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by Castorero
Sun Jun 30, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Hip Replacement/ Arthritis
Replies: 4
Views: 14948

Re: Hip Replacement/ Arthritis

Realtor360

Physiotherapy will do squat for severe hip ARTHRITIS
by Castorero
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Kidney Stones
Replies: 0
Views: 3394

Kidney Stones

There has been more than the odd discussion regarding kidney stones on this forum over time, which points to the sad reality that Kidney Stones are more common than we would like. No point in reiterating what has already been discussed ad nauseam, usually re Stones and your ability to get back in th...
by Castorero
Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Surgery
Replies: 2
Views: 3025

Re: Surgery

CRJ900 Did you have just one stone or more than one, and where exactly were it/they stationed? I would expect that TC would want to hear from the Urologist as well as receiving a copy of a post-op CT. Once you have had a few stones in the past, chances are that you will likely have more in the futu...
by Castorero
Sun Mar 03, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Hip Replacement
Replies: 3
Views: 3389

Re: Hip Replacement

STH I still have both of my hips so far, but have come across at least two first class pilots that had one of their hips replaced, one as a result of arthritis and the other because of an injury. Both returned to flying big birds post recovery. Hip replacements are a dime a dozen these days with com...
by Castorero
Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:20 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Having issues with Medical?
Replies: 109
Views: 38652

Re: Having issues with Medical?

Nonmedical I am sorry to hear about your story. It must be exceedingly frustrating to say the least. Both Bede and Truecolors have given you some useful advice. Before getting too excited, I am interested in knowing what happened to you physically, that started off this TC nightmare. You can PM me ...
by Castorero
Mon Jun 19, 2023 9:01 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is losing your medical common?
Replies: 13
Views: 1977

Re: Is losing your medical common?

Ouch... Bede
by Castorero
Mon Jun 19, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Is losing your medical common?
Replies: 13
Views: 1977

Re: Is losing your medical common?

I would not worry about losing your medical down the road, much like i would not spend any time over being hit by a bus six years from now. Life just happens as we go... Now spending time at a university is a different story. I will say that even spending a few weeks at a university is Not a waste o...
by Castorero
Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:28 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Accidentally Dropped Their Load
Replies: 4
Views: 1764

Re: Accidentally Dropped Their Load

There is no such thing as dropping a load accidentally.
Some unintended action by the operator is usually at play in every instance, unless one is brain dead, IMHO.
by Castorero
Mon Apr 17, 2023 6:34 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Post vaccination drama, deaths and Jerry...
Replies: 23
Views: 13290

Re: Post vaccination drama, deaths and Jerry...

The purpose is a bit of free advice, couched in slim sarcasm... There clearly are some people on here that have not been taking their meds as evidenced by the futile discussions ad infinitum and the obvious unsoundness of mind laid out page after page. Told you, I had nothing better to do around mid...
by Castorero
Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:25 am
Forum: Covid
Topic: Post vaccination drama, deaths and Jerry...
Replies: 23
Views: 13290

Post vaccination drama, deaths and Jerry...

I found myself with nil to do around midnight and promptly landed on the Covid Runway. There is little left to add or discuss re the pros and cons of vaccination, mortality rates, Pilot Incapacitations etc , however, the drama continues unabated. It occurred to me, as it was to bound to happen as th...
by Castorero
Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto Area flight school
Replies: 18
Views: 2943

Re: Toronto Area flight school

Thanks, PilotDAR,
I will pass that along too.
Oh to be young again, and start the whole adventure all over again. This time over, I would aim for the big iron, along with my first love in a white coat.
by Castorero
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto Area flight school
Replies: 18
Views: 2943

Re: Toronto Area flight school

Nice to see you guys have a sense of humor :-D :-D :-D
I have been flying since 1980, my niece in Toronto is going to learn how to fly and I have passed on your recommendations.
Should be exciting to see her up in the air.

Bede, is a fine bird dog, with a fine intellect...

Castorero
by Castorero
Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto Area flight school
Replies: 18
Views: 2943

Re: Toronto Area flight school

thank you all so much.
I will pass it along...

Castorero
by Castorero
Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:54 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Toronto Area flight school
Replies: 18
Views: 2943

Toronto Area flight school

I am on the West Coast and one of my young relatives in Toronto is keen to start ground school leading to PPL

Any recommendations from anyone in that area on the name of a reputable school in the general Toronto Region?

Very much appreciated

Castorero
by Castorero
Mon Mar 06, 2023 9:41 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Backpain
Replies: 16
Views: 22470

Re: Backpain

" Increasingly Bad Back pain" Sure, likely muscular in origin, however, I would only say that if you had this looked at by a clinician and everything else is fine. You may be in that age group when it is a good idea to rule out an underlying problem underneath those muscles and whatever else is far...
by Castorero
Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Medical Examination (CAT 1) after Kidney Stones
Replies: 1
Views: 2208

Re: Medical Examination (CAT 1) after Kidney Stones

I dont see why you would need to have a CAT scan to show you dont have stones now. If your urine is clear, by microscopy or dip stick, with no detectable blood in the urine, then that should be the end of it as far as this exam is concerned. You are already doing pretty much everything that you can ...
by Castorero
Fri Jul 08, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Mountain Accident Thread
Replies: 9
Views: 2662

Re: Mountain Accident Thread

Tough place to be stuck without a map, around Lilloet. I have a personal aversion to using the GPS in mountainous terrain, which is pretty much all of BC. I still fly with the paper map on my lap and occasionally look at the GPS for ground speed. In bad weather the GPS is a dangerous siren that can ...
by Castorero
Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:00 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Guys is thyroid medication such as "Levothyroxine" approved by TC for Cpl ?
Replies: 2
Views: 3454

Re: Guys is thyroid medication such as "Levothyroxine" approved by TC for Cpl ?

moemoe , My read is that Transport does not have a list of approved meds, but rather takes the approach from a disease point of view and its implications in Aviation Safety. Medications come and go, but disease processes are usually here to stay, making the disease being treated, the focus. There ar...
by Castorero
Tue Jun 07, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Where did Dr. Gary Magee go?
Replies: 4
Views: 9409

Re: Where did Dr. Gary Magee go?

Dr Gary... retired last Sept They dont make 'em like that anymore... Time for a whole rethink of the delivery of primary care across the Country. The current iteration is broken and there is no fix in sight. Medicine is more like a calling than a job, a voluntary service to one's community. If that ...
by Castorero
Wed Jun 01, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Meniscus Tear
Replies: 10
Views: 6525

Re: Meniscus Tear

Bede, you and my long gone dog Bello, were gifted with a good nose, but he couldn't count past one bird at a time.

I was being kind to Anafranil when I referred to it as and "old horse of an antidepressant", in reality it is more akin to a Dinosaur, roaming the Dark Ages of Psychiatry.
by Castorero
Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Meniscus Tear
Replies: 10
Views: 6525

Re: Meniscus Tear

There be no moss growing beneath your fine head of hair, Bede...
by Castorero
Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: when will this Covid Pandemic really end?
Replies: 7
Views: 1661

when will this Covid Pandemic really end?

I thought I had said it all in answer to another thread, however, I should clarify a couple of points. Optimism is a good thing, but when it goes against factual evidence it does nobody any good. This virus is like no other in that it mutates faster that you can change your shirt, and it is going to...
by Castorero
Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:23 am
Forum: Covid
Topic: Athletes speak up
Replies: 27
Views: 4678

Re: Athletes speak up

Things are a bit slow this time of year in my neck of the woodlot and inevitably I slid into the only unread Topic on this website, I tried to restrain myself, but to no avail. I closed the eyes and picked one thread at random, what could go wrong? Assuming this post even barely represents the meand...
by Castorero
Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Did we get it wrong then or are we doing it wrong now?
Replies: 19
Views: 3333

Re: Did we get it wrong then or are we doing it wrong now?

My take on all this political confusion is that it is not confusing at all. Consider this... Regardless of your personal views on masks, vaccines etc, the fact remains that the aim of a public health intervention is about herd health and not individual health. We are at a stage where a good percenta...
by Castorero
Sun Mar 20, 2022 11:52 am
Forum: Health & Fitness
Topic: Arthroscopic Surgery: declaring at category 1 medical
Replies: 2
Views: 3048

Re: Arthroscopic Surgery: declaring at category 1 medical

Report the surgery to your CAME.
He will examine your knee and if it is in normal operating condition, will simply declare you as fit and sign off your licence.
that's all.

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