Super depressing when you love your career! I have carpel tunnel and trigger finger in both thumbs! The list goes on unfortunately
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Ashley Nelson
4 years ago
Safe working conditions!! Employer accountability on exams per day per tech!!
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Anna Barringer Owens
4 years ago
20 year + sonographer
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Rebecca Jackson RVT
4 years ago
I am one of the 90%
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ruby Chua
4 years ago
Having lots of wrist and fingers pain
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Laura Crowley
4 years ago
I’m a high risk OB Maternal Fetal Medicine tech and when we get slammed with too many 40 min) anatomy scans on obese patients it takes days for shoulder, neck, wrist to recover. I work an eight hour shift so catching up on massage and relaxation doesn’t get it. I have been practicing for 18 years and I’m just hoping I can last three more years to retirement. I just don’t want to be so broken that I can’t enjoy all the gardening, painting, refurbishing furniture and the ability to hold and pick up my grand baby!!! It’s a rough business and I love what I do- I just appreciate others being aware of the physical and mental strain and stress sonographers endure on a daily basis.
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Angela Parker
4 years ago
Can someone start a petition to do away with call also?! That’s very dangerous to be driving drowsy in the middle of the night!
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Daniela Solomon
4 years ago
I agree that we are scanning in pain every day, and we get injured and is not covered by workmen comp
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Nancy Robinson
4 years ago
We are pushed to disregard the safety of our patients and our bodies, to perform as many exams as possible without regard to quality and or correct
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Alicia Alicia
4 years ago
15 years scanning
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Kristin Prather
4 years ago
People think this is an easy job. It’s not.
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Charles Carver
4 years ago
People over profit
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Lisa Klepper
4 years ago
I love my career!! But I have constant pain in my neck, back, hips, and shoulder from scanning so much. I’m no longer able to open jars due to the fatigue on my arm and hand. I have to see a chiropractor weekly due to my neck/back/hip pain. Please consider this petition to save our careers that we love so much but are burned out on! God bless!!
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Danielle Curry RDMS
4 years ago
Our bodies and quality of life are being sacrificed so others can make money literally off our backs and hard work. Sonographers get paid (on average) 1.25% of what an exam costs, yet we bear the brunt of all the physical labor. Without us, they would have no studies to charge for, but there are no restrictions on number of studies our managers can expect from us per shift. In an assembly-line like environment, patient care is being sacrificed along with the bodily wellbeing of the sonographer performing the exam. This needs to change.
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Anonymous
4 years ago
Humanity before profits. Our lives matter!
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Sadieann Thornton
4 years ago
CA Sonographer
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Kristie Campbell
4 years ago
Scanning hearts for 15 years and yes scanning in pain and insurance doesnt cover therapeutic massages or chiropractor for musculoskeletal injury from scanning
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Anonymous
4 years ago
Signed!!
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Anonymous
4 years ago
RVS in small rural facility inpatient and outpatient setting
Super depressing when you love your career! I have carpel tunnel and trigger finger in both thumbs! The list goes on unfortunately
Safe working conditions!! Employer accountability on exams per day per tech!!
20 year + sonographer
I am one of the 90%
Having lots of wrist and fingers pain
I’m a high risk OB Maternal Fetal Medicine tech and when we get slammed with too many 40 min) anatomy scans on obese patients it takes days for shoulder, neck, wrist to recover. I work an eight hour shift so catching up on massage and relaxation doesn’t get it. I have been practicing for 18 years and I’m just hoping I can last three more years to retirement. I just don’t want to be so broken that I can’t enjoy all the gardening, painting, refurbishing furniture and the ability to hold and pick up my grand baby!!! It’s a rough business and I love what I do- I just appreciate others being aware of the physical and mental strain and stress sonographers endure on a daily basis.
Can someone start a petition to do away with call also?! That’s very dangerous to be driving drowsy in the middle of the night!
I agree that we are scanning in pain every day, and we get injured and is not covered by workmen comp
We are pushed to disregard the safety of our patients and our bodies, to perform as many exams as possible without regard to quality and or correct
15 years scanning
People think this is an easy job. It’s not.
People over profit
I love my career!! But I have constant pain in my neck, back, hips, and shoulder from scanning so much. I’m no longer able to open jars due to the fatigue on my arm and hand. I have to see a chiropractor weekly due to my neck/back/hip pain. Please consider this petition to save our careers that we love so much but are burned out on! God bless!!
Our bodies and quality of life are being sacrificed so others can make money literally off our backs and hard work. Sonographers get paid (on average) 1.25% of what an exam costs, yet we bear the brunt of all the physical labor. Without us, they would have no studies to charge for, but there are no restrictions on number of studies our managers can expect from us per shift. In an assembly-line like environment, patient care is being sacrificed along with the bodily wellbeing of the sonographer performing the exam. This needs to change.
Humanity before profits. Our lives matter!
CA Sonographer
Scanning hearts for 15 years and yes scanning in pain and insurance doesnt cover therapeutic massages or chiropractor for musculoskeletal injury from scanning
Signed!!
RVS in small rural facility inpatient and outpatient setting
Thank you!