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Experience with falling behind in clinical?

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I am starting a radiography technician program next week, with clinicals starting a couple weeks from now. This is my first semester so I'm obviously a complete newbie. I have been working towards getting into this program for the past 18+ months, and then just over a month ago I fell and broke my ankle... This week is 4 weeks post op ORIF (plate, 10 screws plus syndesmotic screw) and I'm hoping to be allowed to start weight bearing this coming Monday at my next follow up. Issue is, I cannot start clinical until I'm walking completely unassisted and able to help lift/move patients, perform CPR, catch falling patients, etc. I have spoken to the program director and she said if I miss more than a couple of weeks (first clinical rotation is 16 hrs/week) than I'll have to make it up over winter break, which is not a big issue for me, except that I'm freaking out about falling behind in school. I have a ton of anxiety to begin with and this recovery is killing me because there's no way to plan since the timeline is a bit different for everyone, and I'm so nervous that I'm going to be completely screwed getting into clinical late. I'm just wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience and/or any advice?

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