I regret forever not going to medical school

[Dharma]

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Ok, thanks y'all but not germane to the thread and I'm definitely too old for you 🙂

Too old? No way. I'm just too married! Hahaha!

 

[primadonna22274]

Too old? No way. I'm just too married! Hahaha!

Ditto 😉 back on topic

 

[Silent Cool]

Ok, thanks y'all but not germane to the thread and I'm definitely too old for you 🙂

You have no idea how old I am.

 

[Silent Cool]

Ditto 😉 back on topic

Wait, is your teacher husband following you? If not, call me (us) up!

 

[darklabel]

Sustain thought negative thought process.really? You can diagnose me all you want.See this is one reason why I am proud to be a nurse.unlike some doctors,we have empathy for our patients,we have feelings.we do CARE.we actually find out what is going on with their lives.we do not just diagnose and write scripts and just leave the patient without regard for their feelings.and if I do get the chance to be a doctor,I would never want to be like you.but still,thank you for your opinion

Agreed.no matter what everybody says,in the end,the decision is all up to me.so I've decided to go on to med school after rn school and that will make me happy.thanks for all your advice and comments.you don't have to reply anymore coz I've made my decision.thanks again.see you later med school.THREAD CLOSED.

One minute you're berating doctors and saying you're a proud nurse (which is exact opposite of running away from your friend out of shame) and next minute you want to go to medical school?

SDN (and any anonymous message board really) isn't a great place for expressing your feelings. As said, you can be in medical school, but maybe you'll find out your friend is in that MD program you've always wanted to be in while that friend will be jealous of someone he knows who's in Harvard Med. It will never end I promise and I'm sure it gets much worse later on when your peers match into better programs than you.

I do think if you realize the work, cost and risk (no medical schools, including DO is a guarantee at all) that you can make it into medical school and succeed, but do try to get a handle of your insecurities better. I would try reaching out to a friend, your husband/wife or anyone you personally know instead of an anonymous message board where people will berate you.

Good luck and I hope you make it where you want to go

 

[HopefulReapp]

Every single one of my interviews, at least a third of the students interviewing have been older than 25. It kind of seems to me that osteopathic programs look for those who are more non-traditional-- heck, I picked out of my interview group once for being so young (apparently 23 is young?)

 

[hallowmann]

Agreed.

The suicide rate is higher for physicians as a cohort, but correlation is not the same as causation. Those people may not have been 'perfectly happy' plumbers etc - some plumbers kill themselves too. Medicine may naturally attract types that don't deal with stress well and end up committing suicide to resolve it.

Agreed. I'd actually think that medicine is filled with individuals that have unhealthily high expectations for their lives or where they will be. Too many people expect to be riding high, with tons of praise and prestige, money and barely any work. This is not a shortcut to a great lifestyle. Its work just like anything else. It can however be very rewarding if you love it and know the costs.

...i only wanted to relay my message to the one doctor who instead of replying to my post with empathy and encouraging me to pursue my dream,instead replied with an insult.i love doctors.i even want to be one.please do not misunderstand

What exactly are you looking for here? A pat on the back? A "you can do it tiger"? People have repeatedly said that you aren't too old to do anything, if you really want to do it. Just be sure you actually want to do it and are willing to make the sacrifices. If you can't get by without constant validation for your actions, I gotta tell you, med school, medicine in general, and even life in general is going to suck.

If you want to know how you can do it, ask on here. If you want someone to pat you on the head and tell you it'll be alright, I'd talk to your spouse.

...SDN is a HORRIBLE place for that sort of thing.

OP, if you want to pursue a career path and have questions then feel free to ask. We can't tell you what is right for you. If you need someone to talk to it might be best to call up a friend or family member rather than put your feelings on SDN.

Exactly.

 

[khrisskhoras]

keep feedin the troll...make em nice and fat

 

[medickdb]

This thread is on life support. Time to let it go with dignity.

 

[TriagePreMed]

This thread is on life support. Time to let it go with dignity.

Never! This is SDN. We're done when I say we're done!

 

[OperaFan]

OP,

After reading your first post I can see that the only thing preventing you from doing this is yourself, particularly your own insecurities about how you are inadequate compared to people who glided through to medical school out of undergrad. Get over and just do it.

You seem to suggest that your marriage is getting in the way, perhaps because going to medical school will be a strain on family/significant other relationships. If medical school is what you really wanted you should have discerened that marriage might not work for you before medical school and stayed out of the marriage/dating/relationship game.

I'm 28 and currently work in healthcare (medical lab diagnostics: cytotechnologist) and will apply for 2015 start.

Just do it.

 

[Elevencents]

Close this already 8(

 

[khrisskhoras]

OP should go bother the pre-psych people with this nonsense.

 

[nurse2dr]

I am closing this thread.thanks for all your advice.i already made my decision to go to med school.by the way to khriskhoras,I am not a troll.i am a real person honestly expressing my feelings.i just thought this is the right place to get some help, some advice or point of view rom physicians or med students.you do not even have to read this posting anyway.sorry if anybody got offended or bothered by me asking for help.this is my last post.thank you all again and goodluck.

 

[deleted480308]

Threads don't just close here...like the ACA, they tend to survive

 

[ToldYouSo]

Hrm. You're kinda hot.

👍 I second that.

Ok, thanks y'all but not germane to the thread and I'm definitely too old for you 🙂

Too old? No way. I'm just too married! Hahaha!

Ditto 😉 back on topic

You have no idea how old I am.

Wait, is your teacher husband following you? If not, call me (us) up!

Best derail ever, better than the actual thread XD

 

[NontradCA]

👍 I second that.

Hrm. You're kinda hot.

Sad.

 

[ToldYouSo]

Sad.

In the sense that you can't gauge someone's attractiveness based on a small, washed out and heavily filtered avatar photo...

 

[luckylee3]

i dunno. sometimes i think getting rejected from schools is a blessing in disguise to get out while i still can

 

[Dharma]

Sad.

don't be sad.

 

[Dharma]

i dunno. sometimes i think getting rejected from schools is a blessing in disguise to get out while i still can

It may be... or not. That depends on your reaction. Trust your gut. In my experience, there's a lot of truth in that visceral reaction.

My advice: don't jump into this unless you can't stand the thought of not doing it. (Whoa, that's a lot of negatives in that sentence).

 

[Snappl3]

Get over it. At 28 you should be emotionally mature enough to stop comparing yourself to HS classmates.
I graduated PA school at 26. Knew I wanted to go back to med school then. At 28 was divorced and spent the next several years working 2 jobs and paying off debt. Started med school at 37 and will graduate next June at 40. Who's counting? I'm happy to be achieving my lifelong goal on my terms.

Hi! I have just seen your post and would like to ask what made you want to go to medical school after graduating from PA school. I'm currently debating whether I should go to a carribean medical school or PA school. Would you be able to offer me any advice?

 

[IslandStyle808]

Hi! I have just seen your post and would like to ask what made you want to go to medical school after graduating from PA school. I'm currently debating whether I should go to a carribean medical school or PA school. Would you be able to offer me any advice?

PA school.

 

[deleted480308]

Hi! I have just seen your post and would like to ask what made you want to go to medical school after graduating from PA school. I'm currently debating whether I should go to a carribean medical school or PA school. Would you be able to offer me any advice?

Do not go carribean if you are a US student, there simply isn't a good reason to do so

 

[NobleGas14]

These necro bumps need to come with some sort of consequence

 

[deleted480308]

These necro bumps need to come with some sort of consequence

ugh, I got sucked in too

 

[Snappl3]

Do not go carribean if you are a US student, there simply isn't a good reason to do so

Thank you for your reply.

 

[medickdb]

These necro bumps need to come with some sort of consequence

Bump an old thread?

That's a paddlin'.

 

[evooo8]

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[bcurtis]

This is why time and time again people will advise you to go to medical school if you want to be a doctor and go to nursing school if you want to be a nurse. There is no (very little) logical sense to do both. If medical school doesn't work out, there are accelerated BSN programs.

 

[samac]

. . . Let the kid go Caribbean for the necro bump.
They irritate me.

 

[godizkool]

my friend you have one of the best bedside experiences in your hand. Im 29 and im working on my pre reqs currently and i will be 33 when i matriculate. I am am currently a nurse like you and i have to say it has been one of the most valuable experiences ive had. If you truly want to start medicine, keep your head up and keep trucking. you can do it. One of the ER docs that work at my facility started medical school right at 40 and he seems to be doing very well.

I want be your big bro and say quit your bit^*%n and come on! you can do it!

 

[DoctorSynthesis]

. . . Let the kid go Caribbean for the necro bump.
They irritate me.

Your a cold one