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As a student (finishing my 2nd year of medical school, so I have been in school for 20 years and have had TONS of math courses) I have to disagree with some of the things Seeking Guns mentioned. Please don't assign group exercises or presentations for a math class. I was always annoyed when...

Consignment shopping is an eye opener. Sometimes there are really nice slacks that were barely worn from a few years ago. I am like a 6 in those when the size I wear for clothes that I buy at the mall is like a 2. It seems to me that the more expensive an item, the more likely I will fit...

Hello ladies. I am getting ready to head back over to Tallahassee for National Board of Medical Examiners Exam 2 (mini board written by the same people who write THE boards.) I had to drop DH off at the airport to go to California this AM. :( His brother is graduating college. If I...

Hello ladies! Today I did a quickie leg workout...about 25 minutes. My clinical skills exam went well today. I only forgot 2 things, so in the grand scheme of things, this should be an A. Back to the grindstone for boards. I AM SO SICK OF STUDYING. Better get back to it though...

Don't forget that alcoholism, in addition to its acute effects of dulled mentation, can cause long-term brain dysfunction (often related to vitamin deficiencies). Wernicke-Korsakoff's is the main one that comes to mind. I think she just needs to see a primary care physician. If she needs...

Good afternoon ladies. Sorry I didn't check in yesterday. Time flew too fast. Sunday I did 90 minutes on the treadmill (50 running, 40 walking) while studying. Yesterday I did back weight work and 50 minutes on the elliptical. Today I did chest and 70 minutes on the treadmill...

Good morning ladies. Thanks for all your well-wishes yesterday. I think my final block exam went really well. Grades will be posted by Wednesday. Now it is time for real boards studying. I started last night reviewing some anatomy and today I am doing embryology and immunology...

I really liked last night's episode. I think the writers finally got their mojo back. A few episodes ago, I wasn't really that excited about the next one. But now I can't wait to see the next one! I will be really angry if this is a dream or a figment of someone's imagination. BTW, I...

Good afternoon ladies. Today was the last Cathe workout I'll do (scheduled) for a while. I am going to do her 1 body part per day rotation where it is just free weights, no video, and then add some cardio. Today I did Drill Max Cardio and Upper Body premix. Today has been productive. I...

Good morning ladies. Today I did Butts and Guts. I might get on the treadmill after lunch. Don't know. Depends on if I get stressed out. Karen, so glad you got that book out. I hope you find your cat! Jeanette, enjoy your hair appt today. Rhea, hope you are feeling better...

Good afternoon ladies. Today I studied on the treadmill. I ran 3 miles and then walked a bit, followed by 7mph 10% incline sprint intervals and then walked some more. About 50 minutes of actually working out and 40 minutes of walking. I went through all my pharmacology notes for this last...

Here are some good sites for information on MS http://www.nationalmssociety.org http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/multiplesclerosis.html http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multiple_sclerosis/multiple_sclerosis.htm http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/multiple-sclerosis/DS00188 These...

Good afternoon ladies. Yesterday I ran for 6 miles...ran 50 minutes then walked 20. Today I ran 30 minutes. Doing a lot of running lately since I can study if I work hard to steady my head. :) Karen, that is wonderful how your DH helps you with your edits. Brian has been my "practice"...

Good morning ladies. I took yesterday off and today I did a 3 mile run w/ DH. Will probably add on some abs later. Rhea, I will have a lot of company in June, but not while studying. Our first set of houseguests arrive technically right when I am physically taking the boards. :) I'll...

We're taught in med school that the "weight gain" is actually d/t water retention and that your body will adjust w/in 3 months. Yaz and Yasmin should be better for this since they contain drospirinone, a diuretic. If you are taking any high blood pressure meds, please make sure you let your...

Good afternoon! Karen, great job on finishing that ending. Rhea, I hope you feel better. Jeanette, I am lazy and haven't read previous posts on this thread. How did P90x work out? We are thinking about getting it for DH (I may do it too, but right now I think my next rotation may be...

Hello ladies! I do still exist, I am just a studying machine. Only 6 weeks till my boards. I only have 4 more days of classes and then tons (well, actually only 5) tests. My brain may just explode. I hope you are all doing great. I have been keeping up w/ my workouts, just not my...

I agree w/ getting your house treated in addition to putting your pets on meds. You'll need to do more than 1 house treatment as the fleas have odd lifecycles and aren't killable in the carpet all at once. Also, for flair-ups (even while on topical treatment), I give my pets Capstar. They...

You only need B12 shots once every 3 months or so. B12 stays around in the body for quite some time and you only need to get a shot every so often. You might be getting enough already. If you are worried, at your next drs appt when you need lab work, have them add a B12 level onto it. You...

Walmart's pharmacy scares me. I switched over my HCTZ (high bp med) from my campus pharmacy since it would only be $4 at Walmart. I did that a few months ago. Everything went fine. Then, 2 weeks ago, I switched over my birth control Rx so that I would only have to make one trip. The...