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I finished school last August and started my current job as a MA in September 2025. A lot of my coworkers keep telling me I should go back to school for nursing or something else. I know this field is a stepping stone but I’m really stuck. After graduating high school I had high hopes and dreams of being a veterinarian. In high school I was in NHS and did very well grade wise. I did not transition well to college to say the least. I went to a 4 year university to study animal science. I soon learned I was not doing well either how this type of learning is structured. I was struggling barely passing my classes. I told myself I had to just keep pushing and hopefully do better. I started failing more and more classes and eventually lost my financial aid. I started to take out loans which was not wise. I should have notice the issue and re evaluated. I was a naive and making bad choices. I was starting to do a little better when Covid hit. This sent my grades to an all time low. I was practically flunking out. My advisor told me I should change my major. I changed to health science and was getting better grades. I was making and and Cs finally. However I was miserable. I hated what I was doing and my mental health took a spiral. After lots of tears and reassuring I took the opportunity to switch to a community college and pursue a different route. I became interested in Being a surgical tech. I took a few pre recs and got into the program. Academically I was doing great but I was struggling with the hands on part. We had this but major mock surgery we had to pass before we could move on and do clinical and enter the OR. I have severe anxiety and it was not well controlled at this time. I froze up and failed this mock surgery. We had a second attempt where we had to pass or we would be withdrawn from the program. I failed the second attempt and was devastated. I was told that if I really wanted to do it I could come back in the fall and repeat the semester. I did this and got to the end of the semester and passed the first time on the mock clinical. I moved on and the next semester was very hard for me. I was doing fine with the hands on but was now struggling academically. The standards for this semester were very high. The policy was you had to make at least an 80% for a final grade to continue and finish the final semester. I was doing fine barely keeping up. I did had an ankle injury I was dealing with and even had surgery. I fought through it and it was really tough. However, nearing the end my grade for one reason or another dropped too low. If I did really well on the final I was hoping I could pass. I did not score high enough though. My final grade was around 76-78. They told me to come back next year but the policy says you may return once. They then told me I should look into medical assisting. I was hesitant at first but I thought I had no where else to go so I signed up. I actually fell in love with the field. My anxiety was also better under controlled and I was thriving. I graduated in August of last year. I love my job overall and actually enjoy going to work most of the time. However due to the loans I took out I’m struggling financially. I’m 27 and still live with my parents and really want to move out. But I had to take out private loans (once I switched schools I had no more loans so these are all from the start) with high monthly payments. I’m able to pay them as well as my bills I need to pay but can not afford rent. My coworkers keep telling me to go back to school to get a higher paying job. The issue lies in the fact that I was struggling so much I’m scared to go back. Since finishing school though I finally got diagnosed with ADHD which would probably contribute to how much I struggled in school. I’m now medicated for it because I noticed my inability to focus and stay on task was causing me issues at work and it has helped a lot. I just don’t know if staying in this field I can be financially stable. What would you do in my situation to make more money?

I’ve been having some congestion and an on and off sore throat, hoarse voice, and cough. I’ve been taking Allegra, mucinex, and using flonase. If I take those snd use the nasal spray I’m ok but if I forget to take it it comes back. Is there something else I could do to make it stay away longer than the medicine wearing off?

I got my first job as a MA in September and I got hired in at a decent hourly rate. although go in this economy and my student loans i accunulated before I decided to be a MA is making it hard to afford anything. Can you make a livable wage eventually in this career or do I need to go back to school get out of debt?

I have student loans and a car payment and I want to move out from my parents. why is it that even at income restricted apartments with a cut off of $41k charges $910 a month. Im trying to cut down my loan payments some how and refinance but who can afford that in this economy?

I’ve been in a gluten free diet for going on 12 years now. When I was 15 I became sick with abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, became pale, and lost weight. At the time I didn’t notice the weight loss till later on though. My parents brought me urgent care and they said because the pain for some reason was mostly on the right side to go the ER if it got worse. Went to the ER and got blood work and a CT scan and nothing was abnormal. The male doctor told me it was “period cramps”. A week went by and was still not any better and the pain was constant. Followed up with my pediatrician who told me it was gas and told me to take gasx. Taking this did nothing and I was still sick. My mom told me I looked so pale and unwell and decided to try take it in her own hands. I have a cousin who went gluten and dairy free for a while and my parents told me to try it. At first I had no clue what gluten was but once I figured it out and eliminated it, I stsrted to feel better. After a few weeks I was better and no longer feeling sick. I tried eat a piece of bread after that and it came back. So I’ve been loving this way since. Anytime I have it I get sick. I’ve noticed it almost seems like I’m more sensitive to it than I used to be. I accidentally had some and been sick for days and my stool has had like mucous in it? I read that if your intestines get inflamed due to celiac that can happen. I’ve debated getting tested but I know you can’t if you are already gluten free. I’m afraid I won’t be able to handle the gluten for that long for the test. Is it worth it or better to just not know?

Growing up my sister was always the golden child. We may be close in age but she was always the favorite. She always has and still gets what she wants. Even as adults now it’s like whenever she comes back my dad puts her on a pedestal and just hands her everything. I have Ben struggling with my mental health since the end of middle school. I luckily have survived to this point. My sister is always masking rude remarks and treating me down. My so called dad does the exact same thing. Growing up I always told myself that if I just survive I will go no contact. I feel at times this is my only choice but at the same time I don’t want to do that. They are my family after all and I love them. I don’t think I can put up with it forever though. Trying to talk to them isn’t an option either as they twist everything and act like the victim. My sister gave me some bery mean remarks and told me shes been holding. sick for too long. she also said I’m the reason we can’t have a relationship and it makes her sad. I have tried to extend an olive branch too many times and she burns it every time. I’m 27 now and just feel like what’s the point anymore.

my sister is telling me I’m obsessed with a satanic band (BTS) and I’m idolizing them because I buy their merch and saw them in concert. How do I get her off my back and slap some sense into her? I love them but they have nothing to do with my religious beliefs. They are just a band I like and nothing more?

The past several months my period has been basically just like spotting. It’s so light and barely anything. I have noticed that it also has been lasting longer too. It used to be regular but then became pretty regular and was 5 days lifjt first day then built up to its heaviest then it would lighten back up and stopped at day 5. Now it’s like very light spotting and I don’t even fill up a whole pad in a day. It lasts like a week and a half to 2 weeks now too. I thought of asking my doctor but idk if there’s anything they can do? Also I used to get a ton of long stringy blood clots. Now I’m having little to none?

This is something I’ve been wondering off and on for a while. As idk what it is but I can’t seem to come up with an answer. I feel like growing up love wasn’t really expressed. I know my parents will say I love you to each other and to me. When they say it though, it just seems like empty words. A few years ago I got in my first relationship. He would ask me do I love him. I would just not say anything. I didn’t know exactly how to tell what love was. He would get mad and assume I don’t. He would say he loves me but once again including feel anything? I started to wonder if there’s something wrong with me?

my TSH went from 3.22 to 0.06 after 25 mcg increase in my Levothyroxine? I had a larger increase last year and my my TSH nearly went down by 1 point. Is this a dramatic drop? is this way too low? what do I do now?

In January of last year my TSH was 4.22 and I was changed from taking 50 mcg daily to taking 75 mcg MWF and taking 59 mcg T,Thr,sat,and sun. My TSH then went down to 2.48. Then this year it was 3.422. At this level I was still tired and my hair was shedding. I also changed doctors at this point. My schedule was changed to 75 mcg 6 days a week. If you do the math this is a much smaller change in my dose. I just had my TSH rechecked and it was 0.06. So at this point now it’s way too low? how was it so dramatically dropping after a much smaller change. My previous lab was drawn in the morning and this one was taken a little before 12pm. I know I took my medication around 6:30am that day. the previous lab I think may have been taken before medication but I can’t remember. would this be the cause? my hair is shedding even worse than it was before? I’m to stay on the dose and recheck in a month but I’m afraid I’m going to go bald at this point. what should I do?

my TSH has always been different every time I’ve had it checked. I start at 4 and then jumped up t 5 then went down to 3. Then it went down to 0.6 to jump back up to 4? I’ve had medication increases when it goes up but it’s like it just jumps right back up the next time? Is there something I’m doing wrong?

I have hashimotos and my TSH likes to stay around 3-4. it’s like every year they increase my dose of my thyroid medicine then check it and it’ll go down to 1-2. The next year they check it and it’s back at 3-4. Last year I ended up on a weird schedule taking 2 different doses. I changed my pcp and they changed it to taking the higher dose 6 days a week and skipping 1. I just had my labs rechecked since then and my TSH went from 3.422 to 0.063? Now they say I’m over medicated but want to keep it the same but recheck in a month? The last dose change only took my weekly total up by 0.25. Is it dangerous for it to be this low? Im concerned as my grandma had thyroid cancer when she was younger. My dad has hashimotos like me though. This happen to anyone else?

I am just curious at what age people typically start getting migraines? I know for me I personally have had a lot of headaches since I was a small child. To the point my mom mad me switch to taking adult medication because she thought I was faking it cause I liked the taste. I was personally first diagnosed with migraines at 11.