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P~You make a lot of good points and your emphasis on the "liability" thing is convincing enough. I am an experienced LPN but I don't think I want to be fully liable either. I would probably feel better being employed for now. I am not a big risk taker. I don't know if it would be worth it for me. Besides, I have no idea who I'm competing with for work around here and if in fact it would even be worth it for me in the long run. I may consider it in the future but I think I'll let it go for now and look for something else. Thanks! J

I was just looking over our last conversation and wondering who gave you the quote of 6-$700 and secondly, what you mean by me expecting to accept full liability? Isn't that way we get insurance? Or is that what you mean? Occuvax is now paying $28 an hour for LPN and RN for vaccinations. That's pretty good for me for now. I'm just concerned that there will not be enough jobs in my area, and that I will have to travel further out to get work as you had stated above. I'm kind of in a bind right now and need some work and I'm apprehensive now based on what you're saying. I feel like a stick in the mud right now and need to get back into the workforce to some degree. What do you think would you do it if you were me? í ½í¸•

I have the Velcro straps (or Juxta fit) compression garments also. I don't use them often though, usually when I go camping because it's easier. At home I have to wrap because I find that I get the most out of wrapping. But Juxta fit just doesn't do it for me.

Thanks RunnerKate. I am also taking a low dose of Furosemide when I get really swollen and my systolic isn't 80 or 90! It's always so low... I can't imagine how hard it can be to deal with lymphedema in the hands. Ugh! As I said in my previous post, I do want to try something else in the nursing field so I don't have to be poor on SSD forever. I've been there before with my cancer junk and it wasn't fun...Take care. Keep running!

OCNRN63, thanks for your reply. I have the Sequential Circulator 3008 pneumatic compression pumps. It's the 8 chamber system the use in my therapy office. I run them once nightly. I do everything possible to manage my legs (drainage exercises daily, compression stockings during the day, pumps at night and multi bandage compression wrapping before bed) but they are slowly getting worse. The problem with my legs is that they "fill up" faster now than before. I have more fibrotic tissue too, particularly in my ankles which makes wearing shoes uncomfortable after a while. I am awaiting an appealed decision for social security but I want to still try and work. I hate the idea that I have to feel financially strapped because I have to rely on SS. It's just very depressing. I hope your getting along okay. Take it easy.

Probably not patient care at this point. I am an LPN so I am not sure what other options are available to me. I would be open to the latter suggestions in your post but not sure if I am qualified for some of them.

Thank you for your prompt response. I was reading something that you wrote to somebody else regarding insurance and figure the quote that I received was low. Now I know why I was hesitant to sign the contract. I really don't have the extra cash to put out there right now but I guess you have to give up cash to make cash right? Stuck in a rut...

I have a ton of questions..Has anyone worked for Occuvax? Can you please tell me roughly (on average) how many people you have to vaccinate in your clinics? I know in nursing sometimes we don't get a break. How does that apply to flu clinics? What kind of businesses do we go to? I read that you have to call Occuvax immediately if you are running even 5 minutes behind. How strict are they about that? For the most part everything looks pretty straight and to the point. I understand we need to hold professional liability insurance. I was quoted something like $106/yr from NSO. Does that sound about right? Thanks in advance. Janice

Does anybody out there work with lymphedema. I am a bone marrow transplant survivor and got lymphedema in both legs secondary to lymphadenectomy for Hodgkins disease. I worked FT in LTC with it and managed my legs all along. They are in stage 2-3 now and it's become nearly impossible to work on my feet for an 8 hour shift. I am unemployed now and looking for some kind of work that can accommodate my issue. Any ideas?