[Histonet] Cutting speed

[Rena Fail]

Teresa,
How do your sections look? Good quality well stained sections are vital.
 Speed will come with experience. When it becomes second nature to know
when a block is cold enough to get good sections without cracks from being
too cold or  when a bloody piece  of tissue is moistened enough toget
sections without swollen cells your speed will increase. You will have been
working a month by the time the tech goes on vacation and will have the
workflow down by then. Don't worry so much.  no one will expect you to be
as fast as a tech with years of experience. Good luck
rena Fail
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Teresa Moore <tmoore9k <@t> gmail.com> wrote:

> I graduated from a histology program in June/11 and just got a job a week
> ago.  My speed on the microtome is not great.  Everyone says it takes time
> but I feel my technique may be wrong.  To make matters worse the only other
> histotech in the lab is going on vacation the third week of January and I
> will be alone!!!!! I don't have the overall flow of the lab down yet and
> have no idea how they expect me to handle the cutting all by myself.  My
> biggest concern is my cutting speed right now.  How long does it take
> (approx) to do 40 blocks an hour.  Currently, I'm about half that!  I'm
> panicking and I've only been on the job 8 days.  Help!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> --
> Teresa Moore
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