i can't believe it..

[Guest guest]

ok, where do I start......... april was filled with packing boxes, lots of

boxes, like 180 of them for moving from rural southwest VA to florence, sc. May

was filled with unpacking those boxes, getting settled and getting things like

insurance, dmv, applying for in-state tuition for my kids, etc. done.

I had a job before moving here - doing the same domestic violence and sexual

assault work although after meeting with the woman about 4x in the last 9mo. I

was convinced she was a nutcase and after leaving a program where I was the boss

I just didnt' know if I wanted to do the work anymore, let alone not be the boss

[pro's and con's there] and just kept hunting the want ads. I joined a fitness

center and have enjoyed working out and feel more in control than ever before of

my eating and lifestyle. part of that is because I wanted to be somewhere thats

warmer and sunnier and had anticipated this move for over a year.

anyhow - last friday I called the local surgeon who I knew did gb to see if he

would do some followup/bloodwork or does he refer out and if so to who? is

someone in town knowledgeable about 'us'? while I'm talking to the office

manager I find out their patient advocate/coordinator for the gb's quit and they

were interviewing. I ask if I can send a resume and we continue to talk. I email

him a resume and mention in the email that I created my surgeons website and

include the link. he wasn't able to open my email attachment but checked out the

website and called my surgeon.

he set up an interview without seeing my resume for monday. on monday I met with

both surgeons who do the gb and the office manager and the head nurse. he said

he'd call by friday. about an hour later he called and asked me to return today.

when I got there he immediately offered me the job! I was so psyched - I felt

like this was going to happen, meant to be - I knew I didnt' want to start the

other job which would be tomorrow. so, starting monday I'll be doing their

orientation seminars, support groups, meeting with new pre and post ops and

collecting statistics and such. it should be fun, I'm so ready for a change and

I wanted my surgeon to create a position like this for me years ago and it just

wasnt' possible. and the kicker - I'll be at the conf. in boston in a couple

weeks!!! cool!! ok, so now I'm paying attention.....who else besides vitalady

and michele [one L] is going?

sue