I am also new to obesity help. I live in Northern Michigan. Kudos to all of you! I graduated as an RN in 2004. I am now teaching the Mental Health Nursing Clinical Rotation at the local community college. I also work the midnight shift on the Mental Health Unit at our regional hospital. Try to remeber in the thick of your programs that you have to jump through the series of flaming hoops, and once you're done, you'll be a nurse too. What a wonderful profession you are about to become a part of. Welcome!

Hello everyone!!!! I am in DESPERATE need of 1x scrubs, all my 2 and 3x are too big if you can help me out please email me at: [email protected] thanks so much, Michelle

Thanks Donna, The program starts in January, so there's no way I can do the next session. But January 2007, come hell or high water, I'll be there! Ellen

New to OH and hopefully someday new to nursing as well. I'll be graduating with my BS this coming January (finally!). Now that I have come this far to get a degree in education, my head (and heart) are telling me to get into nursing. I found a program at UNH that seems to be made for me. It is an accelerated Master's for people with a BS/BA. It is 96 credits in two and a half years. Has anyone ever done a program like this? If so, how would you rate it? TIA, Ellen

Hi All, My name is Nissah and I am new to this board. I have always seen it, but was not sure about joining. So here I am. I am soon to be 32 y/o in 5 days, and I am starting my clinicals in nursing school on Sept.6th. One problem, I might get to have surgery on 8/30, which will give me only 1 week recovery time before I start class. I had scheduled my date for 12/19 which is the monday after the last day of class and I will return to school on 1/10/06 and I feel this time frame will give me the recovery period that I need. Have any of you had WLS and then started school this soon after. Is this a good idea? I was told by my surgeon, that it was fine to have surgery in Dec., but I may have to do some things over again, like getting approval again, because approvals usually are valid only for 60 days, but he will ask. My surgeon also wanted me to have WLS by the end of Oct. and take a few days off, but I am scared, since the clinicals are the most important thing about nursing classes. Has anyone else run into or had this problem with school. I am really leaning on the side of waiting until Dec to have surgery. What do you think? Nissah The F.AT Slayer 360/340/???/180 can't count the days.......