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Thanks for those responses. Anyone else please?? jen: you make a lot of good points. however, i have my dental prereqs. but not my icu experience so i would not save that much time...maybe a year or two. loveanesthesia: you make some very good points too about back, arm and neck issues... it is not the first i have heard that. one of my main concerns with becoming a CRNA is the long hours and no breaks and no peeing. i do not function well that way. i have hypoglycemia and need my 2 minute break munchies. it seems rather stupid mentioning this, but it is a problem for me... i am in no way lazy. how realistic of a problem would this be if i were a CRNA? i know it gets hard when you have to scrub in and out of OR rooms. is it possible to work 9-5 as a CRNA? do those jobs pay well? are they hard to find? thanks...

Hi. I would like to hear from CRNAs. Are you happy? I read on a survey (somewhere on the internet) that 84% wished they had gone to medical school instead. This is a huge number. I am trying to decide between dentistry and CRNA. I realize they are 2 completely different fields, but feel I would like the job of both the same. What I am not sure about is the politics of CRNAs and hours. Dentistry is more flexible. You can be your own boss and it is not as hectic. The salary of a dentist is around 130k. The cost of schooling for dentistry is 300K+. I think the salary of a CRNA is around 175K. Please correct me if I am wrong. I am not sure about the cost of schooling but assume it is much less. Finances is also a huge factor for me. I have considered medical school as well, but as a female in my 30s I think it might be too much of my time to give up. I would like to have a family one day. I am currently an unhappy nurse. What are your thoughts??