SandyL

Wow! A pregnancy would be hard to hide!!! Do you think you'll try to start the program after your baby is born? They questioned me about possible pregnancy in my interviews until I explained I had had an early menopause at 45 years old. I swear I saw relief on at least one interviewer's face! :chuckle I'm a little nervous about starting. I know I'll do ok in the academic part of the program, but clinical will be a whole new thing for me. I worked in computers for over 20 years and never had to worry about anyone getting hurt!

I know! It's really bizarre that I've gotten injured both times when I was close to starting school. A friend of mine says I'm cursed. I'm starting to wonder what the universe is trying to tell me. I'm determined to do my best to start school though. Yesterday my doctor gave me some tramadol which has dulled the pain a bit. Yes, sitting is the only serious problem. When I got hurt in sept. the director was quite adamant that she didn't want anyone in the program who wasn't 100%. I heard of a girl in the program who sprained her wrist in clinical and they told her she had to drop out for that semester even though her wrist would be ok in a week or so. That's really scary! I'm just going to take my cushion and hope that the tramadol keeps the pain under control enough. take care, Sandy

I'm scheduled to start an LPN prog in 2 weeks. I passed my entrance exam, all my interviews, had my vacinations, my background check, and my math assessment assignment. Then disaster struck! I fell down a flight of stairs and cracked my tailbone. My doc says there's nothing that can be done and the pain is pretty bad. He said it could take up to a year to heal!!!! Yikes!!! Even with the special cushion, sitting is very painful. It wouldn't be so bad except I was originally scheduled to start school last sept but was hit in the rear by a drunk driver (of course he has no insurance!) and ended up in a wheel chair for 3 weeks. I worked really hard to get back in shape physically and then this fall happened. I'm afraid the school won't let me start if they know I'm not 100% but if I don't start they probably won't give me another chance. They were pretty freaked out when I had the first accident and "strongly suggested" that I wait until I was able to walk again before starting. Now I don't know what to do and have been just sitting here crying my heart out. My prior career was outsourced to India but since I always wanted to be a nurse, I was excited about finally getting that chance. I'm in my 50's however, so I don't have a lot of time to play with. I was wondering if anyone managed to get thru an LPN program in less than 100% physical condition? Thanks for listening, Sandy