It's making me go grrrrrrr. System slower than COLD TAR
Posted By: me on 2006-02-03
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GRRRRRRR!
My pre New Years resolution is not to answer the phone at all when I am working for ANYONE other than for the school in case it is kid-related. My dad calls me everyday... many many times a day. I have told him repeatedly that answering the phone even once during my shift equals loss of $$. He just doesn't get it. Today I tried my new plan... the phone rang and rang and rang today. I just let it go. My production was pretty good, but more than that I felt like I wasn't playing catch up to interruptions. I just had a nice steady thing going.
So tonight after work I listened to the messages and returned calls. Can you believe that my dad was ticked off b/c I didn't answer the phone! Oh I am just feeling a little frustrated at the whole thing. I once again explained the situation to him (nicely I might add)... but do I continue with my new goal of not answering the phone or do I give in to make everyone else happy? 
Grrrrrrr! Venting!
This doctor is particularly annoying in that while she is looking for information, she repeats the last word she just said. Add to that her nasally voice and I am ready to rip my hair out!
Lab reports revealed that...that...that...that...that...
The patient....patient.....patient.....patient.....patient also had....had....had...had
period....period....period.....period.
Stop the madness!!! (Okay, I'm done. Back to work.)
My hands get cold, and typing with cold muscles is like (sm)
running or other exercise when not warmed up. I wear thin, warm gloves with the fingertips cut out to keep my hands & knuckles warm. For muscle pains in the shoulders, neck, biceps, etc, try Flexall cream - I find it to be VERY effective. Also try slight changes in chair height, keyboard height and angle, and monitor height. I found if I enlarge the print on my screen, it keeps me from hunching forward to try to read it. (CTL + scroll up or down on mouse wheel to make print bigger or smaller. It will not affect the size of the finished product.) Frequent "mini-breaks" to do other chores: filing etc. if in an office, quick household task if working at home, also helps relieve repetitive stress. A few months ago I thought my typing days were numbered due to various pains & arthritis; now I can work pain-free for up to 11 hours in a day. Good luck! :)
do you get slower as the day wears on?
xx
Yes, very easy to get slower. SM
I have to take a good break. I also have to re-psych myself up. Hahaha
If I don't break and if I don't re-examine what I need to finish for the day and plan it, I won't get it done.
I just bought it, I assume it will be slower but (sm)
I will probably be having carpal tunnel surgery in a month or two, and I figure it's better than not working at all (hopefully).
As I was saying, I'd be slower on clinic work because docs
Docs doing OP notes have done procedures thousands of times and they fly.
I actually always keep it at the halfway mark or slower. Only way I can hear the ESLs and fast
dictators!!
Meditech is an operating system and Fusion is voice for a dictation system
nm
sure i was. i'm making fun of the people who are making a case for background checks, etc
to do medical transcription at home as if they may do something AWFUL with the info they receive. So if you want an invasion of privacy let's REALLY invade it and make sure fat chicks don't transcribe because they are so busy eating they can't get the work done, they mess up the keyboard with food and if they are provided health insurance they will raise the rates for the company sky high because their health risks are higher than others. Then there are the psychological issues overweight people bring to the table. After we eliminate fat people, we can go on to eliminate diabetic people who may have low blood sugar while typing and go into a spell and type the wrong thing. I could go on and on through the process of elimination. How about prescribed medications that may cloud your thinking? So you take Ambien to sleep but you have an Ambien groggy hangover when you are transcribing? Should they transcribe. How about your teens are on your last nerves and you take a Xanax? Should you be allowed to transcribe?
In general business're running slower than usual but running. NM
nm
You realize by doing that they're making more money & you're making less? You should reconsid
You think that's bad? I had cold
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It gets cold in FL too...........nm
with a cold
I have listened to one sniff and blow her nose into the phone today. 
Anybody live where it's cold?
Like below 60 today. Wish I were there.
COLD, 40s, where are you. BEAUTIFUL here in NY.
x
cold agglutinins
cold agglutinins and haptoglobin
cold feet
I bought a cheap electric heater and run it pointing towards my feet.
Cold fingers
Even though I keep my house comfortable, I find my fingers getting cold when I type. Is it just me. Does anyone have any suggestions.
Cold in Colorado! ...
Burr is right! I'm in northern/central Colorado, I think it is about 5 degree now with light snow ... but the wind is dying down. Horrible hurricane type winds the last few days. Thanks for mentioning us Coloradans!! :)
Cold in the midwest too
I heard on the TV that Cedar Rapids (eastern IA) had temp of -17 with a wind chill of -30 this morning! BRR!
Old people who are cold?
x
cold fingers
All the time when I start out before the work area is sufficiently warmed up with the SPACE HEATER. Space heater essential to get fingers going.
How about a cold remedy?
I get great relief from colds with Zicam. (I also take 50 mg of oral zinc, which boosts the immune system). I use the Zicam when the cold is in my nose, with runny nose, sneezing, congestion. To open your sinuses you might want to try Rhinocort. You'll need a Rx for it, but it is good stuff. It's safer than Afrin (which works great but can't be used for more than three days, and can raise your BP). Oh, and chicken soup may help.
Hope you are feeling better soon.
Mine gets cold too
Not sure why just the right hand. I have mild Raynauds though it is worse in my toes - I have to wear wool socks or slippers while I work.
Do you have cold intolerance in your hands or feet any other time?
Yes, I do have cold intolerance
I've been tested for thyroid, but it comes back okay. Hands always cold, but when typing the right one becomes much colder than the left, feels somewhat numbish, and painful in the wrist. I'm going to try making a wrist warmer with rice in it to heat in the microwave to see if that helps.
Cold in California
Chance of snow tonight near Fresno. I know this is not your kind of cold, but for us it's unusual.
aw man, it's too cold, but I'm wishing!
Cold hands
Does anyone else have freezing hands as they type? It's worse of course in the colder weather. Are there any gloves or similar products out there that we can wear while we type? Any ideas are appreciated! I freeze all the time, in warm weather or cold, but my hands are what I need to be warm to keep transcribing. I need a space heater that doesn't cause my electric bill to go sky high, but haven't found one of those either.
My hands are always cold too.
I have seen gloves with the fingertips cut out, but do not know how comfy they would be to type with.
I sit with a heating pad on my back cause I have arthritis in my hip and when my hands get cold I just put them behind my back to warm them up.
There are also those heat packs you can squeeze or rub together to warm up your hands.
You would think after typing and typing our hands would stay warm with all this exercise, but NO.
Keep Warm.
Cold Fingers
Try typing gloves! I have the same problem. They do help some. I also have been known to sit on a heating pad while typing -- helps warm me up.
Cold calling sm
Has anybody used cold calling to get their own accounts? If so, can you give me advice on how to go about doing this?
I'm also marketing with direct mail, etc., but would like to do some cold calling. I heard it works.
Thanks! 
I'd like them for when I have cold hands
wonder if they would work for that...
I have had cold hands lately
and I tried buying some little stretch gloves and cut the fingers out, but I found in the Sunday paper an add for Miracle Therapy Gloves that supposedly reflect body heat. I was going to order them and try them. They do have a web site it's called www.DreamProductsCatalog.com
cold hands
My hands get so cold in my office that it's difficult to type. They're stiff from being cold. Any suggestions for a type of warming glove that wouldn't be cumbersome while typing?
what I did for my cold hands
I bought a duel-headed lamp with adjustable necks (kind of like the 50's space-age atomic style). I have it on my desk in front of the keyboard with a lamp head bent over and trained on each hand as I type. The warmth is wonderful, and it doesn't get in my way at all. And you can move them up a little if your hands get too warm. No cumbersome gloves that will slow your speed and accuracy down.
my right hand goes cold
Hi - I just developed identical sympotms as you in the last week. Especially while typing, my right hand goes cold and I have pain in the joint of my thumb and wrist. I also have very mild swelling in the hand (no one else notices but me). I can tell the fingers are all slightly more swollen on the right hand. My suspicion is this is a "repetitive movement" agitation of the joints kind of like tennis elbow or something. My plan of action - which will be very hard to accomplish - is take advil to reduce pain and swelling, and reduce movement of the hand by using my left hand instead. If the problem continues, I may try a home made splint or something from Walgreens. If after that, I'll go to the doctor to get a referal to someone who knows how to fix it. Please respond to this if you ever found out what your problem is. I'm at the beginning stages and people have said, "maybe you have arthritis". Well, I'm only 36, there's no way I'm gonna have arthritis this young, right? Anyway, I'd like to know what others have found.
Thanks
I am jealous. Where do u live? I WISH it were cold
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mmmm.. it was cold chili too.
x
Mmmmmmmmmmmm..cold pizza
s/l cold a glutens and haptoglobin
I have Raynaud's, so I know all about cold hands.
Raynaud's is a fairly common circulatory problem of the capillaries of the fingers and toes. When your hands are cold, look for distal portions of digits that are white compared to the rest of the hand. Treatment for Raynaud's is keeping hands warm. Wear mittens when it is 50 degrees or below. Don't use bare hands in frozen foods.
Transcriptionists who want to protect their precious median nerves AND keep their hands warm use these gloves:
www.softflex.com
You may actually type faster with them - I do.
Another option is to keep a heating pad on your lap as you work. That's what my dad's secretary used to do in Wisconsin.
Northern Arizona is cold, too
nm
One hand goes cold as ice when typing...??
My right hand goes ice cold when I type all day long. I asked the ortho doctor about this a while back and got a dumb look in response. Anyone have this or have any clues as to what is wrong? That wrist has a ganglion in it. The other hand remains normal temperature.
Thanks!
Yes - cold does kill fleas
it's called WINTER not air conditioning........ROFLMAO! Are you for real?
What do you use for cold fingers while typing?
xx
Widowed at 28 - your either really cold hearted or
X
Nice cold Pepsi keeps me awake (NM)
cold calling/flyers/brochures
I have gotten several accounts that have been with me for years but I do a random flyer/brochure and then let them contact me. If they do, after I go in, I go back with cookies and reel them in. Seriously has worked for three accounts that have been with me from 4 to 15 years. Good accounts too.
I quit 2-1/2 years ago cold turkey
after smoking about 40 years. It was one of the hardest things that I ever did. To this day, I still want to smoke. I am really relating to feeling like you lost your best friend because that was the same thing that I said! I wish you well because it is hard to stick to it. One thing I did want to tell you is that you can get support from the American Lung Association (or was it the American Cancer Society). Anyway, they have people who can counsel with you, send you literature, can possibly hook you up with a local support group, plus they follow up with you to see how you are doing. The more I think about it, I think I contacted the American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 or www.cancer.org. Good luck! If I could quit, anybody can!
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