I'll be moving to Tacoma hopefully sometime this month. I've always dreamed of singing and dancing as I think that's a true passion of mine. I'm currently in a stage at life where I'd like to take opera lessons and eventually be able to volunteer for an opera.
Does anyone have any experiences with any teachers they'd recommend in the general area?
As everyone is aware there is an odd stereotype about how when traveling Americans pretend to be Canadians. I have never seen it personally and I do imagine it happens sometimes, but has anyone here ever seen the opposite?
Hello everyone,
I'm not really looking for advice as I finally have all my doctors appointments lined up to fix my sleep apnea (hopefully) just want to share my story as I feel kinda alone through all of this and would like some support as I feel very down right now.
I've had sleep apnea probably my whole life (I'm 20 now) as I've always snored and my lower jaw was never in the right place. Trying to get this fixed early I went through 3 orthodontist and 7 years of braces to move it but to no avail. I always snored and was always tired but I functioned. I got good grades and was always top of my class in k-8th even put in a gifted program. I was also a sprinter, a very skinny guy and I was good. I would often win my state competitions. Then highschool hit I started my jaw started getting worse apparently so I slept worse. My grades fell I was too tired to compete in track and often napped instead of training. I barely skid by often skipping a class or two to sleep in my car.
After graduating with a 2.3 GPA I tried to join the Air force (USA) but was told that because I snored I needed to get a sleep study done. I had never thought I had sleeping issues before and no doctor ever mentioned it. But my dad has sleep apnea so I figured it's worth a shot. I went to the doctor got a referral and took a sleep study I was rescheduled many many times that eventually a whole year later I finally went and took the sleep test.... And they messed it up. They misread everything claiming I woke up 256 times every minute and then claimed that I had a disease where "I don't wake up if I'm suffocating" which Is not true. The Doctor said it was bullshit and no point in giving it any attention but they didn't refer to other sleep tests so I had to find a new doctor because "they didn't accept home studies". Eventually gave up with the military and after that whole year gave up with my sleep issues for now.
I decided to try college. I went to a community college not too far from my house and after two years of non stop stress I could manage a 3.1 GPA which I then applied to transfer to my dream school which I have a decent chance at with that GPA (it's a state school). I kept taking classes and things nosedived. I no longer understand anything. Learning was already hard since highschool but things have gotten even worse. I no longer could remember anything in class. Paying attention was difficult and even when I watched how to do something I could not replicate it no matter how easy. I failed 2/3 of my classes. Mistakenly thinking it was a fluke I took 3 more classes and I'm set to fail 2 more despite trying my hardest. I've said I won't take any more classes until my sleeping is fixed and I've been calling non stop. I have an appointment to try and get a CPAP while I wait for jaw surgery (I know plenty of people say not too but my jaw is unbelievably far back that I probably would've gotten it even without sleep apnea as it does hurt). I have to get braces for a whole year while I prep for this. But I'd rather that then suffer longer.
I just feel hopeless now even though I know there is light at the end. I'm fat, I can't join the military until my sleep apnea is fixed. I can't do college until it's fixed. I'm thankful I work a very basic job that I can do while I wait for this to be fixed. I know that I'm smart and capable. I feel the skinny person I once was yearning to get out of this fat cage I've built. I want to run, I want to feel awake.
But it's not all doom and gloom. I feel once this fixed it will be my great rebirth. I know that once I have the energy I'm going to break free from this prison. I'm going to run again. I'm going to get good grades. I have a new meaning to life again as I now want to be a doctor. This has made me realize that I want to help others who may have sleep apnea in any way I can. I know that I can do it, I just need to be patient.
To all those who read till the end thank you I appreciate it. And I hope that things go well on your journey as well.
Hello everyone
I'm currently a CC student transferring into a 4 year university into Material Science and engineering. I currently have about a 3.0 GPA which is awful.
However I've learned I have severe sleep apnea. And that this has actually been ruining my life as it's been making my cognitive ability decline rapidly. I am now scheduled to be treated for it and I'm hoping going forward this will no longer affect me. However it's taken so long to be treated for it that I've had an awakening and feel I want to go into medicine. I don't think I've ever felt this passionate about wanting to do something this much in my life and I know this is what I want.
I understand I need High MCAT, nothing but A's from here on out some clinical experience, and thousands of hours of research. I have looked over labs at the school I'm transferring to and one Is actually on sleep apnea which is where this passion originated from. (although I understand you don't always get the first lab you want) I will try to find a doctor to shadow maybe I can even ask my jaw surgeon if they'd be open to it. And I will study harder than before and actually schedule my time. But after treatment I should be more able to do these things.
Obviously all of these things are easier said than done, and I'll probably need to take extra classes to hit the medical pre reqs, but other than that is there anything I am missing? And is there any advice you'd like to give me?
Just wanted to hear if anyone has been in a similar situation.
So last year I withdrew from 10 credits which brought me down to 5 total. They told me that If it happened again if lose complete access to the benefits. Lately I've been feeling so tired all I do is sleep in, my memory has also been going. So I go to see my doctor and they've said my sleep apnea has gotten significantly worse and will continue until it gets treated. Which will be a few months. My doctor and teachers have told me I should ask the school about medically withdrawing but I'm unsure if it will affect my chapter 35 benefits?
I'm gonna call my schools VA person tomorrow to ask, but just thought I'd check if anyone has had to do a medical withdrawal before.
Hello,
When the application period for engineering was open I was in the middle of the ocean without access to WiFi for the window it opened. I still applied to the school earlier.
I know if I get in I could apply to swap majors next year but is that actually feasible or is it basically impossible. I know it's on the less competitive side of the engineering majors but still I'd like to know if I should start looking at different majors.
Thanks everyone.