Quote Originally Posted by NothingMoreThenTruth
Haha yeah i love biology and chemistry. Those are my favorite classes in school.
You know, i honestly don't know yet, I've been looking into surgery, but being a doctor interest me as well. I've had pharmacy as my fallback though, being a pharmacist wouldn't be too bad.

I've considered pharmacology too. The pay is still kick-ass and it's only 6 years of school. But that's a plan-B, part of the reason I'm doing this is to study my own medical issues.


Gandalf have you ever read any holistic models of life, autopoiesis, dissipative structures, that sort of thing?
Actually I've never even heard of "autopdiesis" and "dissipative structures", though I'm certainly curious! Do you have any interesting links/knowledge on the subject? As for holistic medicine, I know very little but I'm definately into learning nutrition if that counts.


Hey Gandalf/D
Hey Birdgirl!


You know, there are med students and doctors all over the place with disabilities. Don't know if y'all have an equivalent law in Canada to the American's With Disabilities Act, but you likely do. It basically says you can't be discriminated against on the basis of a physical disability if you're able to perform the essential functions of a job. Schools and hospitals have to help accommodate you.
Yep, we have exactly the same rights in Canada. Mind you it works great for school, not for applying to a company. I learned over the years that they'll NEVER call you back if you tell them about a disability regardless of law, ugh




Sure, you might not be able to be a surgeon or an interventional cardilologist and stand at a table all day, but you can definitely do other things, from rheumatology to general practice to internal medicine to obstetrics.
Ooh, I'm glad I can stay with the Rheumatology! Then I suppose I could upgrade to Neurology later, maybe even do research. I would love it if I could actually research chronic rheumatic and nerve-pain, it would be amazing to actually have the tools at my hands to study my own problem and help other people in the same boat.


I'm in a class of 220 at my med school, and of those, we have one person on crutches. He has some mild cerebral palsy. And two are in wheelchair.s I'm not sure why, but I've heard one of them say she had severe scoliosis, among other things. The good thing about medical facilities is they're designed with people with unique physical needs in mind. So you could get around a hospital or a medical school, and you could make rounds once you became an intern or resident. People do that all the time with disabilities and in wheelchairs. For labwork, my student colleagues who have to be seated in wheelchairs use a special, lower table and work there. It can definitely be done!
Well, I'm sure the system works great for people with conventional disabilities, but this is simply a matter of pain for me. I'm not in a wheelchair, I just can't walk for more than 30 minutes before every muscle in my body hurts and my neck and back start pinching nerves. The sciatic pain and burning in the front of my legs (whatever that is) is especially fun.

I know it sounds weired, but I kind of wish I just had a clearly-defined disability with a nice label like "MS" attached to it. Instead the docs can't figure out what's wrong with me, and why soft-tissue injuries from 5 years ago just keep getting worse and spreading to new areas. Actually if you or anybody has any theories on that I'll listen attentively and research it thoroughly. I've spent enough late nights researching it as is, but there's little information out there it seems.

Ah well, you're comments are appreciated as always.