Medical Career Shift

Date: 10/6/2018

In reality, I’m a music therapist and I’ve been considering making a shift to a medical career. *In one dream (a while ago, at least 6 months ago) , a man I don’t know was wearing a white cloak, seemingly a doctor’s cloak. He said “You should be a doctor.” *In another dream (a while ago, at least 6 months ago) my friend Ani M invited me to watch her do a simple GYN surgery. She made the incisions and I was watching. She seemed happy/smiling and patient to have me watching. She seemed to be showing me it’s not so bad. *About a week ago, I dreamt that Ani S. from church (a doctor in real life) was talking to me. I was asking her about options in a medical career. I asked, “How about nursing?” She said “Hmm, no...I don’t think that’s for you.” Then I asked, “How about a doctor?” She responded “Hmm, no...I don’t think that’s for you.” Then I asked, “How about a Physician Assistant?” She responded, “Yes, if you’re going to go this route, that would be the option for you.” *Last night, I dreamt I went to observe a surgeon performing surgery. It was a brain surgery. I was very nervous. She asked why I was nervous. I said well, I’m not sure how I’ll handle it. She kind of laughed as if to mean it won’t be a big deal and I’ll be fine. She asked what my experience was in surgery and I said, not much aside from having surgery myself a couple times. She started the surgery, making an incision along the woman’s hairline above her forehead. She opened the area and showed me that the woman had a tumor and explained a few things. When I saw the brain, my nervousness decreased almost all the way. I said “Wow, it’s beautiful” and I became so interested in seeing how the brain was laid out, etc. I also recall feeling bad that this woman had such a bad tumor. Then, she closed the incisions. She asked when I would be available to observe again. I was surprised and honored she asked, thinking she wouldn’t think I’d be cut out for another observation/experience given how nervous I was. In reality, the surgery rotation is one of my worst fears (along with cadaver lab and the emergency rotation). This dream seems to be saying it won’t be as bad as I think it will be and perhaps the medical career may indeed be for me. I will continue to think, explore, and pray about it.