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Jackson Browne..Runnin On Empty?? That's perfect, love that song.

it doesn't seem to have been that long ago. i was only 20 years old at the time but i remember the sadness like it was yesterday. my heart still breaks for the victims and their families. god bless everyone that this horrible tragedy touched!

for my sister...(a fellow student said this to her during lpn school) no she did not just tell me " metastases " means cancer of the metabolism!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I had the same problem too. Tried first when I was 14.(I am 30 Now) It just hurt! I was also scared to try again. But, eventually I did try again and had no other problems. Turns out on my first try I did several things wrong. 1.-I put it in when I was not even on my period. Just thought I'd test it out to see what it was like. 2.- I did not have it inserted all the way. 3.- I used a cheap cardboard applicator and it hurt pretty bad. I ended up using Kotex brand with a plastic applicator and have used them ever since! I also think it's easier to sit straight up on the toilet and insert with your arm behind your back . Maybe put a little water on the tip to make insertion easier also. Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it. The things us girls have to go through!

Wow! I can't believe my Doc never told me any of this. Scary stuff! At least I will know about it this time and I will be sure to ask lots of questions.

I was able to do assessments on falls at my old facility. But then again, Lpn's were the only ones that actually worked the floor. Management made the Lpn's do everything they could. Anyway, as far as being treated like we are not "real nurses" that is a very sore subject with me. I think the thing that bothers me the most is when someone asks what I do and I tell them that I'm an Lpn and they are like "Uh, well, when are you getting your RN? " or "Oh, I really think you should get your RN." and most of them are people that are not even in the medical field and know nothing about nursing. I even had one person say to me "Oh, you're just a Little Pretend Nurse." Talk about offensive! :angryfire But, these are things we sometimes have to deal with. I know how hard I worked for my license and i am very proud to be an Lpn. I know that i am a very caring and honest person and I am good at what I do. I just think of that when someone tries to belittle me as a professional. it helps get me through.

I don't have any experience with OB nursing but I can tell you from personal experience. I had Gestational Diabetes with my first baby and was never told anything about that. Their main concern was that I follow my diet and keep my sugars regulated so the baby was not too big and so that his sugars would be ok when he was born. Other than that I don't know. Maybe do an internet search? That always seems to help me.

i totally agree with you. when i was a cna at my old nursing home i loved it. when i switched facilities and went to work as a nurse it was the most stressful environment i have ever been in! one nurse to 75 residents. yeah, most days i didn't even get a lunchbreak.:imbar to op- i would say you'll just have to get out there and experience different places for yourself. you never know, maybe slow-paced will be too boring and you'll end up liking the more hectic side of nursing. good luck in whatever you decide! :)

:angryfire :angryfire :angryfire Holy s**t! That is just horrifying! It literally made my stomach turn just reading about that poor woman. Can you imagine the absolute misery she must be in? No wonder she's combative. Places like that are the reason that nursing homes get such a bad rap. One bad apple has to ruin it for the whole bunch. I agree with the others, they need to be reported!

meds! i had an instructor who would quizz us on all of our patients meds right in front of everyone. i have never felt so dumb. i mean we were expected to know every little detail about it right down to the actual breakdown in the body. it sucked! sometimes a patient could have 20 meds or more! the most i ever had was 22. mr poor friend got 42 once! ridiculous! oh yeah, we couldn't buy the ready made med cards to study from either, we had to make our own! good luck to you!

Just put my vote in. She is absolutely beautiful! Good Luck....

Well it's kind of long but, my husband and I have been together 5 years. Baby #1 came along 3 months after we started dating. (2 weeks after I moved in!) Basically, we never had time to really enjoy each other and just be "in love". I was in nursing school while PG and went right to work when I was done. Anyway, on top of being a high-risk pregnancy last year, we ran into some other major marital difficulties and almost got divorced. We worked things out and found that love that was always there again and things have been going so great until now. We were just going to work on us and take a road trip(my husband just bought a new mustang last month) to see some relatives and let our boys stay with their grandparents. Maybe be a little selfish for once. We are both the type of people that always put everyone else first. But, we also do not have room for a third child. Our house is tiny and my boys share a room and their beds practically touch. I am not back to work either so money's an issue as well- was planning on going back after our great summer. Mentally I am not ready for a third child either. I knew that -that's why we took the precautions we did. We put all our trust in this guy and he turned out to be a quack! But I hope things work out for the best. -Amy

That sounds exactly like us! Tiny house, already overcowded. Which makes for a very stressful life and baby #3 will probably give both my husband and I a mental breakdown! I know what she's feeling and I will be thinking of her! Thanks. -Amy

Well, my husband and I went and saw my Dr. this morning. I am pregnant. I have an ultrasound tomorrow to see how far I am. After reading all your posts I really feel like a fool! I just can't belive that Urologist told me my pills weren't neccessary and we were "good to go" after only a week! He also told us that residual sperm was a wives tale.Even the nurse this morning told us she used to work for a surgeon and when he did them he would do the semen samples at 6 weeks and then if needed he would do them until they were no longer needed. I just wish he wouldn't have told me it was ok to go off my pills. We are both kicking ourselves for not doing more research. We had No idea this could even happen. My sister and her boyfriend of 11 years are both very fertile people and he had it done with no troubles. They waited 2 weeks to have sex and that was it. No more babies for them. That was about 2-3 years ago. Have you ever just felt like a huge idiot? That is how I feel right now. I am 30 years old and my husband is 24. I am getting too old to have another baby!(no offense to anyone-that is just directed at myself) Plus - I really thought something was wrong when I delivered my last baby because my hands and my face were numb and it was horrible pain. I thought I was going to die. Nothing like my first. Plus the fact that I was high-risk. It's all just too much too take. Thanks for all your kind words though. -Amy

Yes, he gave a semen sample around a week later and the urologist called a few days after that and even though I am a nurse, I didn't quite understand what he was telling me but all I understood was "So,You're good to go!" Exact words. To me, that was all I needed to hear.No "well, maybe you should stay on the pill, or use extra precaution, or there may be some active sperm". Nothing! We didn't have sex for about 2 weeks after the procedure and even after that we used condoms and excuse my slang but pulled out as well and I was still covered by my pills. We weren't taking any chances! All that and look where it got us! It just makes me mad to think that he had such little disregard for our lives. I thought you needed more than one follow up sperm count as well? Anyone know if that's true?