Thanks for your replies. nm

• Poll: school vs. OJT, etc. (repost) - MT student
  • Thanks for your replies. nm - MT student
  • OJT - 15 years - Pokey
  • 4 years - MT course - nm - Laura E.
  • 12 years - OJT - FLA-MT
  • 20 yrs-6 months training by insurance company - in term, anatomy, coding
  • Since 1970. MT school at a hospital. - nm
  • 28 years - OJT. That was the only way to train way back then. nm - GaMT
  • 30 (!) years; OTJ (don't think there were schools 30 years ago) nm - flybye
  • 18 years. OJT - omt
  • 25 years - OJT. nm - FBT
  • MedSec/MT - OhioMT
  • B.S. in HIM, no MT school, OTJ training for that skill, but the HIM classes for the knowledge. nm - Kit
  • OTJ training - me
  • Both. Graduated from a junior college with sm - nm
    • Same here - JUCO and OJT - Peggy

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I am going to see the doctor in 2 weeks for a consult.  I have been kicking the idea around for several years.  One month, it won't be so bad and I think, "I can deal with this."  Then the next few months, I lose at least 2 nights of sleep because of having to get up twice a night to change...stuff, and I think, "Why didn't you call???!!!"  And also scheduling my life around it and constantly counting days on the calendar, not exactly sure when it's going to arrive.  Last year, I got my period in the Atlanta airport on the way to Disney World.  I was crushed!  Also last summer, I knew I was going to get it sometime while at the beach, so got 2 months of birth control pills and took them continuously so I could skip a period, but the pill has a set of symptoms all their own for me!  So, it's definitely time to look into this more closely!

Thanks again!

Thanks for the feedback.  I will just have to find one that has enough space for everything so I am not defeating the purpose of getting one! 

          Thanks, again.

            bookworm

I do really need to see a PCP/psych because I haven't been to a doctor ever since my son was born and that was 4 years ago.  I am lucky now because I have no medical problems and have not had any my entire life but there is a long line of family history of cancer, cardiac problems, lung problems, etc....and not only do I want to trim down to help my self image but also for health concerns.  I want to be here a long time for my son and if I can lose now before something drastically happens then I will be okay.  I feel like there is something sabotaging my weight loss.  I have been buying the right foods, making sure not much bad food is in the house.  I guess it just takes time. 

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.  Food is an addiction just like cigarettes, drugs and alcohol.  It is hard to overcome but we can all overcome anything that we really set our mind too and if we have support then that is even better!  Thanks again.

Some of the things said have given me MORE cause for thought.

I did not want to start a school.  I would not expect to make a large amount of money mentoring.

I just can't seem to let go of the idea that there is a large gap between someone graduating from a training program and having the ability to start working, ESPECIALLY at home.

Again, thank you for your time.

Thank you to all of you for your replies. I really appreciate your insight on different thoughts to consider, and your experiences with children of your own, as well as the suggestions you made about keeping a food diary to track foods to try to find the culprit. It gives me some different thoughts to entertain as I have been driving myself crazy trying to diagnose the problem myself (even though I know this only makes the test result waiting process worse! lol)

Hopefully, it will be no big deal and he will 'outgrow' it soon or maybe even be put on medication to prevent it or something. In any case, I will keep you posted on the results of the abdominal x-rays. Thanks again for your support! :)

am going to think long and hard on this this weekend.  Stability is definitely an important thing.  Money can be worked out to be about the same.  Flexibility is definitely important.  The weights are still leaning more towards the flexibility, just not enough!   Thank you all again.

I think I am going to prepare myself to go back to teaching, keeping this job until I have a teaching job.  I could use the additional insurance benefits as well, since my husband's job provides really awful insurance, and I'd love not to have to work when the kids are on breaks.  MT has been a godsend while I was at home with a toddler, but now that the "baby" is in school... This paying later and later is just getting to be too much.  My parents won't be around forever to bail us out!

Again, I really appreciate all the responses.  You all are great!

I went to college years ago (about 18 years ago) for medical transcription, did med rec transcription back then, but it's been a long time.  for one year of working, i did pathology, and that was really interesting.  i enjoyed pathology.

i definitely have to think about it.  i have two elementary aged kids, and i really don't want to have to leave the house yet, but on the other hand, i've been at home for 10 years working, and sometimes think it would be nice to get back out and work around people.

thanks for your replies!