advise needed

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Mel:

I have had cholesteatoma in both ears. I say have had, but I really don't think

it ever goes away. I have no hearing in my left ear (haven't had since 1985).

My right ear was operated on

2 years ago with CWD and implants. I did get a second opinion, but the pain,

and increased loss of hearing in my good side was too much to deal with and my

hearing aid didn't amplify my hearing enough. After the surgery on my right ear

I did have about 6 weeks where I couldn't hear (makes you appreciate noise!) and

then it slowly came back.

Good Luck!

Myra

>

> From: Mel Draizen <mdrazn@...>

> Date: 2004/06/21 Mon PM 12:57:17 CDT

> cholesteatoma

> Subject: Advise Needed

>

>

Hi

I have just been diagnosed with having a cholesteatome

in my left ear. I have no hearing in my right ear.

My doctor advises that I should have it removed as

soon as possible. i am going for a second opinion in

the next few days.

Because of my loss of hearing in one ear, I am very

apprehensive about the possible effect on my good ear.

Any advise or personal experiances would be

appreciated

mel

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Hi,

Whenever I've had a cholesteatoma, I've always been advised to get it removed

because it can grow further into the ear and beyond doing more harm. In my experience, removal of cholesteatomas has resulted in some hearing loss due to the partial removal of hearing bones (because they were affected by the cholesteatoma). However, It depends on how big the cholesteatoma is and whether it has reached your hearing bones. If the cholesteatoma is removed soon enough, most, if not all of your hearing, can be saved. Perhaps a second professional opinion would help you make a decision you are most comfortable with.

Best of luck.

CarolineMel Draizen <mdrazn@...> wrote:

HiI have just been diagnosed with having a cholesteatomein my left ear. I have no hearing in my right ear.My doctor advises that I should have it removed assoon as possible. i am going for a second opinion inthe next few days.Because of my loss of hearing in one ear, I am veryapprehensive about the possible effect on my good ear.Any advise or personal experiances would beappreciatedmel

[Guest guest]

Hi Mel,

I have had c-toma in both ears. When it was discovered in my left ear about 4 years ago, I too was apprehensive about having surgery on my "good ear" since c-toma had destroyed the hearing in my right ear 30+ years before . But the c-toma had to be removed and now I have severe hearing loss in both ears. I have a BAHA ( Bone Anchor Hearing Aid ) for the right ear and wear a BTE hearing aid in the left. I will be getting a BAHA for the left ear later this year. The most important thing is to get the c-toma removed. Good luck.

Ilona Mel Draizen <mdrazn@...> wrote:

HiI have just been diagnosed with having a cholesteatomein my left ear. I have no hearing in my right ear.My doctor advises that I should have it removed assoon as possible. i am going for a second opinion inthe next few days.Because of my loss of hearing in one ear, I am veryapprehensive about the possible effect on my good ear.Any advise or personal experiances would beappreciatedmel

[Guest guest]

Testosterone injections are the cheapest form of TRT, about $10 a week

if you use 100mg/wk and inject yourself.

You could also try Clomid if your secondary, easier than shots

>

> I was on again/off again with Androderm/gel for 5 years mostly

> because I never noticed much improvement. March of this year I

> decided to be vigilant about using it so I went back on the

> Androderm. Since my insurance does not cover these, Androderm was

> the least expensive. About 6 weeks ago I decided to switch to

> Testim and have used it every day since. The issue is I still have

> a lot of the same symptoms that I had before starting TRT.

>

> Anxiety

> Joint and muscle pain

> Fatigue and brain fog

>

> Libido is ok, not great but ok. Even when I was down in the 120

> total T range my libido was about the same, still could get an

> erection and not much problem with orgasm. The only time I had

> problems with orgasm was when I was on SSRI's.

>

> Come first of the year I am ready to make some changes. For the

> fatigue and brain I see were some of you guys take Wellbutrin and I

> will probably go that route.

>

> Since I am secondary I really want to try HCG to get my levels up.

> Will that help with the joint and muscle pain? Some have gotten

> pain relief from the testosterone injections but there probably isn't

> much chance I could get the doc to do HCG and testosterone

> injections.

>

> Any thoughts on this?

[Guest guest]

>

> I was on again/off again with Androderm/gel for 5 years mostly

> because I never noticed much improvement. March of this year I

> decided to be vigilant about using it so I went back on the

> Androderm. Since my insurance does not cover these, Androderm was

> the least expensive. About 6 weeks ago I decided to switch to

> Testim and have used it every day since. The issue is I still

have

> a lot of the same symptoms that I had before starting TRT.

>

> Anxiety

> Joint and muscle pain

> Fatigue and brain fog

>

> Libido is ok, not great but ok. Even when I was down in the 120

> total T range my libido was about the same, still could get an

> erection and not much problem with orgasm. The only time I had

> problems with orgasm was when I was on SSRI's.

>

> Come first of the year I am ready to make some changes. For the

> fatigue and brain I see were some of you guys take Wellbutrin and

I

> will probably go that route.

>

> Since I am secondary I really want to try HCG to get my levels

up.

> Will that help with the joint and muscle pain? Some have gotten

> pain relief from the testosterone injections but there probably

isn't

> much chance I could get the doc to do HCG and testosterone

> injections.

>

> Any thoughts on this?

---------------------------------

Well, Philip and I both confirm a large amount of our aches and

pains, joints and soft tissue, have subsided since we went on

depotestosterone shots instead of all the skin spread on stuff.

You may well want to give this a try. It works well for us.

norton

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave,

Your continuing symptoms might or might not be wholly related to low T. Lets

assume they are: I don't think you've been on a TRT program good enough to

dismiss low T (and/or high E2) as the cause.

Has there been any time when symptoms abated? If so, was there a

connection with TRT?

Okay, I'm getting on my favorite soapbox: Find a doc who knows male

hormones and who will work with you. Your guy thinks injections are too

costly when in fact they're about the lease expensive method of TRT. You

" really want to try HCG " but " there probably isn't much chance (you) could get

the doc to do HCG and testosterone injections " . Has this guy been doing

regular lab work to montor at lease T, free T & E2? He hasn't successfully

treated your symptoms for the last 5 years. I don't think you want the same lack

of results for the next 5 years. He's standing between you and proper

treatment.

I promise that when you find a good hormone doc you'll be a very happy man.

Do a web search with keywords: " compounding pharmacy " quotation marks

included. Contact one or two & see if they can recommend some docs they

sell to near you. Docs who buy T and HCG. One is College Pharmacy in

Colorado, (800) 888-9358 or (719) 262-0022, or go online:

http://www.collegepharmacy.com/

and click " Find a Health Care Provider " . There's a form to fill out. Submit the

form & they'll e-mail a list of docs nearest you.

Best,

Bruce

>

> I was on again/off again with Androderm/gel for 5 years mostly

> because I never noticed much improvement. March of this year I

> decided to be vigilant about using it so I went back on the

> Androderm. Since my insurance does not cover these, Androderm was

> the least expensive. About 6 weeks ago I decided to switch to

> Testim and have used it every day since. The issue is I still have

> a lot of the same symptoms that I had before starting TRT.

>

> Anxiety

> Joint and muscle pain

> Fatigue and brain fog

>

> Libido is ok, not great but ok. Even when I was down in the 120

> total T range my libido was about the same, still could get an

> erection and not much problem with orgasm. The only time I had

> problems with orgasm was when I was on SSRI's.

>

> Come first of the year I am ready to make some changes. For the

> fatigue and brain I see were some of you guys take Wellbutrin and I

> will probably go that route.

>

> Since I am secondary I really want to try HCG to get my levels up.

> Will that help with the joint and muscle pain? Some have gotten

> pain relief from the testosterone injections but there probably isn't

> much chance I could get the doc to do HCG and testosterone

> injections.

>

> Any thoughts on this?

[Guest guest]

What are your levels? Maybe you aren't getting enough to help?

Mark

[Guest guest]

Mark,

When I started back on Androderm in March it was at 121. About 6

weeks ago it was checked again and up in the mid 500 range. Right

after that I switched to Testim and not sure what my current levels

are, endo told me to come back in 3 months.

Dave

>

> What are your levels? Maybe you aren't getting enough to help?

>

> Mark

[Guest guest]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:35:41 -0000, you wrote:

> Well, Philip and I both confirm a large amount of our aches and

>pains, joints and soft tissue, have subsided since we went on

>depotestosterone shots instead of all the skin spread on stuff.

>You may well want to give this a try. It works well for us.

>norton

I'm beginning to wonder if ther gel in Androgel causes problems. I've

had a lot of aches and pains nerve inflammation . My Neuro is

perplexed.

- - - -

Just another albino black sheep

[Guest guest]

>

> > Well, Philip and I both confirm a large amount of our aches

and

> >pains, joints and soft tissue, have subsided since we went on

> >depotestosterone shots instead of all the skin spread on stuff.

> >You may well want to give this a try. It works well for us.

> >norton

>

>

> I'm beginning to wonder if ther gel in Androgel causes problems.

I've

> had a lot of aches and pains nerve inflammation . My Neuro is

> perplexed.

>

> - - - -

> Just another albino black sheep

-------------------------------------------

I am quessing that the depotestosterone has a steroid effect in

that it maybe reduces inflamation and there joint and soft tissue

pain all over. I know I feel a whole lot better on it. I am also

finding that it is real easy to do too much of it, it lasts in the

body a long time, so much so that I have gone now to 10 days instead

of 7 between shots, and I do one half of one cc at a crack, this

delivers then about 10mg of T a day. Doesn't sound like much but I

really start to swell up and put on water weight and get hard for

hours at night if I inject every seven days.

norton

[Guest guest]

mid-500s might not be good enough for you. It seems most people have

to get in the upper part of the normal range to feel the benefits. My

endo said that patches and gels usually aren't enough for most people.

Mark

>

> Mark,

>

> When I started back on Androderm in March it was at 121. About 6

> weeks ago it was checked again and up in the mid 500 range. Right

> after that I switched to Testim and not sure what my current levels

> are, endo told me to come back in 3 months.

>

> Dave

[Guest guest]

Phil,

I hadn't thought about the pain aspect much, but now I do remember

that I used to get alot of pain in my middle back when I would walk

for more than a few minutes. After being on T shots for a couple

months, that pain went away.

Mark

[Guest guest]

I was the companies Senior Medic (FMS that is) for a few years and

my advice to you is go and find another company to work for.

FMS are well know for poor pay, crap support and allowing

personality to conflict with professional.

Scan the web as there are plenty of other companies out there that

treat people corrcetly and pay a going wage for a professional medic.

Good luck - S

>

> Hello All:

> Just needed so advise, I went to work for Frontier

> Medical service for 5 weeks, well I did my tour and

> even got a letter from the Capt of the boat telling me

> what a good job I did (shocked).

> Well during the trip FMS is telling me that have all

> these assignment's lined up for me, and when I finish

> my tour , it would be a quick turn around, well then

> they got the GOM contract and they wanted me to go

> work it for a lot less than any GOM medic would work

> for, I explained that when working in USA waters you

> had better have all your ACLS equipment in line

> because if you fly off with a chest pain or anything

> that's the first thing they will be looking for when

> you land and the hospital and that no medic would risk

> his cert by no adhering to the rules of being a medic

> weather it be offshore or on an ambulance and will

> want the right equipment to work with. they were

> offering 250 USD a day the going rate is 300-300 a day

> +health benefits so I said no I will not work for that

> price No NHS here Guys which we had it but it does not

> look like it will ever happen.

> Well then when I am asking them if there are any

> assignment's other than the GOM they say NO, I look at

> there web site and guess what recruiting medics for

> the GOM and other places, it the other places I want

> to go to, there I can work under there medical control

> and not worry about loosing my license for not having

> the right equipment.

> Bottom any advise for this out of work Medic All

> comments welcome

> Regards

> Fred

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

This is my personal opinion only. I have noticed that US based recruiters in

general, do not pay well (UK standards) in the GOM area anyway. The main

requiremment is a state registered Paramedic, with a current ACLS certificate.

In general, salaries would depend on how much the client company is willing to

pay...then again, sometimes not and this is where it is up to you to see how

much you can squeeze out of a company.

Whether you are a nurse with a degree, ex-military medic or paramedic, unless

you have a valid Offshore Medic Certificate (quite expensive), you will not be

allowed to work for most UK recruitment companies. Some of the course modules

consist of clinical medicine, which Paramedic courses do not teach. In the UK,

they will not accept a Paramedic offshore, but they would in the GOM.

If you do not have sufficient equipment on board, it is the fault of the client

company. You can take the horse to the water...It all depend on what they are

willing to spend, and sometimes just enough to cover legislation. I have worked

for Frontier in the past, and if they can supply your installation with all the

equipment you desire (even a sauna), they will not hesitate, as they do have

their own medical supply company.

Just make sure your end is covered, meaning that you report or highlight, in

writing, any short-comming with your equipment status.

Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.

[Guest guest]

Thanks Rudy for your reply

As far as clinical medicine,I have plenty of it being

a former SF medic and in the USA it depend on like you

said the clients needs , but who takes the fall in the

USA, the hospital you will transport too will except

Paramedic standards if you are just working as a

paramedic, the medic will take the fall, not the

company a lawyer in court will ask him you were

working as a paramedic hired as a paramedic and you

did not have paramedic equipment to monitor this poor

dead guys heart after the AED without a monitor got it

going again, Believe me in the USA they will burn a

medic in a heart beat in you screw up I have been a

paramedic in LA Calif for LA city Fire dept in Watts

south central LA for 12 years and then on to SAT

diving for Comex, and yes I do have my offshore

survival RGIT and UK medical , and to put the icing on

the cake I own a home in the UK and that is where my

wife is from, in the USA you are either working in

Texas or Louisiana waters and you had better have your

shit together when you bring a patient in through

there Level-1 trauma centers or there is going to be a

lot of question asked and the Trauma surgeon can burn

you for not practicing in you field , like I said

either you are a paramedic or a basic EMT if you are a

paramedic they expect you to act and have the

equipment as a paramedic, and as far as clinical

medicine,is concerned Trans ocean medic have clot

busters RSI and everything in the rainbow that you

don't see on remote sites RSI is very common on the

MICU or paramedic truck throughout the USA also.

It going to take a big law suit to put some of these

company's in check in the USA its called the act

and believe me there are the sharks(Lawyers just

waiting for some poor guy to get injured or mistreated

and drag it into a federal court and the thing about

the Act most win

And I agree 199 percent the US does not pay enough for

the medics, but working for a UK company and only

getting 133 pound a day is not to good either

Again Thanks for your views

Best Regards

--- RUDY VAN-DENTEN <medicrudy@...> wrote:

> This is my personal opinion only. I have noticed

> that US based recruiters in general, do not pay well

> (UK standards) in the GOM area anyway. The main

> requiremment is a state registered Paramedic, with a

> current ACLS certificate. In general, salaries would

> depend on how much the client company is willing to

> pay...then again, sometimes not and this is where it

> is up to you to see how much you can squeeze out of

> a company.

>

> Whether you are a nurse with a degree, ex-military

> medic or paramedic, unless you have a valid Offshore

> Medic Certificate (quite expensive), you will not be

> allowed to work for most UK recruitment companies.

> Some of the course modules consist of clinical

> medicine, which Paramedic courses do not teach. In

> the UK, they will not accept a Paramedic offshore,

> but they would in the GOM.

>

> If you do not have sufficient equipment on board, it

> is the fault of the client company. You can take the

> horse to the water...It all depend on what they are

> willing to spend, and sometimes just enough to cover

> legislation. I have worked for Frontier in the past,

> and if they can supply your installation with all

> the equipment you desire (even a sauna), they will

> not hesitate, as they do have their own medical

> supply company.

>

> Just make sure your end is covered, meaning that you

> report or highlight, in writing, any short-comming

> with your equipment status.

>

> Send instant messages to your online friends

> http://uk.messenger.

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

rudy,

You are comparing apples to oranges. The exchange rate makes working in

the GOM very unattractive for UK medics, and conversely, working in

the N. Sea very attractive for US medics, which is probably why more US

medics are starting to work for companies like Frontier.

In terms of the actual buying power/standard of living, it seems to me

the wages are comparable. In other words, while a UK medic

might make twice as much in dollars working in the N Sea, he takes it

home where everything costs twice as much!

You are correct that there is no specialized cert required for offshore

work in the GOM, but that isn't just related to medics. There are no HLOs,

no offshore survival, etc. I have seen guys literally days out of

prison, placed on a work-release job as a steward stepping off the

helicopter. The

oil patch is a unique work environment, and the GOM doubly so, though

unfortunately, not always in a positive sense.

I would point out that most of the medics I know who worked offshore in

the GOM did receive advanced training. This is usually

because the employer trains the medics to handle clinical medicine,

preventive health, safety, etc.

I have to say I think the European system is better: requiring everyone

to have an BOSIET and if they work as a medic or HLO, to

have the appropriate training certificate. But that is not the culture

in the GOM.

Jim

RUDY VAN-DENTEN wrote:

>

> This is my personal opinion only. I have noticed that US based

> recruiters in general, do not pay well (UK standards) in the GOM area

> anyway. The main requiremment is a state registered Paramedic, with a

> current ACLS certificate. In general, salaries would depend on how

> much the client company is willing to pay...then again, sometimes not

> and this is where it is up to you to see how much you can squeeze out

> of a company.

>

> Whether you are a nurse with a degree, ex-military medic or paramedic,

> unless you have a valid Offshore Medic Certificate (quite expensive),

> you will not be allowed to work for most UK recruitment companies.

> Some of the course modules consist of clinical medicine, which

> Paramedic courses do not teach. In the UK, they will not accept a

> Paramedic offshore, but they would in the GOM.

>

> If you do not have sufficient equipment on board, it is the fault of

> the client company. You can take the horse to the water...It all

> depend on what they are willing to spend, and sometimes just enough to

> cover legislation. I have worked for Frontier in the past, and if they

> can supply your installation with all the equipment you desire (even a

> sauna), they will not hesitate, as they do have their own medical

> supply company.

>

> Just make sure your end is covered, meaning that you report or

> highlight, in writing, any short-comming with your equipment status.

>

> Send instant messages to your online friends

> http://uk.messenger. <http://uk.messenger.>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I am needing to change what I am doing.  My son (PDD-NOS) goes to stay with his

dad, usually at least once a month...I recently found out that he (my ex) is

totally noncompliant with the GFCF diet.  We had implemented enzymes before -

but then our DAN pretty much nixed them and " strongly recommended " we go back to

the diet.  So we did, only to find out that my ex was letting the kids eat

" whatever they want. "  

 

My question relates to the other IgG issues that my son has:

apple

barley

basil

bean (green)

bean (lima)

bean (pinto)

blueberry

bran

cheese (cheddar)

cheese (cottage)

cheese (swiss)

codfish

egg white

egg yolk

garlic

gluten

honey

lettuce

malt

milk (cow's)

mushroom

mustard

oat

olive (green)

orange

pea

peanut

rice

rye

soybean

tea (black)

tomato

tuna

wheat

yeast (Baker's)

yeast (Brewer's)

yogurt

Will the enzymes help with all of these foods and/or should we try to avoid

certain foods?  We've started the TriEnzyme (2), along with the AFP Peptizyde

(1).  Does anyone have  other suggestions - aka words of wisdom???

 

TIA,

Tricia

 

http://www.shaklee.net/recoveringautism

 

http://blessedwithautism.blogspot.com/

 

[Guest guest]

> Will the enzymes help with all of these foods and/or should we try

to avoid certain foods? We've started the TriEnzyme (2), along with

the AFP Peptizyde (1). Does anyone have other suggestions - aka

words of wisdom???

HNI enzymes allowed my son to tolerate most foods, altho not all. If

your ex will give the enzymes before he gives the food, then that is

certainly better than not giving the enzymes at all.

Dana