Hi all,
May you guys provide some suggestions and advice if possible
with some questions I have? thanks loads (:
also, apologies for the long-winded post. I wanted to be as
comprehensive & clear as possible!
I orded in mar 2010. I received notifications yesterday on my
phone & ns portal for a medical review. I do not have any unit
and was placed on the holding list, with a temp downpes from b to
c2l2 very near the end of my ns which covered me till i ord &
expired after 7 months.Checking ehealth revealed there is no active
pes status.
my down pes was a result of an operation for fracturing my
metatarsal on my right leg whilst in tour in taiwan ( looked like
this ----I I---- with a hole in the middle where the
bone should be)
I also have a heel spur that inflames the achilles tendon,
discovered during bmt when i ran. I was offered laser surgery to
prevent the tendon snapping but then i would have to stay in
singapore ( was very fortunate to be given the chance to go taiwan,
though my role was service & support, so hardly any physical
exertions etc)
A by product of the operation was the flare up of a meniscus
tear in my left knee when i started walking wobbly again (MRI had
no idea how big the tear was since it was covered by cyst) I had
physio therapy and it was very beneficial.
I resumed jogging once a week sometimes replacing it with street
soccer for at most 1 hour which causes my heel to hurt like hell,
my left knee & right foot to feel sharp pain 7 throbbing ache.
This usually lasts a day or two over the weekend.
1) are these after effects from soccer/jogging a legitimate
concerns I can raise in the MR? I'm literally limping around for a
day before it recovers.
2) I hurt my left knee two weeks while i did a slight jump &
the physio at SGH A&E said I probably tore the meniscus again
though inconclusive via X ray without an MRI. He referred me to an
orthopaedic specialist but the date is a few days after the MB.
Will I be able to arrange another MB with them on this left knee
because Im afraid without medical diagnosis from the ortho
specialist they may dismiss it my concern something trival? I still
cannot straighten that knee.
3) My atopic eczema has outbreak & flared up 3 times this
year. May I still present a specialist report from NSC to them
during the MR? I understand this MB is about my metatarsal,the heel
& even the left knee. I honestly did not know of the SOP on
informing with no unit for me.
"NSmen must update their NS HRCs if they should develop any
new medical condition or if their existing medical condition has
worsened which might affect their ability to perform their duties
during ICT." Until I read the guidelines from this forum
yesterday.
4) I'll be lying if I said I was not interested in what my pes
would be like after this MR hahaha. what are the possible status i
might receive?
5) I'm a sig opr. If there is a permanent down pes this time
round, will I be relocated vocation wise?
My eczema has always been controlled to a few spots since I was
a child. My 1st major flare all over my body for the 1st time was
last year. NSC's advice for me has been no exercise other
than swimming, not allowed to perspire, cannot wear anything else
other than cotton & the main reason, cannot be stressful.
Thank you for patiently reading up to this point! Any
suggestions, advice or answers are much, much appreciated! (: