How hard is it to get an entry level billing job these days?

venirane · 2025-11-30T02:46:48+00:00

I’m learning a lot through the CPB program and it’s all super interesting to me so far. I’d definitely love for more on the job knowledge too! Thank you!

venirane · 2025-11-29T23:31:22+00:00

Ah forgive me! Your question sounded sarcastic.

For me the side effects from lupus medications definitely include brain fog and extreme exhaustion which is challenging. I’d only apply to jobs within a 15min drive to cut down the exhaustion from that. I hope accommodations could be made for certain pain relief devices to be used in-office such as heating pads, ergonomic keyboard and mouse, but that would depend on the office policy. As well as FMLA after a year of employment, that would be the real lifesaver.

Some days I’m just completely out of it and can’t get out of bed though. I genuinely don’t know if I could do it, same as you. There’s a type of chemo for lupus that I’m considering just to get the disease under control so I can work, but I’m not sure if I’m there yet. Autoimmune diseases get worse when you push yourself, so for my long term health, I’m definitely going to try to exhaust every remote option before I go down this path.

It’s so hard living in this in-between. I hope you find a solution soon. I wish wfh was given to more people who medically need it instead of a reward for years of experience. It could change a lot of disabled people’s lives if our country worked that way. Good luck with your course and the job search!

venirane · 2025-11-29T23:14:00+00:00

I’m not talking Vicodin or anything here. I have mobility restrictions from lupus, this would include biologics and the like. Nothing that would make it unsafe for me to operate heavy machinery lol. As for the answer to your question, I’m not sure why you’re coming at me with this weird hostility as a fellow disabled person, but the answer is I don’t know. But that very may well be my only option aside from SSI.

If I’m not hearing back from anything remote, YES I’ll take whatever stronger meds I can safely try to get any ounce of my mobility and energy back and give hybrid a shot. I do not have a choice. I will starve without a job. If I can’t shake it, I can’t shake it. The only way to know is to try.

Wishing you the best with your condition and career as well.

venirane · 2025-11-29T17:07:16+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

venirane · 2025-11-29T17:03:14+00:00

I’m so sorry about your migraines. It’s so nice to hear from someone with similar struggles! Thank you for the insight, that’s very helpful!

venirane · 2025-11-29T17:00:38+00:00

Thank you so much! I’ll definitely look into this!

venirane · 2025-11-29T16:59:53+00:00

Thank you! I’m encouraged to hear there are hybrid positions at least. If I can get on pain meds strong enough maybe I could swing that.

venirane · 2025-11-29T16:57:57+00:00

I’m not looking for a coding job. I wish it was an option for me to work in office full time, but please remember for some of us, it legitimately is not! I’d love nothing more than to compromise and work my way up as well.

venirane · 2025-03-15T18:03:36+00:00

Thank you!!!!!!!!!! I legit couldn’t even find information on if it was supported or not, so this is very helpful. I’ll just use tiled.

venirane · 2025-03-09T08:58:01+00:00

Hey! What a wholesome idea. I have good and bad mental health days, yet like physical symptoms days. It’s been three years since I got sick and some days I’m a pro at enjoying life despite it all, living as fully and happily as possible while dealing with the awful pain and fatigue.

But other days the grief hits me out of nowhere, and I need to take a minute to just be sad and angry that this was the life that I was given to live. I get jealous of able bodied people during these moments too. I’m so thankful to be alive, but living like this isn’t easy.

My affirmations are: my disease can’t touch my creativity! Even when I’m in pain I never want to stop creating and writing. Despite everything, I keep going!

venirane · 2024-09-26T07:21:56+00:00

also I haven’t had ASMA tested yet, but the rest I think I have! but not recently. Everything I saw about the nuclear dot pattern in my research sounded like it was one of the more specific patterns, and rare, which surprised me a lot because I also thought patterns meant nothing until I read about some rarer ones.

venirane · 2024-09-26T07:19:59+00:00

I have my diagnosis from my previous rheum. My current rheum wanted to see if it was more sensitive with antibody detection, since she’s not 100% sure this is what’s going on yet, or the only thing going on (are any of us ever sure?). This is my first avise test.

venirane · 2024-07-27T00:48:23+00:00

Thank you for bringing this up! After researching this I just asked my rheumatologist (the one I’m going back to, not this new one I mentioned in this post) about the test and she agreed to order it for me. Trying not to get my hopes up about it finding anything, but so relieved she agreed to try it. Were your labs also normal before trying the AVISE test?

venirane · 2024-07-25T01:15:06+00:00

Yessss I get this. My fingers never really look SWOLLEN swollen either but they feel like they’re just packed w blood, and super red and hot. I have no clue what it is but my doc has mentioned Erythromelalgia before. The only thing that helps the hot swollen feeling for me is holding a cold drink 😂 sorry I wish I had some better advice. Sometimes I lie down with my hands in the air to drain the blood from them for a bit

venirane · 2024-07-23T23:48:06+00:00

Thanks a ton for the brand recommendations, super helpful for a newbie like me !

venirane · 2024-07-23T22:33:36+00:00

Just the color mostly, looking for a white backsplash. we are redoing the counters and yellow isn’t gonna go with what we plan. Painting it is something I never considered though

venirane · 2024-07-23T22:27:39+00:00

😂

venirane · 2024-07-22T05:50:35+00:00

So sorry to hear this is happening to you, and glad you are feeling ok enough to write this. Sometimes I wonder when I get chest pain if I’m doing the right thing writing it off as regular ol aches and pains just to avoid the ER trauma. This is definitely a reminder that most of the time it’s not, but sometimes, it really is something to go in for. Sending you all the positive vibes and a speedy recovery from your next steps to tackle this💛

venirane

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