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Title: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 11:19:57 AM
To the members of I hate Dialysis, I bid you all salutations and good tidings. I worked for a national chain for all of my 20 + years and I wish this forum had been available while I was there. Currently myself and two other lifer techs have gotten together and work for ourselves promoting education, quality training, and seminars for staffing to try and use our knowledge to a good end.

I am not unlike some of the folks here in that I have seen the good and the very bad in the clinics and I hope I can make a difference.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: goofynina on August 20, 2006, 11:29:10 AM
Hello Terry and Welcome to our website,  Please continue to read on into the thousands and thousands of posts that are here and feel free to post any questions, comments or concerns wherever and whenever needed.  We even have a special thread for dialysis employees you might find alot of interesting things in there as well.  Look forward to hearing more from you...
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Black on August 20, 2006, 12:17:42 PM
Welcome, Terry.  You and your friends have set quite a goal for yourselves -- difficult, but most admirable. ;D  Glad you're here.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Zach on August 20, 2006, 12:49:14 PM
Terry,

I'm so glad you have decided to join us.
We always have room for more "insiders" in the mix ... lends itself to interesting conversation.       ;)

Regards,
--Zach
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 02:03:31 PM
Hello Terry and Welcome to our website,  Please continue to read on into the thousands and thousands of posts that are here and feel free to post any quesantions, comments or concerns wherever and whenever needed.  We even have a special thread for dialysis employees you might find alot of interesting things in there as well.  Look forward to hearing more from you...

Well, thanks a bunch and I enjoy good banter myself. I will check into the employees area and see what is up in there, but my heart was always with the patients. When time and experience placed me into a position that required that I looked after the facilitiy and the $$ over the patients, I knew it was time to go.
thanks for the warm welcome.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 02:06:42 PM
Welcome, Terry.  You and your friends have set quite a goal for yourselves -- difficult, but most admirable. ;D  Glad you're here.

Thank you much for the welcome. I believe I have been called for what I (we) do and it is our belief that we can provide the proper education and make a difference. If we can get one more person to realize what is really important ( the lives we touch ) then we have done our jobs....
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 02:08:00 PM
Terry,

I'm so glad you have decided to join us.
We always have room for more "insiders" in the mix ... lends itself to interesting conversation.       ;)

Regards,
--Zach

Excellent - I look forwards to challenging banter
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Joe Paul on August 20, 2006, 02:19:19 PM
Welcome Terry, glad to have you aboard.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 02:22:18 PM
Welcome Terry, glad to have you aboard.
Thanks, you guys are very friendly.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Hephs-little-lady on August 20, 2006, 02:49:10 PM
Hi Terry,

Welcome to the family. It's good to have you here. Put your feet up, relax and enjoy.

 :D
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: kevno on August 20, 2006, 03:13:52 PM
Welcome to the site Terry, Great to see you have found our place, to have a rant a laugh or just a moan about dialysis. Plus try to help patients/carers who are not to sure what is happening to them, plus hopefully give advise from our own vast  experience of dialysis.
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 03:53:17 PM
Hi Terry,

Welcome to the family. It's good to have you here. Put your feet up, relax and enjoy.

 :D
Thanks - I will
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 03:54:44 PM
Welcome to the site Terry, Great to see you have found our place, to have a rant a laugh or just a moan about dialysis. Plus try to help patients/carers who are not to sure what is happening to them, plus hopefully give advise from our own vast  experience of dialysis.

The more I read from you folks, the more I am reminded of 'Callahans place' by Spider Robinson.
Good to be here
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Sluff on August 20, 2006, 05:15:26 PM
Welcome 
Title: Re: Greetings from a technologist of 20+ years
Post by: Terry Hixon on August 20, 2006, 05:38:13 PM
Many thanks