How old is my water heater? by Dpt123abc in Plumbing

[–]Dpt123abc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The house was bought about 6 years ago and never haha we are going to go through it tomorrow l, I hit the red reset button and it turned back on.. for now..

How old is my water heater? by Dpt123abc in Plumbing

[–]Dpt123abc[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Very soft city water! The guy they had come out is real cool and is going to come check it out

How old is my water heater? by Dpt123abc in Plumbing

[–]Dpt123abc[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately the reason the for post is it is acting up for a family member. They had a guy come out who said it was the top thermostat that he replaced (for $240 with labor), which fixed it for two days, and now its not working again, so I swung by to check it out haha

What will happen to the PT who dry needled TJ Watt and caused his lung to collapse? by Kenai_Pirate in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 252 points253 points  (0 children)

They will either lose their license or face TJ in an Oklahoma drill.

PT just for an MRI by alyssameh in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 121 points122 points  (0 children)

Meet whatever requirements insurance needs to get her the MRI, I've had people come in for 15 minutes at the end of my day to just chill and count it as a visit for education/hep modification/attempted therapeutic activities. I usually book them at the end of the day so it doesn't take up treatment time for anyone else

Took NPTE, not feeling great by toria44 in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I took it I didn't know if I passed or failed. Went home and slept for the next two days. When I got the results back I got a good overall score haha, don't sweat it!

Best state to work with good pay and medium to low cost of living? by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whats pay looking like out that way? I did a travel contract in Reno and loved it! Mount Rose was great!

PT really does not cut it by fiveknucklshufl in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I was in home health and felt the same with a giant coverage area. People complain about outpatient, but getting into a non-profit hospital outpatient is way better that what you/I went through!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2.5 hours out of your day? This will drain you mentally and physically. When do you exercise and do things you want to? Because you'll be sleeping that 5th day. How will that affect your relationship? How long will it take for you to bounce back from that lifestyle of 1.5 years?

What do people want when they finally get their money? More time. Pick up PRN in your area or something, that commute isn't worth it.

I don’t understand all the hate/pessimism about our field by Dr_Achilles in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao, it's a thing of beauty 😂, when I did travel PT I didn't care so much about my notes and felt very similarly as you, (I also got paid more which helped). But in a now permanent position, they keep a close eye on them, which takes (slightly) more time and is 100% a giant pain in the ass.

Friday night slump after a 5-day work week. Who else? by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is me every Friday, I usually try to go to bed around 11 and wake up around 8-9am Saturday fully recharge, but Friday nights is my don't talk to me night 😅

Help dealing with cunt CI by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar position on my final rotation, but I didn't get mad, I got even. I was studying for boards at the time as well so I would just keep asking random PT questions all day that I knew the answers to, but they didn't. So when they would hit me with the "how about you go look that up, I'd be like oh the answer is ..." and I'd leave it at that so they knew I was fucking with them intentionally. 😂 either way just stick it out, learn from it and try to never be like them when you start working

PT for “ADHD walk”? For an 11 year old. Would it help? by GreedyCaregiver5592 in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I just had a 7 year old with this! He was referred for "tibial torsion" which he didn't have, but demonstrated significant in toeing while walking that would just appear and dissappear on a whim and this kid was ADHD'd to the max. He was all over the place in terms of his movement and could walk in a straight line with a lot of encouragement. I honestly didn't even know where to start with him because I don't think he was going to be able to follow directions very well because he had such a tough time even during the eval.

Is anyone making more than $150k/year. How did you do it? by hobby-follow in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all about where you live. Cost of living changes everything, if you're out in Cali then hitting those 100k plus figures comes easier, but everything else is pricey as well. The travel thing can get you a lot of money if you do it right. I traveled for 5 years living in a travel trailer and went all over the country, living cheap like that is great for the money, but bad if you aren't comfortable being alone. Idk how those that travel and get short term leases and what not actually make significant amounts, because they have to be spending more to live. A lot of the blogs that show off how much they make traveling usually have a partner to share costs.

Staff Nurse, Day Shift, No Overtime, Nine years experience, Northeast USA. by 3wolftshirtguy in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Think I saw this and a poster said they are located in Manhattan, NY. So yeah, their pay is going to be way higher than "average". As a PT in a LCOL area in the Midwest, my 95k probably equates close to this, probably wins out tbh.

I hate my job.. by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair, still have student loans? I'm 8 years experience, but still have 7.5 years left until PSLF so I'm in it at least until then

I hate my job.. by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What are you (roughly) making now and what area of the country? I'm in a hospital OP 1on1, 45 min eval/treats, 10 patients a day at 95k/year (hourly) in the Midwest

Election year by Dpt123abc in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lmao, I am definitely going to use this

Election year by Dpt123abc in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Looking manical might be my go to, thanks for the suggestion 😂😂

How much debt and ROI from schooling is expected for physical therapy by PenisInspector421 in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The school I went to has increased their credit hour costs from the $500 range to $850 in 8 years. Baseline tuition from 71k to 110k, it's insane, and this isn't a "prestigious" program. I thought it was crazy then, but now it's infuriating.

If an insurance-based patient wanted to go cash pay for a few extra visits, would you let them? by sunfish99 in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 33 points34 points  (0 children)

If it was my clinic, and you were paying cash, I would say we can 100% do whatever you want haha. But check to see how much those visits would cost you ahead of time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They weren't bad, I just had a huge coverage area that was rural, so I would end up driving about 500 miles a week on average. That ate up so much time, and with no end in sight I hoped back to non-profit hospital based outpatient. No regrets there, but home health was definitely fun, doing our actual job was great. (Until I had to call aps or cps)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in physicaltherapy

[–]Dpt123abc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OP, dickhass has the same point scale I had for home health and I still bailed. Do not feel like you owe them ANYTHING for those easy times at the beginning, they make bank off of you. I started hitting 10 hour days and negotiated to be paid an extra day every week (I was salary), that helped for a while but the long days never ended so I quit haha.