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Post by carmel on May 20, 2013 16:42:24 GMT -5
Recently decided to try for a 2nd study so went to in New Haven. Said they would call in 5 days to give me info on the 2nd screening. Never got the call, called them today and they directed me to program coordinator so i left a message. was pretty quick in getting back to me after the screening. I only had one screening. Which study is this that they ask for two screenings? They called me back the very next day to ask when I could start. Really fast processing system. I really don't know what happens if you don't pass. I find it doubtful they'd call every last person who didn't pass.
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Post by carmel on May 10, 2013 15:33:39 GMT -5
Studies do go up and down, and right now things seem to be down, including a few facility closures. Not many studies + a down economy = a difficult time getting in. Do you think that's the reason why? But the economy has slowly been getting better. We're now back to pre-disaster 2008 levels. Unemployment is at 7.5% currently. In 2009 it had hit 10.0%. Source: NY Times article, May 2013 The same thing seems to happening at Paraxel. A lot of crap being offered there.
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Post by carmel on Apr 24, 2013 13:57:03 GMT -5
I agree with the above comment. Some of the staff is very rude and diespectful. The facility is a true 5 star compared to others, but they don't make you feel welcomed. 2 women sit and stare at you with disgust as you eat, making comments how they would never eat this food - wasn't helping. As I was checking out I could hear staff making fun of my heritage and accent. Not cool. Also, they take forever to pay out the money, they will send $50 from the screening by mail (after 2 months or more), but they wouldn't send me the study money, I had to come personally and sign. It's soing to consider if you come from afar. I will only go back there if there's no other studies elsewhere and I'm beyond desperate. Wow. That's just terrible news lately about Abbott/. I used to think that place was the best according to all the reports. Then one by one you all started coming forward about how horrible the staff and experience is there. I guess there really is no perfect clinic, then. It is a shame. I also can't believe they made you come all the way out there to get your check. That is just ridiculous. I hope you didn't have to pay airfare just to come and get your check. I woulda thought they could do a digital signing over the internet instead.
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Post by carmel on Apr 15, 2013 23:12:11 GMT -5
Do you work? Do you just relax and wait it out? Do you do other studies? It is very difficult to do that. Paul uses the words "labor halls" on the main page when talking about this topic. Labor hall must be a really old term. They don't have such a thing. They do have temp agencies where the work is by the day. Take Labor Ready for instance. You won't make a lot of money, but you'll at least be making soing. Just don't accept anything long-term. I'm not sure how pong above me manages to keep a list of steady customers with the lawn care thing. If your constantly coming and going, don't you have to constantly find new customers? bored, do you live near a big city? They often have small studies that don't require drugs. Just go on craigslist in the volunteer section. Also, someone mentioned in another older thread that they do 3D modeling on the side. He said he learned how to do it while doing studies during the down time. You could look into that. Then you can work with companies who need soing modelled. For intance, landscape design. If someone needs a new design for their garden a big landscaping company will design it first. And they use 3D modeling for that. There's loads of things that you could be self-studying for. 3D modeling is just one.
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Post by carmel on Apr 8, 2013 23:00:15 GMT -5
paul is already banned from *******. so am i, for a different reason. he takes the threat of a lawsuit seriously, so i respect his decision. i used to be a lawyer, not a very good one, and i'd be happy to help paul if he ever got sued, but he'd also need a real lawyer, and that's hard for a lab rat to afford. Don't be silly, vark. You're smarter than that. You and I both know you can't sue for mentioning the name of a business on an internet forum. Nor can you sue for writing an article about them or linking to their website. You know that. Again, we don't live in Red China. This is the USA -- we have freedom of speech. So what's the real reason then that Paul removed them? I did not know he was banned Covance. That certainly changes the perspective.
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Post by carmel on Apr 8, 2013 15:15:20 GMT -5
a few years ago, i had extremely bad side effects at a study at the unmentionable clinic in daytona beach. it was a nightmare and i was treated extremely badly. That so-called "unmentionable place" is called COVANCE. C-O-V-A-N-C-E. We don't live in Red China or the old Soviet Union. We can say whatever we want on this forum as long as it contains no threats, violence, or bullying. Sorry for my rant, but this whole thing with not being able to say "COVANCE" is just ridiculous. Covance can't sue Paul for simply mentioning the name of the company. I can guarantee you the only reason Paul removed Covance from the website was in fear of not ever being allowed into another study by Covance if he hadn't. Not because of a threat of a lawsuit. Because that would not be possible. We have freedom of speech in this country. Covance isn't a special snowflake that is exempt of their name being mentioned. End of rant. That was in no way directed at you travelinrat. I myself got caught up in this "Cov*****" self-censorship unwritten policy myself when first joining. But I think it's time to end it.
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Post by carmel on Apr 8, 2013 15:02:45 GMT -5
Does Clinilabs in New York use VCT? They do now. It was just announced: Clinilabs and VCT unite. I know most of you don't like VCT, but read the last paragraph below: I don't know how any of you sleep at night who go immediately from one study into the next before even getting the drug out of your system.
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Post by carmel on Mar 30, 2013 16:58:50 GMT -5
Carmel, you make a very good point. in my post, i was trying overall (in my convoluted way!) to find out how other rats feel about the consent form process. so far my fave clinic from the jalr list is OCRC. Hi travelin. I don't think you took it this way, but just to be sure. I wasn't chastising you or anyone who goes to Celerion. Just making a point I guess, and hoping that maybe it does influence some random viewer's decision out there. OCRC. Interesting. I think I saw you post about them in their own section. I've looked at their website when you updated it, but I don't see anything. I tried it again just now... and it still just lists studies for unhealthy subjects. All the studies listed now are for liver and hepatitis patients right now. This link right here correct?
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Post by carmel on Mar 29, 2013 17:55:48 GMT -5
a few months ago i screened at one of the celerions and asked about the rather severe side effects. the doctor did not even know what i was talking about. he said, "Shall i go find out?" well, duh! It doesn't seem to matter what anyone says about Celerion. All the bad stuff that is written about them on this board (do deep searches, old posts, etc) and people still go there. I don't get it. AVOID Celerion! It is bad. Too many complaints. If they were listed on Yelp they'd get a 1-star rating. Would you go to a business you searched on Yelp that had a 1-star rating with 20 reviews? No.
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Post by carmel on Mar 8, 2013 3:28:25 GMT -5
I have never had high bp, but it spiked to 174/94. Ultimately, it eliminated me from the study. Your bottom number (diastolic) seems a bit high to me. I've heard of the top number sky rocketing as high as yours for white coat syndrome, though. My top number (systolic) has reached as high as 150. But I had read several places that the bottom number stays normal. I'm not a medical professional, but you may want to check on that. My bottom number remains mostly unchanged when this happens. It's the top number that sky rockets with bottom number staying neutral which is as I understand very characteristic of white coat syndrome. What are your numbers like at home and on the road using those automatic BP readers at pharmacies? Mine is about 106/65 at home (via Omron arm cuff) and 118/76 via automatic machines at pharmacies. Ranges from 128/76 to 140/82 when a medical professional or pharmacist is taking it. So diastolic (bottom number) does go up slightly, but not significantly. I now know of a cure for this problem since writing my last post. Unfortunately it does cost a lot of money, but it will be worth it if it means not only getting into a study but also staying in a study. Because getting into a study is only half the battle.
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Post by carmel on Feb 26, 2013 23:08:53 GMT -5
Anyone going this week or next week ? Good Luck on the $7k. Must be like hitting the jackpot getting into a PPD high pay-out. I saw it posted as well and went within a day.
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Post by carmel on Feb 22, 2013 15:20:52 GMT -5
Good question. I've wondered this myself.
There have been high paying ones this year. There was a $7k study available at PPD earlier this month. And [Name Not Allowed] had an $8500 one. Both of these were 30-day straight ones. And also possibly back in January had an $8800 one. But it wasn't straight. It was a lot of checking in and checking out, but was still worth it.
I check Paraxel often. Mostly just $2k and $1k studies. They did have one $4k study, but it went awefully fast... within two days. I guess all the regulars must eat that up pretty quickly since it's new. Maybe the next group for it won't go as fast.
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Post by carmel on Feb 15, 2013 17:05:30 GMT -5
Actually, it does look like is struggling. It appears they are contracting Paraxel and Icon to do a lot of their studies. I'm not entirely sure which studies exactly, though. Here is an excerpt from a recent article by MedCity News: " also announced last year that it would be starting to use two contract research organizations -- outside groups brought in to conduct basic scientific studies -- as it ued a worldwide downsizing. But a spokeswoman said the increased use of these research firms, Boston-based PAREXEL International Corp. and Dublin-based ICON plc., was simply a streamlining of its use of outside firms and did not have any effect on local employment figures." Source: MedCity News
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Post by carmel on Feb 15, 2013 16:46:46 GMT -5
Hey cheryl.
It is just my opinion... but it would seem to me that it'd be a better idea to keep your Facebook promotion in just one single thread in the General Section. You are putting this everywhere, including threads created by other members, which may be seen as "spam" to many of them. I know that this probably wasn't your intention, but that is how it will be seen by many. Also, you may want to provide a direct link to your page because nothing shows up on a google search. We live in a fast-paced and cut throat world where people quickly lose attention if no link is provided.
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Post by carmel on Feb 15, 2013 0:20:00 GMT -5
How are they, labrat? Orlando is a much nicer location than a lot of these other places. But they're studies look all $2k or under and many with multiple OP visits. Unless that is just the current offerings and not a true reflection overall.
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