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well said serenity, you are so into this  your energy is so contagious, thanks 
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| Serenity
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4mymd, i think all of us are amazing that we are willing to work hard and ace this exam! I started with CVS embryo last night.This is my first read, so my goal is to get familiar with the material. I am giving myself 1 week to finish CVS complete (anat, physio, patho, histo, embryo, pharmac, micro etc) organ system review. I dont know if I should be doing it faster- maybe i should- but i want to be thorough, make notes and be able to clinically correlate what i am reading. Its been 10 years after all . I am sure there will be days that i am going to stress out, snap at my kids and whine but right now it feels good. We tend to forget sometimes that kids are not kids forever and every minute spent with them is precious. My son is having his friends over today and they are kicking up a racket. I have made a new resolution- i am going to study hard but at the same time i am not going to grudge the time spent with my kids.
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| Serenity
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Hi, persevering with CVS anatomy. Couldnt really do much since my son is down with the flu and needs my care. I had planned to stay up and read but i am so exhausted that i dont think it will serve any purpose reading now. i am hoping he will be better tomorrow because i am not used to seeing my baby sit in one place and not even have the energy for any mischief! Hope to be back on course tomorrow.....
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| Serenity
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Continuing my CVS organ system review- i have to be done with CVS by Sunday. My younger son is really sick, so i have to take him to the pediatrician. My older son is also home and between fixing meals, running errands and taking care of the kids, i am not able to read more than a few pages per day. When i do sit down, i am so tired that i am not able to acomplish much. Things should return to normal next week once they both go back to school and i can put in at least 6 hours of uninterrupted study but until then, dear diary, i will be crawling at a snail's pace! Is there anyone here who has 2 kids or more? It will be great to compare strategies  . And with summer just around the corner it is a real worry.
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| Bartek
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Hi Serenity,
I have 3 kids and I agree: it is not easy to find time for study - but keep going on! Your future is in your own hands, and you surely can pass exams.
For me two things were important: realistic schedule (not to feel guilty and demotivated that I can't catch up with the plan) and long-term run: if I have been waiting for 10+ years, why hurry up now? NMRP'2007 sounds really nice, but I want to be really good in physiology etc. to get best possible score, and I passed my physio exam 15 years ago . So I made schedule which is elastic (I review it every 2-3 weeks, as some topics are new and difficult for me and they take more time than I expected) - and I force myself to follow this schedule.
Don't worry too much, your work with kids is surely great and they will be your advantage in future: you will have family support
Best regards
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| Serenity
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Hi Bartek,
Thanks for the encouraging words. I feel better today. You are right, we have to be realistic in terms of the time we can commit. My husband is a sweetie and very supportive and i am sure it will be fine I ordered audio and dvds yesterday to better help me concentrate.
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| Serenity
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Hi, am reading slowly everyday, my dvd's should be arriving soon and that should kick start the usmle prep. Till then, hanging in there
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| Serenity
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Didn't do much today- when i read about all you guys at this forum studying so hard and finishing chapters, i feel terrible! I am going at the pace of a few pages each day- nothing to post about!! But i sincerely hope that once all my study materials are assembled and i have my routine back in place, my studying will pick up. I still want to make an entry in my online journal each day becoz i want to remind myself of the goals i have set for myself and that time is ticking away.So dear diary, be patient, the best is yet to come, (i hope)
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| tolito
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never mind what others are doing. just keep your own rhythm. am sure you are 'unlucky' to read thro teh good days of others cos you probably did not notice i did not write anything in my journal for almost a week which was also a time i could not study!!! i was just depressed for all sorts of reasons. now i feel so good. well maybe just a little female hormones wreaking havoc in my body???? so be encouraged. some days are bad and some days are good. teh important thing is for us all to reach our goals.
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| Serenity
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hi tolito,
Thanks for the good advice. I dont know what i would do with the support of friends like you. Thanks again!!
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hope all is well 
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| Novak75
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Hi serenity, I was reading your posts, well, first of all, good luck, you are on your way to finishing this ridiculously long, hard, but doable process!, so hang in there.
Are you planning to match in 2007 or 2008?
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| Serenity
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tolito, thanks for checking on me! the whole family including me is battling the flu with other complications thrown in. tody is the first day this whole week that i i feel even partly human! it just seems like more of my time has been spent getting ready to study than actually doing anything!!!! hanging in there, this too shall pass...
Novak75 thanks for stopping by, i plan to go for Match 2008.
Edited by Serenity on 04/27/06 - 10:00 PM
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| Serenity
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Okay, started studying yesterday- started with Microbiology in the mornings and behavioral sciences in the evening. i am able to spend 3-4 hours in the morning and then 1-2 hours in the evening. microbiology- watched 1st 2 lectures and then read first 40 pages of kaplan notes. Want to finish micro by the weekend. Possible? behavioral sciences- epidemiology, read the notes and watched the lecture.
Edited by Serenity on 05/02/06 - 09:10 PM
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| Serenity
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Today re-read the first 40 pages, watched next lecture of Microbiology. Sitting down with behavioral sciences now. Already sleepy, so dont know how much i can read, but i will try.
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| Serenity
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Good morning, Plan to go ahead with bacteriology today. its taking a little longer because i am making notes too. anyway, i have to go to drop my son at school, then its time to hit the books. have a nice day everyone!
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| Serenity
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Did more of bacteriology today. My younger son is running a fever. Dear God! we just finished a 2 week long episode of all us having the flu. But it seems like they have an endless supply of germs at school when one is done, the kids come down with another one. Was able to study today but don't know about tomorrow, will have to watch my baby and make sure he is okay to go to school. otherwise i will keep him at home. I am making slower progress than a snail
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| Serenity
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okay, my son is ill today, and worst of all, i am too! Seems like every step forward is accompanied by two steps backwardBut have decided to take the exam, so soldier on I must. Just praying for a lot of strength
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| Serenity
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Continuing with bacteriology during the day when my son is taking a nap and then some behavioral science during the evening. I need your good wishes everyone!!
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| tolito
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sorry about all the illness. are you on multivitamins??? we need them even more at this time to help boost our immune system. the working brain takes big toll out of one.
take care.
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| Serenity
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hi tolito, yes we are on mvt's, but seems like the bugs are finding everyone in the neighborhoodbut the good news is it was a short-lived episode and its back to the books today. Here is something I made up to bring a smile, You will be sorry That you ever got in TOUCH with me! Be careful if you have had SURGERY, Or ate SPOILT MEAT and PASTRY (POTATO SALAD TOO!) Because you will definitely be hearing from me!! Or I will be crawling all over your SCIN* I will take you apart And reach into your heart** They say I am so positive*** They don't have long to live, Once they have got in touch with me!!" Mode of transmission- touch/surgery, contaminated food. * Predisposing conditions for staph aureus infection- SCIN- Surgery, Chronic granulomatous disease, cystic fibrosis, IV drug users, severe neutropenia. Also remember, that iv drug users have more s. aureus on their skin than s. epidermidis ** S. aureus is the leading cause of infective endocarditis in iv drug users *** S. aureus is Gram-positive, catalase and coagulase positive and mannitol- salt positive.
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| tolito
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WOW, such great composition and it rhymes too. (5aces!!)
you ought to forget USMLE and go for it as a poet and win pulitzers and nobel prizes etc etc.
really neat. will copy it and paste on my wall. can i get a written copyright permission???
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| Serenity
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i will keep that in mind in case the usmle doesnt work out!! watch out strep....
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| proctalgia
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Hi Serenity,
I am really motivated to double my effort to pass the step one by seeing your dediction. You are not alone my dear.I did my MBBS in1985 and now tryng this exam after almost 20 years in practice. It is not easy, but there is no other wy out.
Keep up your good work. Live as if we will die tomorow and learn as if we will live for ever.
Thank you and good luck.
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| Serenity
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proctalgia, thanks and good luck to you too!
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