I'm thinking about starting Curves again. I used to go but had to have surgery on my ankle and

just never started back up again.  I was thinking when the kids start school, I might start going right after the leavein the morning.  I don't start work until 10 a.m.  I loved it the first time around.  I get bored really easy and so constantly switching machines and moving around really appealed to me.  I lost about 20 pounds the first time, but then I gained it all back and then some after my surgery cause I had to be off my feet for about two months and then of course my VERY sedentary job as an MT.

We should get buddy system going on here where we encourage each other and stuff.  Cause I don't have any real life buddies to go with me.  When you work at home, you're sort of isolated.  Plus I just moved to a new place and only know my sister and she is a full-time RN with a very crazy schedule and loooooong hours.

• Anyone go to Curves??? - sm - Laura E.
  • I go do Curves, cost $29/month sm - Gwen
  • I'm thinking about starting Curves again. I used to go but had to have surgery on my ankle and - MissouriMT
    • How is the sign-up process? Is it high pressure? - How much $ per month? nm
      • When I joined a couple of years ago it was something like $30 a month and you could either pay - MissouriMT
        • The one by me is having an anniversary special -sm - Laura E.
  • My sister was successful sm - mtrad
  • I go to Changes, which is the same thing basically as Curves and I could tell soon after starting - Sherry

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I'm contemplating becoming a MT.  My computer skills, not just typing, are top notch.  I already work full time as an engineer for one of the #1 computer corporations, and a friend suggested I look into MT when he noticed my typing speed.  I've started to look into it but there is soooo much information that I'm not sure where to start, and even if I should start.

Anyone else's experience / suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  I've seen countless ads for online training, train at home, college courses, etc. and I'm a bit overwhelmed.  I'm looking to do this part time just to make some extra cash.  I am in no way looking for a new career - I already have a very fulfilling one.  Any suggestions on how to start??  Is it steady work?? 

I’d like to go back to medical secretary work.  I’ve had cortisone shots in my ECU tendon 3 or 4 times and was warned not to have too many or my tendon could rupture.  It’s been very weak for a year or so and my left wrist is smaller than my right wrist.  I can’t type at all with my left pinky so I think it’s ruptured.  I have Word auto correct and Instant Text set up so I very seldom type As, Qs, or Zs.  I haven’t had surgery because I have my own account, no subs, a DD in college to support, and no disability insurance and didn’t want to take time off work for surgery.  I do have medical insurance though my DH. 

I’m debating whether to get a job, save up sick time, and have the surgery while getting sick time pay or have the surgery first without any sick time pay.

I’ve done medical secretary work before.  I figured if I use Word there I can save their Auto Correct and transfer mine.  If they use EMR, I can make my own shorts to stay away from Q, S and Z.  I could only accept a job where I don’t type for more than an hour straight, which is what I do now.  Then I started worrying about what if I have to use someone else’s computer?  What if I unexpectedly have to type more than an hour?

I think I have cold feet about getting a job outside the home after over 7 years at home AND I’ve had cold feet about having surgery!  Can someone help me think this through logically?  I can’t think straight when my feet are cold.

I need to get into an exercise program and have failed to do so on my own.  Now I realize I need the support and structure of a gym.  I have an appointment to "tour" Curves on Sat. morning.

Anyone have any experience with this place?  I would appreciate feedback.  TIA.

If you are just getting started on an exercise program, this is an excellent choice.  It is a great way to spend some time with other new people, laugh, and get some exercise in.  Truth be said, I hate to exercise, but I actually look forward to my time at Curves. 

I've been a member of Curves for almost 2 years.  I love love love it!  I live in a small town where there' s not much going on, and I've met a lot of people there.  It's my socialization time!  I also have lost over 30 pounds and am in the best shape of my life (I'll be 47 next week).  You get out of it what you put into it.  If you don't watch what you eat and go to Curves AT LEAST 3 times a week EVERY week, you won't be successful.  It takes discipline, just like anything else.

The support and the women-only atmosphere make it a great alternative to a regular gym. 

Have fun!

I have found that if I get up in the morning and go to Curves on a regular basis after I send my kids off to school, I have the chance to interact with people, get some exercise, and even make some good girlfriends because you are all there at the same time every day or every other day.  You feel good by the time you get home, take a shower and sit down to work.  I've also found church to be a huge outlet as well as getting involved with community events (i.e. volunteering) to be very rewarding.  You have to make your life, it does not come to you.  Hang in there, this is a great job to have, don't give it up for that reason, you can really make the isolation a non-issue.  Best Wishes

Tendon which runs through and along the ankle 'slips-out' of the channel in the bone in which the tendon normally rests and slides through (kinda like a belt or rope in a pully.  Due to a couple of different reasons the tendon can become disloged from the "process" and get pinched.  The popping is made when the tendon snaps back into place.

so that is why I was going to take the Amtrak!

The SOBs won't pick me up.  How's that for family. 

I am very concerned because just recently I started getting pitting edema in my ankles.  They are extremely bad.  I can't wear socks it is so bad.  I don't have a clue what could be causing it.  I did have 3 kidney stones last year that I don't think ever passed out of my bladder but I have no more trouble out of it.  Then no other problems.  I dont go to the restroom hardly at all, which has me worried.  I have tried Lasix which worked but I get scared because I feel dehydrated.  Mouth is dry, etc.  It has me worried for DVT or CHF.  I am only 38.  

Any ideas what else it could be or if I am needing to go to ER ASAP.  I dont have insurance so I dont want to go if it is just from sitting at the computer all day and is normal. 

tia,

Does anyone else have swelling in their calf/ankle/foot after a long day of typing?  Also I have shin splint symptoms in the anterior shin which I think may be from just overuse.  I have been doing this type of work many years and am overweight.  Just wondering if anyone else has these sort of symptoms because I am wondering if it is just from MTing and weight or if I need to go to the doc and get tests run.

Thanks

Just to let you know the condition I am in, and I am not looking for sympathy here, but I had a major foot surgery.  I was born with clubfeet.  I had to undergo a calcaneal reconstruction due to bone damage, and I underwent an Achilles lengthening and reattachment.  I was totally non-weightbearing of the right foot for 8 weeks, and then another 8 weeks of rehab.  Again, my doctor did not want me to go back to work yet, but due to the insurance and FMLA situation at work, I had to go back. 

I am just belly aching I guess, but it just seems that this other FMLA person gets away with murder.  I am more than willing to work 4 to 6 hours a day, as my foot withstands it, but it would mess up my insurance coverage, which is the only reason I have stayed at this facility for as long as I have.  Such is life!

I waited way too long before taking steps to stop it.  Good for you for doing this now.  Make sure to get an ergonomic keyboard and mouse.  They have new ball mice (is that right for multiple mouses??) that is supposed to be really good at preventing cts.  Taking breaks and wearing the splints at night are the keys though I think.  Hoping that you can stop this in its tracks. 

when I thing of some of the doctors I've known over the years, we could probably learn brain surgery before they could learn transcription ! 

Has anyone ever had it?

all have had complications 3+ years after the surgery.  They were all done in different locations (states) and by different doctors.  All 3 were done open, not laparoscopic because if there were any complications it is easier to fix during surgery.  My niece, who is one of them is now bulemic.  My 2 girlfriends have had tummy trouble since that eventually require hospitalizations to drain hernias, abscess, etc.