Tech11 saying HOWDY!

[Tech11]

Hello everyone. Am going by the name tech11 because I have been a tech in dialysis for 11 years. I have seen many patients come and go. Everyone is different and I feel each dailysis for each is different. I work for Fresenius. I have been at the same clinic all my 11 years. We will be moving to a newly built clinic soon (I hope) have been hearing this for years.  Our clinic is so old and out dated.
I enjoy my job very much and do my very best to give my patients the best care and dialysis treatment as I know how. We are always being told, not to get personal with the patients. How can you not get personal when you see them 3 times a week for years, even some of their families. I see my patients more than the Doctor on staff does.I have always treated my patients as if it was my own mother, husband, sister, father or even if it was myself.
I hope to get to meet alot of you here and maybe some other tech or nurses.
Am from Texas so a big Howdy to you all !





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[Joe Paul]

Welcome Tech11, good to have you aboard.

[Sluff]

Thank you for introducing yourself,Tech11,    it is the best way for us to get to know you better. Whatever your reason for joining our family here at IHD, I hope you find everything you need, but most importantly I want you to feel comfortable to ask questions and come back and post often.

Here is a link to help you out.

Site rules: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=540.0




Sluff, Administrator

[Tech11]

Welcome Tech11, good to have you aboard.

Thank you for the welcome..

[Tech11]

Thank you for introducing yourself,Tech11,    it is the best way for us to get to know you better. Whatever your reason for joining our family here at IHD, I hope you find everything you need, but most importantly I want you to feel comfortable to ask questions and come back and post often.

Here is a link to help you out.

Site rules: http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=540.0

Sluff, Administrator

Thank so much and I will go and read the site rules.







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[kitkatz]

Welcome to the site.  It is always good to hear from a technician who treats people on a daily basis.  We have an area for workers and areas for learning about dilaysis. Feel free to read at your leisure!




kitkatz, moderator

[Tech11]

Welcome to the site.  It is always good to hear from a technician who treats people on a daily basis.  We have an area for workers and areas for learning about dilaysis. Feel free to read at your leisure!




kitkatz, moderator

Thank you kitkatz for your welcome. I found the area for workers. I had forgotten to say that am a female when I posted my intro. I hope to be able to post often and learn alot from posting and reading. As you know not every treatment is the same. Some go good and some not so good.

[Sluff]

Thank you kitkatz for your welcome. I found the area for workers. I had forgotten to say that am a female when I posted my intro. I hope to be able to post often and learn alot from posting and reading. As you know not every treatment is the same. Some go good and some not so good.

Tech11 you can edit your profile and check the box for gender. 

[AlasdairUK]

Hi Tech11,

Welcome to the board. It is good to get the other side of the story from the dialysis workers rather the patients. Glad to have you here.

Cheers
Alasdair

[rimbo74]

 

Where are you from in Texas?

[Hephs-little-lady]

 

[Bajanne]

Just adding my welcome to the ones you have already received.     Your joining our community is a clear indication that you really care about the job that you are doing - might I call it an awesome job.  You know, we are really on life-support - those of us on dialysis.  It makes it all a little more palatable when the people dealing with us see us as persons who have emotional needs along with medical ones.   You have the power to make this hateful experience a bit better for us.
There is much to read here.  But don't just read; we also look forward to hearing from you.  Your input is very important to us.


Bajanne, Moderator

[MyssAnne]

Welcome! I'm a Fresenius client, but cap, not hemo! Still, it's nice to have you aboard!

[billoggblog]

Hi Tech11,  Sounds like you have a good attitude, I wish more techs. were like you!

[Zach]

Welcome to the family!
 

[okarol]

  Hi Tech11, good to meet ya!

Karol

[tamara]

Hi and 

Thanks for being part of our site. The more staff of the dialysis world we get on here the better. You can get insightful information from us, and we can get your view of dealing with us, it can only improve our relationship and a better end result, better patient care and your job becoming easier.

Hope you have a good look around, plenty of info on here which could be useful, and hey we welcome your input too, so check out some posts, add comments as you go and have fun.

P.S Come to the forum too when you get a chance we don't bite LOL

Tamara xxx ooo

[Earlinda]

  so glad to see you have joined us!  I think you will find that there are several techs, nurses and social workers that have joined us and I know that I will learn much from you as I hope to maybe teach you a thing or two as well....I think your love of the patients that you attend to is AWESOME!!!!

 
Earlinda "Early"

[Hawkeye]

Hello and 

[Lori1851]

  Good for you Tech II. My son is on dialysis now and he had gotten to be friends with 2 of his Techs. Stay friendly with them!!! My son goes to one of the clinics in Indiana who you work for.

Lori mom to Dustin 21

[DeLana]

Welcome, Tech 11!  Good to have you here. 

BTW, I think you have the right attitude about your patients.

DeLana 

[anja]

A Big Howdy to you , Tech11!     to the community, sure you will like it here and learn lots from our standpoint.  We wish you were all a bit 'friendlier' in the units, it is more comfortable there then for the patients!