Are you a Respiratory Therapist? Do you blog?

I freaking hate my job.
I hate hate hate it.
I’ve been a therapist for a little over 2 years now.
Why did I become an RT?
There is no freakin’ respect from nurses, even though I went to school the same length of time they did, and no respect from anyone really.
I feel like I just wasted 4 years of my life in school for something that I am misreable in.
Plus I am an asthmatic and I get sick all the time from the sick little patients that I take care of.
I like taking care of people, I’m just not liking the stuff that I have to deal with: the lack of respect, the low pay and getting sick all the time.
I am frustrated.

Respect is earned. There are M.D.s I don’t respect or trust in an emergency. If you have knowledge and skill, respect will come, even from RNs.

Now, to the question. I have just started blogging. I gave up the hospital work for the more lucrative medical equipment gig. I developed http://www.oxygenfreedom.com and just started blogging on Blogger.

I wanted to do a blog for respiratory patients. There are so many changes happening in Respiratory right now. Some are exciting. Others disturbing. We’ll see how it goes and if I can provide something useful for someone else, it will be worth the effort.

I’m real glad to have found this blog.