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thanks for the support -- LOL, maybe I will send out invites and we can

Posted By: all go to Grand Rounds and read them the riot act on 2006-05-18
In Reply to: I hear ya' loud and clear, Sistah! - Vivian

actually  I'd like to play back several hours of this BS and make them


sit there and sit there and sit there - maybe even have them transcribe it.  The only way


they get to leave the room is if it's done in a timely manner, correctly, reading the mind of the dictator, correcting the incorrectly slurred out drug or procedure, bone, body part, x-ray or syndrome.


That would be so much fun.   They think their medical boards are difficult--------HA!




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I can see it for the invites but not for the announcements - sm
People you send announcements to are not expected to send gifts, as you are just letting them know you got married (they are sent AFTER you get married, within a week or two after the event). So in that case it would be tacky. As for the invites, some consider anything like that tacky (especially if you ask for $), but I think a note just saying where you are registered is enough; I would leave out the donate to charity though as it may be a cause they do not believe in and therefore would not feel comfortable making a donation but may feel obligated to do so. As for the note saying their presense is enough, that is all well and good, but if you do that I'd leave out all the rest since on one hand you say we don't want any gifts but we are registered at XYZ Store, kind of sends a mixed message. So there are a few different points of view, hope you figure it all out satifactorily.
IF A COMPANY INVITES YOU TO TEST ON THEIR SITE - DO IT

Whether they have posted a job or not.  If your work is being cut to the point you can not tolerate it, heck test on 10 of them!!  Pay close attention to the ones that request U.S. MTs only.  They are not timed.  They are open-book.  You are going to learn alot.  What have you got to lose?  You still don't have to quit your job if you do not want to but please share these companies on this site.  


Thanks for your support!
I appreciate it!  and you are not "just" an MT...it is a noble profession. I am an MT, too, just have many years of experience.  I'm still proud to say that I am an MT
she needs support
you could have left the negativity OUT!!! must be you've never been in a bad situation, lucky you
Support
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/medical_transcription_network/
Thanks for the support!
Thank you all for the support. My PCP's office called me back with the GYN appt. and I was talking to the nurse who works for him. She told me it showed ASCUS and to not worry too much about it.

Never having had anything abnormal come back before, I immediately began freaking out. It is nice to know you have the support of your online MT family to help calm your nerves. They must not be too worried about because I can't get in to the GYN for 3-1/2 weeks. I will try not to worry.

Thanks again!
He needs to support you more.
If this is going to make things better for you in your work area, then he should stand behind you 100%. I would just go get it. I just got one last week because my hands were hurting, and it has helped tremendously. I can't say I had to go through my husband though because when I said I thought I could use one, he said you should got get one. I understand sometimes income isn't always there and other things are more important and it's always nice to feel like your husband is behind you, so I would try talking to him again and trying to make him see things from your point of view. Hope you made any sense of out this! Thanks and good luck!
another support
When I worked for a hand specialist he always recommended Comfort Cool splints for DeQuervain. I type in them every day and they are very comfortable. Good Luck!
Thank you so much for your support
It means a lot.
support
For many of us who are working alone all day this is a wonderful way to connect not only on a work level but on a social level.  I see no harm in supporting and helping each other in a public forum such as this. It has often helped me tremendously both with work issues and for general discussions to help make my day better !
Thank you to everyone for your support!
You guys reminded me what a great support system we have in place here. I really appreciate all of your advice and support in the matter and after talking it over with my husband I am going to pursue legal action. I worked very hard to get my Bachelor's Degree in Business Management and medical transcription provided me the income to do it. I am currently enrolled in the Master's program and with the 10 years of MT experience and owning my own service for four years, I feel as though I was qualified for the position (he must have felt the same way to give me the job in the first place). However, I disagree with the "seasoned" poster below who thinks that only someone with 25 years of experience can manage a team of MTs. I believe that to be completely untrue and unfounded and I am sorry she/he has such a narrow minded attitude on the subject that she/he feels as though they should be so argumentative with every poster. Thanks guys for giving me a boost of encouragement on a really really bad day yesterday when all I wanted to do was hide under the covers. I wrote that post after getting up at 4 a.m. and driving almost 10 hours all day. Thanks for lift.
do you support yourself
and pay your own bills? That's motivation enough for me ! Take lots of breaks or take a few days off if you need to. If you really don't need the money, then it's easier to let yourself get distracted.
Thanks for the support

Thank you both for writing back.  I have written the BBB, but as the parent company is in Canada, I also wrote theirs - along with the Attorney General internet fraud department (state and national), the Consumer Protection Agency, the FTC, the AAMT and their school accrediation director, and my mother.  I'm just in shock that they had the nerve to wipe out my grades!  But you're right - I also need to contact a lawyer so they can't do this to others.  The sad thing is that I'm a nice, quiet person, else I wouldn't have waited six weeks to throw a fit.  Anyway, thanks for responding - I need kind words and a nice glass of wine!!


 


Dianne


Thanks for the support, all (sm)

You know what's funny, is that every time I post I end up getting one semi-uncalled-for response, and it's always from a person by the same name!


I had one lady email me saying that I "could be arrested" for writing a check knowing I didn't have money in the account. Ummm... No. That's why I have overdraft protection, like I said in my original post. I'm okay this morning, but I was a total sobbing mess last night and I think I made that pretty clear in my post.  So someone emails me after I already said that I had overdraft protection and tells me that I could get arrested?  And it's always the same person?


Geez, lady. Way to kick someone who is already down.  (And I've never heard of anyone being arrested for using their overdraft protection!)  There's at least one jerk on every message board, though, right?


But to the rest of you... THANK YOU!


 


 


Thanks for the support. ... sm
I may not be "Norma Rae", but she had the right idea. If we could put together 10 MTs who were willing to be on the front line and form some type of "committee" to go to our congressmen and such, maybe we could start the ball rolling toward better working conditions and change things. It really does come down to this: Every day you have a choice. Choice A - do nothing. Choice B - do something to change what's wrong. I'd rather go out doing something than nothing. Maybe I'm going to have to be Norma Rae after all, but I'd sure like a few extras to be there with me.

You know, the Amber Alert System was started by a little girl's mom who wouldn't stop until she got it across the USA. When she couldn't take the murder of her child, she did something about it.

Any MTs who are interested, email me and we'll put our collective intelligence together and see what we can do to improve things. Somebody's got to care enough to do something. At this point, no one else is going to bat for us; we must help ourselves.


It does take support. (sm)

My husband used to try to deter me from doing what I am doing now, but he has seen my mood drop and my countenance become sort of bitter over the last couple of years and it really worried him.  He said if it would make me happy, to do it.  It took awhile, but he is all for it now--especially on the days when I actually bring in a couple of hundred dollars from what I am doing.  It's harder on the days when I make about 25 cents. 


Lynn


Thank you all for your support!
There have been so many e-mails and posts about my situation with my family and their lack of understanding that I do "work".  Only those of you here truly understand.  I don't know if there are words quite special enough to say here, but I feel so much better after having heard all the comments.  A great big thanks to all of you.  So glad you are all here!   Hugs!!!!!!!!!  I will survive!!!  Loved the post referring to Sylvia Browne!  Thank you for reminding me of her.  I so love her books.  I have almost all of them.  When I read her work I always feel better.  The post regarding what she would say -- so true.  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Can't state that enough here. 
Thanks, I appreciate the support

It seems there are several of us who feel this way about this. I knew I couldn't be the only one. As for the crabby posts and the hate mail I got this evening, I'm not concerned. There are always one or two in the bunch who are wound too tight. But WOW, you'd think I just shot their puppy or something, huh? What can you do. I'm just happy that it's their problem and not mine.


support - or not
Hey, I was sticking up for you - I said it FMLA can definitely be abused and everybody else pays for it - go back and read my post!
Thanks for the support
I can agree with you on that -they are young - we are not so young - and sometimes that is detrimental to the job search. Plus, after 15 years I have not kept up with office skills (I never thought I would work in an office again) and I really do not want to return to school, although I have thought about coding. However, my son wants me to go to work for one of the airlines so that he can fly for free - he is not really thinking about what is best for me, but what will be of benefit for him.
Thanks for the support!
She's not a horrendous speller, but like every new specialty you learn, the lingo is different.
PC support
Looking for a recommendation for a good/reliable/reputable on-line PC support company.  I work from home on my own PC and it would be nice to have technical support w/o having to disconnect PC and take it somewhere.  Would appreciate any suggestions (I hope I'm on the correct board; I'm new to this)
CHILD SUPPORT??

 Can ANYONE give me some legitimate service who goes after "deadbeat dads"????  I'm at the end of my emotional rope, and my state (Oklahoma) has not helped much in nailing down this butthead ('cuse my French)....I've talked to a few "services" which IF they get anything from him, they will probably take 60-70% of it!!!    Has anyone had any luck anywhere??  Why do these guys (and I'm sure there are gals out there too!) get away with not supporting their kids???


Sorry to vent  ...I type for a living (like you) and beating this keyboard sometimes helps me feel better!  Thanks for listening (reading ??)....


 


child support
Believe me, deadbeat moms are very prevalent, moreso than people think.  I know from personal experience that these moms rather spend their money on themselves than send even the tiny amount they are required by law to send to their child, all the time professing how much they love their children. 
Child Support

We have a newer prosecuter in one of our local county's who started a new program to go after deadbeat parents.  3 times a year, she post the pictures of the worst offenders on the front pages of the newpapers, along with how much they owe...usually has a pretty good rate of call in's to report seeing them.  She's also working extremely hard to get the state to NOT renew drivers lisc. on any of those who are over 2,000 in arrears.


My sister finally got the attention of our prosecuter when her ex got close to 30 grand, the folks at CS just did not seem to have a working phone or at least one they answered, so they went after him, showed up in court, the magistrate took all of 10 minutes to look over the files...asked the idiot and the prosecuter if he had a working wage deduction in place (which he did on paper), and then said...Well he has the wage order in place, so case over 


Now how the heck do you think he got to the 30 grand mark if the wage order was working........duh  Good luck, been there before and glad mine has paid on time.


Tech support will help you set up a
shortcut on your desktop to access your ACO (shortcut) file if you ask them.
Re: tech support
I don't know if it gets back to our supervisors, but I wish it would get back to theirs! What I do now is tell the "real winner" support person that I have to hang up suddenly. Then, I call right back. I suddenly get a different one who is a whiz and very helpful. It's worth the hang-up and call back unless you have to wait 45 minutes for the next "helpful tech." ;-)
Support union - YES!
nm
Dell support
I guess I've been lucky when I've had to call them. I always speak to an "Americanized" accent. Believe me, if I get someone I can't understand, I complain and gripe until someone comes on that I CAN understand, after all, I'M the customer :-)
I support myself with just one company right now
Hi.  Right now I'm able to make ends meet pretty well with just one company, but for the last year I have hopped through several - 3-4 at least - barely able to make ends meet.  Keep moving, keep trying more companies until you find a good one.  They are out there.  Don't give up!
be sure you get child support

It might not be much, but it will help. I didn't have the option of working fulltime from home when my son was small, so I had to put him in daycare. Found a reasonable sitter who was very reliable. But to supplement my day income, I did work part-time at night. I fed him, helped him with homework, bathed him and then put him down for bed and THEN went to work at home, many nights until 1 a.m.God gives us strength to get through things when we need it, cause I certainly don't think I could do it now! It will not be easy for you with 2 young children, but it can be done. It will require sacrifices, but don't sacrifice time with your children or time for yourself! Do a lot of praying.  God Bless and I wish you the best. Keep a support group around you as much as possible.  


Shorthand support will help you with your

abbreviations conversions but you will have to add the SmartBlocks manually.  The good news about this, though, is that ShortHand has a feature where you can name your abbreviation and list the file location of that SmartBlock (ex:  C:/Smartype/Blocks/____)  to pull it into your document, thereby not having to retype or copy/paste all your SmartBlocks into Shorthand.  When I converted ST to SH, I think I only lost perhaps 26 of 14,300 abbreviations.


That I support his lazy ass (nm)
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Update--thanks for your support sm
Well, I did file that complaint and I did see the doctor. No broken bones but plenty of bruises with pictures to boot. It will be a couple of days before the dogs go for a walk, though, since my hand and leg are pretty sore, but they will survive. I will just go play ball with them in the yard for now. They will be content with that. I'm mad as heck because I may still lose the complaint thing, but it's worth a try. It just fries me when owners don't take responsibility for their dogs actions.
How much support is normal?

The company I am with is pushing hard for MTs to go from clinic and ER notes to acute care.  After 4 years, I feel like I am ready for this but this company offers extremely little in the way of samples, maybe 2 or 3 on some of the toughest authors; no way to review reports that have been sent for editing, and no way to communicate with others working in your accounts.


I have the basic format of the work down but the authors can be very tough to learn with no feeback.  There also does not seem to be any kind of raise involved, so if I can do 250 LPH doing clinic notes why struggle through that with a company that does not seem real inclined to help?  For those who do acute care, do you prefer it or do you do it for more money?


RE: How much support is normal?
Do you not want to increase your knowledge/transcription skills? Do you not want to increase your employability? A good Transcriptionist seeks to broaden their base of knowledge and experience in all medical specialities, not just a few. It is not all about money, providing a service (ultimately to the patient) is one of my impressions of being a "good/great" transciptionist.
THANKS SO MUCH to all of you for your kindness and support (sm)
I sooooo much appreciate all of you and nice to know I have so many friends out there. I don't get to see my internist until next week but you have really calmed me down a bunch. I will take your advice and try to put this out of my mind for now. Once again, thank you; you just don't know how much comfort you have given me.
go to START look for where is says Help/support sm
click and see if you see
system restore and click, really nothing to it, done is several time. Take a look around, it is already set up need to just click
Thank you all for your ideas and support (sm)
Over the past couple of days, I have applied, tested and tested some more and I believe I have found a good fit. It's higher pay and better benefits. I think I would have stuck in my supposed comfy corner, afraid to reach out, but I took a chance and did well with testing for acute care and accepted a position locally. You all were very helpful and boosting me in that direction.

Thanks and wish me luck!
Thanks for the moral support! sm
do you believe it... even psych MEDS are not covered on my plan???

(yes, I am presently shopping around for new insurance LOL!)

You raise a good point though... just try doing it w/o a psych referral first. Interesting. Thanks!

All the wonderful and varied input here; you guys are great. Thank you so much.
I support your efforts!
I am proud of you for trying to get some local business away from being sent overseas! I don't really have an answer for you because I work for a local doctor and am paid hourly (work at home, though). The doctor likes this because they have a lot of "canned text" that he would not like paying me for over and over.

However, I would say that 8 or 9 cents a line is more than fair. I think you need to point out the ADVANTAGES to him of paying you this, such as keeping the work in this country, great turnaround tme, personalized attention, and whatever else you can think of.

Please let us know how this turns out. In the beginning, I offered to take Friday's work home on a trial basis and do it for free to get started. The doctor was pleased with my work and hired me. We are pulling for you! Hope you don't get a lot of naysayers on here asking you why bother - that is so annoying. We MUST all try to do whatever we can do at this point.
Thank you, for the support - cool! NM
xx
Chuckle, okay, now thanks for the support!
These posts are scary, are they not? I am now disinterested in this line of posts as there is nothing productive going on...just more complaints and whining about how awful MTs are and how high and mighty many QA people think they are.

Enjoy the air up there...and remember to have pity on us low-lifes once in a while because we are just too inane to know anything other than what you would tell us...
yes, I have talked with support
and they had tried it on several computers with vista and there were a few minor gliches but it caused problems.  The place where I purchased it will offer me 3/4 credit or full credit (waiting to hear the final word) towards a software purchase if I need it.  It is a dell so they can do all the work once I am able to connect to the internet after installing the CD software.  the company I am looking to go with says that it might be compatable next month  with vista (my luck) but I don't want to miss the boat of getting a position.  The company though will let me know what they think the best thing is to do.  Always something to think about... 
thanks!! for the confirmation/support!!

You are soooo right - the rest of the country hears the hispanic dialects which are multiple in numbers, and many *assume* it's the Cuban dialect....OR some even think all the others are all Mexican (my son-in-law is though and here but he came from California a decade ago)....I also forgot we have Guatemalans and Spanish from Spain directly and so many other countries....it's great because, for the most part, EVERYBODY gets along here.....as your family might also attest to.


I'm originally from NY (30 yrs ago) where the Puerto Rican culture has thrived for 4+ to 5 decades that I know of and through the 80s pretty much everyone up there assumed all Hispanic accents there were mainly from Puerto Rican people/culture...again an incorrect assumption!


Your post was GREATLY appreciated....thanks again!! 


About support stockings
Be careful with those, because if they don't fit in the proper way, they do more harm than good. They must be tightest at bottom with the pressure lessening as they go up the leg.
I really hate to support this -
got any suggestions as to what to buy - can I e-mail you?  I am really fed up with offshoring.
Thanks for the support/advice.
Thanks so much. :)
Gardasil --thanks for your support!
It is nice to know I'm not all alone on the Gardasil issue. I have a feeling it will be pulled off the market soon . . . I hope.
Why support ADHI or whatever they
are called with more money. They do nothing for the US MTs.
Tech Support

I had a problem back in January. I have AT&T. I finally ended up calling the help desk for AT&T (They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a  week.)  He told me to do the following (and it worked). What I was trying to do was put in an application on line, and the message kept coming up that I was not able to do that.)


Turn off or unplug moden., Turn off computer.  Wait about 3 minutes. Turn on modem and wait until at least 3 lights are on solidly (cannot be flashing).  The lights on the modem are Power, Ethernet, DIFFUSE SLOWING, Internet and Activity. I hope this helps. But the person i spoke to at the help desk was very helpful.