ticktockman

Yeah, decided to resub, a few months later than originally planned, but everything in its own time, right?

When last we left our intrepid hero, he was about to graduate from nursing school with a shiny new bachelor's degree. And he did! Ending up in the ER about 6 hours later with really impressive abdominal pain that a CT and ultrasound couldn't diagnose. Not quite what I had in mind for celebration, but it faded, I lived, and so on.

I now work in the radiology department of a fairly massive hospital, doing all sorts of things. Mostly, I help with different kinds of biopsies and cardiac stress tests, certain kinds of treatments for chronic pain, and giving drugs to people who freak out over MRIs. Pretty soon I'll be doing even more procedural stuff in the Vascular Interventional Department, so there's a lot left to learn. I received my advanced cardiac life support certification today as well -- plenty to keep me busy!

Most of the past year has been spent adjusting to the new professional life, and I must say it feels good to have a real career and a semi-decent paycheck. Granted, most of the excess pay is going to loans and such right now, but that'll resolve in time.

Looking forward to catching up with old friends. Be in touch!

-TTm