Good luck to you! So sorry to hear about your pain.

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I know that what you are doing is a major undertaking.  Just remember that this is what you want and that you CAN do it!  It won't be easy by any stretch of the imagination, but once you have accomplished it, you will truly know what you are capable of.  I think you are very brave.  Please know that all of us are pulling for you and are here to help you if you need it.  Go to the hospital if you are feeling at all unsure or unstable.  Don't give up because the reward will be great.  Please let us know how you are doing.

Pulling for you!

I have been in many hurricaines, living on the east coast, but nothing like Katrina.  Good luck to you. 

In the last three years going through the hiring process twice I have never seen more than 8 cpl with five years experience.  I wish 10 cpl, but you just don't see it.  If you are acute care you may get more, but I do clinic work. 

Wal Mart knows what it is doing. They are very generous with donations to local communities and the local governments eat it right up.

As I posted above, our local Wal Mart, which was obviously thriving, just had to move across town to open one of those obscene Super Wal Marts and built it directly behind Kmart and a large supermarket.  Kmart  and the supermarket are hanging in there, but I don't really see it lasting much longer.

I used to go to the old Wal Mart for office supplies, but I'll pay the extra buck or two now.

Just the way the store layout goes ought to tell you something. If you want to go in and grab some food and you need dog food, cat food or shampoo too, you need to walk all the way to the other end of the enormous place, passing all the "bargains" in between.

Like I said, they know what they're doing. The sad part is that the majority of the general public actually want a Wal Mart.

Good thing is that when our Super Wally World first opened there were major traffic jams and no parking spaces, but even during the holidays the hub bub had died down considerably and you could get in and out of there in a jiffy.

Okay, I admit I went there at Christmas. It was the only place in the state that had any Q20's left.

I have no real advice as I have the same problem. You would think our hands would get hot as it seems they are busy.  It must be something about the rest of our arm staying still. 

I had DeQuervains about 10 years ago. and occasionally get tendinitis in my thumb when I am sewing a lot.  I have had hip joint achiness (maybe bursitis? who knows) from time to time since 1990.  Doing MT 35-40 hrs per week is probably not the best idea for me in light of all of this.  I'm fairly new to it and think this will be a temporary career for me. I thought sedentary work would be easy on my body - wrong!  I think my body needs variety.  I'm only 35 and between the tendon/synovial/joint problems and the Raynauds, I feel much older than 35 if I don't take care of myself physically. Right now as a matter of fact, my right wrist is starting to ache on the ulnar side and I have logged only 27 hours so far this week. Time for some Aleve.

Hope your hand feels better soon.

To finishing up your BSN!

That sounds great, good luck to you!  That has been one concern of mine too for MT'ing solely as a career, the uncertainties of the futuring of MT'ing.  The different possibilites of nursing are very appealing. I have thought about becoming a NP eventually too, as well as what I mentioned earlier, doing some operating room nursing or possibly nursing research, I really like all the different growth opportunites and possibilites of nursing. Email me too anytime!

Good luck, I admire what you are doing, it is hard to bite the bullet.  But it is easy to get into these situations.  It was so hard for me to do the bankruptcy but I also had to cover myself and my future.  But though I was advised to do the Chapter 7 and wipe everything out, I chose the 13 so I could pay something to everyone.  Then they can go after my ex for the rest.  Again, good for you. 

If you can get through the two-week induction, you'll be fine, and you'll find within three to four days that you are NOT hungry, NOR do you crave carbs either!  Center your meals around meat and add healthy veggies and salads.  Oh, another thing I ate, which I love, is sliced tomatoes, but you have to watch those a bit while on induction. 

You WILL be amazed how quickly the weight falls off and how GREAT you feel and how much ENERGY you have.  You'll also love it when you see that the diet lowers your cholesterol.

Take a large leaf of romaine lettuce and flatten it out - layer it with mayo, meat, cheese slices, tomoatoe slices, onion and roll up.  Trust me, you'll never miss the bread. 

You're going to love the fact that you don't feel bloated any longer either!

If you drink alcholic beverages, you'll have to cut out the juice mixes as they're very high in carbs. I started to drink vodka and water on the rocks or a glass of red wine after induction.

After induction, get bags of walnuts, pecans, and almonds and store them in your freezer to keep them fresh and munch on a few of them throughout the day.  Very heart healthy and high in minerals/vitamins.

If you have not already done so, Get the Atkins Book.  It is very motivating and interesting to read how all foods work in conjunction with one another - how they affect sugar/ heart, etc.  Also, the book is chocked full of great recipes.

Oh, another treat you can have, which I dearly love, is Coconut Macaroons.  You'll have to get the unsweetened coconut and use splenda instead of sugar, but they are soooo delicious.

Write back and let me know how you're doing on your diet.  I know you're goimg to be very happy with yourself. 

I'd day that Doug is not into women and the other lad is .. of course, the eye candy is nice and it costs nothing to daydream! 

- Don't get frustrated.

- Accept feedback from editors and write down s/l or what you hear, and what it actually is, and also note their favorite phrases.

- Don't get frustrated.

- I always make things harder than they are, so try to just "listen" and not "translate!" It's hard, but it helps!

- Finally, don't get frustrated!

:)