Thinking of switching careers to histology but now I don’t know if I can.

I have plenty of practical experience with mounting, sectioning, and multiple staining methods for fresh and fixed tissues working as a research tech for over 5 years. It’s my favorite part of the job so I’m thinking about a switch to become a histo tech and eventually work up from there.

However, I just checked out one of the programs near me and they require a statement of good health from your doctor and I’ve never had “good” health since I have a few chronic medical problems. Currently they’re controlled by medication but that can always change.

I’m concerned this will stop me from doing this switch even though it’s been something I can’t stop thinking about lately.