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Vet Tech Journals: Veterinary Cancer Group
So I've spent 3 days working for the Veterinary Cancer Group in Culver
City, CA and it is quite a place. City of Angels is the TOP Veterinary specialty clinic in the Los Angeles Area, consisting of Animal Surgical center, Southern California Veterinary Imaging, Dermatology Clinic, Advanced Critical Care and Veterinary Cancer Group. In the section of Vet Cancer Group, VCG, there are a few teams. One team deals with the daily consultations, preliminary lab tests for new consults, chemotherapy etc. Another team deals with CT Scans and MRIs. And then there's my team, which deals with Radiation Therapy. Basically once the client and doctor have decided to pursue radiation treatment for their pet's tumor, they come to us. We anesthetize them, and I monitor them while the technician positions them under the machine. We leave the room, and she zaps the tumor from various angles. Once she's done, I remove the pet and wake him up, while my coworkers bring in the next one. Its kinda like an assembly line, one pet is being knocked out and while it's getting treatment, I'm knocking out the next one, and then we switch them out and recover them while the next patient is getting ready. Definitely here I'm getting a chance to work on my anesthesia inducing/ monitoring skills. It keeps me on my toes and I have to be on my game the entire time. With our case load we can't get behind schedule and are constantly moving from one patient to the next. My body is totally exhausted today since I've been out of the game for 6 months and then thrown back in. My feet are killing me and I'm not used to functioning on 6-7 hours of sleep again. Last night was really bad for my feet were still throbbing after 600 mg of Ibuprofen and despite being exhausted I couldn't sleep. The Three Troublemakers were QUITE active during the night and after having the third set of noisy zoomies through the bedroom, all three of them got shut out. Then I had to spend two hours of periodic scratching at the door. The only way I got the scratching to stop so I could go back to sleep was to throw anything within reach at the door. Later on, the BF got up and I finally fed them. Then while attempting to go back to sleep, both Mischief and Mayhem came up and DEMANDED to know why I shut them out. This weekend the BF is going through a lot of personal family issue so I'm going out with him tonight to be there for him. I'm going to try to grab a nap before that. While I'm glad to be working again, finances are still really really tight and everything is due next week. The BF managed to get me money to cover rent, but I can't SPEND ANYTHING until the check clears, and I don't get paid until the 22nd. Oh well....nothing to do, I'm too tired to worry about it at the moment. Going to take a nap now... Kristi |
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Vet Tech Journals: Veterinary Cancer Group
Mischief kirjoitti:
While I'm glad to be working again, finances are still really really tight and everything is due next week. The BF managed to get me money to cover rent, but I can't SPEND ANYTHING until the check clears, and I don't get paid until the 22nd. Can you call your creditors and ask them for a coupla weeks more time to pay, explain that you get your salary on the 22nd etc.?? At least here it would work... -- Christine in Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Vet Tech Journals: Veterinary Cancer Group
It's always hard to jump in like you're having to do! Purrs for your feet,
your tired body, and anything else we can offer purrs for, including finances! Take care. Christine "Mischief" wrote in message ... So I've spent 3 days working for the Veterinary Cancer Group in Culver City, CA and it is quite a place. City of Angels is the TOP Veterinary specialty clinic in the Los Angeles Area, consisting of Animal Surgical center, Southern California Veterinary Imaging, Dermatology Clinic, Advanced Critical Care and Veterinary Cancer Group. In the section of Vet Cancer Group, VCG, there are a few teams. One team deals with the daily consultations, preliminary lab tests for new consults, chemotherapy etc. Another team deals with CT Scans and MRIs. And then there's my team, which deals with Radiation Therapy. Basically once the client and doctor have decided to pursue radiation treatment for their pet's tumor, they come to us. We anesthetize them, and I monitor them while the technician positions them under the machine. We leave the room, and she zaps the tumor from various angles. Once she's done, I remove the pet and wake him up, while my coworkers bring in the next one. Its kinda like an assembly line, one pet is being knocked out and while it's getting treatment, I'm knocking out the next one, and then we switch them out and recover them while the next patient is getting ready. Definitely here I'm getting a chance to work on my anesthesia inducing/ monitoring skills. It keeps me on my toes and I have to be on my game the entire time. With our case load we can't get behind schedule and are constantly moving from one patient to the next. My body is totally exhausted today since I've been out of the game for 6 months and then thrown back in. My feet are killing me and I'm not used to functioning on 6-7 hours of sleep again. Last night was really bad for my feet were still throbbing after 600 mg of Ibuprofen and despite being exhausted I couldn't sleep. The Three Troublemakers were QUITE active during the night and after having the third set of noisy zoomies through the bedroom, all three of them got shut out. Then I had to spend two hours of periodic scratching at the door. The only way I got the scratching to stop so I could go back to sleep was to throw anything within reach at the door. Later on, the BF got up and I finally fed them. Then while attempting to go back to sleep, both Mischief and Mayhem came up and DEMANDED to know why I shut them out. This weekend the BF is going through a lot of personal family issue so I'm going out with him tonight to be there for him. I'm going to try to grab a nap before that. While I'm glad to be working again, finances are still really really tight and everything is due next week. The BF managed to get me money to cover rent, but I can't SPEND ANYTHING until the check clears, and I don't get paid until the 22nd. Oh well....nothing to do, I'm too tired to worry about it at the moment. Going to take a nap now... Kristi |
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Vet Tech Journals: Veterinary Cancer Group
Mischief wrote:
So I've spent 3 days working for the Veterinary Cancer Group in Culver City, CA and it is quite a place. It sounds interesting but exhausting! Purrs that you soon develop more stamina for being on your feet all day! -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. |
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Vet Tech Journals: Veterinary Cancer Group
Mischief wrote:
Its kinda like an assembly line, one pet is being knocked out and while it's getting treatment, I'm knocking out the next one, and then we switch them out and recover them while the next patient is getting ready. I'm glad that you found a great new job! It sounds similar to NEVOG, the New England Veterinary Oncology Group, where I used to take Betty. This was how Betty and I saw this experience: http://home.comcast.net/~Takayuki9z/cancer.html I got the impression that as specialists, they see less variety of work, but get pretty intense work all day. I'm looking forward to stories. |
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