best go about it? Thanks and if its any help i'm located in NYC.