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Hi, Asha Kamat. I'm OK. Sometimes, I am so slow. I try to finish physiology by this weekend. But I'm not sure whether I can finish it. Anyway.
Oct. 26, wow, it's pretty soon. Don't worry, you will be fine. Just keep cool. You can do it. Trust yourself. I will pray for you at that day. 
I didn't read tonight. When I finished my work, it's almost 10:00 pm. I checked some thread and found something really useful. And put it in Moms' Club.
I should put it here, too.
http://www.real-doctors.com/forums/index.php?topi...
It's posted by hatiifa. And all the links are collected by drmarwan.
Thank both of them, and best wishes to them.
God help those people who help others.
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| dr.mum
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Didn't read enough for today. The lady in my office is so  Oh, my...........
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| asha kamat
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hi! dr. mum,
how are you? thanks for your encouraging words, need them most during these critical moments. dont worry about things in your work place, just set that aside and keep reading
take care
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| dr.mum
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Thanks, Asha. I'm trying to ignore her. So, she maybe will know I don't want to talk.
Just like I thought, I couldn't finish endocrine on time. I looked through the physiology forum and found I couldn't understand what they are talking about, especially the mechanisms. I guess I should go over the text book. Yeah, it's too big. But since physiology is a big part, and it's my weak part, I will do it. Just use 1.5 hours before going to bed to read 5 pages and make some notes. I won't read the whole text book, of course. I'll just read what Kaplan mentioned to get some details to help me understand them.
Right now, I will go through Kaplan histology. It looks very simple. I plan to finish it by this weekend and then go to pathology or biochemistry. I bought HY histology, but I don't think I can understand it, because I haven't read biochemistry yet. I will do it after biochemistry and before anatomy. Maybe I should do biochemistry next.
So, my plan is:
Oct.------Biochemistry
Nov.------Histology + Pathology
Dec.------Pharmachology
Jan.------Microbiology + Immunology
Feb.------Behaviour
Mar.------Anotomy
I'm not sure I can finish Histo + Patho in one month, but I will try. Anyway pathology is my favourate and maybe I can use less time on it than on other subjects. About Pharm and micro, I will do them together maybe.
Well, just try this way first. Hopefully, everything goes OK.
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| dr.mum
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Didn't do enough tonight. When I finished my work, it's 9:00pm already. Hopefully, I can have a lucky and easy day tomorrow. Almost time to go home. I have to finish my physiology >5 pages quota tonight.
Keep going, Dr. Mum. You can do it.
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| asha kamat
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hi! dr. mum,
how are you? good to know that you are reading and have a nice study plan, have you decided when you want to take your exams? that way you can really plan out things and work on it. you are too good managing work and study, that is tough, I feel so exhausted now, I just had to take my kid to the school and hang around there for a couple of hours, and now I am all droopy take care of yourself
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| dr.mum
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Asha, I'm good, thank you.
You know, you don't have to be exhausted. I know sometimes you have to do something other than study, because you are a wife and mom already, not just like a in-school-student. But, if you have no choice and have to accept the truth, just accept it and think about the good part of it. I always believe that everything has two distinct parts: good and bad. If you can not change it, then just accept it and think about the good part. You will be much happier than just focusing on the bad part.
Think about it, Asha, how lucky you are. You can take your kid to the school, then you have such a good chance to talk with your kid to know how's everything going at school. And I believe your kid must be very happy to tell you all about the stories happened at school, especially, when he/she got praise from his/her teacher or got good scores. Having been isolated studied for a long time, don't you really want to have some time with your loved little one? And you can use the time to relax your brain and make it more effective later. You know, some people have to find time to walk outside just for this. And more, you don't want your little one to feel like mommy changed, she doesn't want to talk to me, play with me, or she doesn't love me anymore, do you?
When you hang around there for a couple of hours, you could read your books somewhere. I'm sure there must be someplace you can stay, even the stairs of a building or a coffee store or just under a tree is good enough to study. You can take your books and a cushion with you. Then wherever you go, you can just sit and read. Put everything you need in a big schoolbag, like water bottle, pen, paper, book, snack, MP3 player, whatever you think maybe useful, and go. When you study enough and need a brain break, it's time to take your loved little one home. And you have another chance to express your love.
So wonderful, you can be a USMLE fighter and mommy at the same time. You don't even have to take the chance to become a stranger to your kid because of the isolated study. Nothing is more important than kids and family.
Hope that helps. 
Don't feel bad. You can feel much happier and do things much more effective if you look things at a different angle. All depend on you how to look at it.
Take care.
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Didn't study enough for those days. The lady talked with me about her wedding pictures yesterday and her stress and disease tonight. I was just too polite to stop her and don't know how to refuse her. Well, at least, I helped someone to release her stress.
Tomorrow I can work overtime. Good, I can study tomorrow and make more money for my 3 months no pay study. And I asked her, she wouldn't work tomorrow. I did more work tonight, so I can save some time for tomorrow.
Time to check other people's thread.
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The woman just drove me nuts.  Someone just told us the system just shutted down. I thought she should hear it. Later she blamed me not to tell her. She was there with me at the same time. How come I should take the reponsibilty to remind her.
Ok, never mind. Just keep cool and peaceful in mind. She is not worth to make me in bad mood.
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Almost done with my histology. If I have one more good night, I can finish it. But I have no chance to work overtime tomorrow. Hopefully, I can find some time at home. I am going to buy a big boombox and a big headphone tomorrow and bring them to my workplace on Monday. Then I can just pretend I'm listening music to ignor her, my nightmare. I have to find a way to keep distance with those negtive people and negtive things.
Help me, my Lord.
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| asha kamat
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hi! dr. mum
how are you? thanks for your wonderful advice, may be I was a bit worked up, since I have only a few weeks left, but as you said family will always remain first and rest takes second place. dont worry about the office lady, may be you can just ignore her and she may leave you alone.
study well and take care
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| mytime
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Dr.mum...i first heard of ur thread by UNIQUE1 in our thread and now do follow ur thread from time to time.i'm a dr.mum too just not using that name. It's good to see u are working so hard it kind of acts like a support mechanism...am glad u are around somewhere fighting the same battles.Good Luck.
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Asha, I am OK now. I brought a big headphone to my workplace. And I did ignore her several times, but she still came to tap my shoulder to talk with me. Maybe I showed some unhappy facial express, she even said " I am sorry to interrupt you.....", but she still kept in interrupting me. Well, anyway, better than before.
Mytime, thank you for your post. I believe you guys are doing great too. Yes, we are going to win this battle.
I'm done with my Histology. Now, I'm going to do the biochemistry. It's my killer. I have been hating it since I was student. But, the good thing is my husband is good at this, so maybe I can ask some help from him. He was a top student before. He is really smart and sweet.  He is not very handsome by normal judgement. But he is a real man. ( I don't trust good-looking men. ) After 20-30 years, even the best looking man will turn to be a wrinkled old man. Whenever I talk about my dear hubby, I just can not stop talking.
Back to biochemistry, I am going to finish it by the end of Oct.. But it's a real big one. Right now I have Lippincott. Total 508 pages. From tomorrow on, I have 28 days, if I don't count those weekends and holiday in, there are only 19 days. Oh my.... Around 25 pages per day. Wow, that's too many for me. But, just have a try. I will know it tomorrow.
So, tomorrow, 25 pages.
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You are great. It will encouraging me much.
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| mytime
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Hey Dr.mum..
at last i see someone else doing biochem...how about checking on one another and teaming up sometimes..coz i'm doing it too now but i don't hate it as much..what are u sarting with.I have lIppincott too beside s kaplan.Send me a pm..ok.it'll be graet to have u for company and accountability.Good luck..
ur hubby sounds like mine except that he is a comp. guy.Take care.
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Hello ,
I'm new here , just started a biochemistry and it is to me like reading a foreign language ! I like your posts , you are and inspiration to me , I was never able to concentrate outside of my '' comfort zone'' , my home . Or maybe I just did not reach a right level of stress, when you are able to study even in public restrooms ....
Good idea with headsets !!!
Love your little talk about hubby. It is nice to acknowledge what you have.
Keep going !!!!
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| asha kamat
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hi! dr. mum,
good to know you are studying well. I could not read as I wanted to coz my little daughter was ill for sometime, she is good now. it is 3 weeks for my exams and sometimes I really get worked up! the preparation never seems to be satisfying are you reading from kaplan notes or you have a different study plan? study well
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hi dr mum its only 2day that i went thru ur journal, and let me tell u something, u r a really brave woman ur baby and hubby is really lucky to have u in their life. im also a mum of a 2 and 1/2 yr old and i had been thinking of taking USMLE for past 3 yrs but never started until this march bs i was making excuses all the time, was thinking it is impossible to study work and be a good mom all together. so i quit my part time job and decided to stick to my studying and babysitting.even then sometimes i really felt like quitting but u lady....u really are a great role model. u already proved that u have the strong will to succeed in whatever u do...just go on God will surely bless u in everything u do
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Alfonsa and Drbin, thank you for your posts. Everyone here has their own sparkling sports. I got encouragment from other people and then decided to try MLE, God bless them good scores. And when I am depressed, I just read ohter people's threads and think in this way, if they can do it, then I can do it. Maybe I am not so smart as them, but if they use 6 months to ace step1, I can use 1 year or 2 years to do it, maybe not over 90, but should be good enough to pass it. But sometimes I feel like, I can't do it, I just can not do it, I am not them, we are different. But after I read my own thread, especially when I thought what I achieved before, I got my confidence back. So my friends, write down your own successful stories and whenever you feel depressed, read your story, you will feel much better. Try it.
Asha, I'm so glad your daughter got better. Don't worry, just trust yourself. Basically, I use Kaplan note + one other book for each subject, except Pathology, I will use BRS + Goljan. I guess this is a popular combination. But I am so slow, hard to find time to study, I actualy only read kaplan note. But I haven't gotten the copy of biochemistry, so I'm using Lippincott.
Mytime and good girl, I am so glad that I can have several friends to study the same subject together. But I will warn you first, I am super slow. I just did 8 pages tonight. It's hard to tell the truth. I feel ashamed already.  But I did lots of translation. I started from the first page, and found there were lots of names, structures and abbreviations to remember. I am trying to find a better way to deal with my killer. When I get a better plan, I will let you know. How about your plans, girls?
It's almost time to go home. I came to wark late tonight, so I have to leave late.
Well, I will try tomorrow to see how far I can go.
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Hello ,
I felt sad this morning , realizing how much time I need to prepare for this exam. It was like I have to be a slave of the time, no matter how serious I 'm about my studies. But after reading your last post , I don't feel down anymore. You know, you are right, rather I will do it for 1 year , than stressing myself and my family. And we all do have a life story ( my dear husband is deployed in Iraq ) and I'm only one here for my son. He is my priority, I don't want him to feel like ''I don't have a daddy and my mommy is covered with books''.....
Back to biochemistry - I'm doing Kaplan notes with dvd (time consuming) , but it works for me. I got Lippincott also , but I got dizzy from going back and forward from it to Kaplan. Sometimes I look in , it is a good textbook.
Wish you a good studying.
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No time to report, will do it tomorrow.
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| asha kamat
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hi! dr. mum and good girl
how are you guys doing? keep reading dr. mum and good girl you are doing a great job of taking care of your son while your hubby is working far away,definately you dont want him to feel neglected so take some extra time and without stressing yourself much you can start preparing, you can do it!
dr. mum how are you studying? keep reading well
best wishes to both brave girls
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Asha, I found I was too slow. i did 8 pages again. I guess I should try another way to study biochemistry. The Lippincott is too detailed, just like a text book. Maybe I will try Kaplan instead. How's your study? Yes, 3 weeks to go. Don't scare yourself. You know you read enough, just sometimes getting too nervous to recall them. I guess you have read other's experience already. It will help you a lot. I wrote down Oct. 26 on my calendar already, and I will prey for you. God bless you.
Mytime and Goodgirl, I was too slow. I think the Lippincott is too detailed and not suitable for fast reading. I will go Kaplan instead. I don't have DVD, just the note.
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Did 12 pages tonight. Better than before. But this book is good, easy to read. If I can read faster, maybe I will use it. Just see how Kaplan works.
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hi! dr. mum
thanks dr. mum, you are absolutely right, trying to recall scares you. I think you should read kaplan notes for biochem and then you can go for other book.
study well
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