burtis

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1. Are you better off?

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   Can you petition for early release from your program? I can and I sure am planning on it, but who knows if I'll get it. Really, as long as I can find a reasonable job in the meantime I will be pretty happy.

2. Are you better off?

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   Well, I'm certainly sorry to hear you've been having such a traumatic experience. Maybe you can find a positive outlet for your frustrations!

3. Are you better off?

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   Well what are you doing about it? If you have some sort of real world campaign going, I would be thrilled to take part in it.

4. Are you better off?

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   I guess if there was some sort of compulsory chemo for everyone with a given set of symptoms and most people who had said symptoms did have cancer, and the side effects of said chemo were that I couldn't drink a beer for a couple years, yes I would. ...

5. Are you better off?

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   I'm one of the people who doesn't need to be in the program and I was initially certainly very angry about it. I'm still not thrilled about it of course but there are so many people in my support group that do need to be in it, so it's hard for me to...

6. CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

   burtis replied to burtis's topic in Recovery

   In any event, I found a number of doctors who will qualify do if anyone in California is in a similar quandary, feel free to PM me and I'll let you know.

7. CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

   burtis replied to burtis's topic in Recovery

   I don't know about that, i think you just can't recommend doctors? I saw someone get chided in an old thread, maybe it's not a real rule.

8. CA BRN: Experience getting MD to send CV to board?

   burtis posted a topic in Recovery

   So my board probation monitor won't allow me to see a doctor without first getting his or her CV. Problem being that it doesn't seem as though many doctors actually have CVs. How did you guys work this out? I did find one but he can't see me by the g...

9. Rehab Success Rate???

   burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

   Oh yeah no question. It was in response to my inquiry over whether or not one could go to Smart Recovery or something like that. Has to be 12 step, no regard for it's efficacy. I agree with Pittsburgh, at least it's honest but it was shocking nonethe...

10. Rehab Success Rate???

    burtis replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Recovery

    It's funny, I actually cited the abysmal success rates of AA and 12 step (and let me say if it works for you that's awesome and I'm glad to hear it) to my probation monitor and asked why they wouldn't let anyone try something else if it was beneficia...

11. pretty dumb questions for CA probation

    burtis posted a topic in Recovery

    So I began probation on the 13th and the guy I met with from the board was maybe the least helpful person I've ever met... He couldn't answer any of my questions because he isn't a board member, which kind of begs the question why don't they have an ...

12. Does license surrender automatically result in OIG exclusion list?

    burtis replied to gnurse2089's topic in Recovery

    cool, yeah I'm still at my current job too and actually don't know what the board will rule, I've lawyered up and if we come up with a reasonable settlement I'm willing to play ball but I just hate the idea of being forced to do (and spend money on!)...

13. Does license surrender automatically result in OIG exclusion list?

    burtis replied to gnurse2089's topic in Recovery

    hey gnurse, just curious what luck you've had finding non-nursing jobs with a bsn? my future is still unclear right now but i really don't wanna go through all the probation terms because i, like you, really genuinely feel i don't have a problem. sou...

14. So, tell me about Minot

    burtis replied to burtis's topic in North Dakota

    I start orientation tomorrow too! I'm in emergency/trauma. I've got dark curly hair, a beard, glasses, and I'll be wearing khaki corduroys. Come say hi, I don't have any social support out here aside from my cats and I'd love to make a friend.

15. So, tell me about Minot

    burtis replied to burtis's topic in North Dakota

    Yeah but lease is signed, I'm here for keeps