5fluorouracil
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like so many others, i've been a silent reader to this forum for some time..... i've decided to start a journal to keep me from going insane, hopefully to get some good advice from all those people out there, and perhaps i can be of some help to others......
took step one recently, got result on january 08 and to my surprise did not pass..... been trying to figure out what went wrong, guess just needed to study more......
but will keep going..... i've recently started studying again, been going kind of slow, but at least getting something done.
started reading medessentials. (only a couple of chapters into it, but so far, so good,) doing qbank questions by topic as i finish the topic in the book, this is ok, but should be getting higher numbers (i'm at about 50%) don't know if i should go back and read the kaplan books or keep going with the medessentials..... anyhow, my plan is when i finish reading will take nmbe to see where i'm at, and then go from there..... any help or comments will be appreciated.... thanks!
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| step99
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hi friend..now u got a great chance, dont miss it out...now u know the qs pattern, so dont take too long to take the exam again..Good luck with your prep..
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| antidepressant
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furacil, welcome, i know what you are going through. go through my journal, people commented a lot, also go in support forum and exam experience, you will find your own style. i started with listening to Goljan lecture, i want to read all books once in a month. then only questions. GL, work hard, dont get too addicted, i will try to avoid too, today i appeared too much. should rather study.
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| 5fluorouracil
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hey, thanks for prompt response.... AD, know exactly how you feel, nothing no one can tell you will make you feel any better.... its something you have to resolve on your own.... god knows i'm trying..... slowly but surely.... anyhow, will post soon on my study plans.... thanks
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| 5fluorouracil
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well, didn't study yesterday.... went over a few questions from qbank that i had done the day before and had never gone over the answers..... score not so good.... did only respiratory questions and seem to be getting the same type of questions wrong..... so the most obvious thing to do is to review this topic in the books.... and go back and do more questions before i move on to next topic.... that said, let me do that now and get off the forum!!!
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| 5fluorouracil
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so today was a pretty good day.... finished my reading, did more questions and much better scores!!! went on to next topic..... cardio.... will give myself a day and a half to review then do questions..... all set!!
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| antidepressant
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Fluro, did you subscribe qbank? u r doing good, keep it up!
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| 5fluorouracil
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thanks, AD!! yep, subscribed to qbank for 3 months..... then will do uworld..... need to get in as much questions as possible.....
anyhow, after all my morning rituals, not really rituals, just coffee, check email, etc, am ready for study time!!!! hopefully will get stuff done today...
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| antidepressant
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Fluoro, are you solving questions in timed mode? thanks.
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| 5fluorouracil
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yep, subject wise, timed mode.... sometimes 50Q, sometimes only 20Q
well here i am back after 2 day break..... had a tooth extraction... in a lot of pain, thought would be better by now, but not so.... trying my best to get back into study mode, but easier said than done, the room is spinning, i feel nauseous...
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| antidepressant
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oh no,  . I hope you are feeling better, get back to study when you feel better.
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| 5fluorouracil
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oh lord!!!!! i took too long a break using my toothache as a crutch!!!! shouldn't have taken so many days off 
well, the important thing is that i'm getting myself organized to pick up right where i left off.... hopefully the other stuff is still in the back of my mind, somewhere... need to finish to take nmbe by this months end!!!! that said, let me just do it, already!!
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| antidepressant
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hi fluro, how are you doing? hope you are busy with studies.
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| 5fluorouracil
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yeah, haven't been doing too well.... let myself get discouraged b/c i was so far behind in my schedule, using anything and everything as an excuse not to study.... just not feeling it..... i know, i know, its not about feeling its about doing ....need to do this!!!!
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| antidepressant
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fluro, we really need to make a new plan and work hard, i am not doing anything either, feel very bad about myself, ok, which subject you are planning to study? let me know if you made any plan? where do you read your patho and physio? have you changed any book? let me know, i will come back and check upon you. do same to me.
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| genbot
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Hey plz make sure u stick to ur plans. Getting this done as soon as possible is most important i feel. The longer u stretch this, the tougher it'll become (and more frustrating)
Probably u need to sit down for a day and take stock of what needs to be done. Fix up a plan. And then next day onwards, follow it as best as u can.
I know its easier said than done but stayin anythin less than tough is certainly not worth it.
Get this done buddies!
Good luck!
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| 5fluorouracil
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I'M BACK!!!! genbot thanks for visiting..... appreciate your comments... your absolutely right! AD, hang in there... its just a matter of getting motivated, i totally understand how you can get discouraged, and its really hard to study while you're feeling this way, so just literally shake it off.... trust me, it really works!!! (you'll look like you're having a seizure, but it feels good, lol!!!) by the way, i think the long break somehow worked to my advantage because since i hadn't studied in a couple of weeks, i missed my books, so i'm just reading away....
anyways, i'm doing a lot better..... made a plan.... sticking with medessentials, doing systemwise revision.... am doing cardio right now, so far so good.... finished reading chapter yesterday, and today is day for questions.... (kaplan qbank) oh, i also made some notes the first time around (from reading the kaplan books) and i'm looking at those, too.... anything that will help me remember..... and i have a separate notebook, where i'm writing stuff that i tend to always forget, so by the end i only have to look at this one notebook.... well, will see how this goes.... things are finally moving along....
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| antidepressant
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great to see you back, did you read medessentials before also? i have the book, but i read few stuff. keep going!
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| 5fluorouracil
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lol..... i was just writing on your post! anyhow, no i hadn't read medessentials before, a friend recommended to me, said it was good.... i like it so far, not a big fan of first aid, but now, thinking back, i didn't read much of first aid, b/c i left it for the end, so maybe had i started it earlier it would have been better...
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| 5fluorouracil
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so, yesterday was a good day.... i did some questions, reviewed from my books..... today, will continue with cardio questions and review from books.... same thing as yesterday, just more of it.... my goal for today is 100 questions... i can do this....
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| antidepressant
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Yes you can, go go girl!
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| 5fluorouracil
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so i get so mad at the end of the day when i realize i haven't gotten done everything i wanted to..... haven't studied for a couple of days, so need to get back to studying..... b/c of the days off, must "tweak" my schedule yet again.... well, plan for tomorrow: try and wake up early, finish the questions i didn't finish from the other day, review these thoroughly and try to at least start next topic on my list, which i can't remember what it is off the top of my head right now, but i'll try and start it.....
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| antidepressant
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hey buddy, where were you? dont be sad, just try not to waste anymore! happy studying!
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thanks, AD.... am getting back on track.... some days are better than others.... it seems to me that a good day is usally followed by a not so good day.... won't say its totally bad, i just don't get enough done.... need to focus more and get rid of many distractions around me, today was just ok, neither good nor bad..... finished questions today(still left over from other day), did some goljan audio for cardio, and reviewed cardio yet again from medessentials..... have more questions to do, but i think i'll benefit more from going on to next subject, renal, then that leaves me enough questions at the end to do in a mixed timed mode.... more like the real test..... i am so wishing this all would be over...... but hanging in there.... slowly but surely.....
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| 5fluorouracil
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today was good.... just taking a small break now, b/c was really bored with doing the same thing over and over..... decided not to go on to next topic but review cardio yet again and more questions...... so far so good, i'm beginning to remember this stuff, praise the lord!!!! will now review more questions and check if i'm really ready to move on..... may even have time to go on to next topic by tonight...... 
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