Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 , I'm so happy to hear you say this. I think you have known for a while now that the answer was in a lifestyle change. And what a positive spin you have put on it - good for you! Maybe you could look into doing sales work from home? I dunno - I'm NO saleslady. I can't convince anyone to buy anything - especially if I don't think they need it. I would probably tell the client that they could get it somewhere else cheaper (since I'm the queen of thrift). If you truly are unable to do your job anymore, then your state VR should pay for you to go back to school and get retrained. Have you decided what you are interested in pursuing? Jenn On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 1:12 AM, Dybowski wrote: > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > retrained. > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > Time to face facts and start moving on! > Agree? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Dybowski said the following on 3/22/2011 11:12 PM: > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting retrained. > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > Time to face facts and start moving on! > Agree? > > Yep, kinda hard for me to work in a warehouse, load, unload, and drive a truck. Just a hint from been there, done that - get the Social Security Disability forms out and make sure your doctor will certify that * " you can no longer do the work that you are trained to do and have done in the past " * Those exact words are critical and required in order to obtain SSDI. Good luck, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Thanks Jenn, I am super excited. I haven't used any financial aid, I worked and put myself through school (Bachelors) so that may be a possibility now. Probably something in the medical field? I have spoken with my boss over and over again. I was supposed to get a new chair, but it's looking like that won't even happen.I'm 28, going on 29 so I really need to think about the next 10 years. I don't like sales that much anymore, to be honest. I really loved it when I was working at the cancer facility. Since I would only need 2 classes I could do a Licensed Practical Nurse program (would take me a year). Then go into plastic surgery or oncology. Nothing with lifting. I emailed Dr. Frim and he said he doesn't see a reason I should not go for it, the only thing is, stay away from jobs that require lifting patients on a daily basis (so in a long term care facility etc), he even offered to let me speak to his nurses! I worked at a medical school (actually LPN) and managed their vouchers for retraining, typically it goes by county, so you pick a program and they pay 3-5k. The school discounts their services. Although I don't think programs that cost over 1k more than voucher are considered feasible. So an LPN program is around 15k, and most likely not covered. This is how I remember it working in Illinois. Was also thinking about medical esthetic's. Great field. Looking long term I want to have job security and a career where I could work part time if I needed to and still make a living. Really we are considering kids in the next 2-3 years, so it's something we would have to do now. Thanks for the support! > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > retrained. > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > Time to face facts and start moving on! > Agree? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Good for you ! Subject: work To: tetheredspinalcord Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 12:12 AM Â Well I think I'm done with this sales career! Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting retrained. Sales are slumping, boss is mad. I am starting to look at this as a new life! I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. Time to face facts and start moving on! Agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 , I am glad you are excited and I'm going to apologize up front as this post will probably piss you off but....having been an RN for 16 years and hearing your complaints in your messages, I honestly dont think LPN work is going to be feasible for you, JMHO, sorry. First of all, even sedentary desk jobs in the medical field require a 50lb lifting ability (for equipment) secondly I dont care what position you take, if there are patients involved there is lifting (that may be) involved. Its like joining the military as a cook and expecting to never see combat. If you are in the military, you WILL fight if they need you to, thats what you are there for. I did neonatal intensive care so my patients were often less than 3 pounds but I still had to push isolettes, lift monitors, run to deliveries etc. I did outpatient dialysis (totally mobile patients) but they would still crash and had to be lifted or lowered to the floor for CPR, it is also very common to get floated to another floor etc. I do not mean to contradict Dr. Frim but I wonder how honest you are being with him about your pain, symptoms..are you expressing it to him as you are with us here on the forum? You sound in your messages as if you are in HORRIBLE pain that requires multiple doses of morphine etc a day and still doesnt control it along with horrible spasms and hundreds of knots from head to toe. Do you really think you have any business taking on a physical job like an LPN? I am very protective of nursing, was very protective of my patients and I think it is very irresponsible for someone with our kind of unpredictable pain, weakness etc to put someone elses life in their hands. I quit nursing not only for my own sake but for my patients sake. What if I was holding a babe and my legs went out from under me, or I needed to get someone to the floor or lift and collapsed on top of them, or I couldnt move fast enough to get the drugs to save someones life? And I'm sorry but I do not want my nurse on narcotics. Also, very few facilities have less than 12 hour shifts now. Can you do activity for 12 hours (13-14 with report)? My god I am lucky if I can do an hour or two without having to lay down. Even school requires hours of sitting...I'm sorry if these words are harsh but I have either gotten a totally wrong picture of you or you are not thinking this through. I think its great that you have realized the toll that your job is taking on you and you want to make some changes but if you think nursing is easier than sales you are wrong. JMHO, you are free to cuss me all you want. > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > retrained. > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > Time to face facts and start moving on! > Agree? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Hi , I can't believe I am recommending this because I hate the insurance industry due to my striggles with them, but what about health care management field? Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Re: work , I am glad you are excited and I'm going to apologize up front as this post will probably piss you off but....having been an RN for 16 years and hearing your complaints in your messages, I honestly dont think LPN work is going to be feasible for you, JMHO, sorry. First of all, even sedentary desk jobs in the medical field require a 50lb lifting ability (for equipment) secondly I dont care what position you take, if there are patients involved there is lifting (that may be) involved. Its like joining the military as a cook and expecting to never see combat. If you are in the military, you WILL fight if they need you to, thats what you are there for. I did neonatal intensive care so my patients were often less than 3 pounds but I still had to push isolettes, lift monitors, run to deliveries etc. I did outpatient dialysis (totally mobile patients) but they would still crash and had to be lifted or lowered to the floor for CPR, it is also very common to get floated to another floor etc. I do not mean to contradict Dr. Frim but I wonder how honest you are being with him about your pain, symptoms..are you expressing it to him as you are with us here on the forum? You sound in your messages as if you are in HORRIBLE pain that requires multiple doses of morphine etc a day and still doesnt control it along with horrible spasms and hundreds of knots from head to toe. Do you really think you have any business taking on a physical job like an LPN? I am very protective of nursing, was very protective of my patients and I think it is very irresponsible for someone with our kind of unpredictable pain, weakness etc to put someone elses life in their hands. I quit nursing not only for my own sake but for my patients sake. What if I was holding a babe and my legs went out from under me, or I needed to get someone to the floor or lift and collapsed on top of them, or I couldnt move fast enough to get the drugs to save someones life? And I'm sorry but I do not want my nurse on narcotics. Also, very few facilities have less than 12 hour shifts now. Can you do activity for 12 hours (13-14 with report)? My god I am lucky if I can do an hour or two without having to lay down. Even school requires hours of sitting...I'm sorry if these words are harsh but I have either gotten a totally wrong picture of you or you are not thinking this through. I think its great that you have realized the toll that your job is taking on you and you want to make some changes but if you think nursing is easier than sales you are wrong. JMHO, you are free to cuss me all you want. > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > retrained. > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > Time to face facts and start moving on! > Agree? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 , Having worked in the health care field, I have to agree with what said. I started my MPH after my first surgery. I had my second surgery at the conclusion of my first semester and returned to classes spring semester the day after I was released from the hospital. During that semester, I started having the major neuro decline and had to take an incomplete in every class. I had my third surgery at the beginning of summer semester. I returned to classes in the fall and it was HARD. Ultimately, a 2 year degree took me 8 years to complete. When it comes to school, I would think some kind of distance learning program would be more suitable to someone with TC that has a lot of symptoms. That way you could complete it at your own pace (you have to finish assignments on time, but you wouldn't have to drive and sit in class and risk missing them if you were having a bad symptom day). Most health care provider programs also require many hours in the field. And most of those are a typical shift. As said, most of those are 12 hour shifts. And when you work, those 12 hour shifts are at least 13, if not more. Health care is not like an office job. You don't just punch out when your shift is up. There is lots of paperwork, restocking supplies and the report to the oncoming shift. If you could handle the classes (physically), then the only job I can think might work is in a plastics office. Most of the patients there would be healthy and wouldn't involve lifting and shouldn't be crashing on you. As said, even in jobs that don't typically require lifting, etc, you would be expected to do that if a patient needed it. I don't want to discourage you - we all need as much as encouragement as we can get, but I really don't think nursing or direct patient care is really feasible when you can't lift. Jenn On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 1:10 PM, wrote: > > > , I am glad you are excited and I'm going to apologize up front as > this post will probably piss you off but....having been an RN for 16 years > and hearing your complaints in your messages, I honestly dont think LPN work > is going to be feasible for you, JMHO, sorry. First of all, even sedentary > desk jobs in the medical field require a 50lb lifting ability (for > equipment) secondly I dont care what position you take, if there are > patients involved there is lifting (that may be) involved. Its like joining > the military as a cook and expecting to never see combat. If you are in the > military, you WILL fight if they need you to, thats what you are there for. > I did neonatal intensive care so my patients were often less than 3 pounds > but I still had to push isolettes, lift monitors, run to deliveries etc. I > did outpatient dialysis (totally mobile patients) but they would still crash > and had to be lifted or lowered to the floor for CPR, it is also very common > to get floated to another floor etc. I do not mean to contradict Dr. Frim > but I wonder how honest you are being with him about your pain, > symptoms..are you expressing it to him as you are with us here on the forum? > You sound in your messages as if you are in HORRIBLE pain that requires > multiple doses of morphine etc a day and still doesnt control it along with > horrible spasms and hundreds of knots from head to toe. Do you really think > you have any business taking on a physical job like an LPN? I am very > protective of nursing, was very protective of my patients and I think it is > very irresponsible for someone with our kind of unpredictable pain, weakness > etc to put someone elses life in their hands. I quit nursing not only for my > own sake but for my patients sake. What if I was holding a babe and my legs > went out from under me, or I needed to get someone to the floor or lift and > collapsed on top of them, or I couldnt move fast enough to get the drugs to > save someones life? And I'm sorry but I do not want my nurse on narcotics. > Also, very few facilities have less than 12 hour shifts now. Can you do > activity for 12 hours (13-14 with report)? My god I am lucky if I can do an > hour or two without having to lay down. Even school requires hours of > sitting...I'm sorry if these words are harsh but I have either gotten a > totally wrong picture of you or you are not thinking this through. I think > its great that you have realized the toll that your job is taking on you and > you want to make some changes but if you think nursing is easier than sales > you are wrong. JMHO, you are free to cuss me all you want. > > > > > > > > > > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > > > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > > > retrained. > > > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > > > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > > > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > > > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > > > Time to face facts and start moving on! > > > Agree? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2011 Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well I developed the LPN program for 2 small schools with a Master's RN of course, but I did obtain clinical sites and head out there for clinicals. I have also taken the CNA course, which I have to take again. I think the CNA would be a good indicator if I would continue on to a full LPN program. There are LPN to RN conversion courses you do online. I disagree with lifting, someone strictly doing injectables does not lift. It highly depends where you work. We shall see how it goes. I am slowly dealing with what is going on with my body, what the knots are etc. To be honest if that is not resolved I will not be able to work in any capacity. My biggest issue is the knots. They are what is stopping me from fully working. > > > > > > > > > Well I think I'm done with this sales career! > > > Finally made the decision today to start researching schools and getting > > > retrained. > > > Sales are slumping, boss is mad. > > > I am starting to look at this as a new life! > > > I just can't seem to sit anymore. I did the traveling and everything went > > > well, but as soon as I got back I was barely able to sit. > > > Time to face facts and start moving on! > > > Agree? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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