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Forum: Medical & Health
5th Oct 2014, 15:25
Replies: 3
Views: 3,457
Posted By Bob the Doc

You can presumably renew whenever you like. The...

You can presumably renew whenever you like. The medical will just run for 12 months from the new renewal date. I suspect you are asking how soon before you can renew and keep the same renewal date?
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Aug 2014, 21:55
Replies: 15
Views: 5,192
Posted By Bob the Doc

Hope it all goes well. Presumably you can still...

Hope it all goes well. Presumably you can still instruct ground school while you recover!
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Aug 2014, 21:50
Replies: 11
Views: 7,658
Posted By Bob the Doc

Sorry to hear the lawyers are making this...

Sorry to hear the lawyers are making this difficult. Hope you get it sorted. Sounds like a worthwhile project in the long run
Forum: Medical & Health
7th Aug 2014, 21:48
Replies: 17
Views: 8,621
Posted By Bob the Doc

Sorry I'm late to this discussion but I have...

Sorry I'm late to this discussion but I have colleagues in Birmingham who do this sort of surgery if the Marsden doesn't work out. PM me if you need details

BtD
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2014, 21:36
Replies: 97
Views: 16,915
Posted By Bob the Doc

going to be a little crowded in there with his...

going to be a little crowded in there with his personal protective officer!
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Feb 2014, 10:12
Replies: 6
Views: 5,032
Posted By Bob the Doc

It's also worth remembering the bit from the Air...

It's also worth remembering the bit from the Air Law exam where it states that the licence shall be deemed to be suspended as soon as something that would cause suspension has occurred, whether or...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Jan 2013, 13:25
Replies: 90
Views: 31,554
Posted By Bob the Doc

RIP Captain Pete. You were the best pilot I ever...

RIP Captain Pete. You were the best pilot I ever had the privilege to be flown by on an air ambulance.
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Aug 2012, 15:44
Replies: 5
Views: 2,015
Posted By Bob the Doc

ECGs can be a bit of a nightmare. 'Abnormalities'...

ECGs can be a bit of a nightmare. 'Abnormalities' are not infrequently benign or caused by artefact but until you do further tests you can't tell the difference between these and the real...
Forum: Medical & Health
18th Aug 2012, 15:38
Replies: 7
Views: 2,780
Posted By Bob the Doc

£2200 sounds about right to me. Not a private...

£2200 sounds about right to me. Not a private radiologist or anything but from memory (and these were rough estimates a few years ago)

Plain film Chest X-Ray - About £100
CT scan of Head - About...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2012, 15:32
Replies: 22
Views: 5,821
Posted By Bob the Doc

Does he have a Personal Protection Officer on...

Does he have a Personal Protection Officer on board with him? Might account for the extra POB
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2012, 22:30
Replies: 13
Views: 3,780
Posted By Bob the Doc

There are benefits of staying relatively...

There are benefits of staying relatively independent. Buying kit is a hell of a lot easier not having to go through the NHS procurement process
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2012, 20:31
Replies: 700
Views: 287,993
Posted By Bob the Doc

Don't want to look like a police car or an...

Don't want to look like a police car or an ambulance? We have an S and an E as ambulances and there is at least one 109 (I think an E) operating as a police car
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2012, 20:19
Replies: 20
Views: 7,055
Posted By Bob the Doc

I know at least one of the drivers for this. He...

I know at least one of the drivers for this. He was above the 139 that 'HM the Q and Daniel Craig' jumped out of. Looks like he had a good time
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2012, 20:14
Replies: 22
Views: 10,947
Posted By Bob the Doc

We were tasked on our HEMS unit to it. Stood down...

We were tasked on our HEMS unit to it. Stood down en route as all occupants out and OK. Didn't get the details of what happened (might not be able to say if I did!)
Forum: Medical & Health
31st Jul 2012, 19:14
Replies: 12
Views: 4,014
Posted By Bob the Doc

The problem with 'head colds' is that you don't...

The problem with 'head colds' is that you don't know that your Eustachian tubes are not functioning properly until you descend from altitude and you get massive ear/sinus pain which is at best...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2012, 18:52
Replies: 17
Views: 4,125
Posted By Bob the Doc

Looks good. Have a better Cotswold discount code...

Looks good. Have a better Cotswold discount code but it's supposed to be Herc Force only I think

for those entitled who haven't seen the code (obviously you will be very honest about using it!)
...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Apr 2012, 22:58
Replies: 7
Views: 3,939
Posted By Bob the Doc

I would have thought GN has it pretty much bang...

I would have thought GN has it pretty much bang on. Without reading the regs specifically, I can't see the CAA eventually refusing a licence with what you describe. Good reason for original episode,...
Forum: Medical & Health
17th Apr 2012, 22:36
Replies: 5
Views: 2,301
Posted By Bob the Doc

Diabetes management is essentially a balance of...

Diabetes management is essentially a balance of energy in (mostly carbs, some fat and protein) and the stuff you do to bring it down (exercise and drugs for example). If you reduce the energy going...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2012, 19:50
Replies: 56
Views: 8,035
Posted By Bob the Doc

Joined Oct97 End of current commission May 16 ...

Joined Oct97
End of current commission May 16
But then I'm not a PP so perhaps I shouldn't be on PPRUNE at all?
Forum: Private Flying
8th Apr 2012, 11:16
Replies: 19
Views: 2,667
Posted By Bob the Doc

I think the approach is called Che Sanh. Approach...

I think the approach is called Che Sanh. Approach at medium altitude to avoid small arms fire and then steep nose down, pulling out of the dive in time to get the wheels on the runway. Used in 'Nam...
Forum: Medical & Health
6th Apr 2012, 16:49
Replies: 38
Views: 13,677
Posted By Bob the Doc

Statins do reduce everyone's risk of death. Only...

Statins do reduce everyone's risk of death. Only the risk of death due to atherosclerotic disease though. If your risk from this is tiny then the benefit is even smaller, hence the need to take...
Forum: Medical & Health
5th Apr 2012, 21:40
Replies: 5
Views: 2,301
Posted By Bob the Doc

They'll try anything through a scope these days! ...

They'll try anything through a scope these days!

Liver resection yesterday, Hemicolectomy today

Where I work, the upper GI guys don't band anything other than stomachs and so the lap tells us...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Apr 2012, 13:26
Replies: 5
Views: 2,301
Posted By Bob the Doc

Laparoscopic gastric banding is usually done to...

Laparoscopic gastric banding is usually done to aid weight loss. It uses a synthetic band to reduce the gastric (stomach) volume which means you feel full earlier and eat less. It is remarkably...
Forum: Medical & Health
2nd Apr 2012, 21:05
Replies: 6
Views: 2,331
Posted By Bob the Doc

Pretty sure brachytherapy offered at the QE in...

Pretty sure brachytherapy offered at the QE in Brum. One of my bosses stuns patients for it every week or so
Forum: Medical & Health
2nd Apr 2012, 13:49
Replies: 38
Views: 13,677
Posted By Bob the Doc

Statins are usually allowed under mil rules so I...

Statins are usually allowed under mil rules so I would expect CAA to be OK as well. They may, however, require you to have a period off flying P1 until it has been established that you haven't got...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2011, 21:28
Replies: 59
Views: 17,256
Posted By Bob the Doc

Combined messing at Lyneham now (in the Sgts) for...

Combined messing at Lyneham now (in the Sgts) for those of us staying until next year
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Jul 2010, 08:25
Replies: 3
Views: 943
Posted By Bob the Doc

The medical examiner will want to make sure that...

The medical examiner will want to make sure that your corrected vision is adequate. The spare pair is in case one is lost or broken. As long as your vision is the same with both then you should not...
Forum: Medical & Health
29th Jul 2010, 08:21
Replies: 16
Views: 24,096
Posted By Bob the Doc

Part of the problem is that by the time you have...

Part of the problem is that by the time you have pain, it is already probably too late to do much about it. The pressure differential between the sinus and the outside world just gets too big to...
Forum: Medical & Health
21st May 2010, 08:59
Replies: 15
Views: 2,567
Posted By Bob the Doc

Your local GP can check your thyroid function....

Your local GP can check your thyroid function. You do not need to see an endocrinologist for it. If there is a problem (and usually there isn't) then a referral to an endocrinologist may be...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th May 2010, 22:12
Replies: 1
Views: 2,338
Posted By Bob the Doc

would suggest you ask them as different operators...

would suggest you ask them as different operators will have different tests done. Basic haematology and biochemistry (full list of tests like to be rather long), Liver function likely along with...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th May 2010, 22:08
Replies: 3
Views: 1,021
Posted By Bob the Doc

kenparry is correct. At the very least you should...

kenparry is correct. At the very least you should have your visual acuity checked formally to ensure it is as good as it normally is (and is at least within the minimum standards for the issue of a...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th May 2010, 22:05
Replies: 4
Views: 1,111
Posted By Bob the Doc

Common cold - basic measures - maintain adequate...

Common cold - basic measures - maintain adequate hydration, regular paracetamol and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs like ibuprofen) to relieve symptoms. Not a lot else you can do but...
Forum: Medical & Health
12th May 2010, 22:01
Replies: 3
Views: 3,073
Posted By Bob the Doc

Diclofex is just Diclofenac, a Non-Steroidal...

Diclofex is just Diclofenac, a Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) closely related to Ibuprofen/Brufen and its friends.

The drug itself is not, to my knowledge, on the banned list (I...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Apr 2010, 21:04
Replies: 4
Views: 5,082
Posted By Bob the Doc

Can has been open for years. Older...

Can has been open for years.

Older antihistamines that cause significant drowsiness (classically Piriton or Chlorphenamine (generic name for Piriton)) are incompatible with solo pilot operation.
...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Apr 2010, 20:54
Replies: 4
Views: 832
Posted By Bob the Doc

Needs to be intelligible and without...

Needs to be intelligible and without misinterpretation. An f instead of a Th is unlikely to be a medical complaint, more a regional accent. I would expect correct pronunciation of numbers and words...
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