Medical FAQs @ "No Hospital Specialist Memo, No Talk?!"
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Stay in or out is a decision by your commander or unit manpower officer, not up to the MO although he can recommend it. But I do not see a medical reason why someone with eczema cannot stay in camp. Unless you have a letter from NSC certifying that you have allergic contact dermatitis to the army?Originally posted by kyle:hi MO,
if i have Eczema and can get a specialist letter from NSC, do you think i can request for stay out ? I'm in a 8-5 vocation..
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Hi . Mo
I went to one of the polyclinic and telling the
dr that my hand keep on trembling , and a blood test
was found to be normal for any thyroid problem
and he refer me to specialist in SGH...
so wat other problem contribute to my this problem
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Quite a number. The specialist in SGH will exclude the more serious causes like alcoholic disease, cerebellar (part of the brain that controls movement coordination) and disorders of the nerves...but there is a group of tremors are are inherited and some are totally unexplained but do not cause problems...so-called essential tremors. The late Prof of Medicine Seah Cheng Siang had it as well...some people find that taking a bit of alcohol helps to control it.Originally posted by noahnoah:Hi . Mo
I went to one of the polyclinic and telling the
dr that my hand keep on trembling , and a blood test
was found to be normal for any thyroid problem
and he refer me to specialist in SGH...
so wat other problem contribute to my this problem
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Should not affect your PES status...you just have to take your medication every night, that's all. But the SAF psychiatrist should know what medicine you are on..I notice you have already been downgraded to C1L3...so you are stationed at the base. Both during and after BMT you will be able to take your medicines regularly.Originally posted by breakitdown:Hmm MO.
I am having mild depression and anxiety problems.. already gave CMPB the specialist letter and they have graded me C1L3. Is it ok that i didnt tell the SAF Psychiatrist/CMPB that i have to take the drugs every night? I found out my problem was coming back when i skipped the drugs for a few nights(I forgot to take it). Will it affect me if i need to take medicines regularly during BMT?
and one more question. can i request to see the SAF Psychiatrist instead of specialist psychistrist outside?
Thanks in advance.
If you keep forgetting to take your medicine, your MO may order you to report to the medical centre each day to take your medicine in front of a medic to ensure compliance.
When you are in the SAF, yes, you can request to see the SAF psychiatrist instead of your own specialist. -
HI MoOriginally posted by oxford mushroom:Quite a number. The specialist in SGH will exclude the more serious causes like alcoholic disease, cerebellar (part of the brain that controls movement coordination) and disorders of the nerves...but there is a group of tremors are are inherited and some are totally unexplained but do not cause problems...so-called essential tremors. The late Prof of Medicine Seah Cheng Siang had it as well...some people find that taking a bit of alcohol helps to control it.
tks for the advice
somtimes after the officer seeing my hand tremble like that
he excuse me from range
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THanks for the response.Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Should not affect your PES status...you just have to take your medication every night, that's all. But the SAF psychiatrist should know what medicine you are on..I notice you have already been downgraded to C1L3...so you are stationed at the base. Both during and after BMT you will be able to take your medicines regularly.
If you keep forgetting to take your medicine, your MO may order you to report to the medical centre each day to take your medicine in front of a medic to ensure compliance.
When you are in the SAF, yes, you can request to see the SAF psychiatrist instead of your own specialist.
Before i enlist, i mean now, i can call them and request to see SAF psychiatrist instead of my own specialist? -
Hi guys, i'm concern about my medical status and want to know likely when my PES status will be out. Here's my condition:
-FlatFoot
-Mild Hypertension(High Blood Pressure)
Here's the process of my Medical Examination:
1)I booked my appointment for medical examination and started collecting all my medical reports including the above 2. I got a letter from the SGH podiatrist for my flatfoot and a letter from my GP regarding my Hypertension as my GP is the one reviewing my BP for a long time.
2)I went for the Medical Examination on the appointment date and go through all the normal precedure. I thought i'm gg to be given a PES status on the spot but i wasn't. The MO gave me a PES D for 3 mths and asked me to get an update of my condition from my GP and podiatrist and told me to ask both my doctors whether my condition can recover in 2-3 weeks
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3)I went back and get the update from both my doctors and went back to the MO in 1 mth time. The MO then send me for a 24hr Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement(ABP). So i have to go back for this thing on a next day.
4)Back on another day for the ABP in the morning and then go back home for the measurement and go back to the CMPB the next day to remove the device. (Btw, its a pain in the ass for the ABP becoz its like a person strangling your arm for 24hrs haha and more imptly, i am not allowed to bath
).
5)After the ABP is removed, spoke to the MO and i was told that my condition is quite bad as my Blood Pressure is constantly high(including my heart beat rate). So i got send to a specialise in NUH and again given a PES D.
6)I went to the hospital and the doctor there agrees that my BP has been high and wanted to know about my heart beat status. So this time she's going to send me for a AECG(Ambulatory ECG) to measure my 24hr heartbeat. I booked an appointment and is going but i was told by CMPB to go back and get a letter from them so the consultation will be free. So i went back to the CMPB and get the letter.
7)My appointment for the AECG is coming and i have to go NUH to put on the device. And have to go back the next day to remove the device(No bathing again!
OMG haha).
8 )Then the appointment to consult the specialise is not on the same day with the removal of the device so i have to go back to NUH for another appointment.
That's my condition now... can i know briefly when my PES status will be out?
I thinking of signing on Police Force... but if i'm physically unfit... i wun be allowed rite? how likely will i be downgraded? -
No, only after you have enlisted.Originally posted by breakitdown:THanks for the response.
Before i enlist, i mean now, i can call them and request to see SAF psychiatrist instead of my own specialist? -
Hi Mo
due to my hand tremor , when i hold certain thing. it tremble
even down to the striping of rifle , so never been called up for
range , will i be downgraded in such case
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You have been referred to a specialist, right? Much depends on what the specialist say...he may put you on medication to stop the tremors. His report will determine whether downgrading is necessary.Originally posted by noahnoah:Hi Mo
due to my hand tremor , when i hold certain thing. it tremble
even down to the striping of rifle , so never been called up for
range , will i be downgraded in such case
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Hiz there,
My family have a history of bad sinusitis and mild eczema. Just after I got into army last Sep, my sinusitis got worsen, I thought it was normal until recently I sneezed out some blood and nose has been always blocked. So I went to see a specialist at SGH, they did an allergy test on me and found out Im having a Grade 4 allergy on D. Pteronyssinus and Biomia Tropicalis, Grade 3 on Co.ckroach, Cat and Grade 2 on Positive Control, Grass and Fungus.
The specialist said my condition is bad and need to avoid the above listed objects as much as possible. He said if I carry on get in contact with those regularly, I might get asthma for it. (Currently no asthma but siblings have it)
What can I do to improve my condition? (Currently Pes A fractured my R 5th MCP last month, serving as a Combat Medic in Mopp 4)
Will I get a Pes downgrade for it?
In need for your professional advice.
warmest regards,
LaW -
can downgrade myself cause my excema is giving me probs
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Depends on how serious your eczemaOriginally posted by borntolive:can downgrade myself cause my excema is giving me probs -
Hi MO,
i got Achilles Tendonitis, quite bad cos its swollen at the ankles. can see and feel the lump. physio said no cure, doctors said unless i go surgery. do i get downgraded because of this? i got problem running and jumping so i only hope to be excused from running and jumping in IPPT. any advice?
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hi doc...
have been serving for almost 1 yr le... just got posted to a new unit... but now have medical prob in pending...
i am a chronic hep b carrier. so will i be downgraded? and if i am being downgraded can i request to be posted to a vocation that is 8-5... i read that the chances of infecting others will be much higher if i live under the same roof with them(share toilet bowl, eating utensils) thanks for the reply in advance -
i have essentail tremors
can it be downgraded
it is affecting my life -
ERM here's my medical condition
eyesight 900 both eyes
Hearing normal
ECG high heartbeat 150 first time 137 sec time
whitecoat hypertension
prolonged nasal allergy
persistent ance ( taking oratane twice per week )
antisocial
( referred to specialist at NUH -suspected of social phobia or social anxiety disorder and to check if my fast heart beat and hi BP is caused by psychological effects)
if have social phobia , wad will my PES be ?
i am now PES D , pending further review at NUH and have to undergo further blood test (due to oratane ) and i have to take the 24 hour BP monitering . -
Hi MO,
I got an illness called Kengster's Syndrome where I am allergic to NS.Can be I downgraded to PES F and get discharged from NS? -
Archilles tendon is at the back of the feet, just above the heel. Some people have a tight tendon archilles...Originally posted by superworm99:Hi MO,
i got Achilles Tendonitis, quite bad cos its swollen at the ankles. can see and feel the lump. physio said no cure, doctors said unless i go surgery. do i get downgraded because of this? i got problem running and jumping so i only hope to be excused from running and jumping in IPPT. any advice?
thank you in advance!
Excuse running? That means downgrade to non-combat fit...your MO must see how bad is it and refer to the SAF Medical Board. Usually they give a trial of Pes B and see how you do...CMC may see you himself...he's an orthopaedic surgeon
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First, eating utensils are washed after use and you will not spread hep B that way. The chances of spread by saliva is low, although the virus can be present. Unless you have liver damage already, Hep B carrier status will not affect your fitness. Obviously, you cannot donate blood.Originally posted by nyewnt:hi doc...
have been serving for almost 1 yr le... just got posted to a new unit... but now have medical prob in pending...
i am a chronic hep b carrier. so will i be downgraded? and if i am being downgraded can i request to be posted to a vocation that is 8-5... i read that the chances of infecting others will be much higher if i live under the same roof with them(share toilet bowl, eating utensils) thanks for the reply in advance
Sharing toilet bowl will not cause anyone to be infected with Hep B. -
Essential tremor tends to develop after 60 years old, although it may be seen in late adolescents and has a genetic link. So first of all, your diagnosis must be reviewed by a neurologist to confirm if it is true. Medical treatment is effective in a large proportion of cases. If so, you can still be combat fit. Your PES status will therefore depend on your specialist's recommendation.Originally posted by noahnoah:i have essentail tremors
can it be downgraded
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Depends on the specialist's recommendation...Originally posted by Taiwanpolitics:ERM here's my medical condition
eyesight 900 both eyes
Hearing normal
ECG high heartbeat 150 first time 137 sec time
whitecoat hypertension
prolonged nasal allergy
persistent ance ( taking oratane twice per week )
antisocial
( referred to specialist at NUH -suspected of social phobia or social anxiety disorder and to check if my fast heart beat and hi BP is caused by psychological effects)
if have social phobia , wad will my PES be ?
i am now PES D , pending further review at NUH and have to undergo further blood test (due to oratane ) and i have to take the 24 hour BP monitering .
Social phobia...see what the SAF psychiatrist say. A nasty one might recommend that you be secluded from all social contact in solitary confinement
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Can...no problem. I love to downgrade people with that kind of problem.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Hi MO,
I got an illness called Kengster's Syndrome where I am allergic to NS.Can be I downgraded to PES F and get discharged from NS?
Now you have two choices: I can arrange to cut off your family jewels and turn you into a gu niang or you can go and get yourself infected with HIV.
Either way, we can downgrade you to PES F and discharge you from NS. Do you look good in a skirt? -
Thank you MO. I am already PES B. So what does this mean? Downgrade to PES C and excuse IPPT?Originally posted by oxford mushroom:Archilles tendon is at the back of the feet, just above the heel. Some people have a tight tendon archilles...
Excuse running? That means downgrade to non-combat fit...your MO must see how bad is it and refer to the SAF Medical Board. Usually they give a trial of Pes B and see how you do...CMC may see you himself...he's an orthopaedic surgeon -
hey MO.. i have blk nose and serious cough these daes.. went to do a spyrometry test todae in CMPB..( deep breath and exhale all the air into this machine).. in the end MO in CMPB said my lungs were not able to expand well. Be4 todae's consultation session, they said i have some white scarring on my right lobe of the lungs but SGH scans said it could be due to past infections, not TB. But todae my cosultation with MO said the scarrings could affect my lungs and now i am downgraded to Pes C9 L2... Is there ani chance that i could upgrade to Pes B. If i am able to prove that my lungs are functioning well, can i appeal to upgrade my status? i seriously want to return to pes B status. Thx