thanks guys. I've tried the SafeType

• have any of you tried these? - look inside
  • I have tried Kinesis Contoured, Kinesis Maxim and...sm - still looking
    • Splitting keyboard - Happy IC
      • I was not able to split it completely apart as there is a cable...sm - Goldtouch user
      • Please see above post about ergonomics - might help
      • thanks guys. I've tried the SafeType - complete waste of money
  • Someone on MTD recommended a keyboard off of eBay that had the word "Ice" in its name. Haven&# - one in person. nm
    • ..oops! Should be haven't seen one...nm - me again

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I actually prefer the 6 on the left-hand side. I recently purchased the SafeType split keyboard (vertical sides), and the 6 key is on the right-hand side.

I use to get crampy, colicky shoulder pains, stiff necks, and thumb/wrist pains. Pure agony--I thought for sure I'd have to give up transcribing.

Now that I switched to the SafeType keyboard, all that is gone, and I can transcribe without any pain whatsoever.

I think this would be the perfect keyboard if only the 6 key were on the left half.

It did, however, take a little while to get used to typing with this keyboard. It slowed my speed down at first, but after I got used to it, I'm smokin' and my speed is much greater than it has ever been.

http://www.safetype.com/

Anyone out there use the Safetype keyboard?  I'm having some trouble with my wrists and forearms.  Ergonomic curved keyboards help somewhat, but not enough.  I still have a lot of discomfort.  Was looking into the Safetype, but wanted some opinions first from someone who has used it.  Thanks!

Does anyone use a safetype keyboard or heard of reviews either good or bad?  I am seriously considering buying one but I hate to spend the money if it won't help with the pain in my hands (from OA).  Thanks for your help. 

www.safetype.com

used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and  Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?). 

Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best.  In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander.  Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love.  My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything.  You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros.  I love it.  I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.

and contact the Dept of Labor.  If they were stupid enough to put their broken promises in writing, you have every right to start a lawsuit.  We all have complaints about different companies, but what they've done is downright illegal !!!

That's what cracks me up

and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. 

A lot of my weight problem is medical, but I think more so is my emotional state.  I have a very emotionally abusive husband.  He rides me all the time about my weight.  When I was thinner (wearing a size 7 - - now wearing a size 28), he would badger me then about my weight.  It got to where I was sneaking food and of course what happened?  Now it is even worse.  I try, I really do.  I am definitely an emotional eater though. 

My husband rode me and rode me and TOLD ME to get the bypass surgery.  I had everything set up (this was about 5 years ago) with the surgeon who brought bypass to the United States.  I felt totally comfortable with him, and to top it off he is my regular physician!  Then my husband totally freaked and said that with MY LUCK, something would go wrong and he would be stuck with an invalid for a wife, and DEMANDED  that I not do it.  So, here I am - - a total of 160 pounds overweight -- and need to lose 70 of it by the end of February to have insurance.  I get so depressed sometimes that I do not even want to get out of bed.

I am going to look into Alli and the liquid diet mentioned.  I really appreciate your help and suggestions. 

I definitely think I need a support group, but I don't know who that would be.   

Anyway, I am going to look into these things.  I think I will try the liquid diet and see how it works. 

AGAIN, THANK YOU!

I really am starting to feel better about it now.  My biggest fear was that my company wouldn't wait for me to get better.  I don't mind doing the hard work, putting in more time, researching blanks, listening over and over and over, as long as they don't mind getting many blanks for a while ;)

I guess only time will tell. Thank you for the encouragement!

but I seem to operate about 90% on 'muscle memory' , which is why changing accounts is such a problem for me. 

I learned to type in high school which was a loooong time ago.  So after 40+ years of period-space-space I'm supposed quit it because some dilbert decides so?  If this becomes a QA issue, it might be the hill I choose to die on. 

for the feedback and encouragement.  Cranky, I started off on a typewriter too, many moons ago :-)!  I will keep plugging away at it. 

By the way Cranky, what in the world is in the picture.  I have looked and looked at it and I cannot figure out what is in your picture - lol!

Very small neighborhood.  Houses are very close together.  We've lived here almost 7 years and we all know each other and chat and the neighbors help each other out, no matter what. 

These people just scare me because everything is drawn up tight and the "skinny" woman of the house seems very nervous.  I've only seen her "husband" once and he looks as if he may be the thing that makes her afraid.

I have gotten to the point, however, where I will make some phone calls.  The poor dog finally stopped barking, but my daughter went out back with her friends to swim in the pool (behind an 8 foot stockade fence) and all you can hear is "yap, yap, yap."

Geeeeeesh.

To work a split shift, example 6-10 n then 3-7, OR would it be less painful to get it all done at once so you have more time to rest fully?  My hands kill me constantly.  I've tried everything.  Don't want to be in more pain if the split would end up being worse.  Thanks.

I will take my old computer and just turn it on in order to access my DRUG book and STEDMAN'S until I have enough $$ to buy newer versions (use one of your ideas there, :)

Buy a new tower so that it has SPACE, WINDOWS XP, AND WORD IN IT so that I can have the capability of AUTOTEXT AND AUTOEXPANDER. 

I just can't type anymore without an expander!  You literally beat yourself to death without them.

I'm wondering at this point if I can't load PRD onto my present WINDOWS 98 machine and have it work.  If it would, I wouldn't have to buy a new tower.  THAT WOULD BE FABULOUS,   

Right now my PRD is IN my program that Medquist has had on my computer for all these years.  But since I don't have WORD on my WINDOWS 98 (for some reason/I wonder where in the world it went?!)........

So wish me luck and thanks for all the feedback.  I for sure will go to the site somebody mentioned here and post the PRD question and space questions.  GOOD IDEA TO THINK ABOUT THE SPACE. 

Yeah, we've all had our share of "those" guys.  I worked in Radiology for a Spanish guy for about two years.  He thought his English was perfect, so anytime there were blanks he went off of his latino-rocker.  So I finally get this guy "nailed" where I can transcribe his reports just as fast as the others, and then what happens..  ? I lose the stinkin' account to VR!  So he still sends me work on occasion and guess what .... he's crystal clear NOW, and why?  Voice Recognition doesn't DO gibberish ... it trained HIM!  HA!   (Course he has to speak slowly now, losing lots of "billable hours"  And of course, they had to hire an Editor to clean up the reports, punctuate, and correct his English.)     Go figure!  ');>

Seriously, though, if you can't stay with that ESL day-in and day-out for at least a month, you will never get him.  Why companies bombard MT's with different docs from day-to-day is just beyond me.  If QA were REALLY that important, they wouldn't do that.

out there.  Over the recent years I have developed osteodegeneratie arthritis in both hands. In April right hand had to have a thumb joint and a wrist joint put in.  My left hand has to be done soon, but can't afford right now.  He said I had the worst hands of anyone he had seen that is my age (46).  My upper back hurts all the way around under my breasts and my pecs are alway swollen.  Does anyone else have this kind of problem.  Wonder if muscles stay swollen because of constant hand use.  Make sense?

I have spent the morning polishing up my resume, and I must say... I think it looks pretty fantastic.  I have sent out about half a dozen so far and will print some for mailing when I get out this afternoon for resume paper.  You guys really helped dry my frustrated tears and feel confident that I was doing the right thing in feeling like I need to get out ASAP, even though I love my doctors. 

I'm sure you won't be too shocked to hear that I have not worked a whole lot so far this morning. Funny how we're a lot more motivated to work when we're actually getting paid, isn't it?  Ha ha! 

I just wanted to say thanks again.  I was feeling very alone last night and you guys really came through.  {{{{{{{{MT Boardies}}}}}}}}}