January 29, 2008
· Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged getting first MRI, M.S., MRI, MRI tunnel, Multiple Sclerosis, scard of MRI
Events came to be almost on a daily basis. One day I had to go to one doctor who sent me to another doctor who wanted to try something else out. The day of my first MRI was rather scary because I knew that images can show much more than what my body had experienced. I would lie if I would say that I was calm going into my first MRI.
But let me start a few days earlier. Knowing that I will see some images of my not so pretty brain was one thing, but when I made the arrangements to get those visuals done I was shocked, as I was found out that I need to pay 30% of the cost up front, as I didn’t have insurance at that point of time. So in order to get this diagnostic test done I had to come up with around $600, which I had to borrow from friends. Once I was able to hold $600 in my hands ( I don’t think that I ever had so much cash in my hands before) I was able to hand it over to the place who would tell me what is wrong with me.
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January 29, 2008
· Filed under Living with M.S. · Tagged M.S., Multiple Sclerosis, nclex, pearsonvue, studying for NCLEX
It has been a while since I wrote on this blog. But life had some major changes waiting for me. Finally, after all those years of heavy studying I finished my nursing degree on December 12th, 2007. As I was going right into my NCLEX studying I didn’t have any time to relax or do anything that I could enjoy – instead I answered practice question after practice question.
Yesterday was finally the day I was wishing for – but also dreaded as much as eating liver for breakfast. The day of the NCLEX was there. Finally, I took my NCELX exam . But unfortunately, I am still waiting for the result. I wish I will see “PASS” on the Pearsonvue website in the very near future. As I am not sure how much longer I can wait for this.
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