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I am so glad to have found this group! Woohoo! After years of defending my relationship to friends and family, I am exhausted. This forum makes me feel as though everything is going to be okay.
Now to properly introduce myself.... I am a Midwestern girl who loves big cities. I met my husband in middle school. We became best friends and started dating post college after we realized that our college relationships were with people who were the dollar store version of the other person. Add in a few drinks, fast forward a few years and now we will be celebrating 4 years of marriage in October.
He's PGY3 and the interview offers for pulm/critical care fellowships are rolling in. The anticipation of our next big move has me stressed. We moved Chicago to NYC to Madison. Residency Match day was a horrible experience for me. This was the program he truly wanted. I left my career in NYC, and I think I want us to go back. I know the match process can't be controlled, but I'm freaking out on the inside about this fellowship ordeal. Starting over isn't easy. I'm trying to figure out how to make starting a family while making career goals a reality. I don't want to keep putting off kids, but how will I be able to handle a big move, new or re-started career, pregnancy and a heap of student loans?
Any advice?
I am so glad to have found this group! Woohoo! After years of defending my relationship to friends and family, I am exhausted. This forum makes me feel as though everything is going to be okay.
Now to properly introduce myself.... I am a Midwestern girl who loves big cities. I met my husband in middle school. We became best friends and started dating post college after we realized that our college relationships were with people who were the dollar store version of the other person. Add in a few drinks, fast forward a few years and now we will be celebrating 4 years of marriage in October.
He's PGY3 and the interview offers for pulm/critical care fellowships are rolling in. The anticipation of our next big move has me stressed. We moved Chicago to NYC to Madison. Residency Match day was a horrible experience for me. This was the program he truly wanted. I left my career in NYC, and I think I want us to go back. I know the match process can't be controlled, but I'm freaking out on the inside about this fellowship ordeal. Starting over isn't easy. I'm trying to figure out how to make starting a family while making career goals a reality. I don't want to keep putting off kids, but how will I be able to handle a big move, new or re-started career, pregnancy and a heap of student loans?
Any advice?
I love Madison and you will too! We have several committed Badgers here and our opinion is unanimous. Madison is awesome. We also have a few NYC transplants and many of us who left careers for residency determined to return when training was over. Some of us did and others forged new paths. I found myself someplace I never expected and I'm delighted. Keep an open mind, bloom where you are planted, and post often.
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