savgal1211

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1. How I got here AGAIN!

   savgal1211 replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Recovery

   I pray for those suffering from addictions, I pray for the Pivot point! I think it is a choice to engage in these self destructive behaviors, and again, it belilltes those suffering from real diseases, the ones through no fault of their own( Cancer...

2. HPRP get legal advice first

   savgal1211 replied to Spike45's topic in Recovery

   Yup! I got referred to a BON investigator who was a real Bull dog and tried to accuse me of drug diversion. AT the hospital I formerlly worked, you have to Scan the bar codes of meds, including the narcs. And my success rate was documented as being L...

3. How I got here AGAIN!

   savgal1211 replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Recovery

   So, more evidence that AA does not work. It is a Cult and if you Google "AA or cult" you will get 1000's of responses! Look, my father quit drinking rum and cokes and smokng Chesterfield's, after 50 yrs, COLD Turkey, no psych drugs, no AA. no group t...

4. Social Worker Wants Me In an Impaired Nurse Program--I am NOT Impaired

   savgal1211 replied to Mezcalero's topic in Recovery

   Oh, hah!! I just saw the ever so classic "You are in denial and De Nile is just a river in Egypt!" Dontcha think after over 70 yrs that this Cult might have polished up some new Mantras?? I know a guy who really had to extricate himself afther the...

5. Social Worker Wants Me In an Impaired Nurse Program--I am NOT Impaired

   savgal1211 replied to Mezcalero's topic in Recovery

   I concur with Mezcalero (sp),, My Father quit drinking daily rom and cokes and smoking Chetserfield, after 55 yrs!! He did it with NO AA , no meds, no psychologists, so I don't buy into this AA cult stuff, I did try it years ago and the people there...

6. Just got my letter from the nursing board!! Yay!

   savgal1211 posted a topic in Recovery

   hello all,:heartbeat i am new here, but had been a lurker. i live in virginia, and in june of this year, some narcotics were found to bot have been "scanned" properly. this former employer reporeted the discrepancies to the board of nursing, never tr...

7. how to cope with humiliation

   savgal1211 replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry for waht you are going through. Here is some advice that has served me well. I just got a letter today from the Virginia Nursing board, they had been investigating me for , well, the case has been pending for 6 months. Well, I got the cer...