hello

[Guest guest]

Hey Tim, Good luck. But learn how to spell " Emperor " ....unless thats your

title. Then I'd imagine you can spell it as you see fit. LOL- CA

[Guest guest]

HI

My name is Desmond Hartley I am a registered paramedic from SA and is currently

working in Tanzania.

I know a few guys working in the drc for the UN, Sakkie j v Vuuren, Woest cant

remember his surname he worked there with another good friend of mine Danie

Parau but he only lasted 3 months. How long have you been there?

Kind regards

Desmond

HELLO

Hello

My name is Language. I am currently working for P.A.E.- ESKO in the

D.R.C for the UNITED NATIONS. We give support at the airfields E.C.R and

medical standby at the airfields. We work 4 months on and 10 day`s leave. I am a

registered paramedic from South Africa and qualified firefighter and been in the

service for last 10 years. I have been in Mozambique on a gas pipeline contract

for 5 month where i have run the on-site clinic.

Thank you and enjoy your day.

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hi

desmond. i am working with sakkie on the same station. i have been here since

dec last year. who you working for.

keep well

robert

Desmond Hartley <medic@...> wrote:

HI

My name is Desmond Hartley I am a registered paramedic from SA and is currently

working in Tanzania.

I know a few guys working in the drc for the UN, Sakkie j v Vuuren, Woest cant

remember his surname he worked there with another good friend of mine Danie

Parau but he only lasted 3 months. How long have you been there?

Kind regards

Desmond

HELLO

Hello

My name is Language. I am currently working for P.A.E.- ESKO in the

D.R.C for the UNITED NATIONS. We give support at the airfields E.C.R and

medical standby at the airfields. We work 4 months on and 10 day`s leave. I am a

registered paramedic from South Africa and qualified firefighter and been in the

service for last 10 years. I have been in Mozambique on a gas pipeline contract

for 5 month where i have run the on-site clinic.

Thank you and enjoy your day.

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Hi

International SOS I have been here since July last year.

Keep well

Desmond

HELLO

Hello

My name is Language. I am currently working for P.A.E.- ESKO in the

D.R.C for the UNITED NATIONS. We give support at the airfields E.C.R and

medical standby at the airfields. We work 4 months on and 10 day`s leave. I am a

registered paramedic from South Africa and qualified firefighter and been in the

service for last 10 years. I have been in Mozambique on a gas pipeline contract

for 5 month where i have run the on-site clinic.

Thank you and enjoy your day.

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Get in there girl!

The fire fighting is the fun bit!

That's what makes us special!

)

Rod

(sitting back waiting for Boardman, Sharp(e) and Greaber to jump in with

smart ar.. comment)

Re: Hello

> Thanks, I take it you are fire side also? I went through all the medic

training first and am now in fire training. There is so much to know, and so

much is dangerous. Can't get excited about walking into a burning building.

[Guest guest]

yep and getting rarer, apparently Birmingham is having its fire appliances

and crews reduced by nearly a third, things in this country gets more stupid

every day

Re: Hello

>Get in there girl!

>The fire fighting is the fun bit!

>That's what makes us special!

>

>)

>

>Rod

>(sitting back waiting for Boardman, Sharp(e) and Greaber to jump in with

>smart ar.. comment)

>

> Re: Hello

>

>

>> Thanks, I take it you are fire side also? I went through all the medic

>training first and am now in fire training. There is so much to know, and

so

>much is dangerous. Can't get excited about walking into a burning building.

>

>

>

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Would I?.......

Re: Hello

Get in there girl!

The fire fighting is the fun bit!

That's what makes us special!

)

Rod

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smart ar.. comment)

Re: Hello

> Thanks, I take it you are fire side also? I went through all the medic

training first and am now in fire training. There is so much to know,

and so much is dangerous. Can't get excited about walking into a burning

building.

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Rod,

The only special in your life is school

Cheers,

Ross

>

>

> Get in there girl!

> The fire fighting is the fun bit!

> That's what makes us special!

>

> )

>

> Rod

> (sitting back waiting for Boardman,

> Sharp(e) and Greaber to jump in with

> smart ar.. comment)

>

> Re: Hello

>

>

> > Thanks, I take it you are fire side

> also? I went through all the medic

> training first and am now in fire

> training. There is so much to know, and so

> much is dangerous. Can't get excited

> about walking into a burning building.

>

>

>

>

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> (Sorry its been a long week and I have to have a go at someone....)

What's up, broke another fingernail have we?

Bless!

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: " thomas greaber " <tom5255@...>

>

> so Rod how goes the electrical therpy?

> email me your number I lost it in the move

You can have my number anytime, you big rig medic, you!

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike,

Nice to see you on the site.

Owen Donnelly

Nifty Copper, WA

> <safety_mate@...> wrote:

>

> Hi there!!

> Thankyou for allowing me to become a member of your forum.

> I am an ex Royal Australian Navy Underwater or Hyperbaric medic with

> ten years experience involving dive teams, ships, submarines and the

> Submarine Escape Tower (similar to HMS Dolphin in the UK).

> Currently I am doing contract relief work in Western Australian

> mining operations.

> I am looking to break into the offshore or remote medic area of

> employment. I am OPITO TBOSIET current, class one medically fit and

> have industrial paramedic and emergency driving quals as well as

> numerous military ones.

> I am interested to hear from you guys doing the job right now and to

> get experience in the industry.

> All help is appreciated, and I look forward to chatting with you all

> sometime soon.

> Regards,'

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Like Owen has said you can get work on mine sites and offshore through

St s Northern Territory, they are the one's who have the current

contract to supply " Medics " . You can send off to then to get RPL and

then get tested on their protocols to gain employment or have you

considered sending in your quals to Sturt University in Bathurst

NSW to gain RPL for the Bachelor of Paramedical Science or the double

Degree in Health Science Pre-Hospital Care & Nursing? Just some thoughts

so you can get a nationally or internationally recognised qual. I'm ex

RAAMC and I did something simular and I am currently employed as an

Intensive Care Paramedic for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of

Australia. I'm currently based 440km southwest of Alice Springs in a

place called Yulara. Good Luck. Kaz

Hello

Hi there!!

Thankyou for allowing me to become a member of your forum.

I am an ex Royal Australian Navy Underwater or Hyperbaric medic with ten

years experience involving dive teams, ships, submarines and the

Submarine Escape Tower (similar to HMS Dolphin in the UK). Currently I

am doing contract relief work in Western Australian mining operations.

I am looking to break into the offshore or remote medic area of

employment. I am OPITO TBOSIET current, class one medically fit and have

industrial paramedic and emergency driving quals as well as numerous

military ones.

I am interested to hear from you guys doing the job right now and to get

experience in the industry. All help is appreciated, and I look forward

to chatting with you all sometime soon. Regards,'

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Thanks Kaz,

I have attained the St s Industrial Paramedic and Emergency Response

wualifications when I did a skills test last year. I have looked into the

pre-hospital degree program and it looks quite good. I think the RAAMC UM's got

a better deal with the credits issue even though we all did the same course.

That is more of a display of the navy training recognition skills.

I am heading overseas at the end of the year so the degree will have to wait.

I will look up St 's in the NT and see what they have to offer.

Thanks very much, your help is appreciated.

To Owen, Thanks mate. Hopefully see you back up at Nifty one day. Definately

enjoyed my time.

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[Guest guest]

hi keren! im 23 with CP. from what i know mostly women get it when we go

through growth spurts when were young and the cartilage softens, then being

active

doesn't help. did your knee(s) go out a lot when you were young? that how i

got it. im also in a lot of pain all the time . i work a very demanding retail

job, which doesnt really compare to the army at all, but it's all bad for us.

my doctor told me that if i was older (much older) he would tell me to stay

off my feet altogether, but thats not possible. its a very hard disorder or

whatever you wanna call it to deal with and be on your feet. with me atleast,

everytime i bend i aggrivate it. also everytime i go on a ladder i put 3x my

body

weight on the knee, also aggrivating it. i take 375mg of naprosyn 2x a day,

for the inflamation and for the pain, but it doesnt do much. my OS is still

trying to find the root of the pain. it would be grat to get something stronger,

but then you run the risk of addiction.

well, i hope that helps!

iris

[Guest guest]

Hey :

Derrick here from Lexington, NC just down the highway

from Charlotte. I quit working for son County

EMS 2 years ago and have been working in Iraq for

International SOS. I am on an oil pipeline project now

on the Tigris river North of Baghdad near Kirkuk.

Should be home for a while near the first of October.

Where are you working now??

Derrick

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> Charlotte Noth Carolina, USA. I have been in

> emergency medical services for 5 years, with 4 of

> them in a rural setting. I am looking forward to

> learning more of what medics can offer, and

> hopefully chatting with some people.

> Have a good day.

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jerry

panagiotis kourkoulis <pkourkoulis@...> wrote:

Hi, my name is . I am a paramedic student in Charlotte Noth Carolina, USA.

I have been in emergency medical services for 5 years, with 4 of them in a rural

setting. I am looking forward to learning more of what medics can offer, and

hopefully chatting with some people.

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hello

> Hello all, I'm new here. I was just diagnosed early fall with

> chondromalacia/arthritis. Had an MRI done and it showed degeneration

> on the back of the kneecap. The dr. told me that this was a very

> minor form of it and they caught it just starting.

That is what upsets me. " Minor " is relative. They should rate CP according

to the pain level you are at. The pain is what rules your quality of life

with CP.

Mike

MT

[Guest guest]

I remember those days, . I would sit and nurse with baby in a sling and

type - tricky!!!

Melinda )

Hello

I can't seem to get online without the baby in my arms. Therefore, it is hard

for me to type my progress.

I did get in a full 40 breaths yesterday and today.

[Guest guest]

Good job !!!

C

On 1/6/06, The Family <neilmeltx@...> wrote:

>

> I remember those days, . I would sit and nurse with baby in a sling

> and type - tricky!!!

>

> Melinda )

> Hello

>

>

> I can't seem to get online without the baby in my arms. Therefore, it is

> hard

> for me to type my progress.

>

> I did get in a full 40 breaths yesterday and today.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Look up knee taping instructions that I posted here last year. It's in the

archives. I lost it off my computer. Also I don't know how to use the

archives. Try that. If you have chondromalacia and it hurts, you're just

making it worse (wearing off more cartilage) by continuing with your activities.

Thanks to knee tape I can use the treadmill & Stairmaster.

Ann

hello

Hi All I am new to this group so i will give a little introduction. My

name is I live in Central IL. I am 38 (till tomorrow lol). I

was first dx with Chondromalacia after a car accident which i dont

think it had anything to do with the condtion just think it finally

got me to go to the dr 3 years ago at that time i had stage 1. I went

with no real problems untill Nov 2005 then my knee started hurting

again so went back to a dr and found out i was stage 3 (i think). Was

in pt and got released from that. Been doing my exersizes every since

then about 2 weeks ago my knee started hurting again (have not done

anything to hurt it). So right now i am just living with the pain

hoping that it goes away again.

my question for all of you is walking on it a good idea when it is

hurting so bad I have had 2 different drs tell me different things so

just wondering what you all do.

I am calling the dr tomorrow if the pain is not better to make a

appointment but really hate to go just to be told to do pt which i am

doing at home already. Does anyone know of any dr that specialize in

this condtion in the central IL area I dont have a problem with

travling a little bit if i can find a dr that treats this.

[Guest guest]

Hi Jean:

Welcome to the Group. You've come to the right place...

Lots of informed people here who are going through the same thing as

you.

Walking, in my opinion, is a good idea, as long as it isn't very

painful. A little bit of pain is alright. We, as a Group, have

informally come to agree that anything around 3-4 on a 10-point pain

scale is probably alright. Anything above that and perhaps you are

doing more damage than good. Of course, none of us are doctors...

Since you're in Illinois, I'd try to go and see Dr. Ross Hauser at

Caring Medical. He's outside Chicago in Oak Park (I'm guessing 100

miles or so each way), but I think it might be worth your time and

effort. Nina in this group just went to see him and had great

results (see Post #9777 for a description). I've never been to see

him, so I can't personally vouch for him, but I have read a few of

his books and he makes alot of sense.

http://www.caringmedical.com/

In the meantime, take things very slowly and always try the most

conservative things first. Take care of yourself, exercise as much

as you can (even if it is only upper-body), get plenty of sleep, eat

right, etc. It couldn't hurt and it may help.

Keep asking questions. And have a Happy Birthday!

Take care,

Doug

>

> Hi All I am new to this group so i will give a little

introduction. My

> name is I live in Central IL. I am 38 (till tomorrow lol).

I

> was first dx with Chondromalacia after a car accident which i dont

> think it had anything to do with the condtion just think it

finally

> got me to go to the dr 3 years ago at that time i had stage 1. I

went

> with no real problems untill Nov 2005 then my knee started hurting

> again so went back to a dr and found out i was stage 3 (i think).

Was

> in pt and got released from that. Been doing my exersizes every

since

> then about 2 weeks ago my knee started hurting again (have not

done

> anything to hurt it). So right now i am just living with the pain

> hoping that it goes away again.

> my question for all of you is walking on it a good idea when it

is

> hurting so bad I have had 2 different drs tell me different things

so

> just wondering what you all do.

> I am calling the dr tomorrow if the pain is not better to make a

> appointment but really hate to go just to be told to do pt which i

am

> doing at home already. Does anyone know of any dr that specialize

in

> this condtion in the central IL area I dont have a problem with

> travling a little bit if i can find a dr that treats this.

>

[Guest guest]

Now that you mention that, I have a ton of scars and the scar cream works okay

but I have this one that goes up beyond the surface of my skin and I was

wondering if maybe I can get some ideas about how to get rid of these type of

scars. I really want to stop cutting and look normal

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From: mceezee [mailto: mceezee@...]@...:

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:10:08 -0000Subject: Hello

I am new to this group - I sometimes make soap or bath/body products.I am

looking for something to put on a scar (cocoa butter, maybe somevit E oil) for a

recent thyroidectomy I had. Can anyone pass alongsome sort of recipe. I have the

block of cococa butter (I can grateit down), and also have Vit E oil. I was

going to stop at the BodyShop today but figured I would try making something on

my own.Thanks in advance. in NJ

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[Guest guest]

Welcome aboard,

It's great to see other ex firefighter/paramedics who now work offshore as rig

medics. I, myself, have a similar background.

" o. flournoy " <ociee@...> wrote:

I am a new member of the group and recieved a message to " introduce "

myself. I am currently working as a paramedic/clerk in the GOM. I have

been off-shore for 3 years. Former experiance of 6 years as a

firefighter/DPO. 17 years in EMS, Private , volenteer, and county

Services. Three years as a ER Tech in inner city ER's. I have done

some international work in columbia.

Currently reside in Nashville,Tn. and work out of Louisianna.

Cale' Coelho

Medical Officer/H2S & Rescue Specialist

Hercules 16 - PS1 Field

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[Guest guest]

Kathy,

Sorry to hear about your knee troubles along with everything else in

life. Let us know how your appointment goes. Have your been to PT

yet? They can do wonders with your knees. They helped me a bunch

with strengthening my legs.

How did they diagnose your arthritis?

Don

[Guest guest]

Before I got the Go on getting a TKR, I could only get exercise every other day,

using tape. Now I'm getting even more exercise every other day NOT using tape.

Part of my desire to get a whole new knee was the PITA of using tape every day.

So now it turns out tape makes no difference (for me)???? However, my menisci

are falling apart, and my chondromalacia IS grade IV, or was in 2004 when a

different surgeon was in there, and I'm sure it hasn't gotten better (although

the MRI says III -- of course, as we all know, MRIs don't always show what's

really in there -- but what if he gets in there & it's actually grade III. That

would mean the chondroitin & glucosamine had restored some cartilage. Even so,

the menisci are falling apart, so I'm going to do it).

Ann

Re: Hello

Kathy,

Sorry to hear about your knee troubles along with everything else in

life. Let us know how your appointment goes. Have your been to PT

yet? They can do wonders with your knees. They helped me a bunch

with strengthening my legs.

How did they diagnose your arthritis?

Don