LIFE UPDATE : Why I Left Ultrasound
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 28. 12. 2022
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In this video I share my personal experience with working as a sonographer as a new grad back in 2020. This is not a video to discourage anyone from becoming a sonographer. These were just a few of the reasons why I decided to step back from the profession. Maybe knowing some of these reasons can better help you better prepare mentally and physically for this career.
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As an ultrasound tech myself, I appreciate your honesty about your personal experience with working in ultrasound. I tell people all the time who assume ultrasound is easy to do, that ultrasound techs make the career look easy. Being an ultrasound tech is not for everyone. I work in a hospital and people have no idea how physically demanding the job is along with having to know everything else when it comes to protocols and how to work with other depts in the hospital overall.
Oh no! :( I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. I just started working as a (Echo) Sonographer 3 months ago. It's been interesting, challenging, fun, scary, exciting, frustrating but overall, rewarding. Physically, I don't think I'm feeling it that much "yet" and hopefully, it won't get too bad. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Update ?
@@Evianaself It's still been the same in a lot of ways but, a lot less scary because I'm more comfortable and confident. I'm still learning something new everyday. I love it.
I been graduated for vascular ultrasound and studying for my registration ! I am not sure I can do this career and I have my doubts ! but I feel bad somehow cause been put my whole 2 years to study and i was struggling ! I am so lost . Thank you for sharing this . At least i know I am not only one
@@user-ss5ux1rg1jhi Iâm doing echo and vascular and Iâm unsure of my choice. How are you doing? Are you still in it?
Did you have to be good at math? I really want to try Sonography but I am terrified of math and physics because I struggle very bad at it. Is it possible for a person who knows nothing about math to do this?
Thank you for sharing your story! â€ïž It is important for students and future prospects to hear this. Itâs nothing against you, it just wasnât for you, and thatâs okay too!! Iâm so proud of you for being vulnerable about the field!
aww it's all gonna be okay! what comes first is your mental and physical health... we'll still be here to watch & support you along your journey. your vids really helped me want to start ultrasound school, and i start in less than 2 weeks!!
thank you !
Great platform. Anyone thinking about going into this donât do it, or at least have a backup plan. This job is hard, no chance of upward mobility and nobody respects you. They look at you as a simple button pusher, but youâre not. You physically have to get the images needed which can be exhausting. If you get better doctors and hospitals just add more patients for you. This would be a dream job if they capped the amount of patients youâre allowed a day, but they wonât and youâll eventually have chronic musculoskeletal issues.
I feel so discouraged right now. I am a student and my current clinic site is awful. I barely get to scan and when I try to comp they rip my images apart đŁđ„șđąđ. Techs donât want to help future techs.
If this is your passion? Don't QUIT! YOU CAN DO THIS!
This is how I feel scanning practice feels like your asking them to help you pull teeth
@@mothrakaiju7344 Iâm sure theyâre helpful while youâre scanning. Afterwards if something is not to their liking oh yeah youâll have to redo it.
Donât lolz i know its been about 10 months i will tell you as a 3rd year nursing student, they treat us like that to, itâs not personal, theyâre just at workâŠtrying to get through the day and unfortunately we slow them down. But get what you can from the experience, take notes and keep trying your best youâll do well. Any updates ?
Thanks for your video!! I wanted to do sono, but now radiation therapy what I leaning too. I hope you find a fulfilling career
thanks so much. Radiation therapy is a good career also. Hope you enjoy it !
Yes to this video. I graduated around the same time as you. I have had nothing but excruciating neck and shoulder pain since day 1. At first, I thought it was because I was working in a busy hospital. So I left to work in an outpatient setting. Still in tremendous pain. I'm depressed and dread work every day. I've talked to other sonographers who have been in the field for 15+ years and they say they see a chiropractor or massage therapist on a WEEKLY basis. As another commentor mentioned, there is NO opportunity for advancement in this field. I cannot wait to leave this career. I feel like it's a trap. My only concern is that whatever other career I choose will require a 15k paycut minimum.
What are you planning to do if you leave this field?
@@mizzcashmoney1 Still in the process of deciding. Definitely nothing to do with healthcare lol.
I am thinking about becoming a sonographer. Is cardiac less strenuous?
Not if you go into Nursing RN and look đ up how many areas of nursing there are . Not all are bedside
Why need to advance wjen you get paid damn well
I have watched some of your previous videos and I wasn't expecting this. I absolutely understand. I'm doing clinicals right now and going through the motions. I do have to work but figured when I start it will likely be a clinic because burnout is real and when you're new, it can be debilitating and you risk getting multiple injuries.
Thank you so much i thought I was the only one feeling this way too long. I left Ultrasound also it just wasn't for me. I regret not researching enough and getting in Ultrasound and was too late but better late than never . All the money and hours of studying I regret not going into Nursing. :((( I am studying for my masters and looking for other opportunities in healthcare. Thank you for sharing your experince with us. It helpled me that I am not alone.
Sonography is more stressful than nursing?? Iâve heard to opposite.
@@notyourtypicalcomment2399same, having some many patients at one time and being responsible for so many things at once for nurses
@@notyourtypicalcomment2399lolz, 3year pct, 3 year nursing student⊠i am so glad i got the experience before finishing school i am changing my major to Sonography. I love cardio, im too introverted for nursing, looking to find a career and be done, not looking to go back to school for a higher degree/ other career lolz 100% less stressful than nursing in my opinionâŠ..
After 14 years I hurt my arm I had to have surgery . Itâs so sad because I love ultrasound I want to go back but I canât do it at the level I did . My mistakes I worked a lot and overtime , my advice just work your normal hours it will prolong your career .
Wow, much respect to you. Would cardiac be less strenuous? Do you get massages now?
@@justinalawrence8547 yes I did for two years of physical therapy Iâm better now but not đŻ. Cardiac is an option , they do scan opposite hand though it would be more schooling . Not really wanting to do that Iâm in another career at the moment probably will go back to ultrasound part- time the end of this year .
Amy what job did you change into ?
@@liliyapetrenko615 Iâm a flight attendant .
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Iâm an Echo Tech, been doing it for 2 years now and started traveling echo so I can stack some money and leave this field.
Besides the hard and wrist aching, Iâve became a germ freak! Tired of sick patients . I come home DRAINED out my mind that I just want to sleep and then I do this same thing all over again the next day.
I cry frequently because I didnât know this was such a physical job, itâs no growth opportunities in ultrasound, I donât want to do CALL, and I feel stuck⊠so I travel now to stack and find a new career and taking it week by week and get over this hump.
Iâm too much of a extrovert to do this. This made me realize I want to help people but just not in healthcare đ
I hope you find what God has meant for you. â€. Your strong enough to leave as I am scared to leave and feel like a failure to my family if I walk away.đą
OMG! I'm in clinicals right now and I HAVE become a germaphobe as well. I mostly scan vascular and some patients are just so disgusting and I want to yell at them " how do you not keep yourself clean?" It doesn't take much." I think that's one of the things I wasn't prepared for.
Can you explain? What do you mean pt donât keep good hygiene?⊠because I get frustrated already at my job when a pt doesnât do what they are supposed to do.
I appreciate this. I am an extrovert too and I'm thinking this field won't be for me
Yess!! I thought I wanted to do ultrasound but I became a clinical aid for the imaging department just to get paid and make sure thatâs what I wanted to do BUT I see none of the imaging department modalities would be for me. It is to boring for me with no action. I love the rush of adrenaline so I am sticking with working with the OR and procedure room and becoming a Cardiovascular Technologist/RCIS! I am currently wrapping up my first semester and only have 1 year before graduation đ„°. I hope you find your calling in the work field! I would suggest for everyone take some time to shadow what you believe you want to become because thatâll save you time and money in the long run for sure.
Congratulations to you!! Is cardiovascular technologist a hard program? Do I have to be excellent in math? Trying to decide.
I recently resigned from the ultrasound program as well. Thank you for your bravery in sharing. Good for you for choosing your happiness!
Hi how are you doing now?
Hi! I am well hby?
What are your plans now?
@@Thatsher.Shantellethatâs great glad to hear. What are your plan now since leaving your program? Iâm a second semester student and was considering it but idk
I love that youâre so confident and brave in leaving a job that is wearing you down physically and mentally. Iâm so excited for your future girl! I was curious, and you may not see this bc⊠4 mo late haha⊠but Iâm currently torn between either sonography or physician assistant. What would you say based on your experience? Iâve seen what a PA does and I really like it. Iâve also seen what a sonographer does and im just scared it may get repetitiveâŠ? Also the MSK injuries scare me since im like a glass doll lol
10 year us tech here. Iâm making 100k now but Iâd trade the money any day if I could avoid my bilateral epicondylitis and how boring and repetitive it gets. My mistake too, I work a lot and picked up overtime whenever I could. Do PA, nobody cares about us techs, you get better and they add more patients because âyou can handle itâ. Nobody is looking out for you and they use you as a money making machine churning out patients like fast food burgers at the expense of your arms wrists shoulders etc.
Iâm a 6â1 male 197 lbs, been lifting since I was 20, so if youâre dainty donât do it!!!
Thank you for being honest about this. I am in school right now. It is very demanding and frustrating at times. I enjoy learning but sometimes I wonder.
Me too Iâm in school going into my second year. Itâs overwhelming and I donât know how Iâm doing it. I canât even see myself as a sonographer yet.
Have you thought about teaching ultrasound instead of practicing? I bet you would be an amazing teacher!!! đ„°đ„°đ„°
I love the program but I gave up because my graduate date was pushed for many months on hand. By the time I started my clinicals my driving hours increased ridiculously. I had to commute 5 hours daily. And, by the time I finish my day, Oh boy. I am beyond tired and going to bed only to to wake up tired again. I was just unlucky in my journey to pursue this wonderful career. I loved the field but I just didnt means to carry on.
How long did you stay in the field? What sector of the radiology field do you think would be an easier load? I hear MRI is better. What did you move on into?
Thanks so much for sharing your story, Morgan. I recently started studying Ultrasound in Australia and quit after 1.5 years of study. I have been really disappointed in myself for not finishing what I started. The main reason was because it was stressful studying full time with kids, but red flag about MSK injury risk was always there, and like you, I didn't want to be pessamistic and kept going. After hearing your story, I am glad that I quit. I am petite and found that I needed to stand up to scan, which in itself was already pretty draining. I also felt I had poor probe control with my tiny hands too. I am glad you have highlighted the significance of the physical toll that comes with being a Sonographer.
Did you do this everyday or how many days a week ? Iâm looking to go into this but only part time
Hi could we get an update? Please are you continuing school or what are your plans?
I already have hand tendinitis in my right hand đąđąđą. Makes me so scared just to think that I cant bear it
I plan on going to ultrasound school in IL. I want to do it. Itâs like that with all careers after college. Books are i different from regular real world job.
Iâm an ultrasound tech and I really want to leave. I donât know what to do and how I can leave with only having ultrasound experience. đ
I left ultrasound and studying for masters in health administration some doing MBA in healthcare management i wish i did nursing instead too late Good luck!
@@healthylife4eva nursing has the most stress and ages most people in that field at an alarming speed
@@wisdomandlove1661 Thank you ,I realized recently nursing is not for me too agree with the stress etc canât handle too much stress. Looking into administrative side of healthcare.
Where did you go can we get an life update
Your voice is amazing so the rumbling is đ„ lolđthank you so much for this update
I already have problems with my back and shoulders from a car accident. Iâm heavily rethinking starting ultrasound school in may..
I broke my ankle and Iâm still on crutches 3 months later. I have a cardiac sonography interview in two weeks to start in the summer. Making me a little worried too!
I left ultrasound too do more research before making commitment. Good luck
So did u start?
@@d_5863hi did you end up going?
@@healthylife4evadid you leave the job or school
Girly can we get an update?? Im so close to graduating and starting to feel like its not right for me. I am scared
Hey destiny are you still finishing what troubles are you having in school?
What are you going to do next?
Does it pay well?
I graduated with my B.S & SPI in 20â but canât find a job because of the gap of my scanning. Never got a job after school bc of Covid. Have to get ABD b4 end of year or I lose SPI. I wanna give up⊠itâs sad Iâll lose all that effort and money I put into school but Iâm thinking to grow in health administration instead
Wow! They told you you couldn't get a job because of your gap in scanning?? Did they at least allow you to come in for an interview? How long was your gap?
is it because you don't have license yet?
Do you think echo as a left handed person might be a
Iittle less strenuous
So what are you doing now?
What are you in to now?
So Iâm currently in a bachelors program for social work, Iâm realizing I kinda hate it. Iâve always loved pregnancy and babies, I was looking into becoming an ultrasound tech. However after watching a few CZcams videos like this one Iâm realizing itâs probably not for me physically. I have back issues including degenerative disc disease, itâs been hard finding a career that wouldnât cause more pain on my back. Although Iâm pretty strong and able to lift a lot of weight. Repetitive movements and being in a single position for a long time creates a lot of pain for me in my back.
I just graduated with my bachelors in social work and felt like I was lied to about what itâs really like. Either way, Iâm leaving the field as well and looking into ultrasound tech too! Seeing your post actually made me feel less crazy for leaving the field and appreciate your comment.
Have you thought about a doctors office?
Thank you for being real
Weâre you a student?
Do you think it was the hospital setting? Maybe you would feel better in an outpatient setting?
Thanks for the advice. I worked in both settings : they both have their own pros and cons. The outpatient setting I worked in was very busy with short windows of time for us to complete each scan and write up reports between each appointment. I actually scanned more patients in outpatient during my shift than at the hospital which was surprising to me at the time. I was overworked and too exhausted to try another location. I had made up my mind that I wanted to step back. But it all varies by location for sure.
@@morganashley3420 So would you say outpatient is more stressful than hospital or no?
@@coolbeans6148 Morgan is right! Outpatient is much more fast paced than inpatient.
@@lolgeselle ok thanks
â@cool beans both friends in US and in CT say outpatient is a lot more turn and burn than inpatient but also depends where you are.
Now Iâm second guessing going into this field and wasting $28,000. I keep seeing people make videos about the pain it causes. Do anyone have a suggestions on a medical field job that pays well other than nursing. Like an 18 month program?
Iâm not sure on 18 months but there are accelerated nursing programs
Rad tech (ct, mri, nuclear med) , or surgical tech are the high test paying best options outside nursing in 18 months maybe respiratory therapy itâs 18 months in my state also
I feel like when I became a nurse it was Gods way of telling me this isnât the field you want to be in because itâs entry level but itâs not worth it.
Are you talking about nursing? Or ultrasound I think nursing is way more diverse with more opportunities but very different
@@Emxvly.02 nursing, itâs horrible.
@@NurseNesseyoh wow I am so sorry! Nursing has lots of avenues than ultrasound but it is a difficult job. Are you still in some kind of nursing position?
@@Emxvly.02 I still practice as a nurse but Iâm considering ultrasound
@@NurseNesseythatâs good! Iâm sure knowing anatomy will help with ultrasound I would say to definitely go shadow if you can
I just want to let everyone know an Ultrasound Tech can CROSSTRAIN to MRI
How? I thought to do mri a radiology degree is needed and to take the arrt?
Wish you good luck, but it happens in any career. Hospital can be draining.
ohhhh nooo im looking to be in ultrasound
how's that going?
Me too. And now Iâm second guessing it smhđ
Girl why didnât you just get a job in obgyn.?
I did hospital work for 2 years before i found a private practice office job
Way easier
How did you get trained into OBGYN? Was it a bachelors program w/ OB by itself or a mix of modalities
Same but with nursing.
Did you start school and leave?
@morganashley3420 ngl I am in my 2nd semester of cardiovascular sonography school and Iâm at the point like this field is not for me. I was very interested prior to starting but now I personally feel itâs boring because itâs super repetitive you know. what are you thinking of doing outside of ultrasound if you donât mind me asking?
@morganashley3420
Do you feel a person has to be good in math and science to pass cardiovascular?
@@justinalawrence8547 if you arenât too good with anatomy and physiology I would say yes, just because thatâs what you will be dealing with. Learning about the hearts chambers,etc. However, as far as math, no. There is little to no math involved, and if it is the machine does it for you.
Hi Courtney Iâm a first year finishing my first semester and Iâm feeling the same way you felt. Did you continue on? Are you doing anything else? Thanks
@@Emxvly.02 hey girly! To answer your question, I am currently still in my sonography program. I will be entering my 4 semester starting in January. It is going pretty good so far. As of right now Iâm just taking a breather before I go out into clinical because this long year of lecture courses has a girl tired. Lol đ