I'm Ready

I have been a Surgical Tech for 20 years now. Even thought I am not currently working, it is still how I see myself. I miss working; I never thought I would say that. I loved my job, I was good at it and I want to go back. Though I'm not sure I can, at least not as a Surgical Technologist. I have a plan for the repair of my back, though nothing is guaranteed! I cling to the hope that removing the screws and rods from my back will give me enough relief to function again. Even if this repair plan is completed, I'm not sure I can go back to being a full time scrub. Eight hours a day on my feet, holding retractors and contorting my body into unnatural positions to help the surgeons may not be possible anymore.

I have always wanted to complete my Registered Nurses degree and now seems like the perfect time. It would be a lot easier on me as a nurse in the operating room. Their jobs are less physical, and coincidentally they get paid much more! I already have 52 college credits and have completed most of my prerequisites. As luck would have it, the local college is going to start a nursing program in 2009. That will give me just enough time to fix my back and complete the 5 courses I still need for entrance to the program. I would finish with an Associates in Science degree. It may seem unrealistic to some, but you have to have a plan and a dream. I think I need something to look forward to.