I am a 76 year-old male who has been diagnosed with tremor dominant Parkinson’s for eight years. It is still early, but after the FUS my tremor is gone and I have no side effects. What a great feeling of peace it is to be able to be calm and still.
Hi everyone,
I had an ultrasound done (performed by a technologist and interpreted by a radiologist under the OTIMRO-CMQ program) and the final report contained some errors. Getting copies of the images cost extra since that’s apparently optional. I later found the errors and confirmed them with a doctor, who recommended redoing the ultrasound
Can anyone recommend a clinic in Montreal, public or private, known for accurate, careful reporting?
Thanks!
I’m a newer sonographer who recently returned from maternity leave, and I’m really struggling with what happened today.
My director told me that one of our radiologists said he doesn’t want me scanning breast anymore because he feels I’m struggling. My director never gave me a specific reason or examples of what I was doing wrong—only that the radiologist felt I was struggling.
This isn’t the first concern I’ve had with him. Previously, I found a breast cancer case and recognized that something was wrong. I told the radiologist it was my first time seeing breast cancer in real life. I didn’t miss the cancer—I actually found it. After that, he took me off nights because he wanted me to see more breast exams and get more experience before scanning independently.
I still scan all of my other exams, but being taken off breast feels like a huge deal to me. I can’t tell if this is just a training/performance issue or if it’s a sign that my job is in jeopardy. My employer is at-will, so I know they could technically let me go without warning, which has me really anxious. A friend also told me she knew another tech who was gradually phased out after something similar, so that’s been making me worry even more.
No one has actually told me that I’m being fired, that my job is in danger, or that I’m on a performance improvement plan. The only information I have is what my director relayed from the radiologist.
I genuinely want to improve and keep this job. I’m studying outside of work and trying to become a better sonographer. I’m just scared because being removed from breast exams feels like a major red flag, and I don’t know if I’m overreacting or if this is something that often leads to termination.
Has anyone else been taken off a specific exam or modality but kept their job? If you’re a sonographer, manager, or radiologist, how would you interpret this situation?
General or Echo?
Hey everyone, I just found out I got accepted into the General Sonography program, but I didn’t get into Echo, which was actually my first choice. Now I’m trying to decide: should I go ahead and start General, or wait a year and reapply for Echo?
What is the likelihood of cross training to Echo later after General?
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for an ultrasound physics tutor to help me prepare for the SPI exam. I already passed all of my ultrasound physics classes in school, but it’s been a while, and I really need help reviewing the material and understanding the concepts well enough to pass the exam.
I have to pass the SPI before September, so I’m on a pretty strict deadline. Unfortunately, I’m currently unemployed because my clinical placement was delayed, so money is extremely tight right now. I can’t afford the rates that many professional tutors charge, but I’m hoping someone might be willing to work with me at a lower rate or knows of someone who would.
I’m not looking for anyone to do the work for me—I genuinely want to learn and I’m willing to put in the effort. I just need someone who can explain the concepts clearly, quiz me, and help me stay accountable.
If you’re an experienced sonographer, SPI tutor, or someone who recently passed the SPI and enjoys teaching, I’d really appreciate hearing from you. Even recommendations for affordable tutors or resources would mean a lot.
Thank you so much!
Hello,
I’m a 23 y/o F living in PA. Currently I do woodworking and have absolutely no knowledge in the medical field. Although I have thought about it a few times growing up (mainly post HS), I am now heavily considering it. I am not sure how it entirely works, but since thinking about going into the field, I would love to be involved in women’s health in particular (sonography in OB/GYN). I’m worried because it has been so long since I have been in school (6 years), and when I was in school I didn’t do well (very mentally ill and could care less at that time 🥲). I’m also worried at how school and work will work out as me and my bf are usually tight on money and I don’t know how work and school life would coexist in my life.
Obviously this is something I am still considering but would like to know how other people maybe who started later in life made it happen. I know this field isn’t light work, nor is the schooling part. Looking at videos I see people say it is a rewarding job typically with decent pay, some say they love their job and others say they regret it, but I guess it’s all up to people own interpretation. How did you balance clinicals with work life? What do clinicals look like schedule wise? Is it a field someone can excel in even though they didn’t do the best in school? I guess I’m just wondering if anyone has been in a similar position as I am and how they make it work.
Sorry for the rambling but Thank you!
I’m currently a pre nursing student at cc, lately I’ve been getting more interested into the sonography field, my main concern is there less growth but I would prefers a career with more structured flow should I switch my major???
Can someone give me pros and cons for fields
Hello Everyone,
I'm currently an X-Ray Tech in Ultrasound School. I graduate next year and was wondering if it's possible to work and do both x-ray and ultrasound. I love my career in x-ray and don't want to loose my skills as I'm building my ultrasound skills. Is there anyone else that has both credentials and working as both x-ray and ultrasound tech? Thank you so much!!
I’ve been dealing with a cough, stabbing stomach pain and vomiting for over 6 months. At first, I was diagnosed with pneumonia when my main symptom was coughing, but my symptoms have continued and changed over time.
More recently, I started having significant stomach pain and have vomited with little blood. I saw another doctor who thinks this may be related to stomach issues and gave me an order for additional testing.i’m uninsured and was told I need an endoscopy, ultrasound, and x-ray. I got a chest x-ray and everything was fine. I don’t make much money and I’m worried that if I can’t afford these tests, I won’t be able to get a proper diagnosis or treatment.
I’m looking for recommendations for low-cost places maybe under 1k that can do these tests, especially self-pay pricing. I already have a doctor’s note. I’m located in Ocean County, New Jersey, but I’m willing to travel nearby if needed.
If anyone has experience with affordable imaging centers, endoscopy centers, charity care, payment plans, or places that work with uninsured patients, I’d really appreciate any suggestions.
Does anyone else experience anxiety from working in the hospital? I left my FT job at the hospital and work at an outpatient clinic now and my mental health has been so much better, but I still prn at the hospital and I swear every shift gives me the worst anxiety scaries!
The IVF clinic always has a hard time finding my ovaries! They barely did last time and did abdominally. Is there anyway to make this easier? they said if we get started and they continue to not find them they will call it off
Guys! I am 34 ( I know ) I really am considering this for a career change I currently work in a hospital setting as back office for authorizations and what not. I like my current job and work life balance is great. I am considering switching careers but staying with my current employer. I live in CA I have a 10 month old.
How realistic would it be to keep my Full time job, complete a US tech program and clinicals? All while keeping my wife and baby happy.
Anyone with a similar path?
Hi all! I’m a new grad who was just offered my first position at a Peds hospital and i’m a little apprehensive about accepting.
Pros:
\- good pay 43.90 as a new grad
\- 7500 sign on bonus
\- full time days: 3 12’s (dream shift for me)
\- staff seems friendly and helpful
\- at least 90 days of training
cons:
\- i’ve never scanned peds
\- i don’t want to lose all of my general skills
\- just under 1 hour drive from me
\- sign 2 year contract
So please give me all yours peds knowledge! I’m super nervous, I hear it can be really difficult between anxious parents and combative kids. This has been my only offer and I feel like as a new grad it’s pretty solid.
Hi guys! I am interested in opening a diagnostic cardiovascular ultrasound business. I have an idea of how I would operate things and have a medical director/reading physician. The business would have to be up and running before I am able to get accredited. Which you have to have accreditation to bill insurance. Which means the business would have to operate on a cash self pay basis. I am concerned that people may not be willing to pay cash if they have insurance. Though, I have seen that patients often still have to pay a get bit even with insurance being used for diagnostic exams. I would try to price competitively ranging from $200-$350 depending on market value and exam. At $250, I would need five exams a week to break even and anything else would go towards profit. My other concern is that I would need to gain local physician trust to earn patient referrals.
Side note, I have a family and full time job running an inpatient lab at a top hospital. This would sacrifice more time away from my family and I don’t know if it would be worth it.
Has anyone set up anything similar? Or have any advice to offer?
hi everyone! I’m about to take my SPI next week and have not started studying. we just got to pick our dates today!
how did everyone study for it? I have a short time frame so I need to cram, but I’ve heard so many different things from people. the SPI seems to be pretty simple but people need weeks on top of weeks to study?
any study tips would be great! I am not planning on paying for study apps like prepry.
how did everyone study? what tips do you guys have? was it easy? hard? where did everyone START is what I am mainly wondering. and what was the SPI’s main focus?
thanks!!
my wife is currently seeing mfm penn obgyn in Pliansboro and 11 weeks in.
We took the first ultrasound and got hit with a 1000$ bill as the scan not covered under our insurance through my employer. I think its a high deductible plan with $4000 deductible.
For the 11-13 NT scan, we are trying to get it done at University Radiology in Monroe because we feel it will be cheaper.
However, the admin at PeNn Ob Gyn refuse to give us a script saying the 11-13 NT week scan has to be done at the hospital radiology dept?
Did anyone face any of this where all the scans/ultrasounds need to be done at Penn medicine hospital in plainsboro only. Thanks.
I’m confused between the Mindray Resona i8/i9 and the Samsung V6/V8 in particular.
Both of these are shared services platforms with mostly the same features. Which is your preference in the end?
Hi ya'll! I took all my college prerequisite classes for my local sonography program my last 2 years of high school and got a calculated GPA of 3.8 for the program. Right after I graduated, I took the HESI and got an 88.5. My program, which does not do interviews but only looks at calculated GPA and HESI score, rejected me. Next year, I am going to try again. However, here I am at 18 with at least one gap year I did not want. I am looking to build my resume this year so that my career in sonography will be easier, any suggestions?? I am considering getting certified as a PCT or phlebotomist. Also, I am saving money so next year I can apply for technical college sonography programs around the state and be able to pay rent living away from my parents. Any and all advice on how to spend the next year strengthening my application and building my skills would be fantastic!
Hi. I had imaging done on my elbow (a bump on the inside) and my gp got a report about my femoral artery or something like that, my name on the report. I’ll go to another place but I want to ask How easy is it to get the wrong imaging attached to a patient? Should I always suspect the report could be wrong? If it hadn’t been for a different body part, nobody would’ve suspected 😳