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Hi everyone! Thanks!
Today didn't study, did house work.
Plan for Sunday June 24
Just Micro Chapter 5 LN and Video
Monday (I am going to work in the morning, just for one day, so I will start studying aroung 5 pm on Monday June 25)
Tuesday June 26th LAST DAY FOR MICRO, SO GOT TO COVER CHAPTER 6 TO 9 AND REVIEW ALL CHAPTERS AND QUESTIONS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
Wednesday June 27
Will start review Immuno (I read first 14 or 15 chapters a year ago, I will see how much I remember from then, won't see videos just try to read real fast the LN that has notes from videos, and while doing bycicle in the morning I will listen to immuno audios.
TODAY my back hurt really bad, was walking really slowly and bending a little, had sometimes shooting pain when I took a step with left leg, can't describe it, but went away right now.
It is 1:15 am so going to sleep......good night!!!!!!
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| medocuk
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Hey it must be tough to study with work and all.But you can do it. You have a plan and you seem determined. I am sorry about your back. Do you feel better? Can u take some thing for the pain to go away.Drink lots of water it helps. Good luck
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| Novak75
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Thanks medocuk, I did take time off work, but I only have to return to work just for one day on Monday, some things came up that only I can work out. So hopefully be back full time studying on Tuesday.
Yes, today my back is better, although I didn't exercise today, woke up at 11 am , so I am going to take a shower, eat, and start chapter 5 micro at around 4 pm.
Actually I am going to try to see if I can get an order so that my medical insurance can send me to take another MRI, I took one in 2003, showed the herniated dics, unstable back, hyperlordosis etc, I want to see how it is right now.
Good luck to everyone!
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| ShweHope99.9998
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NV,
Hang in there . I know even 1 day work , it break study mood , cause since only 1 day, you have to work harder , give it all , same here . Then same day, day b4, next day you
just totally out of energy or mood to study .
I am working onit to take work day easy too , so can study at least day b4, after too .
GL in your test request. Do excercise since it helps as you mentioned. Thanks for the post at my site , do visit & support , I need it too though I am the one supporting others, does not means I do not need it.
I have same guilt at 1st few mo of off job cannot study well, cause also by time look back at all house, family need , time for them , me too including cleaning organize books, study, house, us for fun summer etc.
GL GL GL happy success study to us, friends  
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| Novak75
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Hi Shwe you are definately right!!, one day at work put me off track!!!
On Monday after work, I went to see a friend who is suffering from depression, so another friend and I stayed with her until around 7 pm, got home, didn't feel like studying, watch a movie and went to sleep.
On tuesday I woke up with work in my head, the friends I just saw, and the guy I am kind off starting to like  , jijiji, and I didn't feel in the zone, you know, I felt off track as before, and my friends want to go out on Sunday to support my other friend that has depression, and I feel bad not going but you know what?!...........I am going to apologyze and not go, even one day off hurts me a lot, and I do take days off, but I don't go out, I stay at home, so there is nothing messing up my head, specially the lack of human physical contact, jajajaja.
And if I go out, and see everyone again, all that comes to mind and I can't seem to get in the moode to study, so today at night I finally was able to read a few pages of chapter 5. I am off my schedule, I am borrowing days from immuno to finish micro, but hope to do immuno in fewer days so that I can get me back on track, back on schedule!
So I guess I will finshing micro on Friday June 29th.
I am going to do some questions now, it is 12:19 am, just for 30 min or so, and then I will sleep, I want to have an early start tomorrow!
Sorry I didn't have time to read KG, acyntia, Shwe, medocuk journals, I'll catch up on my reading during the week.....bye see you guys, and good luck!
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| medocuk
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Dont worry about other ppl's journals.That is not what you are here for anyway. You keep going and keep updating.Will give you a sense of achievement.
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| ShweHope99.9998
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You're welcome NV, as MDU said, do not worry, you already reply here. I try to do same forme , write & reply at own site, study more time .
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| Novak75
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 Ok, so I haven't finish micro  My mind has not been in studies, but I am making myself get back into trak.
If I had one wish, well except for wishing for my families good health, but if I had one wish for this prep, I would really love to do step 1 by 30 of July and step 2 ck by 31 August, this way I could submit my papers for match 2008, I would start working 3 jobs on September so that I could have money for step 2 cs and the cost of ERAS and interviews etc, and I would be so happy BUT.......
I have to be realistic, and as time passes by it seem everyday that even my 31st of August target for step 1 seems difficult, so I have to study as pediatritian2b wrote on her journal, I have to study as if I was possesed, jjjajajjaja and study like I know I can and know how. I mean, I was top of my class in med school, studying was so easy for me, only needed one read, but 6 years have passed by since I've graduated and nothing is the same.
Oh, well, enough of complaining, I decided to be in this journey, this is what I want and this is what I will get, I can do this, and if you are reading this you can do it also  , I am ready!!...let's go again!, I will start studying again today!!!!!!!
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| keepgoing
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hi novak...yes can do it go ahead buddy!!! its ok if u dont visit us most imptant task should be study..so get set and go...!!!!!
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| acintya
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hello dear Novak,
Hope you have finished Micro by now. I know how bad it hurts our study plans when we say it is just one day's break, but it takes so much longer to get back into the groove.
I am proud of you! for still sticking to your plan and focussing on your goal despite the challenges....being top of your class in med school is no joke, and it will certainly help you now in ways that you don't know. So keep striving!! And of course never mind if you don't visit us, just focus and get done with it. This is what you are here for!
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| acintya
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Heyy Novak,
Since you said you were doing Micro, I saw this useful thread with a useful link for Micro (thanks to Tompat!) Hope you find it helpful!
http://www.prep4usmle.com/forum/thread/54540
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| womanonamission
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keep at it buddy....just a day at a time. dont look at the past just the now..and dont worry about the future. Just do the now. I am doing the same. trying to regroup ....trying to dust myself off and start again. this can be done. many have done it. just a matter of time and dedication.
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| Novak75
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ACINTYA THANKS FOR THE LINK!!!!!!!
HEY! WOMANONAMISSION.....LONG TIME NO SEE............GREAT TO SEE THAT YOU ARE REGROUPING AS YOU SAY AND WILLING TO KEEP ON WORKING TO REACH YOUR GOALS!! THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.
OK, HAVEN'T FINISH MICRO, I AM RE-READING IT, NOW TO MEMORIZE IMP STUFF THAT I READ, I GOT A 72% IN QBANK, SO HAVE TO RE-READ (MEMORIZE THE THINGS THAT I DIDN'T) TO GET BETTER SCORE.
BYE BYE
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| Pediatrician2B
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Make sure u do the flow charts at the end of the Kaplan LN.Really helps in recall
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| medocuk
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hello hello! How is it coming along?
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| ShweHope99.9998
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72% Q bnk in micro, good job . Way to go NV .
As W on M [WOM ] said , focus worry for today, no look back & forward just see what is now & do what you need for now !!! Good reminder from WOM , thanks.
GL
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| Novak75
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Thanks ped2b, I will look at those pages.
Shwe, oh ok, so 72% is not that bad, I thought it was low, but thanks.
Yesterday I was able to study for 7.5 hours, I don't advance a lot, I am slow I guess in that way, but I don't mind because what I read I know it stays there, I don't only read, I do charts, cards, etc, so I actually enjoy doing it.
The problem is that there not a lot of days of the week where I actually sit down and do those 7 hrs, I am keeping track in a weekly calendar when I sit down, when I take a break, when I go to the bathroom and when I eat, etc, so at the end of the day I count how many hours of actually study time did I have., and that seems to work for me, because the days that I don't do that I end up not studying at all.
I don't have any husband, children issues, I live with my parents, my Dad is 63 years old and he is working selling insurance in the mornings, and yesterday he started going to the night shift to sell insurance at 10 pm, he got home at 3 am! , I am so sad, I wish that I could tell him to stop working, and that I will cover every bill, but instead I am not working, trying to study for this exam!!!!!!!!!!!
Not working and not having money is really getting me upset, need to buy meds for parents, need this and that, and I don't have the money and also I don't have money to pay for the exams, thankfully I already paid step 1 but I haven't been able to pay for step 2 cs. Friends are helping me with books, which are great, I practically have all the material for exams, and a group of people from US are helping me a lot, they actually gave me money to pay for step 1, but I can't ask for more.
I have a lot to be thankfull, but I feel that I am not doing my part, I am not studying as I should!!!!
I have all day, all day, and things happen, and I end up not studying.ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
sorry you guys, just needed to vent....
I am going to stop my complaining, and going to log off and continue with microbiology.
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| ShweHope99.9998
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NV,
Do not be so hard onself, single or not we all have own stress, just take it easy , so will study well, then can look after the parents etc of our supporters.
Also I thanks to those helping you . We all are in some way especially financially need help, like me borrow alot from my financial branch. So have to pay back as soon as I pass & in residency . Not much help of books etc , or financial even from family , relatives here , cause of life style . So sis be bless with your luck , situation , do not be sad, you will help your father when you done exm, that give you residency.
You can do it girl , let me know need any , also the study materials .
I thought you're in North America or USA .
Good plan of tracking log in out time of studying, etc, I will do it too.
Used to do it since childhood, but not for long yrs, after few yrs here .
I have a thought to restart, never make it , but with your proven motivation, will do it again.
Anyway , keep studying, keep it up .
GL
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| Novak75
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Thank you very much Shwe, you are a very kind and warm person!....
I feel much better today, I am beginning to think that I might have bipolar personality LOL.
I had to go to work today, and I am going to have to go again just for one day next week, there are some things that I have to resolve there.
But I am back on track today, I am going to schedule my exam for August 30th!!!!!!!! It is now or never
Haven't finish micro yet, hope to finish it by tomorrow.
So far saw all videos, read all lectures once, except the last 2 chapters.
I have done 100 q's from q bank.
Plan to finish the last 2 chapters beetween today and tomorrow!!
happy studying to everyone!
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| Novak75
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I meant saw all videos and read all lectures FOR MICRO!
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!! !!
I just scheduled my exam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Suddenly I am feelling butterflyes in my stomach!!!!!!!!...I am so nervous LOL, but it is at the same time exciting, because KNOW IT IS OFFICIAL!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I DO THE EXAM IN 48 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ONE MORE TIME AHHHHHHHHHHHHH ONE LAST TIME AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
Ok, I am done with the yelling, I got it out of my system ...feeeeewwwwww!
I want so desperately to STICK to this DATE, it is like my wedding date, and I can't leave my future husband (step1 exam) waiting..jjajaja
So know I REALLY have to hurry up and finish MICRO so that I can start a new SUBJECT!!!
I am already behind 2 weeks in my prep so have to hurry, hurry, hurry!
Shwe, Medocuk, Acyntia, keepgoing, W on M, ped2b, thanks for keeping an eye on me, I trully trully really really appreciated, best of luck for all of you!
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| acintya
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Hey that's a BIIG step forward!!! Well done and now you can set up a good time table and work at it day by day.
48 days it is!! AND YOU CAN DO IT!!!
And it will all be over and you can take a well deserved break. I am sure your parents are very proud of their li'l daughter all grown up and worrying about them! But they will be even happier when they see you succeed....which you WILL!!!
Make the butterflies provide some rocket fuel for you to take off!!
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| Novak75
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Thank you Acintya.
Ok it is 3:00 p.m....time to log off, will start today with:
Next set of 50 Q's of micro tutor mode (I've done 100 so far).
The only problem with doing questions, is that it takes me almos ALL DAY to finish them, because I read all the right and wrong answers thoroughly.
Can't wait to finish micro, is just that I like this subject so much, but I am not advancing, I need to start a new subject so that I can feel that I am advancing and putting more relevant info into my head.
Ciao
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Ok, yesterday I only did 10 questions
I don't know where the time goes!, I end up reading at night, and I have all day for it. 
So, today I start late also, I am going to start at 5:30 p.m.
Want to finish the 50 q's block I started yesterday!.........NEED, NEED, WANT, DESIRE, MUST FINISH MICRO BY TODAY OR EARLY TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I've doing a lot of screaming lately
After micro, plan to do anato and physio together, is this a good idea, or should I stick with one subject? I wanted to start two subjects because I am 2 WEEKS behind my schedule and it looks like I am not going to make my deadline!
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OMIGOD! Looks like we'll both go in this holding hands!!!!!!!!!! Tnx for dropping in on my thread. finish up ur micro......y is it taking so long? 
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