Wow, its sad y'all don't have anything better to do

• Please answer my question: sm - mm
  • Not all companies use "markers." We - SM
  • By the way....... - mm
  • I also want to thank DeeAnn who answered - mm
  • I want to thank 'Explaiing Ebonics' and 'Happy MTRobin' - mm
    • By the way, mm, did your original question ever get answered? - Explaining Ebonics
      • Thank you so much 'Explaining Ebonics'! - mm
        • more on blanks - Explaining Ebonics
          • Thank you, Explaining Ebonics, this all - mm
        • it's just that it is a difficult question - sa
          • sa, thank you so much, this answered all my questions...nm - mm
  • When did MTs become a bunch - Happy MT Robin
    • Well put. Robin. - Cece
    • No one was being PARANOID except the OP - NOT Paranoid/NOT Worried
    • The 'unusual' in my post was that I was too polite. - mm
      • And to top it off, I send a THANK YOU not to the - mm
        • NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,nm - mm
          • LOL, but to the rude ones.....sm - Ella (retired)
            • nothing what you say makes any sense! - mm
              • Leave me alone. nm - Ella (retired)
  • Depends on your company. One I work--sm - DeeAnn
    • Thank you for your - mm
      • Are you in India? - Curious
        • Just curious: I RESIDE IN NEW YORK and you in a little village in the Midwest, right?...nm - mm
        • What is YOUR USUAL English?...sm - mm
          • I just speak plain ole Texas vernacular....sm - Ella (retired)
            • How are WE supposed to understand you?...nm - mm
              • WE understood her just fine - Happy MT Robin
                • Robin, you're a delight, always so positive. ) nm - Ella (retired)
              • Just don't read my posts. :) nm - Ella (retired)
        • Does that make a difference to you? nm - Just Me
          • Makes a difference to me. - Catfight
            • Afraid to lose your job? Go and fight with your cats! .nm - Meow, Meow!
            • THANK YOU........sm - USA MT
              • Honestly, and no bad feelings, but .... - mm
          • Obviously not - Curious
            • YOU ARE BIZARRE !...nm - mm
              • Did you say bezoar? :D :D nm - Ella (retired)
              • And YOU are a tad too defensive - Curious
                • Geeez, do you imply that you still doubt that I am an - mm
                  • So do I, LOL.....sm - Ella (retired native Texan MT)
                • Yes, it is SHUT UP or APOLOGIZE!...nm - mm
                  • Wow! If my 8 year old used that word S/U - he'd be in time out for a looong time.
                  • Yowza! Them's fightin' words! :D :D nm - Ella (retired)
                  • Wow, its sad y'all don't have anything better to do - like watch TV ?- just got here
                    • Read the WHOLE THREAD, from the begnning,then you'll understand!...sm - mm
            • For CURIOUS: You are not curious, you are paranoid and a sociopath - --
            • True dat. :D sm - Ella (retired)
              • Old lady: What language is: 'Bizoar?' Go to bed!...nm - mm
                • I took it to be a play on words - sa
                • maybe she means 'pissoir', it's French, look it up!...nm - yz
                  • No, no, "bezoar" is a medical term....sm - Ella (retired)
                    • Now I know why they retired you...that's - mm
                      • you must have not done much sm - MT30+
                        • Just glad I never had one! :D :D nm - Ella (retired)
                      • Here's the definition I found: sm - Ella (retired)
                        • This is the definition I found, it's - mm
                          • Let's move on to something else. :D nm - Ella (retired)
                        • yak and eeewww!...nm - mm
                    • P. S. Google it! :) nm - Ella (retired)
              • spare your weird comments....little old ladies should stay in bed....nm - mm
                • Zzzzzz! :D Don't feed the trolls. nm - Ella (retired)
              • whaqt is this supposed to mean at the end of your posts: D?...Enlighten me!...nm - -
                • It's the chat board version of a smile - Happy MT Robin
                  • And:.........sm - mm
                  • Apparently - PassingThru
                    • It is not that I am 'frothing' at my mouth - mm
                  • She made a weird comment to the post - mm
                    • No time right now, gotta go....sm - Ella (retired)
                    • I did read the thread - Happy MT Robin
                      • Never would post a thing like that...sm - Ella (retired)
                      • No, 'curious' posted under 'obviously not' - mm
                        • "true dat" - innocent bystander who did real the whole thread
                          • In her post 'True dat' she writes: - mm
                            • We don't know. :D :D - Ella (retired)
                              • Ebonics - Explaining Ebonics
                                • I love it! sm - Ella (retired)
                                • Sometimes, when they let an Indian speak - mm
                                  • If you've never heard of Ebonics, you can't possibly be in NY - LOL
                                    • what garbage! - mm
                                    • Well, as for me, I always feel flattered....sm - Ella (retired)
                                  • axe vs. ask, wrench vs. rinse - Explaining Ebonics
                                    • Do you want to tell me that 'curious' - mm
                                      • Syntax Report - Explaining Ebonics
                            • For Pete's sake, let it go - Happy MT Robin
                              • o.k, thanks...................nm - mm
                            • Ya ain't helping yourself - MTTwo
                              • BINGO - LOL
                              • What are you talking about? You are certainly confused - mm
                                • Oh, for crying out loud, let it go. nm - Ella (retired)
                        • dude, I'm agreeing with you - Happy MT Robin
                          • Thank you 'Happy Robin'.....sm - mm
              • It is better that you stay 'retired.'.....nm - mm
                • Personal insults are unprofessional. nm - Ella (retired)

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I'm still a student, but have been in the workplace for years and years.  It's painful going through re-orgs, etc (the business I was in, we had re-orgs every 2-3 years, and layoffs every 18 MO - 2 years).  I hope you all are able to make the right decision for yourselves and your families.

Good luck to you all!!!

(NOTE:  Please don't infiltrate the MT market, us newbies will need jobs too )

I appreciate your input, really, really.  I will take this under advisement and look for those books.

Another thing is, he seems really insecure, and rightly so, I guess, with all that's happened.  He seems like he can't do anything without looking at me first.  Do you know what I mean?  I mean, when someone asks him a question, he looks at me before saying anything.  As for playing and such, he's pretty independent, but it seems he lacks problem solving skills and lacks social skills.  That makes me really nervous because along with the PTSD the ex so kindly gave me, he also made me socially phobic because I depend so much on what other people think of me, and I DON'T want my child growing up like that!  Any suggestions on how to make him more of his own person?  I really worry that he is so dependent on others that it will make him an easy target, and he'll just conform to what anybody says and who knows what that will entail!

I got less than a decade on you but it starts happening around 40+ (*winks at the 39 y/o poster) and it happens.  At 40, I started writing down lists, whereas prior I never needed a list (to go shopping, let's say).  About halfway through my 40s, it was "where are my keys and/or my eyeglasses" things.  I talked to a bunch of women who confirmed this (older than me).  Now, I do the room - "why did I just walk in here?" - thing. 

I try not to worry about it.  I had a dad (who died nearly 2 years ago at a very old age and more than twice my age *S*) whose short-term memory was not great from his 60s on into his 90s, but his long-term memory was so EXCELLENT that he could tell you a story about a horse, his neighborhood, and a situation that he experienced at 5 years old (an emotional trauma) with such clarity and lucency, you could picture the entire situation yourself.  That, in and of itself, amazed many!

So, don't beat yourselves up about this stuff.  There are lots of books out about this very subject.  When you think about these things, well....what's the alternative?  (I'm thinking some extra serotonin *LOL*) - but really, these things will occur and I'm not choosing the alternative, that's a given (i.e., death).  *LOL*  So, I'll live with these challenging things happening and try not to kick myself every time I mess up. 

I will tell you I am much better about my keys and eyeglasses today because I made places for them to sit (if I remember to not toss them wherever *LOL*)

You are all not alone, that's a given too

Didn't think it was only me.  One national company, I did three months, worked until I got my bonus, figured I had deserved it.  The next company I went with I lasted six months, six months too long, not wanting to change, hoping it would get better.  The fourth national, I lasted two weeks, two weeks too long, and by that time, I knew what I was looking for, so the last company was 2 days.  Got wise!  And as another poster stated, I HATE to change jobs, but in this business, it seems to be forced on you.  When will these companies wise up?  But then, again, they have nothing to lose. 

I have 35+ years in this field -- started out on the job with a typewriter and "tanks of dictation"  I for one read posts and it's " I only want to work Monday through Friday, I can't work because of kids, whine, complain, etc, I need benefits so on and so forth  -- I have been working for 30+ years   -- I KNOW how to search the internet, how to spell and I will spend time researching etc  -- maybe for those of you, PRIVATE insurance is an option  -- I know in my own personal experience last year when I broke my leg and was in a cast for 2 months, my hospital bill INCLUDING follow up was $26.

So, you didn't get a "Christmas/holiday bonus", so you didn't get an MT week gift  -- right now, be GLAD you have a J-O-B and quiit whining and complaining and most of all GROW UP!!!

btw  -- s/o makes $22 an hour  -- he "got a raise" but come down to the nitty gritty, he LOST HIS RAISE and is making $3.00 LESS -- no benefits either

The pink liquid is Clavamox/Amoxicillin. They give it to dry, and when you get home you add water to it to mix it up.  It has a short shelf-life.  It also comes in pills.

I only had one UTI in my life, which was the pits.  I do know about Azo (I think that's what they call it).  I can't remember if it's similar to/same as the cranberry juice/pills.  While I know many women swear by these products, the cranberry thing was also mentioned in my research for cats. 

My vet is excellent, but he's very expensive (and oh, such a looker)!  It's nice to be on his "A-list.  Anyway, Lindsay totally freaks out when I try to use the syringe on her. She's a total piece of work, but so sweet.  At the moment, she appears to be acting better, but that's not good enough for me.  Y'all  obviously know all about that.  Of course, add the the QrazyQ "wages," as they call them, and it makes it even more stressful.  But having spent thousands in the good ole' days on my cardiomyopathy cat and even taking my "own" radiologist bud with me for her cardiac echo, $ was no issue.  I also used L-carnitine, Lasix, propranolol, and other stuff.  She lived at least 3 years longer from my protocol.

my vet told me last time that moist food is better, but I quit giving it to them a long time ago (3 cats chasing bowls, etc.).  I also read where dry food with sugar, etc. is also a no-no.

Actually, I found some Clavamox pills, but they're expired.  I think I'll try to give one to her, anyway.  It's 6 of one, half of the other, ya know.

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions.  I'll keep checking back here.  It really means a lot! 

The pink liquid is Clavamox/Amoxicillin. They give it to dry, and when you get home you add water to it to mix it up.  It has a short shelf-life.  It also comes in pills.

I only had one UTI in my life, which was the pits.  I do know about Azo (I think that's what they call it).  I can't remember if it's similar to/same as the cranberry juice/pills.  While I know many women swear by these products, the cranberry thing was also mentioned in my research for cats. 

My vet is excellent, but he's very expensive (and oh, such a looker)!  It's nice to be on his "A-list.  Anyway, Lindsay totally freaks out when I try to use the syringe on her. She's a total piece of work, but so sweet.  At the moment, she appears to be acting better, but that's not good enough for me.  Y'all  obviously know all about that.  Of course, add the the QrazyQ "wages," as they call them, and it makes it even more stressful.  But having spent thousands in the good ole' days on my cardiomyopathy cat and even taking my "own" radiologist bud with me for her cardiac echo, $ was no issue.  I also used L-carnitine, Lasix, propranolol, and other stuff.  She lived at least 3 years longer from my protocol.

my vet told me last time that moist food is better, but I quit giving it to them a long time ago (3 cats chasing bowls, etc.).  I also read where dry food with sugar, etc. is also a no-no.

Actually, I found some Clavamox pills, but they're expired.  I think I'll try to give one to her, anyway.  It's 6 of one, half of the other, ya know.

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions.  I'll keep checking back here.  It really means a lot! 

The pink liquid is Clavamox/Amoxicillin. They give it to dry, and when you get home you add water to it to mix it up.  It has a short shelf-life.  It also comes in pills.

I only had one UTI in my life, which was the pits.  I do know about Azo (I think that's what they call it).  I can't remember if it's similar to/same as the cranberry juice/pills.  While I know many women swear by these products, the cranberry thing was also mentioned in my research for cats. 

My vet is excellent, but he's very expensive (and oh, such a looker)!  It's nice to be on his "A-list.  Anyway, Lindsay totally freaks out when I try to use the syringe on her. She's a total piece of work, but so sweet.  At the moment, she appears to be acting better, but that's not good enough for me.  Y'all  obviously know all about that.  Of course, add the the QrazyQ "wages," as they call them, and it makes it even more stressful.  But having spent thousands in the good ole' days on my cardiomyopathy cat and even taking my "own" radiologist bud with me for her cardiac echo, $ was no issue.  I also used L-carnitine, Lasix, propranolol, and other stuff.  She lived at least 3 years longer from my protocol.

my vet told me last time that moist food is better, but I quit giving it to them a long time ago (3 cats chasing bowls, etc.).  I also read where dry food with sugar, etc. is also a no-no.

Actually, I found some Clavamox pills, but they're expired.  I think I'll try to give one to her, anyway.  It's 6 of one, half of the other, ya know.

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions.  I'll keep checking back here.  It really means a lot! 

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What most don't realize is while there are laws protecting your medical data in the United States, these laws are unenforceable overseas.  So basically, a patient's supposedly "protected health information" isn't really protected at all once it electronically crosses the borders out of the U.S.  I think it is important that all patients be aware of this fact and have a say whether or not they want someone in India having access to their medical data!

I've been talking to a newspaper reporter in my area who is interested in running a story on this subject especially because I have firsthand knowledge of a local hospital who is outsourcing all of its transcription to a MTSO that offshores to India.  I'm very excited because I've been pushing for public awareness of this subject for a while and I feel like I'm finally on the threshhold of effecting real change in my little part of the industry.

Anyway, change has to start with us, the MTs.  We are MTs and we are patients.  We have valuable knowledge as MTs about what happens to our protected health information and we should pass that knowledge on to those patients who don't have the benefit of being employed in the healthcare industry and are unaware of what happens to all that electronic information that makes up their medical record.  I've told my whole family to ask "who does your transcription" at the doctor's office, the hospital, etc.  When the doctor's office or the hospital hands you a HIPAA disclosure, that's your opening to ask questions about who all sees your medical record, who does the transcription, and is your medical information protected even if it is sent to India to be typed.

Okay, that was my soapbox speech for the day.