Topic: To Whom It May Concern

zyonchaos · May 9th, 2005

OK before I get flamed to death, pinches of salt aside. This isnt the first time I have heard of things like this, but over this side of the pond in the RAF.
I suffer from insomnia which resulted in a formal warning when I was in Bahrain last year for falling asleep on a night shift from sheer exhaustion, I saw medics and they told me they couldnt do anything for me until I got back to the UK. When I returned to my unit I went straight to the base medic and was told to complete a sleep diary for two weeks and take it back to him. That diary consisted of approximately 14hrs sleep over the two week period (and I was on leave not duty) .
I took it back to him and he told me to my face that I was faking it and lying to him despite looking like death warmed up, but he said he would send a letter to the local hospital for me to see a specialist and I would be seen before the end of january it is now may and still no visit to the hospital. I ring up and get told that he is still waiting for a reply.
I dont trust him, this is the same guy who told my mate Rob that he could still fly to south africa to visit his family after he collapsed on the football pitch having trouble breathing, no referrals or anything. Rob collapsed again two days before his flight left because it was a weekend and we were in town, we took him to the local hospital he had scans and it turned out he had a collapsed lung which meant if he had of flown on the doctors reccomendation he would be dead.
Nice to know that the forces care aint it lol

May 9th, 2005
zyonchaos Optio	OK before I get flamed to death, pinches of salt aside. This isnt the first time I have heard of things like this, but over this side of the pond in the RAF. I suffer from insomnia which resulted in a formal warning when I was in Bahrain last year for falling asleep on a night shift from sheer exhaustion, I saw medics and they told me they couldnt do anything for me until I got back to the UK. When I returned to my unit I went straight to the base medic and was told to complete a sleep diary for two weeks and take it back to him. That diary consisted of approximately 14hrs sleep over the two week period (and I was on leave not duty) . I took it back to him and he told me to my face that I was faking it and lying to him despite looking like death warmed up, but he said he would send a letter to the local hospital for me to see a specialist and I would be seen before the end of january it is now may and still no visit to the hospital. I ring up and get told that he is still waiting for a reply. I dont trust him, this is the same guy who told my mate Rob that he could still fly to south africa to visit his family after he collapsed on the football pitch having trouble breathing, no referrals or anything. Rob collapsed again two days before his flight left because it was a weekend and we were in town, we took him to the local hospital he had scans and it turned out he had a collapsed lung which meant if he had of flown on the doctors reccomendation he would be dead. Nice to know that the forces care aint it lol __________________ From within Chaos Comes Order When there is no order in the world around us, we must adapt ourselves to the requirements of chaos instead. Law is order in liberty, and without order liberty is social chaos. Too little liberty brings stagnation and too much brings chaos Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting. If at first you dont succeed, skydiving is not for you!!