Is it over for me?

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Alright, I want opinions.

Who thinks it is over for me, in terms of getting in to medical school?

I was forced to take medical withdrawal four times during my undergraduate career-so far.

Bascially, I have a rare form of autoimmune autonomic neuropathy.

This semester, I ended up in sepsis due to a central venous catheter infection, within 48 hours of placement, for plasmapheresis (plasma exchange), which I was switched to from IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulins-IgG) that I had received for the past year. I ended up in the hospital for four days, and it made my autoimmune disease unmanageable. Orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure when standing up) became out of control and now I am considering a wheelchair, at least until I get better. I was unable to complete the semester due to these reasons.

I started school in August 2007, and I am currently a junior electrical engineering major. Even if I do post-bacc, and I completely recover from this disease (happens in 1/3 of cases), do I have ANY chance of getting in to medical school?

 

[type12]

Yes, you do, 1000 times over. People here complain about how their daddy didn't love them as a reason for not getting good grades or dropping out. You have a genuine, documented situation.

They will forgive your grades, provided you can push yourself back from the brink and continue to show your resolve. It's nowhere near over for you, man.

I hope you get better. That's a harrowing situation that hopefully has a happy ending.

 

[Loveless]

How is your GPA? Do you have reason to believe your illness will be under control by the time you potentially start medical school?

 

[TriagePreMed]

Assuming you're able to obtain the necessary grades, necessary score on the mcat and overcome your illness, it's unlikely for a medical school to hold those current issues against you.

 

[Buzz Me]

It all depends. What's your current GPA? Have you taken the MCAT yet?

You've definitely gone through adversity to get where you are...and while med school adcoms will take this into account, you still need to show you can handle the workload.

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

 

[deleted547339]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

in

 

[mcloaf]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

Sweet Jesus.

 

[yehhhboiii]

I'd probably want to train a doctor who will be able to spend most of his time in the hospital as a doctor, not a patient.

 

[Doctor Strange]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

😱

 

[Mr Avante]

"...*It is the goal of [Medical School] to accept only those students who are guaranteed to complete the full four years of the curriculum..."

Sorry

 

[thealainwin]

I'd probably want to train a doctor who will be able to spend most of his time in the hospital as a doctor, not a patient.

This. Can you imagine being treated by a doctor who suddenly becomes ill and another doctor comes in to treat that doctor? I'd be extremely flabbergasted as to what the actual hell is going on.

 

[Ost3oclast]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

Good lord.

 

[Barcu]

If you can achieve a complete recovery and prove a complete recovery, then you probably could. However because of the nature of your illness so far, it will take a while for that to happen. Good luck OP.

 

[Cinclus]

Assuming you're able to obtain the necessary grades, necessary score on the mcat and overcome your illness, it's unlikely for a medical school to hold those current issues against you.

Pretty much this.

I wish you a complete recovery.

 

[487806]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

Nice find.

 

[amazing tekkers]

Get well soon.

 

[pineapplepancakes]

OP, while I empathize with you, you have started this exact same thread at least 5 times. I'm not sure what more advice will do for you. You need to get well first, then consider medical school. It is that simple.

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=692026

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=948282

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=949205

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=998512

Yeah, I was going to make a similar comment. There's no point in stressing out over this (and posting multiple threads contemplating it) until you're better, done with undergrad/pre-med, and can then evaluate if medical school is right for you.