Finished My Associates in Medical Assisting

[amarie24]

And, umm...well, I've been feeling chronically exhausted and I'm struggling to eat substantially.

When I put in my application for my degree, I marked the box to come and get it. They called me a week ago...I went and got it just this Friday morning with my mom. That's how exhausted I've been.

I needed to use my inhaler today (I still hate the little fuck). My eyes have bags under them and I wear my glasses in public in an attempt to hide them. I'm walking slower and the Migraine Wars are at an all-time high.

I just feel sick and miserable.

But, uhh...yeah. Finally got my Associates. It's not necessarily what I want-I actually want a job and a car and a regular paycheck. It's nice, though. Kinda like the Christmas gift you didn't really want, but you gotta appreciate it anyway.

Yay, me.


--Amarie

Comments

[redsixwing]

Congratulations on finishing your Associates. That's awesome.

I'm sorry you're feeling sick and miserable - that's enough to take the sting out of any win, especially the win that isn't the whole win yet.

I wish I had words of comfort, but I don't.

I do have faith in /you./

[valarltd]

You did it!

[amarie24]

Yes! Yes, I did! OMG, a lot of times I can't believe I did it, hehe! Thank you, friend! ^ ^

[amarie24]

Awww, thank you, Red. As your icon shows...you are a total peach. -hugs- :)

[smurasaki]

Congratulations on the Associates!

And I hope it is a great help in getting a job and a car and a regular paycheck.

But try to get some rest if you can. *offers hugs*

[amarie24]

Aww, thank you, Depi! And I will try to get as much rest as I can! -hugs back- ^ ^

[pebblerocker]

Well, congratulations - even if it's not giving you what you really need right now, it's still an achievement, so well done! And I hope you start to feel less exhausted soon.

[lonespark]

Congratulations! Way to level up!

Also I wonder if you're interested in any of these books?

http://www.mvmediaatl.com/

[silveradept]

Yaaaaaay! Congratulations on the degree and not needing to study for a while.

Also, hopefully, congratulations on having enough time now to get proper rest, and in anticipation of your new career.

[mime_paradox]

Congratulations! I'm not sure at all that I understand what Medical Assisting entails--like, would it entail assisting with the business side of things, or with the actual taking care of people?--but you went for it and you did it, and that's what's important. Feel better soon!

[amarie24]

Oh, thankies Lonespark! And, ooh!! That Steamfunk book sounds simply glorious! Thank you for the link! :D

[amarie24]

Aww, thanks, Pebble! :D

[amarie24]

Aww, thank you, Silver! Thank you very much!

[amarie24]

Thank you! :D

We medical assistants can do both, actually! But we call the "business side" the administrative/front desk side. You'll usually see people like me in one or two places:

1. I'm the person at the front desk when you come to check in. I ask for your co-pay (err...in America, at least). I ask you to sign in, ask for your insurance [card], make sure that your contact info is the same, and when I'm all done checking you in, I tell you to have a seat in the waiting room and they'll call you back shortly to see the doctor. I may call you back up at any time if anything needs clarification. And yes, I do know where the bathroom is and, yes, you can go. :P

2. I'm the person that calls you to the back when they front desk medical assistant is done checking you in. When I call you back, I take you to do what we call "work up": this means I get all the information I need in order to make your visit with the doctor as smooth as possible. This is different from the front desk info, which is mostly financial, demographic, & administrative. This is specifically about your health, so I get: your weight, height, blood pressure, temperature, pulse (and sometimes respiration), and sometimes even your oxygen level if you come in with a sniffle and a sore throat and/or you have it in your chart that you have regular breathing problems.

So basically, if you're coming to see me, you're usually not in any immediate danger/dying. You're not bleeding to death, hyperventilating, about to give birth, got a freshly-broken ankle, etc. I'm the person you see when you have a sore throat, need an annual or biannual physical/check-up, have some back pain (we might refer you to a chiropractor for that), chronic high cholesterol and/or high blood pressure (not at all uncommon, unfortunately), etc.

And that's a very, very basic rundown of what we medical assistants do! ^ ^