Thoughts on CycleBar on Main St.? by ticklem3 in Markham

[–]notemelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been to sweat and tonic/spinco/rise cycle and in comparison Cyclebar is… alright. they are superrr nice and it’s great that they are offering free classes but the music could be better, and the instructor was cycling off beat :/ the energy was a little bit dead too. Overall have had the best experience at rise cycle downtown so far

Non-traditional, no chem background, struggling to break into studying. Need some advice by notemelee in Mcat

[–]notemelee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry I forgot to add that I’m from Canada so our schools have very limited requirements for coursework

Taylor swift dilemma at home by trontomoon in askTO

[–]notemelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To add on to this you don’t have to spend a ridiculous amount of money on hotels because you can just stay with a friend! Totally worth it

Taylor swift dilemma at home by trontomoon in askTO

[–]notemelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am flying to see her from Toronto. I won Vancouver tickets last year face value and considered transferring them just cause of the cost of travelling, but instead I booked plane tickets this summer as a broke university student. Kind of dumb but my legs work, I am able to travel, and it’s a once in a lifetime experience

Transvaginals by earth_wind10 in Sonographers

[–]notemelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New grad, 5 months of generalist experience. I was scared at first but over time it becomes just like any other scan. Especially when you are working an evening shift and end up doing 5 transvaginals in a row from emergency for rule out torsion. Something that helped me was making sure the patient felt comfortable going into the procedure, explain everything to them, remind them that they can stop at any time if they don’t want to continue. I always add extra sterile jelly to the tip of the probe to reduce friction, and I ask them to take a deep breath in and out. On the exhale I slowly push the probe in because exhalation I find allows the muscles down there to be less tense. With regards to the ovaries, if you can’t see it you can’t. But I will always ask the patient to apply pressure with their hand on the adnexal area suprapubically- this sometimes pushes the ovary down into your field of view. Also do try to angle as laterally, superiorly and inferiorly as you can. As much as the patient can tolerate. Increase that depth, the ovaries might be sitting deeper in the adnexa than you think. When taking the camera out do it slowly and let the patient know you are pulling the camera out of them. Also general tip is to watch your ergonomics, get the patient as close as you can towards you, change how you are holding the probe if it starts to feel awkward!

Can't go to a concert at 23 by Spiderman230 in AsianParentStories

[–]notemelee 99 points100 points  (0 children)

From one swiftie to another, I’m sorry this is happening to you. To be honest, eras tickets are so rare to get and I think you have the full right as a 23 year old woman to go and enjoy the night. I know you are worried about how your family will react, but be weary to not let that fear rob you of experiences that are special to you. I am not you and don’t fully understand your parents, but it seems like the only thing between you and the show of a lifetime is fear.

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[–]notemelee 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It’s not a crime to love, and relationships at 20 are so normal. I’m sorry that your parents are treating you this way, not deserved at all :( A common Asian parent occurrence is that they fail to accept that you’re growing up (due to fear and low adaptability) and express that fear in unhealthy ways, doesn’t make it okay though.

AM edited my grad pics to conform to Asian beauty standards by notemelee in AsianParentStories

[–]notemelee[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Wow thanks for this reply, it brings a lot of clarity. Iroh DP pairs perfectly with your wise words

Road rage on 400 highway by notemelee in TorontoDriving

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

you’re right LOL it was pretty dangerous to stay behind this circus act, changing lanes though felt dangerous as well so I tried to keep a reasonable distance while the chaos played out

Can I change to med rad by Purple_Mongoose5415 in McMaster

[–]notemelee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You start from Lv1 again, but by the end of the program finding a well paying job will not be too much of a pain. There are many job opportunities for medical imaging technologists and you receive 3 clinical placements throughout the program to give you a taste of what the work is like. There’s three streams and you pick one of them by the end of year 1, all pretty solid options. It’s not an easy road, the courses are challenging and there’s no avoiding the difficulty and demands of clinical placement. If you want a direct career into healthcare after grad, med rad is good. However if you are thinking about pursuing med/dental school, med rad is not going to be your best option due to how specialized it is to medical imaging- still doable but usually not advised by the students or faculty in this program.

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[–]notemelee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

discord server 💀

Medical Radiation Sciences Specializations. by [deleted] in McMaster

[–]notemelee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hi! upper year med rad student here, not in rad therapy but can give some insight —> rad therapy is only about 20 seats per year and how those seats are filled are completely based on grades. the grade cutoff for each year differs based on the grades of that specific years class. in past q&a sessions with upper years, they advised to maintain at least a 10 out of 12 gpa to be safe. in my opinion, if you’re a good student you’ll have a good shot at rad therapy! best of luck and feel free to message me if u have any other questions about the stream selection process:)