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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 191087" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Fran</p><p> </p><p>Sound advice. Phlebotomy was only intended as a step, not necessarily as a career choice. After that accident I needed to see if my brain was up to snuff, so to speak. And after doing clinicals, I knew it's not what I wanted to do.</p><p> </p><p>I can (and will) call the Director of the program tomorrow and speak with him. As I recall he's a very personable person and gives good straight answers. So I can question him a bit. And I think I'll track down my instructor for the First Responders course and talk to her. She didn't start the program to become a paramedic until she was 39. And she's still working as a paramedic too.</p><p> </p><p>I walked out of the LPN program way back when because I was a difficult child. Yup. But the reason I did it was sound. I was good at it, to be sure, but I didnt' like it. I was miserable. It was not what I wanted to spend my life doing. Being a difficult child, in an odd way, gave me the courage to walk away from it when I did and to face my mother's wrath for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>I'd decided on the RN program to finish what I didn't back then. To settle old business, so to speak. And because I wanted a secure job that paid well and had good benefits. And while that's all fine and good, I can't stop thinking about what if I hate it as much as I grew to the last time? Then I've spent all that time and money for a career I dislike.</p><p> </p><p>I can't change the past. My life most likely would've been much different had I finished the LPN program in many ways. But like phlebotomy, I knew in clinicals that it wasn't for me. I don't think 25+yrs has changed that.</p><p> </p><p>So I can talk to the Director at least and see what's what.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Oh, and if you're wondering about the title to this post..........It was meant to say Listening to Yourself........but I got sidetracked before I typed it all in. I'm really not going bonkers. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 191087, member: 84"] Fran Sound advice. Phlebotomy was only intended as a step, not necessarily as a career choice. After that accident I needed to see if my brain was up to snuff, so to speak. And after doing clinicals, I knew it's not what I wanted to do. I can (and will) call the Director of the program tomorrow and speak with him. As I recall he's a very personable person and gives good straight answers. So I can question him a bit. And I think I'll track down my instructor for the First Responders course and talk to her. She didn't start the program to become a paramedic until she was 39. And she's still working as a paramedic too. I walked out of the LPN program way back when because I was a difficult child. Yup. But the reason I did it was sound. I was good at it, to be sure, but I didnt' like it. I was miserable. It was not what I wanted to spend my life doing. Being a difficult child, in an odd way, gave me the courage to walk away from it when I did and to face my mother's wrath for doing so. I'd decided on the RN program to finish what I didn't back then. To settle old business, so to speak. And because I wanted a secure job that paid well and had good benefits. And while that's all fine and good, I can't stop thinking about what if I hate it as much as I grew to the last time? Then I've spent all that time and money for a career I dislike. I can't change the past. My life most likely would've been much different had I finished the LPN program in many ways. But like phlebotomy, I knew in clinicals that it wasn't for me. I don't think 25+yrs has changed that. So I can talk to the Director at least and see what's what. Oh, and if you're wondering about the title to this post..........It was meant to say Listening to Yourself........but I got sidetracked before I typed it all in. I'm really not going bonkers. :rofl: [/QUOTE]
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