hello everyone, lu, work really sucked today. i think it's because they expect you to bend over backwards to help them(which i don't mind, it's part of the job to do what you can do to help out), but they don't really give a shit about your delimma. when i told tammy(the scheduler) that this was a really big commitment, she simply said "oh you can do it". which is true, i could, and even considered it, but when i asked for a few things that i only thought was fair trade, i was shot down. so as far as i can tell the bending only goes one way. well, my back hurts and i'm done bending. screw them. i am there for the residents. anything behind a desk doesn't care about us so why should i care about them. so i hope that clears up the question about work. the class on the other hand gives me a whole bunch of oppurtunities and i love that. in fact, when i got the message yesterday that work wasn't gonna bend my way on anything i asked for, i enrolled for the on line class and completed 2 tests. so that part is going great. i talked to kathy today and she is considering it also. the medical field is so large and everyone needs billing and coding so i should not have a problem getting started. i'm pretty sure i will work in an office somewhere for a while until i get some experience and learn the ins and outs and start some at home stuff. once i feel i am making enough at home i will get out of the office. probably a few more years yet. so i will use the nursing home(turnabouts fair trade)for awhile until i finish my classes, then i am out of there. i have set a goal of six months. and i'm not real strict with myself, but i'm hoping it won't be much more than that. then i'll be in an office for a year or so and then hopefully, i'll be ready to be my own boss and work when i want. i still have to pay the bills, but it will be on my terms. if i feel like working 10 hours a day, it's my choice and my check. if i make plans, then i don't work that day. sounds good so far. hopefully everything will work out that way. not tomorro though. i know it will probably take a couple years but i'm ok with that cause i know what is around the bend. one day at a time right? just like everything else. i'm glad mom is feeling better. fluid retention is quite common in the older folk. i see it all the time. not to be ignored but common. lasix is quite common in the nursing home and usually works wonders. sam was on lasix when he was a baby. they would pump the fluids so he wouldn't become dehydrated, then give lasix to get rid of the fluid.( i just reread that and let me clear that up. sam wasn't older folk and wasn't in the nursing home). things just don't work like they should some times and one remedy creates another problem. easily fixed with another remedy. and so goes the medical field. i have anatomy and physiology I&II coming up in about the middle of my class so i will be able to explain alot of things that don't click right now. i'm looking forward to that part. although i know it will be quite difficult for this brain. but it will be interesting none the less. i'm pretty sure that will be my longest time frame for those courses. but it won't be a problem cause i'm already expecting it to be tough. so, i think i have rambled on long enough so i'll yap at ya all later.