I was afraid I might need surgery, I also have a horrible overbite AND...

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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.

report was 20 to 30 minutes because he was such a bad dictator and was very disorganized.  He always said "thank you for this dictation" at the end of every report.

I have several docs currently who say thank you at the end, some will say have a good weekend or happy holiday too. 

I am just a very private person and I do not want other people knowing my business unless they have a NEED to know it.

If you want to shout from a soapbox, find something worth shouting about. This is getting boring.

I would not recommend it

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How so? 

The reason I am asking is we are terribly understaffed where I work.  I have worked at a mental health/behaviorall health facility for the past 14 years, where I have been the senior transcriptionist/coordinator/supervisor.  I have been very under-staffed for the past five years, with no one understanding my position and why we are unable to keep up with our workload.  There are four transcriptionists including myself, with one calling off all the time, and who is protected under FMLA.  We transcribe for 42 physicians/'therapists.. 

A few months ago we again inherited our inpatient unit, and we (transcriptionists) refused to work weekends as it was not in our job description and we work our butts off now.  So, administration hired Transcription Connection to handle the inpatient unit reports, which I totally understand with Medicaid requirements, etc..

I have since been out on surgical leave (major right foot surgery) since 04/10/07 and am not expected back to work until 07/16/07.  We are terribly behind with me being gone and this one Transcriptionist calling off all the time.  We basically have two transcriptionists at the current time working their butts off.  Rumor is that administration is going to turn everything over to Transcription Connection because we cannot keep up.  Now, I asked to hire another transcriptionist way before I went out on major surgical leave to get her trained, etc. to help with the workflow, but you know how that goes. 

Anyway, I was thinking if our reports are going to be turned over to this transcription service, we will be out of work.  I was wondering about them, as I am (was???) going to apply.

Any feedback is helpful.  Sorry if there are any typos, as I am basically blind and do not have my glasses on - - LOL!

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worth production wise.  Did you know that hourly MTs make the median income of around 14.00 an hour?  I'm not sure what your thoughts are on this, but I can't make it on 14.00 an hour anymore.  I quit the in house job (it was outsourced within a month of my resignation) and I make more per hour now right here in my home even working at 8 cpl than I did hourly.  I was expected to work constantly even onsite without vacations or a holiday.  Whenever I took off work, the work was sitting there piled up for me when I got back.  And yes, the floors would hollar for reports and the physicians would hollar for reports. 

No way would I go back in house doing MT.  I'd rather poke my eyes with sticks.

Stop a minute and think about this. What other person on the planet would be allowed to do this to you? Not one. The reason he is allowed to do it is because you let him.

"Tired of working?" Hell, we're all tired of working, but we do it because we have to. You keep your chin up, girlie. Find you a rat-hole and put some money in it. Even if it's a quarter at a time. Save your change, filch from your paycheck. Get a little padding there so you will have some options.

I lived with a horribly abusive man who took advantage of me for 30 years. I'd still be living with him but he's dead. I know I'd never have left.

Don't get me wrong. I adored him, God knows why - I let those "good times" outshine the horrible times and I stayed with him till death did us part - all to the detriment of my poor children. I have a daughter who thinks it's noble to stay with an abusive man. I have a son who, I'm grateful to say, is kind to his SO, but he endured a 10-year relationship with a lying, emotionally abusive girl - all thanks to me.

Do it as soon as you can. If that guy quit his job because he's "tired of working" there's nothing he won't do. Sending a hug. I know where you're coming from.