Bless my doggie, Lady, who passed away tonight.

• Bless my doggie, Lady, who passed away tonight. - Sheri
  • It's so hard to lose a pet - fg
    • I'm a wimp. I got another dog, just like the one that died, 2 weeks later. - mlstoo
      • Sometimes it's best to wait, sometimes not - Aunt Lou
        • Everyone wanted me to wait, I just couldn't. We do have another dog, a golden, but he is my hubby's - mlstoo
          • That's great! - Aunt Lou
  • Monday night pet loss ceremony - link inside
  • So sorry - Gaile
  • You will see her again - andromeda
    • I've seen this before - Aunt Lou
      • Hey Aunt Lou - andromeda
        • That was so lovely. You sould like a wonderful person. - Sally Doe (cat lover)
        • To: Andromeda - Aunt Lou
          • Thanx Aunt Lou - andromeda
            • I certainly will be praying for you and your furry child (your other one too) - Aunt Lou
  • I am so sorry to hear about your dog. SM - Sue Casa
  • I hope she's frolicking with my beloved 2yo chocolate Lab, who left us 2 yrs ago. - Hugs
  • So sorry for your loss. - MT
  • BTDT just 2 months ago myself. I can certainly feel your pain. - mlstoo
  • Sharing your sorrow for your precious girl. :( nm - passing thru
  • I know how sad you must feel - so very sorry
  • Oh, I'm so sorry. My dog passed away a month or 2 ago, too. Everyone here was SO kind. - I'm so sorry
    • I'll bet they are! - playing together

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My dog is 14 1/2 years old and have been throught this a couple of times.   I thought that I lost her once but it did not happen.  She began with seizures after a course of prednisone (will not touch that medication ever again) and she would be paralyzed in her back legs.   That was at age 5 to 6.  Since then she has been weak in her back legs, also has his dysplasia, but she has continued to go for 1 to 2 miles walks 3 to 4 times a day.   But last year she had a minor stroke (we think) and could not move out of her bed.  I let her stay in bed, gave her a couple of aspirin and she came around again.  But again she was weak in the back legs.  But yours is probably more of the anesthetic as that works on the central nervous system as we all know and that affects her legs.  So just give her some time.  The older they get, the longer it takes.   But watch what she is walking on, mine hates my kitchen floor.  I also use the Petco glucosamine for her and it really helps.   I also used to work for a Vet.   They wanted to put my dog under to clean her teeth and I said "NO".  She is not having any problems and will not put her through that.  She is my child now and hopefully will have her through this winter and count my blessings everytime we make that mile walk.   Good luck, my prayers are with you.

Patti

I bet you gave her a good home and loved her to pieces. 

They know when they are crossing over just like we do when it's our time.  She was so blessed to have you and you were to have her. 

May time bring you peace and comfort.

Well, she is trying her best to put weight on her hind legs.  I have been beside myself with worry and can actually tell she is scared as well. 

Will let her rest.  The procedure was stressful for her and I wish I had not had it done now.  She held firm when they came for her; they had to pick her up and carry her - that in itself should have made me think that she was not up to it.

I just want her to be with me for a few more years if possible.  The lipoma had grown so fast I was afraid it would continue to grow (it was size of egg, on her chest, by breast.)

Thank you very much for your posts.  I thought you guys would think I was ridiculous to try to preserve my old girl.  Was sure I'd come on today with people telling me to put her down.  Thank you so much.  She is my family.

a year ago today and weird things have been happening since. On his birthday the coffee pot stopped working, which was a gift from him. On father's day, the washer stopped working, another gift from him. Today, the dryer decided it didn't like the new washing machine and decided to join its old counterpart in appliance heaven. That was another gift from him. All these items were less than 2 years old. Either he's a bad gift giver or he's messing with my head. Don't know whether to laugh or cry at all the crazy coincidences or call out ghostbusters. Why can't he break the stupid things like the lawnmower?

a year ago today and weird things have been happening since. On his birthday the coffee pot stopped working, which was a gift from him. On father's day, the washer stopped working, another gift from him. Today, the dryer decided it didn't like the new washing machine and decided to join its old counterpart in appliance heaven. That was another gift from him. All these items were less than 2 years old. Either he's a bad gift giver or he's messing with my head. Don't know whether to laugh or cry at all the crazy coincidences or call out ghostbusters. Why can't he break the stupid things like the lawnmower?

I am pleased.

Don't sweat the transcription.  The CMT Review Guide serves more to scare that provide an accurate representation of the transcription portion, IMO.

Just take it when you are ready.  If you don't have the 2 years' experience yet, you will benefit from taking the RMT first because it is very similar in format.  The RMT is far less intimidating than the CMT before you actually sit down to take the test.

It's very reassuring that you can receive the results immediately.  Heck, even nursing boards that are all multiple choice questions don't give you an immediate answer.

Good luck!

Thanks for the responses I received last week and your good luck wishes.  It helped!!  I passed the test!

There are 2 sections - the first is 106 questions in which you have 2 hours to complete.  The second portion is 62 questions and you have 4 hours to complete that section.

Section 1 is multiple choice and is about terminology, disease process, grammar, and some anatomy.  You have the ability to "mark" an answer and then see a list at the end so you can go back to that particular question.  You really have ample time.

Section 2 consists of the actual dictations.  You never have an entire report to transcribe though.  Some questions vary from proofreading to picking the correctly punctated sentences, etc.  You have no foot pedal on the test and use your mouse to play, pause, rewind, etc.  In some questions, you type the entire audio.  On other questions, there is a paragraph already there, you listen to the audio for the paragraph, and then type the ommited text only.  It's very important to follow the directions and do only what you are asked.  Again, you can go back and review your answers before you submit your test.

When you feel you are cmoplete, you click one final button to submit the test and within about 5 seconds of processing, a screen will pop up with your results.  I saw the words PASS and I was so relieved!!!

After leaving the test site, I stopped by the hospital and signed my documents to receive an 8% raise on my base pay and an extra 2 cents per line on my incentive pay.  I definitely think the $150 for the test was a good investment!!!

Again, thanks for your support!!!!

I know there is a lot of debate about the CMT, AHDI etc., but for me personally -  I am extremely pleased that I finally took the time to sit for the exam. 

I agree akward way to say it, but perhaps they changed it because it should've read:  Only lipase elevated, past 3 times normal. 

Thus, saying that NOW the lipase is elevated, however, the last 3 were normal.  ???? 

exactly what she meant, but I think it means pretty much what you said...once something is not a challenge anymore or the "new wears off", for some personality types boredom sets in.  I know it does for me.  I have often thought I may have mild ADD as well, you might have hit the nail on the head there. 

Last year I paid $845 for  600 gal of oil with a 2 months to pay. Yesterday, I recieved our contract for this winter and it would cost $1517!!!!!

Guess who won't be taking the contract.  That's ridiculous. The country is going to go broke at this rate. They want $759 for 300 gallons. That takes us 3 months into the winter, but......where do they think the seniors  and others are going to get this money?

Guess old Mamma Bear is coming out of storage this year. Wood is no problem for us. We have a stockpile for the garage coal & wood stove and a friend that has 11 acres of woods he likes certain areas cleared every year.

I feel bad for others who have no access to another heating source.

when it was a two part exam -- the first part a subjective, 120-question computerized exam and the second part, a practical transcription test administered by a proctor of my choosing and approved by the AAMT who oversaw me transcribing several COMPLETE reports (not little snippets of digital dictation listened through the computer), ACTUAL tapes that were sent to my proctor.  My proctor called the AAMT out in California when the test began and called them when I was finished and immediately faxed my completed reports.

So do not for one minute call me a "do-nothing" MT who could not pass the test.  When the AAMT changed their name, they dumbed down their test so that EVERYBODY could pass it (Indians, Fillipinos, YOU, etc.).  If everyone can pass it, more people will take it, and that means more money in their pocket!

I held my credentials for a while, but found that they meant absolutely nothing, especially when I worked directly as a hospital employee.  The HIM directors I worked for in my career had no idea there was an AAMT let alone transcription credentials!  It made no difference in the salary I was offered.  What made a difference were my years of experience and how well I did on their test during the interview! 

I gave up my credentials when I realized that the organization did absolutely nothing for me.  Did it improve my wages?  NO!  Did it improve my status within the healthcare industry?  NO!  Transcription still is and always will be the red-headed stepchild of the HIM department which is why it has so easily been outsourced and then so easily offshored. 

This organization should have championed medical transcription within the healthcare industry.  This organization should have shown hospital administrators, physicians, and HIM managers just how important the MT is to the healthcare machine.  This organization should have elevated our status.  That is what the AHIMA did for coders and that is what the AAMT/AHDI should have done for us, but they dropped the ball!  And now that they have embraced offshoring and even extended a helping hand to our offshore competitors, they have flushed any respect we might have received down the toilet.

I had high hopes for the AAMT/AHDI and they let me down miserably.  We are viewed as glorified secretaries by physicians and management.  So you go ahead and right your high horse, Ms. CMT!  You're still a big fat nothing in the mind of the doctors you hear in your ears every day and that's how we'll stay if the AHDI has anything to do with it.

While she was in poor health since having her heart attack and stroke a few months ago it's still sad to see a legend pass away.  I'm sure that her kids fighting over whether or not they should try to get the government to buy the King Center and 2 kids stealing money from the center didn't help any.  

May she rest in peace.

Employee status w/benefits

$13.50/hr with 0.05 cpl incentive fo anything above 1200 lpd and $2.00 shift differential (for 2nd shift which I will be working)

1000 lpd minimum productivity requirement

Work in the office first month for training and then home with hospital provided computer.

Dictaphone EXText Word Client transcription platform

Is this a decent offer?  I've worked at the same place in the office forever and haven't actually been out there  looking in several years.  I tried working for a national part time at one time because I wanted to be working from home, but couldn't see how someone could make a living on 0.08 cpl without working yourself into an early grave, so I gave up the part time job and kept the full time in office job.  Now I have a new boss who doesn't know her butt from a hole in the ground and I started looking around and came across this current job and before I jump ship, I want to make sure I'm getting a good deal.

The $13.50 seemed kind of low to me given my years of experience (13 years), but because I was at my other job for so long I maxed out pay wise.