ED recovery - med school
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Anonymous
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My daughter who went away to Sheppard Pratt for her ED has been back for a while now, (she's 24) and she almost died from the ED. She wants to go back to school to get her medical degree but I'm worried the stress will make her relapse.
She's still in therapy but has recovered. She's always wanted to be a physician. It's the only thing she wants to do she says. It's up to her of course, but is there anything I need to know to make this less difficult for her ? What do you think ? |
Anonymous
| What's ED? |
Anonymous
eating disorder |
Anonymous
| I'm married to a doctor. Med school and residency is intense. A lot of sleepless nights and exhausting long cases. Could she shadow somewhere first to get a realistic sense of being a doctor? Fwiw my spouse said they would never do it again if they knew. They are not happy. |
Anonymous
everything can be difficult, when someones doing what they want and are happy its worth it. otherwise you can argue that nothings hard worth doing. then who's gonna do it? |
Anonymous
| She needs to be vigilant, but if she’s recovering she’ll be ok. She needs to do something with her life. Every career is stressful. Might as well do something you are interested in. Maybe she can be a psychiatrist or specialist in eating issues. |
Anonymous
| So, is she taking a gap year? Doesn't sound like she is in med school yet? |
Anonymous
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She should discuss it with her therapist.
You can’t stop her. She may still be trying to figure if she is disabled or recovered. That could be hard to know in advance. I understand your concerns, but she must find the way forward. |
Anonymous
| Did she complete undergrad? Does she have the required prerequisite courses for medical school? Next step, the MCAT, then the application. It’s an intense process just getting accepted. As a parent, I say take it one step at a time. |
Anonymous
This is vague. Has she started Med School? If she hasn't ... she's not there yet. If she is IN Med School, she can check with her school re: their policies on taking time off. If she is not IN, it likely is not a suitable career for her. There are plenty of other health professions. |
Anonymous
| I don’t understand exact circumstances from OP. |
Anonymous
why is it not a suitable career for her if shes not in? my neighbor went to medschool at 30. dont be so close minded pp 
also OP never asked for advice HOW or IF she should go, just advice on how to make it easy for her ED circumstances |
Anonymous
| There’s nothing you can do other than encourage her to continue in treatment. It’s not likely to go well (though it could!) but as you said it’s up to her. |
Anonymous
| Visit http://fitting-it-all-in.com/. She’s chronicles her journey to medicine after ED recovery. |
Anonymous
You neighbor obviously has better qualifications than your daughter. |