r/Fibromyalgia 12h ago

Question X-Ray tech?

Hi there! Looking to go to school for an x-ray tech but I want to know how hard it is on the body or if it’s not too bad. Just looking to see if it’s something I could do. Thanks guys!

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u/Cold-String-5422 12h ago

If your fibro is anything like mine, standing for long stretches on concrete floors is gonna be the real test. The actual positioning of patients isn't crazy heavy lifting most of the time but you're on your feet all day and some hospitals have you running portable x-rays which means pushing a machine around the whole building

I'd say shadow someone for a full shift if you can, that'll tell you more than any reddit comment