OMGGG❤❤❤ YOU LOOKED SO PRETTY!! First off I felt like a proud sister smiling at the tv as you took your pictures!! 🥹😭 Such a proud moment Congratulations!! Definitely inspiring and I can't wait to embark on this journey, as well!! Thank you Girly 💕🍾
I plan to apply for RT as soon as possible. I was wondering how the actual college part of it was like was it difficult and what is your recommendation on the best was to study and retain the knowledge.
Guirl i need a friend like you ! I’m 30 thinking avout going to college for rad tech and i am so scared that i will fail! I went to medical assistant school when i was 20 but didn’t practice my certificate and dedicated this entire time to my family and kids but now i want something for me. I’m scared im too old and i can’t
Love the vlog!! You really have inspired me to pursue radiology. Could you do a video explaining how you were able to balance everything ( work, school, social life).
I was wondering if we could connect via socials, i want to do mammography i live in Dallas but i rarely see us sistahsss in it 😫 trying to pick between pedo ultrasound or mammo
Girl you never let your dad out of sight in Home Depot! 😂 its like their target. I let my dad loose in home depot and he had $700 worth of foolishness 😭 my mom was sooooo mad
Your vlogs and tik tok have inspired me to go back to school and chase after my dreams and create a better future for myself . Thank you so much 🤎 we definitely need more black women in the field and this definitely helped make my decision .
I am so happy to see another young black woman in the field that is passionate about it. I wish I had RU-vid and people like you when I was starting out. Good luck on all your future endeavors, maybe we'll see each other in the field or at an imaging conference! NETWORKING is key to your success.
A year later...how's it going? I'm a tech and the best places to work for the best bank are on the coasts. East Coast and West Coast pay way more than some place like the Midwest.
Thank you so much for your video. I loved your story & how you have known from the beginning that it wasn't just about being an xray tech, but doing more. I'm starting school this month (as an older student) and I have suddenly felt so discouraged about it. I know that I want to be more than a basic xray tech & your video was just what I needed. Thank you!
You can do it sis! We’re in the same boat. I’m 31 returning back to school and I picked up my classes but I’m already doubting myself and haven’t even bought my books yet. Just believe in yourself. Cliché ik but it starts there and the rest is golden!!
I’m soo proud of you sis! You did it! I just graduated in May from the x ray program. Now I’m preparing for the boards! I wish you well in your future career because I thought I was the only one that wanted to advance in other modalities even before graduating.
my student notes for theatre radiography Michael `s theatre II Tips 1. Take all the keys to every machine just in case yours stops working 2. Let the surgeon decide where the II comes from , where the Monitor should go, don’t assume 3. If the body part is over the steel table base, or the metal table edge, or gaps in the foam table are in the way then -solution- Move the patient. 4. Beware sandbags , can be put under hips/ chest by inexperienced theatre staff 5. Set a manual kv for extremities -so that even if you come in and are centred in the wrong place , the image will be correctly exposed. Otherwise if your going in and out, over the body part, even slight miss centering, will result in a black/ underexposed image, because it will give a fresh air exposure eg 44kv ( which would not get through a finger). Generally hand 52kv, ankle 57kv, knee/ shoulder 62k , then tweek it. I once I had a student who never centred bang in the middle once, for an ankle op . The surgeon didn`t notice. The foam table makes 2 kv difference. Some machines require the first exposure to be on the AED. 6. The ii has an obese button, which is the maximum mA output, find out where this is. If this doesn’t work and the image is black - still under exposed , the only thing you can do is try and use the Monitor brightness/contrast - this may well not work ! there`s nothing you can do !! with this machine. 7. Save all the images- make this a habit- you don’t know which operation turns out wrong, even though it seems ok at the time 8. If your doing AP and Lateral, every time you go to the other position , swap the image over on the monitors. So you always keep an AP on one side, and a Lateral on the other. This takes concentration. 9. The worst problem is obesity with osteoporosis. Obesity means the II will use a high KV eg 110kv ,so LOW contrast. The bones will be very hard to see, because they don’t have any bone in them ! If the surgeon is moaning explain this LOL I had the same problem with AP hip on a young man- biggest muscular thigh in England. 10. Expect the first image to be wrong, wrong place , wrong orientation. Move the wheels in the direction you want to go, either towards head/ foot or in/out , make it easy for yourself , move in each direction in turn, and you will get where you want to be. Small movement`s to keep control. 11. Don’t let the surgeons use the flat II surface to apply a wet Plaster of Paris, unless you cover it first with a plastic bag, or water will get into it and it will go bang ! 12. For hips / DHS cover the tube ( under the table/ hip) with a plastic bag ,so blood doesn’t get into it. 13. You can get a lateral of the humerus, femur with the patient flat ( both legs down) on the table if you come in sideways, from the opposite side, and angle 70 degrees. and the body part ( shoulder/ hip/ femur) is right over the edge of the table ( so the metal table sides are not in the way) 14. If you leave the theatre for a break ( very long case) always tell someone whose sterile ( surgeon/ scrub nurse) where you will be, just in case they suddenly need you back. 15. Only ask the surgeon a question when hes not doing something dangerous e.g. with a drill. 16. At the end of the operation get a clear answer you are finished BEFORE you remove the sterile xray cover.
What i tell my students about theatre radiography Michael `s theatre II Tips 1. Take all the keys to every machine just in case yours stops working 2. Let the surgeon decide where the II comes from , where the Monitor should go, don’t assume 3. If the body part is over the steel table base, or the metal table edge, or gaps in the foam table are in the way then -solution- Move the patient. 4. Beware sandbags , can be put under hips/ chest by inexperienced theatre staff 5. Set a manual kv for extremities -so that even if you come in and are centred in the wrong place , the image will be correctly exposed. Otherwise if your going in and out, over the body part, even slight miss centering, will result in a black/ underexposed image, because it will give a fresh air exposure eg 44kv ( which would not get through a finger). Generally hand 52kv, ankle 57kv, knee/ shoulder 62k , then tweek it. I once I had a student who never centred bang in the middle once, for an ankle op . The surgeon didn`t notice. The foam table makes 2 kv difference. Some machines require the first exposure to be on the AED. 6. The ii has an obese button, which is the maximum mA output, find out where this is. If this doesn’t work and the image is black - still under exposed , the only thing you can do is try and use the Monitor brightness/contrast - this may well not work ! there`s nothing you can do !! with this machine. 7. Save all the images- make this a habit- you don’t know which operation turns out wrong, even though it seems ok at the time 8. If your doing AP and Lateral, every time you go to the other position , swap the image over on the monitors. So you always keep an AP on one side, and a Lateral on the other. This takes concentration. 9. The worst problem is obesity with osteoporosis. Obesity means the II will use a high KV eg 110kv ,so LOW contrast. The bones will be very hard to see, because they don’t have any bone in them ! If the surgeon is moaning explain this LOL I had the same problem with AP hip on a young man- biggest muscular thigh in England. 10. Expect the first image to be wrong, wrong place , wrong orientation. Move the wheels in the direction you want to go, either towards head/ foot or in/out , make it easy for yourself , move in each direction in turn, and you will get where you want to be. Small movement`s to keep control. 11. Don’t let the surgeons use the flat II surface to apply a wet Plaster of Paris, unless you cover it first with a plastic bag, or water will get into it and it will go bang ! 12. For hips / DHS cover the tube ( under the table/ hip) with a plastic bag ,so blood doesn’t get into it. 13. You can get a lateral of the humerus, femur with the patient flat ( both legs down) on the table if you come in sideways, from the opposite side, and angle 70 degrees. and the body part ( shoulder/ hip/ femur) is right over the edge of the table ( so the metal table sides are not in the way) 14. If you leave the theatre for a break ( very long case) always tell someone whose sterile ( surgeon/ scrub nurse) where you will be, just in case they suddenly need you back. 15. Only ask the surgeon a question when hes not doing something dangerous e.g. with a drill. 16. At the end of the operation get a clear answer you are finished BEFORE you remove the sterile xray cover.
I’m so start I’m starting in January and finishing up my prerequisites classes now . I scared to fail I’m scary that I can’t do it 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️I wish I know someone that’s a rad tech in my area 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
@@chrissychanel5837 Incorrect. People in these states, with a degree or trade that pays well (which RT does, and if not enough, CT pays more, and MRI is easily 100k+ in nyc without years of experience), as long as you’re not living a socioeconomic lifestyle outside of your means, you’re well off. :)
Thank you for being so open this video is just what I needed to see before getting into the program! Especially about that hospital part because I have a feeling I'm not going to like the hospital environment I don't like hospitals tbh. Like personally idk if I want an inmate throwing hands at me lmao I'll take the urgent care or outpatient, please. I also want that personal connection with people good to know you don't have to stick at a hospital for a year.
@@katelyntoth6627 the hospital setting definitely not for everyone and don’t allow ppl to make you feel like you should go directly into the hospital setting ! And surprisingly the inmates i encountered were chill 😂
@@mia_kayy so you started this journey what year? And finishing now…..I’m asking because I have to start over so your journey is motivating seeing you started over and finally made it ..was starting over easier a little since the material was a bit familiar?
@@goodvybznyny your fine i saw your tiktok and was on your live! I’m so sorry that happened to you! It was lowkey about the same i knew a lot of information already but since i had to restart after taking 3-4 classes once i got pass those classes it was learning new material
Awwww, I just love the 2 of you together. And that bagel did look delicious . 😂 when you were talking about the Uber ride, & hope y’all didn’t smell like what y’all had been through😂😂. Looks like it was a fun vacation ❤
@@mia_kayy that is the program I am hoping to start trying to get my pre requisites done currently. The intro to Radiology and Imaging classes fill up so fast.
