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Megan4
Megan4
Hi. I'm 17 years old and going into my senior year of high school. Basically all I want to know is 'is college hard to manage with having CF too?' Also what diffrent difficulties and experiences did anyone run into? Any other advice when it comes to college would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
My wife went to college and did very well. At the time she didn't have a Vest, but she actually went to the medical center at the college and taught the nurses how to do CPT. They were willing to do it for her (they were quite nervous at first but got over it pretty quickly), so she'd go over once a day to get it done there. She was pretty healthy when she was in college though, so I think this could be different for everyone.
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My cousin went to college and did very well. His roomate did his CPT and he did treatments while writing papers :) He had to take a semester off for a rough bug, but went back and graduated. Where are you wanting to go?
Megan4
Megan4
Well I'm from North Dakota, USA so probably in North Dakota. I was thinking Fargo college and to become a teacher.
deleted_user
deleted_user
you could do it, sweet stuff. Early childhood Ed?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Follow your dreams, My daughter loved college.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am going to college and I have cf. I just go only 30 minutes from home. I still live at home also.
deleted_user
deleted_user
hey!
im 17 also i will be going to university in september 200 miles away from home so im a little nervous , just remeber theres always people at college/university that can help if ya get stuck! I know of a couple of people who didnt do there meds because of the excitement of it all , but then they went in to hospital, so dont forget to do um!! hehe :P hope it helps a little
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well i went back to college last year, the school worked with me, giving all the time i needed to get to class because of so much walking...colleges have to work with you if you have some kind of sickness, it a law, but i was so tired at the end of the day, that i didn't think it was worth it for me, but i'm older than you. you can do it. i did like going through!
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It all depends on how good you are at doing your treatments yourself, and how sick you are. My son is too sick, but he went to a different hospital this year in a different city,(SLC, UT) and there was a kid there who was in the hospital for a "tune-up" and he was still able to attend classes because the hospital is on the campus of the University he attends. I would highly recommend that type of situation if it's available to you. My son just takes a class or two each sememster, and he keeps plugging along.
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Patrice is stating college in the fall. She was able to get a single. I'll keep in touch and let you know how the year goes.
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