I used "normal" multiple times only because the post I responded to used "normal" as the
Posted By: R on 2006-04-15
In Reply to: you continually say completely normal....sm - ridiculous!! What's normal today?....
By normal I meant NOT sexually perverted, NOT socially inept, NOT desperate, etc.
I also posted later that maybe I misunderstood what the original poster was talking about. I originally thought she meant internet dating in general, but now it seems more like she means married men looking for "friends" online, which is totally different and not at all anything I have any knowledge of.
I have no idea, though, what your comment about "DC" is regarding. I didn't say anything at all about a "DC."
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If 200 lph is "normal"
without interruptions, it would take 5 hours to do 1000 lpd. Throw in a 4 yo and of course it is going to take longer.
I understand your situation. I have a 3-1/2 yo at home full time, but no other family, which means no one to entertain her but me. I've been doing this for almost as long as you. My production was much higher when I worked in DOS WP and every report was included in a single file. When I moved into a Windows environment with starting a new report with new demographics as a new file, my production slowed.
I plan my work time around play activities, videos and naps and that helps me to better manage my time, but still it does feel like it takes forever to meet my production quota.
Well, define "normal"? lol
single parent, head of household, own a house, itemize ... around $4800 usually.
Normally, if reslts are not "normal" they
do not want to give them over the phone, they want to discuss them with you in person, as maybe a phone call would not be sufficient, especially if they want to actually show you the films.
I know they're probably not "normal." The
diagnosis for the MRI was AVN of the hip, so I'm pretty sure the report is not normal. I live about 1-1/2 hours from this doctor's office and was not happy with the whole situation in the office. They changed my appointment once, then called and informed me that I needed to be there an hour earlier than planned. I had to take off work earlier than planned for this. When I got to the office, I had to sit and wait to see the doctor until the original appointment time anyway. So, I'm not sure I even want to go back to home. If the MRI shows something that can be handled locally, I would much rather go to the local orthopedist as to travel 1-1/2 hours to see him.
It MIGHT be stored somewhere in your "normal" template...
... but I don't have time to research that right now. Try clearing out the address, and then try re-saving your normal template. If you are not familiar with how to do that, check the "help" files, or you can always post a question (or search the topics) on the Productivity Talk board. (I don't have the URL handy; you can Google it.)
I know I've done this very thing but I'll be darned if I can remember exactly how I did it... it was long ago... :)
Hubs was wheeled out of his colonoscopy & they handed me his canned "normal" report, with pict
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I charge the same amount for a "normal" report as for any other report.
You still have to listen to the dictation and change anything that's different. I had one woman try to pull this on me. She'd dictate, "Just pull up my normal, but change this, change that, switch that around, move that, add this, delete that, and change the other." Then she'd only want to pay me what equated to $.03 per line. She wanted 1:1 on her dictation to transcription ratios. I told her to take her cheap account down the road because I'm worth more than that.
I've responded to this many times
Look through the archives.
I just don't want to subject people here to the information ... again!
Yes, been through the ovarian cystectomy multiple times. sm
Finally had a hysterectomy last year. If you are having laparoscopy, you will feel good the next day; however, I must tell you, air will get trapped in your diaphragm and you may experience excruciating pain between your shoulder blades for about a day. That has happened to me each time with laparoscopy. The CO2 gets trapped and eventually works its way out. That pain was worse than the surgery itself.
Good luck!
Yes, about 65K and I've given all my tips multiple times.
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I would suggest setting a date and posting it on here multiple times
before jumping the gun and telling your employer you are not working today. If you really want this to be successful, you will need to rally and get everyone prepared and ready for it. Give us all a little time to get our finances in order so that we can go a month without pay while on strike, know when it is coming, prepare everyone else we know, etc. That will take a couple of months. If you really want success, you have to plan, not just fly by the crotch of your seat.
You responded to her post. What else would anyone think?
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Thank you to everyone who responded to my post.
I may have not responded to everyone individually but really appreciate all of the responses, advice, and personal experiences.
Very encouraging messages from all of you.
TY
No, I did not at all! I responded to the post that a mom/MT cannot do both well.
If that is not the situation for you, so be it. I do not think, nor did I say, that you were a bad MT or parent. I simply said that mothers who work full time at home and choose to have their children at home also, can do both jobs well. That previous posts said that a mom/MT cannot do both jobs well.
I'm sorry you feel picked on. Yours was the post I responded too because SM
yours was the one I found to be most unbelievable and in case you didn't notice, I wasn't the only one who found it unbelievable.
Question for those who responded to Lasik eye surgery post
I had one dr. say I was not a candidate for lasik surgery and then this year went in for eye exam and was told that they couldn't understand why previous dr. said no when they felt I was. I don't know which one to believe. Also, 2nd dr. said he would do one eye for distance and other for close vision - is this hard to get used to?
You are the Sharon who posted above correct? The post that kyradmt responded to?
1500-1600 doing acute, multiple, multiple work types. NM
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Yes, I tried to post same last night about 10 times, and it won't let me post.
I used to breed lab puppies (please no activist flames)! I had a champion female white Canadian lab, and people would be on a list for years if by chance I bred her, which I did twice, and so that I could continue her line. Anyhow, she's my sweet Skye who passed away 2 months ago? At any rate, we had the same problems with kids in the "hood" who wanted to come over and play once the puppies were old enough to be exercised daily and played with. At first I thought, how cute, right? Puppies and little kids - what better picture! Well, the majority of kids were adorable, but there were always 1 or 2 sick ones who would smack the pups, smash and hold their heads in the dirt (a real common thing, but I don't know why - psychiatrist anyone). At any rate, I finally had to ban the whole group due to the 1 or 2 creeps, had to call the police, the whole 9 yards, and that's EXACTLY what the police officer told me - next thing is there will be poison meat or a donut in the yard. He told me to always go out and patrol my yard, especially alone the fence line every day before I let the dogs out, particularly at night. I went out with a flashlight. It was about a month later, but sure enough - poison meat. Because there were so many kids involved, we obviously couldn't pin point the exact family, but the police went and read the riot act to them all. It would stop and not happen again for a year or so, but every now and again we would find something. My dogs were NEVER out and barking, so it was nothing like that - it was just over the puppies and the cruel kids.... Not trying to freak you, but that's the way these kids and their families are. You can really judge someone's character by ill treatment of a PUPPY, of all things. And the parents?? They sound whacked. Please be careful.
Tried to post 3 times yesterday and kept getting
an error.
I was going to suggest knitting/crochet. It is all the rage these days and they have lots of groups that get together in various locations to knit and chat, sip coffee, etc.
I have a book called Teach Yourself Visually Knitting & Crocheting - I got it at B&N for about $25.00. Wonderful book. I have been knitting for a year but whenever I need help on a new technique or can't remember something I pull it out. It has actual photos of how to do the stitches instead of a B&W drawing, that a lot of books have. I'm sure you could find the book cheaper on-line. If she would like to take lessons it seems everyone is offering them these days and in the groups there is always someone willing to help out when needed.
You can get a skein of yarn and some needles for about $10.00 or less. Hobby Lobby has sales all the time.
Knitting can evolve into spinning and dyeing too. I haven't done either yet, but hope to learn both.
There are thousands of patterns you can get on-line for free, though if she develops a yarn fetish it can get quite expensive.
Two times mine didn't......but I think I saw a post
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A couple of times a year the suits post as
an MT. I used to work for SS and they were so bad that I can't imagine them fixing all the problems in my lifetime.
Times change..including this policy about who is able to post. About a year ago,
this board started letting everyone post job openings, at least to what I can remember. I know at one point if they were India-based/affiliated etc..then they could not advertise but since anymore it is so rampant with companies being associated with India, they started letting them post. I could be wrong but this is what I recall.
I hear that; we had tapes broken several times where silly office people had put post-it notes on th
In retrospect, it was nearly laughable.
to see if anyone has responded to her
 Just ignore her - maybe she'll go away. Just wants our attention.
Thanks everyone who responded...
Just wanted to thank each and every one of you who took the time to respond and share your experience. Some of you really made me feel calmer about things! Those of you with negative experiences, I still appreciate your input. Again, thanks. I'm going to try it, and we shall see, shall we not? Have a great day everyone. Becky
Thanks to all who responded!
I was glad to hear from everyone on their experiences. You can read and read on something, but there's nothing like hearing from people about their experience with it. It gives me a lot to think about and I'm gonna proceed slowly before doing anything. I'm really hoping something with be found locally, but so far no luck. Again thanks to everyone and HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Thanks to all who responded..
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everyone else has responded,
publicly or privately, very nicely and informatively. Only YOU chose to be rude. Now that's what I call S A D.
I'm not the *nm* U just responded to.....SM
I'm not the person you just responded to, I didn't type about you should lighten up. But to defend myself, I didn't call you a name. I asked you a question which was R U an ageist? It was a question with an LOL - I was joking. LOL=laugh out loud. Had I been serious and not joking, no LOL would have appeared.
Again, sorry if I offended you. Wasn't my intent. 
thanks to all who responded
 Good info!
Thanks, all who responded - sm
I just had no idea how this all works, although I was told I had to bring my films with me to the onc's office. I've been waffling between "it's probably nothing" and worst case scenario. Will keep you posted
Thank you to all who responded...
I appreciate all the great responses I received. Each one of you have made me feel like this is something that is definitely not out of my reach and have now given so much inspiration to prove to myself that I can do this. I guess, it is true, you can teach an old dog new tricks, ha?!
Also, how many of you are going to school part-time and how long did or will it take you? I have to work so will be going part-time, plus I have a 3-year-old at home and will need to be here for him, too.
That was me you responded to....sm
I could see, Babe, where all that would give you AND ME a splitting headache and is why I use the CPA. My private docs made me sign a contract started a couple of years ago. I don't think they want me as an employee and until the state of Florida tells them differently, I'm praying nothing changes for me on this issue.
Thanks again for your responses and EXPLANATIONS - I do so appreciate all you typed. I will be speaking to my CPA next week due to this issue you brought up and thanks for bringing it to my attention!!!
Thanks to both who responded
Yes, I did weigh all those factors and actually have accepted the job - was just wondering how hard I should fight/how much I should worry about the pay issue. I already feel I have gained much in regard to opportunity, benefits, etc. - is just very big change going from working at home to going back to work in an office setting and so many family/friends seem to think the only thing to make that worthwhile would be more money. I agree that the opportunity is worth more - as you said and I agree, the MT world is changing a great deal right now - at 40 I feel I still have many years of work ahead of me and I don't want to be left behind. Besides, I'm looking forward to the new challenges of learning this "other side" of transcription. However, I did think it would pay a little more (a dollar or two). BUT, as I said, I did weigh all other aspects of the job and felt the benefits outweighed any pay issues questions I had.
Thanks again for your advice and input.
just responded
Sorry I broke another rule....so I guesss I will be not allowed to use MT Stars again tomorrow......just responding to a comment that was made...
Thanks everyone who responded..please sm
Thanks for all of the tips! One more question...this dictator has extremely incorrect grammar - should I be typing verbatim or put in punctuation to correct run-on sentences and adding endings to words so they are the correct tense, etc?? Just don't know what the rule is on that for testing.
Thanks
To those who responded
Thanks so much for your input.
I think I am on the right track. I guess it is just a process. Today I noticed I was making new ones (for ones I already have) in a different way that flowed better when typing. I guess it's like most products, there is always a new and improved to be made.
To the one who said your expansions come up in a list. Can you see these somewhere when you are typing? I have to use short-cut keys to get to my list. It is still helpful but would be awesome to have them visible while typing! :)
Thanks everyone who responded!
I appreciate all your comments and it looks like a few of you have very little work and many of you have more than you know what to do with. How very strange. I just wonder what's really going on.
In answer to a couple of your questions, yes, I do acute care-the "Big 4" and with some other stuff thrown in once in a while. It's a huge account that usually doesn't lack work and we have 2 FT MTs "who are no longer with us" (as the boss puts it) within the last couple weeks but despite their loss that has made absolutely no difference in the amount of work. It still continues to spiral downward. Again, this is just on the account I work on, but the boss says it's the same with all the accounts with this company and "in the industry as a whole right now" which, judging by some of your posts, aint true at all.
No, the company I work for isn't Spheris. It begins with a P.
I guess I'll give it a couple more weeks and see what happens. Either they'll tell us what's really going on or things will improve, right?!! I may be pounding the pavement again before too long. Sigh.
Anyway, thanks again for your support. Egads! I sound like a politician now! 
Thanks to all who responded...
Both on the board here and privately. I really appreciate all the points of view, encouragement, advice, and even those calling out for me to "Beware!" Thanks to all of you. I'll move forward with hope, but with appropriate caution as well.
Thanks to all who responded ...
After reading your posts I have definitely made up my mind and I am NOT going to take it. I was really thinking about taking it more for personal reasons than professional. The most that I have seen a company offer for a CMT is about .05 cpl more than a non-CMT so I knew it wasn't really worth the money. However, I am NOT giving anyone my money or my time that supports offshoring. When I changed jobs recently I tried to be extremely careful, researching companies that were interested in me and if I even thought that they were or may consider offshoring, I would turn them away in a hurry!! As someone in an earlier post said, we have been turned on and I am not going to help them in any way.
Thank you all so much for your posts, they are greatly appreciated!!!! Have a wonderful day.
I responded to you...sm
earlier, in agreement, but apparently my post was removed for some reason. Go figure
Thanks to all who responded. I will look into these keyboards. nm
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Thanks to all who responded regarding CMT status
I have been convinced. I will work very hard in the next 6 months to get my credits. You all are a great bunch of professionals!
Reply to all who responded
I never worked for a doctor's office, so forgive me for going off track a little. I went to my doctor in May for a followup of a problem I had gone to him before that. He had no record whatsoever of me even seeing him on the previous office visit and chalked if up to a transcription error. (I think they transcripe in their office, however.) SO, no record of me being there or the problem, and of course the doctor can't remember every patient's problems. I am not blaming the Transcriptionist here at all; I tend to blame the doctor. Who knows, maybe he DIDN'T even transcribe it. So, I think sometimes the doctors should be held responsible instead of blaming somone else. God bless.
Why do you take MULTIPLE
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I am shocked at how some people responded to this.....
Everyone has their bad days....that doesn't mean you throw your marriage away and decide you are better off w/o them. I know where you're coming from having a husband of my own that some days I could just kill but most days I love him to death and don't know what I would do w/o him. Don't pay these people any attention or let them get you down. Vent when you need to...
Ya'll are great! Thanks to all who responded
 I've only been paid on salary, so I was not sure exactly what we were talking about here. I see now, there are a lot of things to take into consideration. You all have been SOOOOOOO helpful and are great! THANKS
Thanks everyone who responded. I don't have family nearby and no
neighbors I would feel comfortable asking. I think I will use the oil treatment and hopefully this will take care of it. I did the over the counter treatment on all of us even though only my youngest and myself seem to have had them. Did the cleaning of clothes, sheets, house, etc., top to bottom, but just concerned about rehatching of any eggs on my head. My youngest has been lice free since the treatment and I have been removing any eggs I have found. Today found only one, so we are getting there. I think I will try the oil treatment on myself and hopefully that will take care of it. Thanks again.
Update..Went to ER last night. Was seen right away. Thanks for all who responded. They think it is
and I am really glad, BUT they haven't ruled out cardiac because they gave me nitro and the pain literally went away. That scared me. Doc said sometimes that can help GI upset too. So, they monitored me, did an EKG, and some other tests. Did not hear how the other tests went. EKG was fine. I went home. Got home really late last night.
They scheduled me for a treadmill early next week. What surprises me is that they did more cardiac workup than GI so I don't know if I have stones or what. Oh well. At least I went and now they have me on aspirin daily, nitro, and Aciphex?? huh?? I guess just in case it IS GI in nature. I was really scared and cried like a baby all the way there last night. Never done that before. I guess reality just hit me, not to mention my 3 year old running to the window and waving his hand at me bye bye as I drove off last night. He didn't stop waving until the car was out of sight and then I just lost it. It was very sad, but I am glad to be alive and well this morning. Thank you all!
But I responded and had another company in mind
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