Wednesday, August 09, 2006

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Im not really sure what it is. I lived 19 years of my life as the kid with the perfect medical record. No broken bones, no surgeries, no nothing...And then, BAMM!!! It all comes crashing down. Turns out that the sickness i had is whats called a bronchicentric interstitial pneumonia. Its an inflammation basically. Not infectious, bacterial, or viral. I just would like to think this is the last of it. My thoracic surgeon told me that flying is really out of the question for about 6 months so my trip back to florida will be taken by train (about 23 hours). Once I get in of course I will need to get my car from the airport and hopefully they will be understanding andnot make me have to pay the lump sum which as of right now, 300 buckaroos. thats much, much, more than I paid for my round trip flight.

It turns out now that even though I only spent 2 months at my internship I received word last night that they will take my internship to be complete. This is a definitely not what I had expected to hear and not the way I want it to end. They are simply afraid of something going terribly wrong on the job and they would get the blame for it. The pulmonologist says no heavy lifting right now but my surgeon says I am good to get in the water. So, if im good to go back when should I go is the other question. There are many advantages and disadvantages to this. Shall I wait till after my 21st bday on tuesday so I can spend it with my friends here or go back sat/sun and spend it with the people there? I would have more time down in florida but is it worth it if they still might not let me do anything? I plan on trying to meet with these staff and see how/if I can get in doing something at Marineland. And finally, I would miss some of the interns leaving marineland but I would get to see some friends that are coming home for a few days if I wait till after my birthday. So much to figure out in such a small amount of time. My family is planning on coming to marineland 19-24 so my dad can drive back with me and they really see what its like I just hope they can get a chance to watch what I do in terms of training.

I think I may have to wait so I can give a full debrief once all this is done and finished.
J-Ball OUT!

1 comment:

Setharoo said...

Hey J,

I've been reading your posts but havent had time to write something yet. we obviously have a lot to talk about. hope things turn around and pick up. much love!

s