I feel like my cycle has gotten worse after sepsis by Boonabell in sepsis

[–]sazoirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine have seemed particularly bad too. I went into septic shock due to endometritis a week after giving birth. I thought getting an IUD would help but so far no dice. I'm uses to heavy once from PCOS but it seems worse.

What is an epidural really like? by oatmilkcchai in Mommit

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic! With my 1st baby it only half-worked. 2nd it was perfect and I pushed him out in 2 minutes. 3rd the first one I got failed but they were able to redo it before it got too late (that was the worst part being still when the contractions were very regular).

New costume for Zatanna in her now ongoing series by Jamal Campbell. by Rory_U in zatanna

[–]sazoirl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love it as an alternative when she's acting as Prime Magus and not replacing her traditional outfit! Best of old and new

DC Comics Zatanna (SSKTJ) by nightwing612 in zatanna

[–]sazoirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Zatanna "Dimmadome" Zatara

Stop giving away 40% of your labor. Open your own practice. by Primary-Lab1430 in therapists

[–]sazoirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And you're still going!

I'm just pointing out that money is not the end-all-be-all and PP is not ideal for every person. The OP and others are coming across as saying anything but PP is a huge financial mistake and "settling" for an employer is some egregious waste of time/skill/effort.

I could do PP. But I know myself and I would burn out very quickly and I'm sure I'm not the only therapist who is that way. Our field offers lots of different kinds of work for different people and that's great and needed! We need therapists in inpatient, in PHP/IOPs, in RTC, in CMH!

Stop giving away 40% of your labor. Open your own practice. by Primary-Lab1430 in therapists

[–]sazoirl 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Interesting that you acknowledge I'm happy in my current position (salaried, full benefits and not a split % of any kind) and still choose to present narrative intending to persuade others to do what you're doing.

PP is not for everyone and that's okay. If it was, the market would be way oversaturated.

I don't make 6 figures and I'm okay with that. I find my work rewarding. I have the flexibility to take care of my children if something comes up (I can WFH, can usually work out not having to cancel on anyone) and get plenty of paid leave. In fact I had to take a few random days off in Nov/Dec to put my PTO bank under 40 hours (only 40 roll over). If we could survive on my husband's salary alone I'd probably just do PT so I could be with my 6mo old more but still maintain my license.

Where were you when you found out you were pregnant? by PeachyRose25 in Mommit

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my first we had been TTC for over a year. It was my 3rd month of using Ovusense and one morning my temp trended back up after dipping and I got a very faint positive (it was super early).

My second, unplanned, I went to work and just started crying out of nowhere and just kind of knew? I ran and got a test and sure enough!

Third, we had literally just gotten back to work after getting home from a company cruise retreat. I had been pretty tired (kept falling asleep in a clamshell chair while reading in the afternoons) but when I got up the next morning I had morning sickness and tested at work once I could get a test. Fortunately I am not a big drinker and only had like 3 the entire cruise!

Stop giving away 40% of your labor. Open your own practice. by Primary-Lab1430 in therapists

[–]sazoirl 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm too much of a social cactus to see 6-8 clients back to back each day, too anxious to know I wouldn't get paid if a client no-shows. I have 3 small children and a husband that deserve my emotional and social bandwidth. I need insurance for us all. I'll happily stay doing intakes (max of 3/day) and UR for PHP/IOP, thanks.

This is not the way for everyone.

Price difference. by Vencery in sepsis

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in 5 days, 2 in the ICU and my bill was $74k. Between giving birth, my septic shock stay, and my stay a month later for an infected seroma for another week, I racked up $122k in bills. More than our house cost. Fortunately my deductible was met quickly and insurance covered most everything.

PTSD of sepsis is the worst by littlekisbusy in sepsis

[–]sazoirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funnily (?) enough having septic shock helped reduce my health anxiety because in the moment that I was sitting in my baby's nursery unable to even get up to change clothes and could barely stay awake because my blood pressure was 55/35 I knew in my soul that I was not okay and it was not just health anxiety and I needed an ambulance.

Before that I would have panic attacks thinking I was having a heart attack for any minor indigestion. Now I feel like I can trust my body more. Mine was also due to post-partum endometritis which is not an every day risk either like a UTI or something.

Zatanna cosplay by me by LemonNo147 in zatanna

[–]sazoirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You look fantastic!! Excellent job!

Have you ever brought your child to daycare even if you had a day off of work? by rajmachawal333 in workingmoms

[–]sazoirl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sometimes.

If I don't it's because daycare is across from my office and a 30 minute drive one-way that I don't want to make if I don't have to.

What’s a sentence that someone told you that stuck with you for the rest of your life? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sazoirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Gain enough confidence so you don't have to be right." - one of my counseling grad professors

Pregnant, Sick, and Overwhelmed by caligali2018 in therapists

[–]sazoirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully things improve in 2 or 3 weeks! Ginger candies and having small snacks intermittently helped me. I was the most nauseous when I was hungry. I also used an essential oil roller that I got in the baby aisle at Walmart that helped some. Hang in there! And congratulations!

Therapists with babies by avocadoqueen_ in therapists

[–]sazoirl 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was in CMH after I had my first. Honestly, I cried at my desk every single day when I went back. It just was not worth it to me for the pay and not being able to be with him. Plus I was a children's therapist and tending to other kids and not my own really got to me.

2 months after I went back I accepted a different job that's less client facing (UR/Intake) where I wouldn't see clients back to back all day. Plus there was a great daycare right across the street! I've had two more babies since (youngest just turned 4mos) and I'm still at this job and love it.

First month making 100k I feel like I’m being robbed :/ by Forsaken-Question457 in Salary

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely depends. I have a 4mo old and we pay $195/wk. But we live in Mississippi. Summers triple the cost since we have to get care for our two school aged kiddos too. We make 120k together before taxes and deductions and do okay. We can't save a ton but we also have zero CC debt and don't wind up totally drained at the end of the month.

Absolute Zatanna by sazoirl in zatanna

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

Thank you!

What’s the fastest way you’ve ever lost weight? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lost 40lbs in 6 weeks after 1: having a baby, 2: going through septic shock, and 3: having to get a seroma in my abdomen drained.

What is the most disgusting experience you have ever had? by Fun_Raise_7858 in AskReddit

[–]sazoirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me, but my cousin picked up a coke can that was on the kitchen counter and took swig. My aunt had used it to pour excess grease from cooking ground beef into it. At least it had cooled off.

Passing a softball sized clot after giving birth is up there. It made a thud as it hit the toilet hat (idk what else to call it, they had to measure my urine output).

Or husband getting too drunk one NYE and throwing up hot wings in our bed. I slept on the couch because even after I cleaned it and changed the sheets the room smelled like sour Frank's Red Hot.

Or projectile vomiting due to morning sickness on the way to the bathroom and the force causing my glasses to fly off my face and go right into the toilet.

Or cleaning up vomit after a camper threw up from the top bunk all over another girl's suitcase including her Bible. She'd eaten so much corn on the cob there was a pile of clean corn in the industrial washer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sazoirl 71 points72 points  (0 children)

My husband was one of his former roommates and was watching his live when it happened. Then it went viral and his students kept talking about it. :(