Jerks and Work - to

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I think I get what you mean about over-compensation. I wonder

how come men of that nature don't understand how trasparent

their feelings of inadequacy are? But I guess buying a sports

car, unbuttoning their polo shirts and leering at potential office

bunnies is less painful than hair transplants, " enhancement "

surgery or body sculpting. lol! But if anything, I would chalk up

the experience as getting your toe in the (shark infested) waters

of making the interview rounds. Can't beat it for experience!

As far as your surgeons goes....I would think that your request is

a fairly common one and one that can be easily complied with.

Even if all it is, is a standardized release back to work or school

that many clinics use. Again, they don't need to (and I think they

can't) go into much detail but just a generalized statement that

the patient is fit to do physical and mental duties of nursing

within the limitations of (if there are limitations such as lifting,

standing, etc), or with no restrictions. I would pursue this with

the office because I think it could be helpful.

I am sorry that you are having a bad week....is it related to your

healing and recuperation? or to other things going on? I hope

that your efforts to " see what is out there " bear fruit and at the

least you are making contacts and letting people know that you

are ready and willing to get back in the mix. I know in our area of

the country, nurses are in big demand....and not just those " no

one wants them jobs " on third shift or at questionable facilities.

Although I have to admit, alot of places are trying to get by with

NAs or LPNs instead of RNs (money issues, of course). Have

you considered doing telephone triage type nursing? This may

be a way to conserve your energy while you are trying to figure

out where to go, what to do. Or the utilization review nursing at a

hospital...or risk management...or patient advocacy? Or even

education as in continueing ed or being a mentor for a nursing

student? (although that one may be physically difficult). I guess I

am just a little excited for you thinking of the opportunities that

you may have and new things for you to explore. I know I sure

would appreciate a nurse taking care of me who has gone

through the stuff you have. I think you would be the perfect patient

care nurse....for any specialty.

I am feeling better...but for some reason I have this unbearble

craving, obsession, lack-of-control for sweets / chocolate. It

started on Sunday I think and I find myself almost literally burying

my head in a bowl of M&Ms and grazing like a cow. I am NEVER

like this anymore....usually all it takes is a couple of M&Ms and I

am either as nauseous as a flu patient or in so much pain that I

cannot look at a piece of candy for months. I am not sure what to

make of it as I know that at times, our bodies use cravings to tell

us that we are lacking something. But I hardly think we have

evolved to carrying an M&M gene (sorry Mars candy company).

So I am actually stuffing my face with appetite suppressants to

make this go away. Really weird. Maybe it is the change from

HOT, HOT, HOT weather to fall like coolness and my " put on the

winter fat " gene kicked in (seeing that I can't grow fur like my

animals do).

Oh well.........hope that you are doing well in all aspects of your

job search and " be good to " efforts.

laurie

PS what is a " professional charleston " ? Is that the southern

belle professional look / attitude? I am thinking of Shirley

McClean in the Steel Magnolias...............or more the julia roberts

character (which is how I think of you anyways)