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Old 12-05-2008, 12:26 PM #11
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Me.

Right after being diagnosed I had a panic attack because as someone self-employed I knew I was SOL if something happened to DH's health benefits so I went back to school to become a nurse.

Nursing offers me a flexible career, good money/benefits and I love it. Hopefully I will be able to continue for many years.
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I have a bacholor's degree in social work, and was employed at a county health dept. for 8 years, as a medical social worker.

More recently, though, I worked as a para-educator for the school system.

I am currently not employed, on SSDI.

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5 years as a volunteer EMT..... hey it counts!
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I sure wished I knew some of the things about what happens in the medical field on the other side when I was working. I think it might have made me a better nurse.
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Believe it or not I was a disability specialist for social security for 15 years. Was hard to be on the other end when I had to apply.
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I don't know if this counts, but I worked at a radiologist's office for six years, in the business office, and my DH is a pharmacist.
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there are so many of us who are in the medical field .... iwonder if its a blessing or a curse knowing as much as we do????
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i feel like it's a blessing because i like to help people and to educate.
the knowledge i have helps me be a good advocate for myself and has helped me build a good team of medical professionals.

however, i'm not immune from bad experiences. sometimes i'm not successful at getting what i want/need medically. it's frustrating dealing with docs sometimes.
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I don't know if this counts, but I worked at a radiologist's office for six years, in the business office, and my DH is a pharmacist.
Me too!

I was the medical transcriptionist in radiology for 4 years back in the 90's. My daughter just graduated from Nursing School yesterday!!! Woohoo!!!
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